Day 36 : J e t - l a g g e d . . . . .

Kind of weird blogging in a different time zone...it's 16.30pm in Germany now (22.30pm HK time =bedtime!) and i'm totally  zonned out and ready for bed. I almost did just that but dragged my tired a$$ out the room to come and blog (my head tells me that as soon as it's done i'll need to order a ++Grande espresso!).  I need to force myself to stay strong + wide awake so I can get a decent nights rest tonight before the craziness aka work starts tomorrow!

I now could probably sleep like this too!

The long haul flight was tedious as expected, even though I bagged an exit aisle seat I still struggled to get some solid zzzz's - the new Cathay shift seats are horrible, not sure how anyone can get comfy in those chairs??? As for flight meals they should officially be banned - I ordered the 'low salt meal' and I got 1) Dinner =  a piece of rock hard chicken breast with some over steamed veggies 2) Breakfast = overcooked salmon and chewy carrots and beans. I tried to force as much of the protein down but couldn't eat much of the veggies. As soon as I touched down in Heathrow airport I ordered a mammoth PCP breakfast of smoked salmon, scrambled eggs on wholemeal toast, cesar salad, strawberry carrot and orange smoothly with an XL glass of milk! A good hearty meal made me a happy girl...:-)))

So apart from the jetlag all is good here in Deutschland! The weather is surprisingly sunny and once I got to the hotel the first thing I asked the receptionist was 'Where's the gym?' Now that's a first! Never have I ever worked out whilst on biz trip or holiday for that matter (does a light jog on the beach count?). and definitely would've never stepped foot in a hotel gym! But there I was, itching to get my blood flowing and an endorphin rush! I guess travelling for 16 hours had that effect on me - so I headed to the gym and found a huge bacony overlooking massive lush green fields and a glimmering lake in the horizon - it was postcard perfect - must take a pic tomorrow.

It took a little while for me to get my groove with the skips- I guess my muscles were still dead from sitting down for a hundred hours but once I got them warmed up I was cruising thru them. I noticed that jumping on concrete is really harder than jumping on the soft astro turf that i'm so accustomed to - I find it adds more pressure to my knees which did hurt a little bit...Still not speeding up my time of 20min for 1400 jumps. Floorjumps went by quick but still gave me my legs intense burn by my third set which I kind of like.

Happy that the shoulder press was easier to do than the Double K'S  - well not easy but at least I can do them! Bicycle was a killer which took me y surprise since I always used to do them in my body combat classes back in the day. Didn't realize how tough they can be! Then came the killer of the day = 4x40sec planks ... In my head I was wondering 'why Patrick, why 4 sets???' esp. after the bicycles they were real tough but I set my iPhone timer and off I went...I really concentrated on my posture and made sure my body was straight all the way- my belly was squeezing so hard it was constantly shaking...Funny how even when Ricky's not here to kick my a$$  I do that to myself now...It shows how a lil bit of commitment and dedication can do to someone...

As for my weight, I feel how some of the other gals feel - dropped about 1kg I think in week 3 or 4 but now I  feel i've bulked back up since then, belly not as toned as i'd like it to be. Took week 5 pix last night before I left and not really happy with what I see. I guess more 8ma are in order??? Speaking of which I might go do so now. After my double espresso
 buzz--- who knows, maybe i'll be loving it !

Goodnight / morning my fellow PCP'ers, have a fun filled week 6 and let's destroy Day 37! (4x28 creeps - Meh!)
xoxo