Rules: Must be perfect the WHOLE 7 days with diet and exercise. No excuses!

You have to post the following day to report how you did on the previous day. Or if you like you can post at the end of each day.

Also, if you slip up and deviate from your own diet plan or miss working out on a day that you planned to workout for, you're out of the challenge and you'll have to wait until the next "Week of Perfection Challenge" to participate again.

This challenge is open to everyone and starts on April 23rd.

:p BlueThunder

I'm in. No more Penguins hockey, so pizza won't cause problems.

I'm in. No more Penguins hockey, so pizza won't cause problems.

Welcome again to the Perfection Challenge. :nod:

Hello BlueThunder, Hello Azaroth,

Right, let's try this again.

Salutations to all and see you monday.

Cheers,
Dan

Hi all. I'm in as well. My perfect week is to stick to my exercise plan and eat cleaner food.

No added sugar.
Natural.
Fibre/wholewheat.
Beware of 2.5-3hours eating intervals.

Monday is tomorrow for me :D
Current date: 22/04/2007; 2.10pm

Hello BlueThunder, Hello Azaroth,

Right, let's try this again.

Salutations to all and see you monday.

Cheers,
Dan

Welcome aboard Dan. :tu:

Hi all. I'm in as well. My perfect week is to stick to my exercise plan and eat cleaner food.

No added sugar.
Natural.
Fibre/wholewheat.
Beware of 2.5-3hours eating intervals.

Monday is tomorrow for me :D
Current date: 22/04/2007; 2.10pm


Glad to have you eccent. :tu:

Hi Blue Thunder, Dan and Azaroth. It's good to be part of the challenge really.

I did all the planned exercises, ate wholewheat, ate 5meals, drink unsweetened cocoa (with powdered milk). However I think it's too much carb for me so I'll find something other than wholewheat bread to snack on tomorrow.

To me, perfect exercise day is a perfect day :D.

Morning- 30min cardio on stationary bike
Night- Lower body workout 40min - 1hr (forgot to time)

... ate wholewheat...

Wholewheat is very nice. Actually, I've ate today a whole (7oz-200g let's say) wholewheat bread with no less than 14 cereals/grains. I've figured that should be around 500 kcals, enough for two meals.

Today, a good day:
Weightlifting for 45 mins at noon
Cardio (running) in the evening for 35 mins. I'm quite pleased with my cardio progress: I'm much more able to do greater effort during longer times and the heart rate is going down.

Tomorrow, the great trial is to wake my lazy ass from the bed around 6:30 for the morning, fasted cardio. I have never been able to do that until now (that's why I've failed past week challenge)

Cheers to all,
Dan

Perfect diet today, under 2000 calories and 45 minutes of weight training.

It almost killed me. Was god damn hungry.

Day 1 (Monday) Stayed under 2000 calories and did fullbody weight training. Tried some new exercises since this one dude was hogging the chest machine thingy. Perfect Day. :tucool:

Hey all. Wow congrats to you all on the perfect days.

To me controlling my eating is really hard. I slipped and drank 2 glasses of sugared drinks today. :doh:Just 2 days! I'm cracking my brain to come up with some eating discipline. :mad: Best of lucks, Hang in there :D:gl:

My attitude eating low calories and losing weight is almost masochistic. It's one of the reasons I can handle fasted cardio (the worst part is that it's boring... something absolutely must be on TV).

I'm not sure what you mean by sugared drinks - but if they have caffeine in them, trust me, once you break the addicition.. the desire dissipates completely.

I'd also recommend some other reading on sugar (especially if they're not caffeinated beverages). You'll find out things like how sugar suppresses the immune system and is cancer's favourite food. Turn that action around, and read about the HEALTHY food you're eating too. Read about the benefits while you're eating. Or the negative aspects while you're eating something bad (or after, which will help you from repeating the mistake).

Thanks for the good advice Azaroth :D

Sugared drink I drank this morning is iced plum drink. The vendor added 3-4 plums mixed with 2.5 table spoon of sugar & of course the water and ice.

Many vendors in Thailand (where I'm) sell lots of sweetened drink. By that I mean at least 2 tablespoons. Must be the recipe, coz anything lower than that doesn't taste "that" good. Almost tasteless sometimes, must be due to the ice melting.

