New 90 DAY CYCLE - CROWDFUNDING MY BOOK!

I have thoroughly enjoyed the 90 day SSS cycle from Joe Wicks. However, it must be some kind of crazy coincidence - but I am now starting a new regime - yes, I am a masochist!
I am crowdfunding with Unbound, a publishing imprint of Penguin Random House. More on this here.

My book is a pacy, modern 1980s literary thriller set in Chicago and Macau. I need to crowdfund it because the voice of an ethnic minority like mine is under-represented in the world of English fiction. I am after all a post-colonial writer. I am not only writing in my second language, I am writing about immigrants.

I am well pleased with the results of the 90 day SSS and I am feeling light and agile. I feel revived and energetic and that I am able to take on something as demanding as crowdfunding.

I have no problem doing more than twenty or thirty sit-ups now. Plank - I can do 2 minutes. Push ups are more an issue. I think of the men's style one, 10 is plenty and I can do about 20 of the 'women's style'. I love the exercises which are all standard stuff, it's like being in school again. I can't stand Zumba or barre fitness or any of these crossover categories with banging music. If I am doing ballet, I am doing ballet, none of this mixed exercises.

Oh you have to ignore my puckered or wrinkly tummy. There is nothing to be done about this except tummy tuck. This is what a tummy looks like after giving birth twice! The skin is permanently stretched.

CYCLE THREE: 90 day SSS Pop the Cork! I am at the end of my training now!

So I am in a routine now, it's been quite stable. Never had I cheated on the exercise, I always did the four times a week exercise even if it is already late at night or if I am tired.
Weight has stabilised at 47.4 kg but it would be nice to go down to 46 something. This is because once you lose weight you feel very light and energetic. You will be less tired and will have even more energy to work, play, think. I am more productive and alert than I had ever been.

Cheats
The only areas I cheated was with sugar and alcohol. I will never be able to go for three months without white carbs or sugar or alcohol. That is my heartline. I am absolutely crazy about donuts, croissants, cake, chocolates, Prosecco. Once I touch it, that's it. I have to keep going and finish it, even if I am actually cutting down on the amount. For example. I allow myself a croissant every week rather than every day. Plus there have been birthdays, celebrations. Alcohol I am allowing myself once a week.
Once you touch alcohol and sugary snacks, you feel tired and lethargic and so the cycle begins again.

Weights and multitasking
I find this section very dull but luckily there are periods of rest as long as 1.5 minutes which I use wisely in reading novels or doing household chores. So the dullness is only in short bursts. I am just putting up with it because it is part of the routine. In this cycle, the actual total time of exercise is shorter, i.e. 35 minutes in total, so one can't complain. Previously in Cycle Two it was taking up to between 45 and 55 minutes and so many resting periods that I was folding laundry. I worked out that in a 45 seconds rest period you can fold 3 items of clothing. Guys, don't join a gym. You will never be able to do what I am doing, which is multitask to the max when exercising. Thank you Joe. I will be ironing during the long periods of rest next. Don't tell me people just stare into space for 1.5 minutes. I read about three pages of a gripping novel or if it's artsy and hard to get into, I read one to two pages.

The end is the beginning
Now that I am in Cycle Three, I feel like this is the beginning, not the end. I also have become quite philosophical about food and healthy living. It is a sustainable way of living. I will be costing the NHS less as I take responsibility over my own well-being and my family's of course.
Here is the most recent photo. In two weeks the three cycles would be finished. I will be celebrating!