April 15

Tai Cheng - Dr Mark Cheng via Beachbody
Week 4, Day 1

Neural Reboot 2 - Joint mobility, stretching and foam rolling

Tai Chi: Static Move 7
Push

Comments:

• The new neural reboot is much tougher. 8 minutes longer with a several new moves, a lot less talking gaps between each movement as well so faster paced. I was getting bored of the last one fast, I think I am going to be glad of having 3 weeks to get this one under my belt. 
• My knee which has been giving me problems was further strained during this one, going to have to learn some modifications. It's not painful as much as discomfort, feels like grit under my kneecap rubbing on stuff as I bend it.  

Breakfast:  none.
Lunch: Banana
Evening snack: Mozzarella cherry, smoked trout, 1/4 avocado.
Dinner: 2 chicken breasts w/ mushroom sauce

Other: 2 x Coffee w/ SS&S. 2 x Tea w/ SS&S. Water.
(Semi Skimmed & Sugar)

Bites and nibbles w/ my son:
Date, I had chopped it up into little bits, he had to feed me two bits before deciding that it was acceptable and polishing off the rest himself.

Comments:

• Dinner would have been better (ie 1 breast and vegetables) but Ethan is teething badly, took forever to put down, by the time I finished my Tai Chi (and settled him twice whilst doing it) it was 10pm. I inhaled chicken and skipped making anything else in case he woke up again before I could eat. 

April 14

Rest Day!
No training today, just doing the grocery shopping.



Breakfast: Kombucha, banana.
Lunch: 2 eggs, 3 slices english bacon, cottage cheese
Dinner: Turkey bake, parsnips, broccoli, potato. 2 glasses red wine. Rhubarb cake thing w/ yoghurt. small taste of port, square of white chocolate.

Other: 2 x ginger biscuit,

Tea/Coffee: 2 x Coffee w/ whole milk & sugar. 1 x Tea w/ honey & whole milk. 1 tea with semi skimmed and sugar, Water, herbal tea.

Bites and nibbles w/ my son:
roast chicken thigh, pinto beans cooked in chicken bone broth.

Comments:

• Dinner was at Mum's. Can guarantee it was all super healthy and low fat. 

April 13

Kettlebells - The Swing, Tracy Reifkind
Workout #6

21 mins - 31 sets.

• 2 handed swings - 310 reps @ 12 kg
• 1 handed swings - 150 reps @ 12kg

Total: 460 reps


Comments:

• My hands are so abused. There was supposed to be 4 more sets but I knew finishing them would tear my hands up even worse. I just bought some training grips from amazon that had some pretty decent reviews. We shall see :)

Tai Cheng - Dr Mark Cheng via Beachbody
Week 3, Day 6

Neural Reboot 1 - Joint mobility, stretching and foam rolling

Tai Chi: Sequence 1
Raise and Lower
Phoenix Tail
Ward Off
Pull Back
Press
Separate and Pull

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/ whole milk, banana & sultanas.
Lunch: Roast chicken, 1 scrambled egg, smoked salmon. Ginger biscuit.
Dinner: Spaghetti Bolognese, light on the pasta, greek yoghurt w/ honey. Bit of easter bunny.

Other: 2 x Coffee w/ whole milk & sugar. 3 x Tea w/ honey & whole milk. Water. Last 3 minstrels.

Bites and nibbles w/ my son:
grannies homemade bread, fresh mozzarella cherry, pinto beans cooked in chicken broth.

Comments:

• Was supposed to be chicken breast for lunch but my son demanded mine so I shared most of that with him and ate some of his thigh meat.

April 12th

Tai Cheng - Dr Mark Cheng via Beachbody
Week 3, Day 4

Neural Reboot 1 - Joint mobility, stretching and foam rolling

Tai Chi: Sequence 1
Raise and Lower
Phoenix Tail
Ward Off
Pull Back
Press
Separate and Pull

Breakfast: Kombucha, 2 x Coffee w/ semi skimmed milk & sugar
Lunch: Banana
Pre-workout snack: Tomato Juice, 2 slices grilled haloumi, smoked salmon.
Dinner: Roast Chicken Breast, Waitrose grilled veggie mix (onion, mushroom, bell pepper (green, yellow, red) aubergine, courgette), glass of smirnoff ice. Ginger biscuit.

Other: 3 x Tea w/ milk and sugar. Water.

Bites and nibbles:
Chicken liver pate, fish finger.

Comments:

• Work Days - I don't eat at work, just tea and coffee with milk and sugar and the occasional banana. Not true intermittent fasting but it works for me. I'm creating a caloric deficit is all.

April 11

Kettlebells - The Swing, Tracy Reifkind
OTM Workout #3

15 mins - 15 sets.
2 handed swings
200 reps @ 12 kg


Tai Cheng - Dr Mark Cheng via Beachbody
Week 3, Day 4

Neural Reboot 1 - Joint mobility, stretching and foam rolling

Tai Chi: Sequence 1
Raise and Lower
Phoenix Tail
Ward Off
Pull Back
Press
Separate and Pull

Comments:

• Swings were noticeably easier especially given that was only my second workout. I think getting the timing down to the correct 10 reps per 15 seconds helps. Finding my chalk too.
• Tai Chi sequence is feeling much better, remembering the moves better so I can focus on working on posture.

Breakfast: Kombucha, 2 x Coffee w/ whole milk & sugar.
Lunch: Roast chicken sandwich (thigh meat, white bread & butter)
Dinner: Omelette (3 eggs, shrimp, mushrooms, smoked salmon, cheese), 2 x ginger biscuits, bit of white easter bunny.

Other: 3 x Tea w/ honey & whole milk. 3 or 4 Minstrels. Water

Bites and nibbles w/ my son:
The best way to encourage him to eat new things is to nibble bits and then he wants to try it, I've gotten him happily eating several foods like this without the need for my prior nibbling. And sometimes I just want a taste or I am checking temperature.

Avocado, grannies homemade bread, broccoli, mash potato.

Comments:

• Didn't mean to intentionally skip breakfast just wasn't hungry. I usually have oatmeal on my off work days. 
• Last of my white bread gone, probably won't buy any more. 
• Deliberately not counting calories, trying to learn to eat normally, in moderation without over analysing everything. Preferring whole foods and limiting processed foods and sweeteners.
• Kombucha is new, it's certainly different. I do like it but will have to see if I notice any benefits.