Part 1, was really a light hearted look at indiscipline and its possible impact on one’s day to day ability to keep up with a slimming programme. The real question has to be how am I going to wage my own war on my own indiscipline.
Some recent examples of acts of indiscipline
Sitting in a car, dressed up by the way, eating bread and butter and drinking full fat coke
not making good choices even when they are available, particularly when eating out.
not exercising control at the haagen das cafe
too much chocolate- enough said
not taking my lunch to work
or whilst on hols, not leaving enough time to eat at home, and then eating Mr Biggs meat pies( my biggest down fall whilst in Nigeria)
too much birthday cake
sugar instead of canderel or Splenda
Unfortunately for me, my acts are repetitive, in the sense that they are not new temptations. Some might call them challenges, but I have decided they are actually just acts of pure indiscipline. At the time of making these notes, I was on holiday up in the Mid West Region of Nigeria. Not much within my control foodwise and it would have taken all of my resource and energy to execute the SW way in this town where I dont live.
However having said all that the one act of indiscipline I could over come was the sedentary lifestyle! So I had Mr Akiti put me through my paces! So far I have done 3 lots of intense exercise almost akin to the insanity work out. I feel so much better now, not sure if any weight has come off, but I feel its all in motion now and there is no turning back from my desire to get on a proper healthy lifestyle. After the first work out I was really invigorated and raring to go. The next day we were travelling so it was a couple of days after before i took up the mantle again. You may not be able to tell from the photographs, but believe it my body woke up. All of a sudden my knee hurt ( too much weight if you ask me) and my thighs in one hour realised they had muscles. I was not deterred for day 3, but oh my!
On Day 3, Jumping jacks that i had done so easily became difficult, my arms felt like lead, and my knee hurt, so eventually I had to say to Mr Insanity Akiti and he decided it was the intensity of the exercise and not to worry, but he did change the number of the jumping Jacks and increased an alternative style, but even that was a bit of a challenge ( a real one)
After this we did the floor work. dont get me wrong, I have exercised at this level before, and even Mr Akiti was pleasantly surprised at my flexibility, but when the opportunity to do those workouts were removed I was not disciplined enough, to seek out other opportunities. One might suggest that i did not want to, I was lazy ( hell no) or that i did not have enough will power and so on and so forth. however, I believe that element of me has changed, as as i return to Lagos tomorrow I will continue on my personal war against indiscipline.
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