Day 32 of 42
Now I'm in a panic. I've got only 10 days left and I still have 2.3kg to lose. That's a significant ask. My weight loss is slow now and I haven't seen any drops greater than 1kg in a while. I weighed myself again this morning and I'd dropped 600g to 97.3kg. Good, but not where I want to be on day 32.
It has made me refine what I'm doing however. Today, I didn't cook a steak for lunch. I was going to have chicken and steak, but opted for just chicken (and slaw + rice).
Boxing training was frustrating today if I'm honest. We did some reasonably advanced combinations including left and right shifts. Some ladder footwork drills at the start and some step left, punch with right type routines. All of this made me feel uncoordinated. It always feels like this when I have to think about feet, hips, shoulders all at once. Nothing felt natural today, I felt like a beginner, a noob.
The first boxing show of the year was on Saturday. The coach went and told me there were some good fighters there. I don't think she meant anything by it, but I took it as a sign that I wasn't ready or anywhere near the level I need to be at. This and the class where I felt like a total beginner has left me quite scared about this fight in November. At this point I'm hoping it doesn't go ahead. That though makes me sad as I feel like if I don't go ahead with it I'll have totally failed myself.
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Coach Gee here. You're in a panic about 2.3kg with 10 days left, but you just dropped 600g overnight to 97.3kg by making a smart choice at lunch. That's not 'slow' progress; that's direct action yielding results, and it shows you know exactly what needs to be done to hit that 95kg target. Feeling uncoordinated in boxing class, like a 'noob,' isn't a sign you're not ready for November; it's a sign you're pushing your technical boundaries, and that frustration is part of the process of mastering complex movements like left and right shifts. For tomorrow, I want you to double down on those precise food choices, and remember that every time you feel like a beginner, you're actually getting better, engaging that kinetic chain for power shots and fluid transitions, just like Project Novantacinque demands.