A late night...

So, first things first - please wish Susan luck on her test tomorrow (Friday, October 1).  It's the culmination of 6 months of OTJ training to become a OR Nurse, something she's wanted since she was in nursing school all those years ago.  She's been ridiculously stressed out, worrying about the test that I'm confident she's going to nail.  I have a bit of personal benefit to the test being done, too - that stress has made our house a bit tense to be in, what with our radical change into PCP mode...

My workout, after work again today, went pretty smooth.  The push-ups today were 10 times better than yesterday for reasons unknown to me.  The tricep-dips right after push-ups, though, are just not fair.  I did max / mid reps on both exercises, so I certainly got the 'big burn' Mr. Patrick has been advertising.

The food has been phenomenally time consuming.  I have never, ever eaten this food in more than a one-day stretch.  It's becoming a reasonable routine and my body certainly isn't rejecting the input.  In chatting with Patrick today, he mentioned something that makes me figure that all of my life I've probably been on the bubble or just within a caloric deficit, keeping me from getting any shape, fat or otherwise.  Sure, you might think it's great to be 'skinny' but I've gotten plenty of hell for it over the years...

I spent a bunch of time tonight trying to get ahead of our menu a bit, but it seems like just when we get ahead on one bucket (veg for example) we run low on another (protein today) and I'm just back to standing in the kitchen.  Combine that with the nightly routine of packing breakfast / dinner and it can make for some long nights.  I am, of course, keeping a close eye on the clock most nights to make sure I'm meeting that part of the training plan, too!

Given my larger food intake and my new routine of bringing my food to work, I'm entering a new 'crowd' at work and it's given me an opportunity to share PCP.  Some (ok, many) will never really think twice about the crazy project thing Ian's talking about, but at least one looks like he may be on track to be in the next group.  I proudly showed him my Day 1 and Day 15 photos to which he offered many compliments as well as asking even more questions about the project.  Initially I had thought I wouldn't really talk about PCP much, instead waiting for people to notice a difference, but I've had a little more fun bringing up with people than I expected.

Anyway, it's time for bed... I hope the Cookie Monster doesn't come for me tonight! ;)