Day 45 - Livin' on a Prayer

......we're half way there.

I'd like to think that it's 'all down hill' from here on, but I have a sneaky suspicion that the next 6 weeks are going to feel more like we're going up hill rather then down.

The first few weeks were all quite straight forward, but now that we're really well into the exercises and diet, I think this is when we're all going to see some real changes.

So far everything is going fine. I seem to be in a good routine and think (or talk) about little else at the moment. I'm enjoying the jump rope and I love the feeling of complete exhaustion at the end of the workouts....it's the getting there that I'm not too keen on. I'm getting good burns on just about all the exercises now and I'm really trying to concentrate on form as I know how important this is.

I need to be a little stricter with myself on the diet as I'm probably slipping in a few extras Gs now and then. Nothing too major, but Patrick's email today about not thinking we can get away with an extra bit of bread here and there was a good reminder (he's rather good with the timing of these emails).

I also need to be getting a bit more sleep. I'm probably only managing 6 or 6.5 hours a night which isn't good enough.

But apart from that, I'm happy with the way things are going. My outlook has changed immeasurably for the better and I ask myself the question "what benefits am I getting from this" before I consume anything now.

I'm really looking forward to this stage, I'm still motivated and don't want to have any regrets at the end of this, so its a case of rolling up the sleeves and keeping the head down. There is still a long way to go, so keep up the good work everybody.