Hi All
A month has passed since my last update so thought i would fill you in on the months events. Usual ups and downs, my weight is still coming off nicely, on average 2 pounds per week. I still manage to get to the gym on average 6 times a week and enjoy my 4 mile power walk every morning.
Still struggling with my arm and managed to sustain a fracture to my ribcage this weekend during Geoff Thompson's class on Saturday. Anyone who has ever had this type of injury will know how painful it is. I had to sit out of Master Class on Sunday and just sit and listen which was very frustrating as i like to get stuck in. Unfortunately i was hardly a able to breathe let alone anything else on Sunday.
I am not looking forward to the next few weeks, going to find it difficult to train, i manage a 4 mile power walk with Tina today even though it was slower than usual so i will have to concentrate on that for the next few weeks, might up it to 2 -3 times a day till i can get to the gym.
At the hospital this morning for an ultra sound, had a lump on my shoulder for sometime so eventually went to have it checked out, and wish i hadn't, doctors said it don't look 'good' so have to practice patience and wait to have it removed.
Tina has taken some new photos for you all to look at and she assures me they are a massive change from post 12 week plan, she may however have a hidden agenda as she loves me lol.
Well done to Alex and CV34 yesterday for their fundraising walk up Snowden, and also a huge well done to all CV34 clients and their 12 week plans i am an avid watcher of every ones plans.
Thank you all once again for taking the time to read and please feel free to leave your comments, cheers Gaz.
Monday, 9 May 2011
Monday, 4 April 2011
Latest update on the 12 week plan 4th april 2011
Diary
Hi All, think its been over a month maybe since i last updated my blog, and what a busy few weeks its been. Its had its highs and its lows and i am still battling with my own personal demons and anxieties. Visits to the Oncologist for regular blood tests and dealing with tribunals has taken its toll HOWEVER you will all be glad to hear (especially Alex LOL) i still have the fitness bug, my wife says i am a cross between Gillian Mckeith and Alex Myers. I train seven days a week; six days a week this consists of a 4 mile power walk in the morning followed by 1.5 hr session at my local gym, this varies between CV work, weights and bag work, i have a right little routine set up. Then one day a week i just do my walking as i go over to CV34 on a Sunday morning and do a class with Louis Thompson. Also black belt and master class courses with Geoff Thompson once a month.
My food diary is still regimented i rigidly stick to 2 hourly eating, once a week i have my treat of tandoori chicken, if we go out visiting my wife packs me up with fruit/nuts so that i stick to my routine. I have lost over 1/2 stone in the last 4 weeks and another 1.5 inches from my waist, so still averaging 2lb a week weight loss.
I have thoroughly enjoyed following Louise's 12 week plan and so proud of all she has achieved and continue to follow all of CV34's clients. The 12 week plan has given me a focus which has helped me more than i can ever say, and what i have learnt continues to spur me on to continue with the results already achieved,
My food diary is still regimented i rigidly stick to 2 hourly eating, once a week i have my treat of tandoori chicken, if we go out visiting my wife packs me up with fruit/nuts so that i stick to my routine. I have lost over 1/2 stone in the last 4 weeks and another 1.5 inches from my waist, so still averaging 2lb a week weight loss.
I have thoroughly enjoyed following Louise's 12 week plan and so proud of all she has achieved and continue to follow all of CV34's clients. The 12 week plan has given me a focus which has helped me more than i can ever say, and what i have learnt continues to spur me on to continue with the results already achieved,
It seems Alex and the team are unsurpassed in there training regimes and are getting the very top results from all there clients without exception. (fantastic achievement)
Thanks all for reading and i will keep you updated of my progression in another months time.
regards and hope your all well
Garry
Monday, 7 March 2011
Day 84 + 29 Monday 7th March 2011
Food Diary
9.00am 2 Weetabix and a sliced banana
11.00am 2 scrambled eggs + 1 white on 1 slice of wholemeal toast
1.00pm banana and a tangerine
3.00pm protein shake and a banana
5.30pm chicken curry and a handful of boiled rice
7.30pm Muller lite yogurt
Exercise Diary
4 mile power walk
1&1/2 hours at the gym
Diary
What a change for the best in the weather, the sun was well and truly out before 1 set out for my walk, my body was remarkably good considering the exploits of the last few days no nasty aches and pains for a change, never broke any records but did do it in a quickish time and felt good for doing so.
Managed to get up the gym this afternoon and as i hadn't been on the weights the last 2 days so i went for that option and really pushed myself doing all the big ones squats, dead lifts, bench press, and cleans, was hard going and was drenched on completion, no pain no gain as Alex would say lol
As mentioned last week tonight's blog will be the last one, for now anyway i hope to do a monthly one just to keep all of you in the picture regards to weight loss etc, so for now a massive thank you to each and everyone of you all for supporting me as long as you have, you really have no idea how its made feel knowing so many were behind me urging me on with all the comments, And it go's without saying that without Alex, of course none of this would have been possible, so Alex your an absolute star and thank you for all the work and effort you have put in, i will never forget it. Also to my beautiful wife Tina who without i don't think could have done it, she is an absolute rock and has put up with all the stuff that i never put in the blogs and believe me there was plenty of it, love you babe xx
Thank You all and o yes forgot to mention that i lost another 1 lbs and another half inch of my waist yeahhh
Gaz
9.00am 2 Weetabix and a sliced banana
11.00am 2 scrambled eggs + 1 white on 1 slice of wholemeal toast
1.00pm banana and a tangerine
3.00pm protein shake and a banana
5.30pm chicken curry and a handful of boiled rice
7.30pm Muller lite yogurt
Exercise Diary
4 mile power walk
1&1/2 hours at the gym
Diary
What a change for the best in the weather, the sun was well and truly out before 1 set out for my walk, my body was remarkably good considering the exploits of the last few days no nasty aches and pains for a change, never broke any records but did do it in a quickish time and felt good for doing so.
Managed to get up the gym this afternoon and as i hadn't been on the weights the last 2 days so i went for that option and really pushed myself doing all the big ones squats, dead lifts, bench press, and cleans, was hard going and was drenched on completion, no pain no gain as Alex would say lol
As mentioned last week tonight's blog will be the last one, for now anyway i hope to do a monthly one just to keep all of you in the picture regards to weight loss etc, so for now a massive thank you to each and everyone of you all for supporting me as long as you have, you really have no idea how its made feel knowing so many were behind me urging me on with all the comments, And it go's without saying that without Alex, of course none of this would have been possible, so Alex your an absolute star and thank you for all the work and effort you have put in, i will never forget it. Also to my beautiful wife Tina who without i don't think could have done it, she is an absolute rock and has put up with all the stuff that i never put in the blogs and believe me there was plenty of it, love you babe xx
Thank You all and o yes forgot to mention that i lost another 1 lbs and another half inch of my waist yeahhh
Gaz
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Day 84 + 28 Sunday 6th March 2011
Food Diary
8.30am 2 weetabix with sliced strawberries
11.00 am protein shake and a banana
12.00pm Muller lite yogurt
2.30pm tin of tuna with plenty of salad and some pineapple
5.00pm lamb steak with 1 boiled potato and 4 veg with a little gravy
7.30pm Muller lite yogurt and a pear
9.00pm till 11.30pm 3 gin and slimline tonics (well earned)
Exercise Diary
1&1/2 hours self defence + with Louis Thompson
4&1/2 hours master class with Geoff Thompson
Diary
What a very busy day today has been! where to start ?
Over to Warwick for the second of six self defence + course, thought at the start i was going to really struggle as just completing the warm up exercises with our mate Alex i was really tired, but very pleased to say the session seemed to get easier as it went along and i don't mean it wasn't physical enough i just seemed to get a second wind and it got me through.
Had a brief hug and a chat with Kate as i was leaving what a fantastic lady she is a complete inspiration if ever i saw one, well done on breaking your 10 stone yes that was 10 stone loss amazing.
Only home for enough time to change clothes and a quick drink pack my bag and out to do it all again.
Back over to Coventry and the AT7 centre for the last and longest of my weekend sessions and again it was fantastic and instead of getting tired and sluggish i seemed to find another gear as was more than ready for the challenge ahead.
Really is a complete pleasure to talk to so many different knowledgeable people every which way you turn there is somebody willing to assist and teach you, fantastic to say the least, nothing is to much trouble and every body seems on the same par even though there is a complete mix of all the arts and different levels of fitness as well as a complete mixture of abilities, any one watching would not know the difference all of us felt equal
A great day, a very tiring day now its over i can sit and reflect
Thanks all Gaz
8.30am 2 weetabix with sliced strawberries
11.00 am protein shake and a banana
12.00pm Muller lite yogurt
2.30pm tin of tuna with plenty of salad and some pineapple
5.00pm lamb steak with 1 boiled potato and 4 veg with a little gravy
7.30pm Muller lite yogurt and a pear
9.00pm till 11.30pm 3 gin and slimline tonics (well earned)
Exercise Diary
1&1/2 hours self defence + with Louis Thompson
4&1/2 hours master class with Geoff Thompson
Diary
What a very busy day today has been! where to start ?
Over to Warwick for the second of six self defence + course, thought at the start i was going to really struggle as just completing the warm up exercises with our mate Alex i was really tired, but very pleased to say the session seemed to get easier as it went along and i don't mean it wasn't physical enough i just seemed to get a second wind and it got me through.
