Good morning guys. So instead of bragging about finishing the 500 jumps this morning without difficulties (in the end 5 sets of 100 is almost the same as 5 sets of 70), I want to tell you about last night's dinner party.
Our guests: to safeguard their identities Mr. P and his wife Ms. L. Ms. L is a former PCPeer and the one to blame for triggering my curiosity about this program in the first place.
That said, the menu: vermicelli with a rather dry sauce of black truffles (tartufo neri), half an onion, one clove of garlic and a couple of grounded veal sausages, all topped with shaves of Parmesan cheese. Quite a delicacy, right? I must confess I felt disquieted to see half an already modest portion served before me while I saw Mr. P, Ms. L, and my wife, dipping deep into the depths of the pot, as if on an archeological mission, to bring to the surface every last bit of truffle. Half a glass of wine did not seem to bother me.
So I thought that if I was going to eat half, a good idea was to eat twice as slow as the rest. The trick worked and we finished more or less at the same time. Except for Mr. P, whose plate was enormous. When he was done, he said to me, "see how solidarious I was with you?"' "how's that?" said I, to which he very humorously and cynically replied, "well, I usually take seconds, but since you're eating half, I opted to serve myself what I would eat all at once".
There was some left over after our guests left. And as I was storing it in a plastic container, I could almost hear the truffle bits whispering "eat us, eat us, don't leave us freezing to death in that cold cage full of vegetables".
I showed no mercy to the pasta left overs and went to bed. DAY 6 COMPLETE!
Back to this morning, the 500 jumps were actually not as easy as I said in the beginning. But they were doable and I know that if Day 8 calls for another 500 + more demanding workout, I'll be able to pull through.
Good day to all of you, and do check out this TED talk by an 11-year old boy on the food system. It is moving how stronger and educating a message becomes when it isn't conveyed by an adult.
Hi Juan- interesting post- really liked the video as well. Well done on sticking to he half portions. As fopr the rugby, i'm helping out with the under 8s and its a triumph if we can get them to remember to run /pass in the right direction- we've got a big tournament next weekend God help us.
ReplyDeleteKeep on keeping on
Mr P = funny guy.
ReplyDeleteDon't let the truffles win!
I dumped about 30 chocolate drops right into the trashcan yesterday because I kept looking at them every time I passed through the kitchen.
5x80=400?
ReplyDeleteSorry Andy, honest mistake. My post was corrected. Thanks for pointing it out.
ReplyDeleteAha! Ms. L? :) :)
ReplyDelete"dipping deep into the depths of the pot"? :)
What can I say. My metabolism needs a lot of fuel and you cook very well.
Wow, dinner at your house sounds just wonderful. Way to go with the restraint!
ReplyDeleteHi Juan, I'm a former PCPer. I hope you don't mind me commenting on your blog from time to time. I wish you all the best in your program.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your successful J-roping! If I might offer an ida for a future blog entry-- delve into why you have succes with your J-ropes and share that knowledge with the other PCPers in your group or outside your group that are having trouble with the rope. In these early days, the rope can be a sources of frustration for a lot of people. It sure was for me. It helps to have some support from someone who knows how to get the J-ropes done. There is Patrick of course, but the more help the merrier.
Just an idea.