Saturday, 11 May 2024

Comic Con Fit

Next up in the events calendar: Monopoly Events return to Harrogate for Comic Con Yorkshire. 22nd June sees the second of this town’s event, after the success of the first outing last year

In the line-up this time: Paul McGann from Dr Who, Alien 3 and Withnail & I, Christopher Eccleston, again a titular Dr Who, and also from 28 Days Later, Colin Baker, the 6th Dr Who, and Britain’s loudest actor and star of Flash Gordon, Brian Blessed

The main attraction as far as I’m concerned is Giancarlo Esposito, Gustavo Fring from Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul, and Jack Baer in The Usual Suspects. He’s also Moff Gideon in the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian, Stanley Johnson in The Gentlemen and Stan Edgar in The Boys. 

I’m planning on getting photos with Esposito and McGann, and want to be in the best shape possible for it. I know I need to be 72kg to get into my suit trousers. This morning I was 76.8 at the start of a gym session and 75.9 at the end of it. The plan? Porridge for breakfast, soup for lunch and tea. Copious amounts of it. Aldi offer a Super 6 deal, featuring a selection of cut-price veg. Whatever that is, I’ll bung it in. 

6 weeks to lose 4 kilos. Easily done. 

Connection to psychology: Now it’s time to fight the cravings, eat well, sleep properly and not get distracted by the smartphone. At the gym and at home, I’ll work cardio and bodyweight exercises. See if I can beat further PBs.

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