The Carbo Load and Figures

Carbo loading is not the best idea, especially if you want a really good result come weigh in day. But I will come to that momentarily.

Last week was of course monumental with the birth of Blake, but this week there was something just as monumental occurring. Yes I had a birthday and it really pushed the scales up, much to my amusement.

But last week through good time management and a very understanding and supportive wife, I forced my self to the gym while Dylan (baby 1) was sleeping so Het had only Blake to worry about. Now I have also figured out some other figures. My height is 181cm. I wanted to know because I wanted to work out what my heart rate should be to maximise my gym time. It turns out for my age (nothing to do with height or weight, not very scientific aye?) I need to be between 110 and 147 beats per minute. So with the help of a heart rate monitor my average heart rate through out exercise is 125 bpm. So I'm doing well there.

Now I love to celebrate my birthday. However what use to be a month of celebration in the 20's has become weeks in my early 30's but now it just seems like its the weekend. So I spoilt myself, through my stomach. I had a bottle of wine (ok maybe 2 over the whole weekend) I had an ice cream, a packet of Heartland Potato Chips, a Kit Kat or two. And then on my birthday I over indulged in pizza and then got a little carried away with KFC. But it was my birthday, however what happened next put me over the top.

Because Het just gave birth some very kind people have been giving us flowers, some balloons, some more flowers, some clothes but some have been giving us food. A very good friend of Het's gave us this amazing Lasagna. It was massive but we could not waste such a gift so I ate it, then had some more, and then finished it. Talk about Carbs...pasta, pizza and chocolate plus that bottle of fizzy drink which I don't normally do that came with the KFC I have really gone and screwed up. Here's the stats.

Start weight: 101kgs
Last Weigh in: 92.0 kgs
This morning : 93.2kgs

Don't worry, I almost fasted today, and ate properly so tomorrow it will be closer to last weeks figure. Well it better be otherwise I am booking a one way ticket to Ethiopia.