Day 90 and onwards - Sayonara but not goodbye

Almost a week of life off the chain now and I am still struggling with this final post.  No profound insight to share or key nugget of advice to offer future PCPers without coming off as overly pedantic or verbose or both.

To me, the genius of PCP has been the simplicity. Taking something simple (fitness, health, weight loss, physical appearance) - which some people spend endless energy complicating, breaking down into billions of different micro components, exercises, supplements, so that others can (or will) waste billions of dollars on trying to get the promised results - and offering an uncomplicated, but in no way easy, solution for results.

I never imagined that listening to Patrick and Chen would take me from here...

no chinned and surely lookin

to here..

how bout a hug

and here

well you get the picture

in 90 days.  Though initially skeptical with some aspects of PCP's structure - and not easy things to commit to going in - they all played a key role in its completion.  Blowing through all of the bullshit, consider me one satisfied customer Patrick, and one who will continue to spread the gospel long after the euphoria of buying size 32 pants (ironically, now that I am leaving Japan, I can finally buy pants here) has worn off.

By The Numbers -

Weight Going In to PCP - 93 kg
Weight Coming out of PCP - 80.1 kg
Haven't been this weight since I left high school.

Waist Size Going in - 35
Waist Size Coming out - 31.5

Didn't really track the body fat very well but will really focus on getting this down to the mid teens going forward.

My Key Take Aways -

1) My wife Mags is an AMAZING women - not only am I very very grateful for her accepting 90 days of a reclusive, home centered lifestyle, my moods, my picky and onerous diet requirements, perpetual bitching/preaching about the types of foods we eat, newfound vanity, and in general another baby in the house to look after,  she married this guy!  (note - lost all my other fat photos, so will replace this one when I find one i am proud of, strange to say i want to share fat me.)

I LOVE YOU MAGS - THANKS FOR EVERYTHING

2) The human being is a resilient animal - it is amazing how 20 years of bad habits and the accumulation of results therefrom can be reversed in only 90 days.  I am utterly amazed at everyone who has done this.  

3) Life off the chain hasn't really changed me much - not sure if I will sustain these habits, but 75% of my meals since we ended PCP are compliant.  Even stranger, I like them just as much as the non-compliant ones.

4) Sayonara is not goodbye - entering post-PCP life and leaving my job and japan does not mean you have heard the last of me.  I will be there, lurking!