Well, this is it—my final post to this blog, which has been a part of my life for three full months. What can I say—it has been an incredible journey!
I know the question on everyone's mind is: "Did E manage to survive Halloween or was the temptation so great that he succumb to the delectable heavenly sweetness of sugar and carbs to the point where they had to roll him home like the Blueberry Girl from Willy Wonka?"
Actually, it wasn't as bad as I was worried I might be. Yeah, I had some of the bad non-PCP food, but not a lot of it. My body knew when to stop with the junk and dive right into the veggies! I even had a small sip of wine, and that was enough for me.
I managed to take a full couple days off away from the PCP, but I felt very antsy during that time. Amazing how rested and relaxed one can feel after doing exercises!! Yeah, there's not going to be much sitting still for me anymore! Thank goodness!
Okay, okay. I know this is the moment that everyone has been waiting for—the obligatory pants shot! Well, here they are: two of my most favorite pants now rendered obsolete by the shrinking waistline. Gotta love it!
There's still a ways to go before I get into peak condition, but at least the foundation has been laid. Heck, right now I'm happy to be a few sizes smaller than I started. The abs and pecks will come eventually, but I'm up for the challenge!
Unfortunately, it's time for our paths to diverge and this chapter of my journey to close. Oh, I'll still be lurking around here to watch the last 2009 group of PCPers complete this adventure. Hey, I'll probably still make a comment or two (or five), but this will be it for a regular post in this forum. However, you can still get your dose of E on my brand new blog as my story continues Beyond The Peak.
To Anshuman, Mike, and Jessica—we crossed the finish line! It was a privilege to be your friend and part of your team for the past 90 days. Now it feels as though summer camp is over and it's time for us to go home. Keep rockin' the PCP guys!
Of course, I can't totally sign off without giving big kudos to Patrick and Chen for this program. Yeah, at times it was tough and exhausting, and there were moments that I thought Patrick was completely off his rocker with some of those exercises, but it was well worth it. The support and care and—dare I say—love that you have put into this program really shows. It has been an honor and great pleasure working with you!!
So this is it. The last moment to impart some bit of wisdom to all future PCPers. There's no easy way to sum everything up into just a few short words. So my suggestion is that you go and read all the blogs of the past PCP participants. Each person brought their own unique story to this program and bravely bared themselves to the world. Share each worry, each tear, each frustration, each laugh, and each victory. This is a living tapestry that only gets richer with each person who passes this way, and it become all the more beautiful with each tale.
Of course, you know I can't end this without one final song:
That's a wrap! Roll credits!
—E
