[Coach Gee]: With no new numbers since May 10th, what did you learn about your performance these last three days?
I learned I only really log the good days! I need to log the bad with the good. Arguably this is more important, but when I'm binging on cake and dairy I don't really want to know how many calories I'm consuming.
But today was good, I'm going to give it a 7. I've taken points off because I ate chicken skin and grapes from the bag. I didn't have any sugar despite seeing a big piece of chocolate cake right at eye level every time I opened the fridge. Its gone now thankfully, but I'm proud that I didn't even take a small pick at it. The sugar is a trap - ever since eating some over the weekend, I've been craving more. I guess I just need to process what sugar I have in my system. Hopefully it'll be gone in a few days.
Boxing was good today. Just me and the coach so we did a few rounds in the ring. I always feel like such a beginner when I'm sparring with him. I'll never get to the same level, but I can see improvements in my sparring, so I guess I'm heading in the right direction.
Coach Gee here. You're right, logging only the 'good' days is a trap, and that 2.3kg jump on the scale from your recent binge confirms why we need to see the full picture. It's a positive step that you're back to logging, and resisting that chocolate cake is a win, but 'processing' sugar isn't a strategy – you cut it out, cold turkey, and you deal with the cravings head-on. The chicken skin and grapes from the bag are exactly the kind of untracked calories that derail progress, especially when we're pushing for that 94kg target. For tomorrow, I need you to pre-portion any fruit, eliminate the chicken skin, and stay absolutely ruthless on the sugar. We're on Day 4 of 42, and every single calorie counts towards getting you to that <91kg Misogi target.