Had a brief hug and a chat with Kate as i was leaving what a fantastic lady she is a complete inspiration if ever i saw one, well done on breaking your 10 stone yes that was 10 stone loss amazing.
Only home for enough time to change clothes and a quick drink pack my bag and out to do it all again.
Back over to Coventry and the AT7 centre for the last and longest of my weekend sessions and again it was fantastic and instead of getting tired and sluggish i seemed to find another gear as was more than ready for the challenge ahead.
Really is a complete pleasure to talk to so many different knowledgeable people every which way you turn there is somebody willing to assist and teach you, fantastic to say the least, nothing is to much trouble and every body seems on the same par even though there is a complete mix of all the arts and different levels of fitness as well as a complete mixture of abilities, any one watching would not know the difference all of us felt equal
A great day, a very tiring day now its over i can sit and reflect
Thanks all Gaz
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Day 84 + 27 Saturday 4th March 2011
Food Diary
8.00am 2 weetabix with sliced strawberries
11.00am protein shake and a bowl of mixed fresh fruit
1.00pm sliced roast pork with salad and a wholemeal wrap
3.00pm 2 ryvita with peanut butter
5.45pm 1/2 a beef curry and small portion fried rice 2 prawn crackers
8.00pm Muller lite yogurt
9.00pm till 11.30pm 3 gin and slimline tonics
Exercise Diary
3&1/2 hours black belt course with Geoff Thompson
Diary
Up and about for an early start today for the first of 3 sessions this weekend, it was at the A T 7 centre Coventry so not far to travel, for me anyway can you believe one of the students travels over every month from the United Amerate Emirates and would you credit it he was there before the rest of us lol
The first half of the session was drilling some take downs and grips etc very hard and very tiring any body who does any form of grappling will tell you just how physical this can be, the second half after a bit to eat and a drink was more up my street with pad work and punching again very tiring when doing it full on with being counted to punch, must have thrown a few hundred really heavy punches and i wasn't the only i blowing like an old cart horse lol
Another busy day ahead tomorrow starting in Warwick with Louis Thompson's self defence + course then a trip back to the A T 7 centre Cov for a 4 hour plus master class, phew getting tired just writing it lol
Had a chance to get a few things of my mind today with some of the very best inspirational people around so a massive thanks to all of those involved especially peter Skillen a very wise and extremely knowledgeable man.
All in all a very good day thank you all for your time
Gaz
8.00am 2 weetabix with sliced strawberries
11.00am protein shake and a bowl of mixed fresh fruit
1.00pm sliced roast pork with salad and a wholemeal wrap
3.00pm 2 ryvita with peanut butter
5.45pm 1/2 a beef curry and small portion fried rice 2 prawn crackers
8.00pm Muller lite yogurt
9.00pm till 11.30pm 3 gin and slimline tonics
Exercise Diary
3&1/2 hours black belt course with Geoff Thompson
Diary
Up and about for an early start today for the first of 3 sessions this weekend, it was at the A T 7 centre Coventry so not far to travel, for me anyway can you believe one of the students travels over every month from the United Amerate Emirates and would you credit it he was there before the rest of us lol
The first half of the session was drilling some take downs and grips etc very hard and very tiring any body who does any form of grappling will tell you just how physical this can be, the second half after a bit to eat and a drink was more up my street with pad work and punching again very tiring when doing it full on with being counted to punch, must have thrown a few hundred really heavy punches and i wasn't the only i blowing like an old cart horse lol
Another busy day ahead tomorrow starting in Warwick with Louis Thompson's self defence + course then a trip back to the A T 7 centre Cov for a 4 hour plus master class, phew getting tired just writing it lol
Had a chance to get a few things of my mind today with some of the very best inspirational people around so a massive thanks to all of those involved especially peter Skillen a very wise and extremely knowledgeable man.
