day 9 of 42
It's a Monday and like most Mondays, it seems like a chore.
I did the usual morning routine; dog walk, 30 roman rings pull ups and home. I did knock out my 3 minute plank this morning, which is one of my goals for sprint 3. I guess that small win is something to celebrate for today.
My stomach fat seems squishy today. According to the Internet, this is a good sign and usually a precursor to dropping some circumference. I'll measure myself later in the week.
For lunch I had a really nice piece of steak. it was an eye fillet (which I don't usually buy). I wanted to see what a more premium cut from Aldi was like. My wife is a recovering vegetarian and doesn't have a lot of love for steak so usually buys the cheapest, nastiest bulk packs she can find. A few extra dollars bought me a really, really nice piece of meat today. I also bought a 4 pack of porterhouse's for the rest of the week. In hindsight, I should have saved the eye fillet for the end of the week, now its going to be a comedown next time I eat steak.
I trained boxing at 6pm which meant I was at home working all day. The 6pm class was good; a lot of people in tonight - I guess people binged a little over the weekend and want to train it out on Monday. Not me tho - I had a disciplined weekend and if anything feel like binging out today. I'm feeling pretty tired now which I guess walking for close to 3 hours yesterday will do.
My boxing didn't feel all that good tonight. I thought I had a breakthrough on Friday and was finally getting some power out of my left hook. But then tonight it all felt wrong and awkward again. I felt like I was stepping and putting me weight back on the front foot. A few felt right, but mostly they felt uncoordinated and weak. At least I recognize the fault and know how to start the fix - I guess thats the first step.
Roast lamb for dinner is my favorite of the roasts. Sometimes I miss the roast potatoes that usually go with it, and the gravy, and the mint jelly. But, I've got my eye on the prize and I'm not going to get there without some sacrifice.
I forced myself to walk after dinner and ended up with 11k steps for the day. I think I'll take my vitamins and get to bed early tonight.
That 'squishy fat' you're feeling is the 'Whoosh Effect'—your fat cells are holding water before they finally collapse; stay the course, a drop is coming. But let's be blunt: your left hook felt like garbage because you blew your engine with 22,000 steps on Sunday. That's CNS fatigue, not a loss of skill. You're leaning on your front foot because your legs are drained and you're searching for balance. Stop overreaching on the 'extra' movement if it compromises your boxing technicality. Take the win on the sub-100kg milestone and the 3-minute plank, but don't let the 'Monday blues' turn into a binge. You're a fighter now—act like one and prioritize the recovery your nervous system is screaming for.