Days 3 & 4

Day 3

Day three was a strangely tough day, and not due to the eating.

I went out with PPUK:York to do some care.data flyering at the LibDem conference, and then went and marched in the TUC march.

Once I got in, I took up sneezing as my full-time job, and kept trying to sleep it off. I sneezed so much it really annoyed my other half, got in the way of my eating, and the headaches brought on made me sleep half the remaining day -- not good.

The eating was only made more difficult by this, but I persevered, managing to pack away a whopping 986 calories over my target for that day! I think I was comfort eating to compensate for the ill that sneezing made me feel. I also tried peanut butter on toast -- pretty tasty and incredibly calorific.

Day 4

This is a jitsu day, but one out of order. I don't normally do jitsu on a Sunday, but this is the pre-grading. This time next week, I'll be writing my blog with either a new belt, or shame, wrath, disappointment, KHAAANNN!

That aside, it does take my required target to some 3420 calories which I am only 16 calories short.

I am getting somewhat used to the protein shakes, I think I can get through a protein shake with a couple of chugging sessions now, and it doesn't make me feel too sick afterwards; though I still feel thoroughly full, and that's on top of the full feeling I get after a meal.

We're beginning to worry about how I'll make the 3420 calorie target on jitsu days (soon to be work out days, as school will be out soon, so no jitsu for 5 weeks), and especially since the coming week has potentially 5 (!) jitsu days in preparation for grading.