So this was the finished result of the Zhivanska after 40 mins in the oven and was followed by some home made Apple Strudle (not cooked by me!)
A few days after this Petra and Ivy flew off to Slovakia to sort some stuff in the shop over there and for Petra to see her folks and as Max is in school and obv he cannot be taken out it was just me Max and the dog at home in a week that was then called "Boys Week" which meant no tidying up etc until the day that Petra got back when it was all hands to the pump!
It was great to have a week with the boy and I would like to think that he enjoyed it too and whilst the girls were away I played two of the online legs of the Grand Prix and managed to get 195k for day 2 on Sunday just gone but having chipped up in the first 2 levels without showdown to get to a peak of 350k at 4/8k as the blinds were deep in 5/10k and with a very flat payout structure I took what was obv a flip to try and get a really good stack where I 4b jammed over an open from MP and a 3b all in for 24bb's from the SB and I found AQhh in the bb with 35bbs but lost vs 55 exiting in 166th place with a £100 ladder in 104th and prizes not reaching a grand until the last 36 and back down the M! we went.
Earlier this year I posted that I wanted to lose some of the "Terry" that I had amassed having had the best part of 3 years out of the gym and having got to half Red Dog size (copyright Tikay) I decided in February I really needed to do something and with me I really need to be eating fairly well before I set foot in the gym (just a quirk of mine) so by March I had adjusted my diet whilst not worrying about a once a week meal out etc I then stepped into the gym and commenced a 3 x a week (most weeks) high intensity cardio circuit session using a program from a few years ago.
I basically cut most of the bread out my diet with my daily intake of food looking something like this
Breakfast - eaten with the kids being 2 slices of Brioche toast with a bit of jam or couple of slices of chocolate brioche slice
mid morning snack of some fruit
Lunch - one small 4 piece Sushi pack from Tesco and pack of meat (4-5 slices of beef, chicken or turkey) with some fruit
Dinner - whatever we eat at home but normally a meat dish with some veg and carbs in either a few potatoes or rice
and rarely eating a desert as this is a failing of mine as I have a sweet tooth!
I'm sure if I really wanted to strip the fat further I could make some further tweaks but I have to remember that I'm 41, lead a busy life and its hard to eat that different to the kids at home plus I only have time to train for 45mins-1hour tops 3 x per week normally at 6.30am in the morning.
Below you will see some photos that have been taken firstly on the 30th November last year (you can tell as it was the end of Movember) and then from a hotel room in Nottingham in May when I was one month into the programme with a final couple of images post session today which show quite clearly how my body has started to change over the past few months and I am probably in my best shape for years tbh which has come with added benefits of having more concentration whilst playing and overall having more energy on a day to day basis.
If you are squeemish or dont want to see a half whale then scroll straight past my bloated photos but I am pretty chuffed with how I am looking currently and am going to endevour to keep it up whilst in Malta from tomorrow with an expectation of 5 sessions whilst there and also to step it up when I get back but am going to ask Harvey or Sean to devise me a little program based on my goals and time available as I felt I started to plateau toward this last couple of weeks so need a fresh challenge.
30th November 2014 (Just Lol obv on so many levels but this diary is an honest one)
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End May 2015 and peak weight of 85-87kg (I am not worried about weight as much and have no idea what I weigh today but guess around 78kg as for me it's more about how I feel and look in clothes)
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Today
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I think genetically I am slightly fortunate due to my sporting background and have always been blessed with a stocky, muscular build and kinda regret it a bit but in my 20's I tried to get big but was just lean and took one course of dyanabol whilst working in a gym and suddenly grew a set of shoulders and stocky chest which has remained ever since but I am chuffed with the results so far of my hard work and feel great inside too. I will add the final two weeks and a bit about the program I used in another post