Week #29 (26/06/13)

I already know this is going to be a bad one....

Weight: 17st 9.25lb (+3.75lb)
Chest: 43.25" (-0.25")
Stomach: 40.5" (-0.5")
Hips: 39.25" (unchanged)
Collar: 16" (unchanged)

Boom, terrible.  So what happened?

Female visitation is what happened, coupled with a bad few days this week too.  Am I panicking about gaining 3lb? No, I know I can easily lose it again.  Perhaps it may even be a good thing, making me focus in getting back on track.

My new girlfriend was visiting/staying Thursday-Sunday, and we had a few days of "real food" (I couldn't really get her to eat my diet, could I?).  She also decided the days would go easier with a regular intake of wine, amounting to about 4-5 bottles over the few days.  

To add to that, once she went home on Sunday morning we had a very large family gathering on Sunday afternoon.  Good, clean barbecue food, lean meats, salads, just lots of it.  Followed by several desserts, which of course definitely aren't good clean and lean.

To add to that.... yes there's more.  A moment of zero willpower lead to a tub of Haagen Dasz on Monday night.  1000 calories in a moment of weakness.

....aaaaaaaaand.... I was at the gym last night, having decided to really crack back on and WAMMO, my knee went out from under me.  Less than 10 minutes into a short incline run.  Same ligament fuckup as before, hurting like a bastard even when I just walk.  I did manage to do some good cycling and rowing, but it put me in a seriously bad mood which lead to comfort eating in the shape of Chinese.

So how did I put on so much weight and yet still lose inches? Well you've got the above calorific intake, which I'm fairly confident will ease a good amount of its own accord as it was just a temporary thing.  The inch loss I'm very happy with, and this is clearly as a result of the Core Stability classes I've been doing.

Unfortunately I'm 90% sure it was the CoreStab class I did on Sunday that messed my knee up again, doing some wacky side leg left shenanigans with a giant ball between my ankles.  I felt it twinge at the time and stopped the exercise, but seemingly it was enough to cause problems again.

Physio tomorrow, with luck.  See if she can fix me again.

So:

The Good:

- Core classes paying dividends, even if it did hurt me in the process
- Bad week has me mentally focussed to redouble efforts
- Payday + other income means I can get my Personal Trainer back

The Bad:

- Bad food
- Bad drink
- Bad willpower
- See all of the above