All in all a very good day thank you all for your time
Gaz
Friday, 4 March 2011
Day 84 + 26 Friday 4th March 2011
Food Diary
11.45am 2 scrambled eggs with 1 white on 1 slice of wholemeal toast
1.45pm bowl of mixed fresh fruit
3.00pm protein shake
4.30pm 1 ryvita with peanut butter and a pear
6.30pm chicken breast with mixed salad in a wholemeal wrap
8.30pm Muller lite yogurt with a sliced banana
Exercise Diary
3 mile power walk
1&1/2 hours at the gym
Diary
What a lousy start to the day had to get some blood tests done so decided to get them done as early as possible because i needed them doing on an empty stomach arrived at the hospital at 9.15am to be greeted with an hours delay (great) so i sat there and i sat there and i sat there after 2 hours of my worsening patience i decided to ask and was just fobbed off as usual, any way finally got done another half hour later and never got home till 12 .30pm a complete waste of a morning and i was starving, if it hadn't have been a fasting blood test it wouldn't have been so bad but all around me were eating and drinking (aahhh)
With every thing amiss i only got a 3 mile walk done but did manage a good pace and got a good sweat on
Seems like i had just sat down and it was time for the gym, never felt in the mood to go but managed to force myself, the place was packed out as i was late again so that didn't improve my mood at all, managed a half decent session and i suppose that's got to be better than not getting there at all although at the time it never felt like it, hopefully will be back to normal tomorrow and i have a very hectic weekend ahead of me with a 4 hour session in the morning then another 1&1/2 hours Sunday morning followed by a further 4&1/2 hour session in the afternoon, getting tired just thinking about it lol
Thanks all Gaz
11.45am 2 scrambled eggs with 1 white on 1 slice of wholemeal toast
1.45pm bowl of mixed fresh fruit
3.00pm protein shake
4.30pm 1 ryvita with peanut butter and a pear
6.30pm chicken breast with mixed salad in a wholemeal wrap
8.30pm Muller lite yogurt with a sliced banana
Exercise Diary
3 mile power walk
1&1/2 hours at the gym
Diary
What a lousy start to the day had to get some blood tests done so decided to get them done as early as possible because i needed them doing on an empty stomach arrived at the hospital at 9.15am to be greeted with an hours delay (great) so i sat there and i sat there and i sat there after 2 hours of my worsening patience i decided to ask and was just fobbed off as usual, any way finally got done another half hour later and never got home till 12 .30pm a complete waste of a morning and i was starving, if it hadn't have been a fasting blood test it wouldn't have been so bad but all around me were eating and drinking (aahhh)
With every thing amiss i only got a 3 mile walk done but did manage a good pace and got a good sweat on
Seems like i had just sat down and it was time for the gym, never felt in the mood to go but managed to force myself, the place was packed out as i was late again so that didn't improve my mood at all, managed a half decent session and i suppose that's got to be better than not getting there at all although at the time it never felt like it, hopefully will be back to normal tomorrow and i have a very hectic weekend ahead of me with a 4 hour session in the morning then another 1&1/2 hours Sunday morning followed by a further 4&1/2 hour session in the afternoon, getting tired just thinking about it lol
Thanks all Gaz
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Day 84 + 25 Thursday 3rd March 2011
Food Diary
9.00am bowl of porridge
11.00am banana
1.00pm 2 scrambled eggs + 1 white on 1 slice of wholemeal toast
3.00pm protein shake and a tangerine
5.00pm 2 ryvita with peanut butter
7.00pm pork steak with 1 boiled potato and 4 veg with a little gravy
8.30 Muller lite yogurt
Exercise Diary
4 mile power walk
1&1/2 hours in the gym
Diary
Went out early for my 4 mile walk and it was absolutely freezing cold didn't take my hat and was frozen around my face and specially my ears. That'l teach me to open my mouth about the weather getting better lol. Still managed to do a very reasonable time and was drenched with sweat even with the cold weather.
Done the gym this afternoon and had another great session, less busy so got to do everything i wanted and i certainly did, more of a circuit session today loads of sets and plenty of CV work also so on the whole am well pleased
Have now got the pictures up to date on the blog, to view them simply click on the gallery button at the top of the first page of the blog and it will take you right to them all the newer ones at at the bottom so just scroll down and bobs your uncle.
Will make this the last week for the blog as its now nearly 4 weeks over, and think everything is now up to date and everyone should have caught up, its been great fun and hope you have enjoyed it as much as me, but such is life every things comes to an end sooner or later
Thanks all Gaz
9.00am bowl of porridge
11.00am banana
1.00pm 2 scrambled eggs + 1 white on 1 slice of wholemeal toast
3.00pm protein shake and a tangerine
5.00pm 2 ryvita with peanut butter
7.00pm pork steak with 1 boiled potato and 4 veg with a little gravy
8.30 Muller lite yogurt
Exercise Diary
4 mile power walk
1&1/2 hours in the gym
Diary
Went out early for my 4 mile walk and it was absolutely freezing cold didn't take my hat and was frozen around my face and specially my ears. That'l teach me to open my mouth about the weather getting better lol. Still managed to do a very reasonable time and was drenched with sweat even with the cold weather.
Done the gym this afternoon and had another great session, less busy so got to do everything i wanted and i certainly did, more of a circuit session today loads of sets and plenty of CV work also so on the whole am well pleased
Have now got the pictures up to date on the blog, to view them simply click on the gallery button at the top of the first page of the blog and it will take you right to them all the newer ones at at the bottom so just scroll down and bobs your uncle.
Will make this the last week for the blog as its now nearly 4 weeks over, and think everything is now up to date and everyone should have caught up, its been great fun and hope you have enjoyed it as much as me, but such is life every things comes to an end sooner or later
Thanks all Gaz
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