So the best solution that I'm doing (or try to) is to avoid them all together. Discipline is de Key!:spank:

My attitude eating low calories and losing weight is almost masochistic. It's one of the reasons I can handle fasted cardio (the worst part is that it's boring... something absolutely must be on TV).


I have a small flat and I don't have enough space for sport equipment. That's way I'm only doing my cardio outdoor (running + cycling). I'm also doing some cardio after the weighlifting, but I definitely like better the outdoor cardio. And this way, I don't get bored because of the scenery and the attention. Music is very motivating also.


I'm not sure what you mean by sugared drinks - but if they have caffeine in them, trust me, once you break the addicition.. the desire dissipates completely.


That's right, if you persevere long enough, you realize that you have less and less the need/desire to eat/drink bad stuff.

I'd also recommend some other reading on sugar (especially if they're not caffeinated beverages). You'll find out things like how sugar suppresses the immune system and is cancer's favourite food. Turn that action around, and read about the HEALTHY food you're eating too. Read about the benefits while you're eating. Or the negative aspects while you're eating something bad (or after, which will help you from repeating the mistake).

Totally agreed, everything is in the head. It seems simple but it is very tough to make it possible everyday. But, again if you persevere each day and think at all the bad effects that sugar/refined foods have on your body, you can overcome most envies.

Otherwise, I had a good day today:
Two cardio sessions (morning, fasted) and evening
5 meals

Cheers to all,
Dan

Day 2 (Tuesday): Stayed approximately under 2000 calories and had a nice recovery day. Perfect Day.:nod:

Hi all,

It was an ok day.
One cardio session and moderate eating.

Tomorrow, two cardio sessions.

Cheers,
Dan

Day 3 (Wednesday): Stayed under 2000 calories. Probably should have skipped cardio as my knees and hip were bothering me, but did an hour anyway. Perfect Day. :tu: I may skip my next cardio. I'll have to see how my joints feel then though.

OK day. Not super but ok.

Tomorrow weightlifting,

Cheers,
Dan

I have definitely not been perfect.

On the second night I ate a brownie. I attempted to counter this with an extra session (20 minutes) of HIIT.

On the third day, I was brought Chinese takeout. Impossible to refuse. I attempted to counter this with an added weight lifting session, and added cardio.

Regardless of how I tried to make up for it, these are still actions that are FAR from "perfect".

Sorry guys!

Day 4 (Thursday): Had a pretty good day. Under 2000 calories. Perfect Day. I think I may need to take a week off from all leg exercises to let all my joints and muscles heal up. I've been noticing a decline in running speed and strength so hopefully resting will go a long way to getting me back to normal. :nod:

A good day: responsible eating and 1 hour of intense weightlifting

(Although I have very good weightlifting sessions with constant progress, I no longer feel the muscle ache and burnout after the workout. This may be normal, but I also liked the exhaustion after)

Dan

Good luck fellas :P

Good luck fellas :P

Hey Azaroth. Good luck to you too. :tu:

Day 5 (Friday): Well, I did my upperbody workout and skipped legs, but it was planned, so I consider myself as having a perfect day. Also ate below 2000 calories.

Very good day: ~2 hours of cardio: a long bicycle stroll (48km) in a very nice scenery.

Cheers & good luck for the last day(s) of the challenge,
Dan

2 hours of cardio! WOW.... Hmm... makes me wonder whether people tend to exercising longer when they're doing sports outdoor. Gym wouldn't count in here coz they're indoor as well I guess.

Day 6 (Saturday): Eating was good. Perfect Day.

2 hours of cardio! WOW.... Hmm... makes me wonder whether people tend to exercising longer when they're doing sports outdoor. Gym wouldn't count in here coz they're indoor as well I guess.

When you are running laps on a track or stationary equipment, you can stop anytime. The secret is just go someplace far until you are tired, then you must go back by yourself :lol:

Today it was a good day: a friend wake me up at 8 in the morning (on a sunday, no less) and we did 45 mins of running + 30 mins on bicycle to go there and back.

However, it was less than a perfect day, because I've eat just a bit too much.

I'll make it up next week, promise!

BlueThunder, be strong for sunday, and you'll win the challenge!

Final Day! Ate 100% perfect. Legs are still in recovery mode until wednesday, so I skipped running on the treadmill. Perfect Day. :tu: