LIVIN' LARGE: Minimizing yourself and maximizing your life!When you have over 100 pounds to lose it can seem impossible to get started in the right direction.
Last week was ok, I managed to get through pretty easily on Plan A of the TNT diet, infact a lot easier than I thought.
Workouts have been a challenge for me, getting back into it. My Steadystate stuff should be the easiest, but alas with my bike down and awaiting repairs cycling is out. I do need to start running either way, but I just don't enjoy it as much. The last run was evil, but it had more to do with DOMS than anything else. Maybe the next one will be better?
I plan on rounding out this week with NROL BI A tomorrow morning, with a run tonight and maybe some hills on Sunday.
Biggest thorn was finally getting a call for an interview, going in, getting the interview and then not getting the job all in a matter of 4 days. At least it was fast but last night was very disappointing for me. I managed to not destroy the diet though.
I feel a lot better today and we are now approaching the weekend rapidly! yay!
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
Nah, these guys took forever to get around to interviewing, but once they did it was WHAM BAM! DoNE!
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
Sadly I have something like that. Ok well it's a little bigger, but I have a folding bike, just no real desire to ride it to work and back since it's a single speed and I live in the land of hills
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
Good here, down 6 lbs and 1" at navel since starting plan on 5/28.
__________________ 'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ' ~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,
smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
1 Week done.... I'm really pleased that there is only one meal I missed for my carrying goal and that I've managed to learn how to bulgarian split squats without planting my face into the floor.
I've enjoyed my "off week" for NROL and am looking forward to getting back to groove of things next week.
Measurements and Progress Pictures are this weekend.
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
week 1 done:
thorns: diet went to heck during seminar week even though I'd preplanned. workouts - ran on Tues. was supposed to do RT on Wed - didn't as I had to work in the evening to "make up" for being at seminar all day. was supposed to run on Thurs - didn't as sciatica (from commute) was super intense and spent the evening foam rolling & doing piriformis stretching to try and relieve same.
roses: still here, still dedicated and ready for today to be an "on plan" day.
This challenge has been great for me so far! Just what I needed to get by butt in gear.
Roses: Workouts have gone well, eating is good
Thorns: Eating - although good, I've had a couple of slips -- at least the challenge keeps me accountable.
Numbers to Date
Nutritition 30 pts
Resistance 7.5
Interval 0
Cardio 4
Personal 0
Competetive 0 - have registered for my next event. This time, I will not miss the registration.
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
Rose - Good week at work today (very rare) got through a lot of completions including my 1st Million Pound House.
Thorn - although my diet has been fairly good throughout the week i stil need to hone in a bit more. I think my scalesare not accurate, even though they were fairly expensive - the weight fluctuates too much. Ate pretty bad today... was doing o.k until about 6pm but its all gone downhill from then.
Out of Interest, could somebody point me in the direction of the TNT info please. I actually won a copy of the book at the Summit (thanks JP) but it's not out until october - how come people have some of it's content now??
Points Total so far.... 49
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There's no free lunch, especially when it's served with special sauce (lostdog)
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1 down, 7 to go! So far, so good. Although I had a couple close calls with food this past week. I got caught empty handed this afternoon at work when it was time to feed again. But, after rummaging around in my desk, I found the last of a bag of almonds, and hungrily munched on them. Needless to say, I was very happy I found them. So, I was wondering what everyone else's favorite snacks are to keep in their desks at work?
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
Balance bar. (not so much at a desk, but between classes, for instance). They have new ones out with no HFCS... so 210 calories, 15ish grams of protein, good amounts of vitamins. works for me.
Week 1+ went well ... had some pretty bad cravings last night, but stuck to authorized foods ... so that's a rose I guess. I only missed one night of sleep for a minimum of 8 hours ... so that's good too. Of course each night has been interrupted and that is catching up with me. I am EXHAUSTED today. (Major thorn) I have to cut my workouts down I think ... they seem to be just too metabolically taxing and I am exhausted in the afternoon after doing them and for a few days after (another major thorn). So I hope it's okay ... I downgraded my goal from 25 resistance and interval workouts to 20 ... I think that will be manageable. I'm also changing my workouts to be TT Bodyweight stuff ... hopefully the lower resistance and circuit style workouts will allow me to recover easier.
So the major rose this week was that I was 100% compliant with TNT ... I feel good on it and I'm doing well with minimal cravings. I don't think I ate enough yesterday and that's why I had cravings ... that and I'm about a week out from onset of menses (blah).
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Life's a Journey ... Enjoy the Ride!
Roses: Week 1 was almost perfect for me all around, nutrition was 100% but missed a couple workouts at the end of the week.
Thorns: As above I missed a couple workouts. I did something to my feet on thursday and I am not sure what. The bottom of both feet sting when I put pressure on them almost like they are burned. At the balls of my feet they are very tender and feel almost bruised. I think I may need to scrounge up some money and pick up a new pair of shoes.
__________________ Beginning is Easy - Continuing is Hard
猿も木から落ちる Even monkeys fall from trees
- Japanese Proverb
My thorn this week has been this nasty sinus cold crud I seemed to have come up with about wendsday...so...I haven't been able to work out since tuesday which really sucks because I got my NROL book that I was anxiously awaiting for and was only able to do Break in 1 before I got sick. I'm going to attempt to go take a spin class since I had two very long well rested nights with nyquil and am feeling quite better. I hope to be back in the gym 100% starting monday...Nutrition has been good despite being sick
Thorn: Lack of net access = JPF withdrawl. PDA can only do so much.
Rose: Session C was good. Rockin' the nutrition hardcore. Kickin it with the weight loss = week 1: -9 lbs, moving average -6.16 lbs. RedLefty and RedWifey.
Someone think of a fun, unplanned challenge for everyone to try on Sunday. I am up for something new and random.
Newman
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"Branch chainz, bro. Leucine in the sky with diamonds." - Alan Aragon
Roses: Just worked out. Things are going well in the gym. My endurance seems to be picking up. I'm starting to notice more energy throughout the day. My weight went up.
Thorns: It's been so hot here, my outside activities have been non existent.
You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f---ing khakis.-Tyler Durden
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
So far so good week 2. Major rose...found a 5k run/walk (I'll probably do a bit of both ) right here in Chillicothe on 6/23. Benefits the Ophelia Project in Southern Ohio.
Thorn...major munchies late at night. I believe a large part of it is mental. Getting home from work has always been a feeding trigger for me. I get home around 10:30 pm and just feel this "need" to eat.
You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f---ing khakis.-Tyler Durden
61 DC Thorns and Roses Week 2
) right here in Chillicothe on 6/23. Benefits the 
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