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Hey All,

So I have been away from the blog for a while. Apologies for that.  Work has slightly taken over in the last few weeks and some other parts of life seem to have come to the forefront and taken over.  It's been a strange last part of the PCP and I definitely hold my hands up to not getting the most out of the last push to the end.

That said, I take some comfort in the fact that my body has never been in better shape and my diet is still going strong.

Will I achieve the 'ultimate' body by day 90.  No, and that is entirely my fault. Am I in the best shape I have been in for years and years. Absolutely.  My tummy has pretty much gone and my shoulders are wider than my hips.  I can now play 4 hours of tennis and not get too tired and my energy levels are higher than they are usually.

I think the most important thing for me as we close in on the last couple days is that I've gone 90 days without alcohol, chocolate, pizza's and ice cream......and even at this point I am not desiring them.  Mainstreaming this diet programme into my life doesn't seem so daunting anymore, and I am going to continue with the exercises. All in all, I feel I have a good foundation to continue moving past day 90 with.

I'm not sure how good people have been with being regimented with the programme but I am so mightily impressed from the blogs I have read about people's commitment.

As I start to reflect on this programme, a number of things are becoming clear.  I am more focused at work and in life than I have usually been.  I am surprised by my will power.  I've enjoyed the structure this programme has given my life.  Friends and colleagues comments have been inspiring and have helped me to get out the skipping rope when it was the last thing  I wanted to do.

Maybe every year, I should be repeating this programme......

Day 1-45: A+, Day 45-60: F-, Day 60-90: Back to A+

Ok, so the first 45 days were fantastically driven and with great adherence to the diet and the exercise.  Day 45-60 has been plagued by one bout of the flu, one bout of food poisoning and ridiculous working hours. I really feel the last two weeks have been a real failure.  I've maintained as many days of exercise as possible, but I have missed about 9 out of 15 days due to sickness.  And for four of those days I could not keep any food or water down, so I sadly feel I have lost a lot of the benefits gained since the start of this programme.

I also feel I have lost a lot of muscle over the last two weeks so I am now very committed to make the most of this last month.  I wander if doing two sets of exercises will fast track my progress??  Needless to say I have some big work ahead of me to make sure I get to a better place by Day 90.  I will post a new post-sick pic later this evening.

I have also decided I am going to keep on with the exercises after 90 days and maintain the diet.  Keen to keep the momentum of progress going.

Ok, I feel slightly less guilty for the failures now.  Off to exercise now.