GabrielBlack’s BodyBlog

I’m tentatively trying out the "Burning fat on a Budget" nutrition experience. Unfortunately I can only go so far with this plan for now, however it seems to be working.

I’ve been stuck in a weight rut of about 78kg for a few months now. I’ve definately been building muscle and slowly putting on the weight I’ve lost with such hard work. I’ll re-itterate that the scale is merely confirming change and my end aim is to look good i.e. lose a considerable amount of body fat and tightened up my muscles!

The only thing I’ve changed again is diet. I’ve included more boiled eggs and yogurt plus really watching those carb intakes. It seems to have shaken something loose somewhere because this morning my weight was 77.8kg. WOW!

The diet also recommends Protein shakes (high in protein) which is expensive here! The other ingredients are pretty pricy too! This is a beef-eating country and therefore beef is less expensive than chicken most of the time! Problem is our beef is fatty. This lean lifestyle has a foothold here, but only a foothold. Very few are ardently lean seekers.

I battle on.

Ciao for now.

The most wonderful thing happened yesterday! I’ve had my eye on an item called a "Power Cage" by Trojan for some time now, hoping I could one day afford the thing when out of the blue I get a call from Tickle - my lady.

She’s returning an item to a porn shop when she spots a Power Cage in mint condition that’s just come in. The porn shop’s selling it for R1600 with weights and accessories (preacher’s curl and leg extension parts) included.

Considering that a Power Cage off the shop floor is R3999 and doesn’t come with any weights or accessories, that’s a damn good price and Tickle knew it!

After work we go through to the porn shop and as true as hell it is in mint condition! The bench’s sliding adjustable parts aren’t even slightly scratched and it still had that new stiffness to it - definately never been used! Needless to say, I bought it! We found out that it was a prize form a competition. The winner wasn’t really interested in it and had entered in the hopes of winning something else.

I can’t wait for tomorrow morning when I can train with the Power Cage! Seriously, I’ve been wanting one for more than 4 years now!

This puts serious motivation in me!

Ciao for now.

So I did the 8km walk and managed to finish. That was big for me with my heart abnormality and all. I was frikken exhausted! It’s possibly the worst I’d ever felt after a bout of physical activity, but I was glad I finished.
I thought I’d see a marked drop in weight, but I didn’t.
I started the new gym routine  finally and feeling good…
I’ll keep at my weights and include cardio like I intend to do but never get to, well, except for this week.
My lady & I have started that Tae-Bo thing in the comfort of our own lounge. All I can say is “damn!”. It’s already showing results! I can see my lady’s already firmer than she was last week and I can feel my trousers are uncomfortably loose!
 

Ciao for now and remember – Make out like a Muppet and Fcuk like a Fraggle!