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.
Its hard to believe we are already at Day 23. You guys are doing an awesome job. It is always so encouraging to look through this thread and the logs and see the progress that people are making. At the same time, I am sad that it appears we have lost a few...but I expected it to happen. Nonetheless, in my opinion, this Challenge has already been a success for the participants involved. We are learning new things about ourselves, we are achieving goals, and even finding new love for things like Bulgarian Split Squats. My best wishes of continued success and consistency to you all.
Newman
Thorn: This last week was a great trying week for me. My responsibilities doubled as I took over leadership of the division and we did well with only a few bumps in the road. I have learned the things I need to do to be differently organied to get things done more efficiently as well. I wasn't as consistent as I wanted to be in my workouts and my nutrition suffered some but I am not worried about it.
Rose: I am pressing on! This isn't really only a 61 Day Challenge for me. It is the continuance of a lifestyle -- a series of adaptions and opportunities to overcome. Give me your worst and I'll sip on lemonade (low carb) and plant roses.
Newman
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__________________ 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
HUGE Roses! I walked out on our pier this morning, enjoying my pot of coffee and surveying our domain and,.....when I looked over at my neighbor's place ....(The neighbor from hell)...... I saw.....a........(Drum roll, please) ........"FOR SALE" SIGN!!!
Thorns: None: Nothing can spoil this day!
__________________ "May you live every day of your life." - Jonathan Swift
__________________ 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
HUGE Roses! I walked out on our pier this morning, enjoying my pot of coffee and surveying our domain and,.....when I looked over at my neighbor's place ....(The neighbor from hell)...... I saw.....a........(Drum roll, please) ........"FOR SALE" SIGN!!!
Thorns: None: Nothing can spoil this day!
Wow. Congratulations! I remember that post. Good riddance!
Thorns: I felt fat all weak, despite all evidence to the contrary. Everything was the same, I just felt fat on the inside, you know?
Roses: My bootcamp (Sand Challenge) was great today. I kicked ass. Plus, I still had tons of energy to walk around and practice power cleans later. I still want to workout more, too (but won't).
Thorns: Same as the rest of the week. Gym has been closed
Take a thorn...
Make a rose: I won't have access to the gym anyhow for the next 2 months.
Time for some more interesting training modes. I will yet again ditch NROL, simply due to lack of equipment. I will move into a full body routine based around a suspension system like the TRX, only home grown. I will combine this with a sandbag (100lbs = $11) and maybe some other misc toys. I will see about getting the suspension system done this weekend, and possibly the sandbag.
Og.
__________________ 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
Thorns: tummy troubles (more than likely of my own making) working on resolving that problem as we speak.
Roses: Weigh in this morning I was down just over half a lb. Upping my calories seems to be working and I've gotten lots of sleep the past few nights so I am feeling like myself!!!!
__________________ 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
we are achieving goals, and even finding new love for things like Bulgarian Split Squats.
If you love Bulgarian split squats, you are a sick, sick man. Seek help.
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
Thorn: I've taken too many one-point eating days. I've really got to walk the straight and narrow if I want to reach my nutrition points goal. Once again I'm finding myself pressed for time and unable to get to the grocery store, which inevitably leads to compromise.
Rose: Completed my competetive goal and acquired a cool new t-shirt in the process.
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
If you love Bulgarian split squats, you are a sick, sick man. Seek help.
hmmm he might be referring to my love of them.... sick but true.
__________________ 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
Newman, I love your attitude!! Keep it up ... you are the BEST!!
Egham, is that your view in your siggie? I never realized you live on the water! It's awesome, isn't it? Our summer place is right on the water. Congrats on the miserable neighbor moving!! Yay!!
Paula, nice job shrinking!!
Roland, I have those days too ... I figure they're hormonal ... glad it's over for you!
Keith, can't wait to see how your homemade TRX comes out ... have fun with the workouts!
Bill, great job on meeting the competitive goal!
ROSE: Fully enjoyed my refeed without feeling guilty ...
THORN: Feeling a bit stressed about heading North ... I always feel this way but relax as soon as we get there, so it will be fine.
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Roses -- I was suppose to do cardio yesterday, but I ended up taking the wife down to port (http://www.city-data.com/picfiles/pic1931.php) because it was too darn beautiful to be indoors!
More roses -- I got a job interview doing helpdesk for a company that works with autism (www.ddiinfo.org). My heart wants to work there but the money has to be there too.
No thorns for me so far this week.
Jim~
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Roses-Still here. Did NROL FL-1B today and grabbed the 20 lb DB's for the dreaded BSS's. After 12 reps on each leg I was sucking wind bigtime and wondering what the heck was wrong. I struggled over to the rack and set the DB's down and realized I had 30 lbs. I did 12 reps each leg with 60 lbs. I backed down to 25 lb DB's for my next 2 sets but was pretty happy with my progress.
Thorns- The 5k I was going to run for my competition goal was cancelled and rescheduled for Aug. 26th. I doubt I'll find another one. Bad weekend again only got 1/4 NG's. Missed Mass this weekend. It's all falling apart but I'll just keep plugging away.
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
Thorns: Sometimes I have to get up early for work. 4am, today. I ate pretty soon after waking up. It's like I ate nothing. Now I'm miserable. When can I eat again? This blows. Throws my whole day off, it seems.
Why does my lower body keep growing, but my upper body doesn't? Enough with the calves already... Why do they keep growing?!?!
Roses: I'm still the same weight, mysteriously, but progress pics say I'm leaner than when I started out. That's good news.
I wrapped up my latest workout routine (Calf Focused Hypertrophy) and I'm about ready to kick so seriously small asses in the next phase of this Challenge.
Roses - weight is up to start the week, had a great workout lastnight
- its raining again (its been a while)
Thorns - Ive had a headache for 2 days now, (its not a tumor):p
- its raining again (which is great except, it means my new house is falling behind schedule.)
Edit: I havent filled out my google 61 day tracker thing for ages.
Thorns: I haven't had a chance to contribute much lately to the challenge. I went out of town for a few days. While I did keep to my diet, I didn't get a chance to do any weights or walking.
Roses: I still feel great. I'm dying to get in the gym. I was going to lift today, but the weather outside is cool. I just had to enjoy the weather and go for a long walk to relax.
I am going to lift tomorrow, and I will post more details about my progress. I'm starting to get a little behind on lifting, so I need to pick up the slack before I get to a point of no return for meeting my goal. I can do it though.
Thorns: Let last weeks check in get past me. Still haven't gotten into a lifting routine yet. That will change this week.
Roses: Lost another 3 lbs. Still eating on schedule. One cheat on Sunday. Still clicking away at my half marathon training. Mileage will start to increase in the next two weeks.
Checking In! tough week, getting ready to go on vacation, but i don't have anyone here to get my work done for me while i'm gone, so i have to work double time before i leave and after i get back (kinda messes up the idea of a vacation doesn't it. anyways) so i'm trying to squeeze a forty hour work week into two days, plus i went away for the weekend to inlaws house. i'm doing well other then bike rides, they've suffered a bit since i've been working 18 hour days. but i'm gonna more then make up for it while at the cabin (chopping wood, rowing boats, dirt biking, ATVing, fishing) and i must say, im looking pretty good, got two comments from coworkers the other day, a "you look like you've been working out a lot", and a "what are you doing to lose the weight, i gotta try it." (unbeknownst to them, i still haven't lost more then about 5 pounds.) my love handles are almost gone! well, not really, but they are noticeably smaller then before, and in the right pants and shirt, it looks like i gotta pretty trim waist. So, a pretty rosey week for me, although, even if something bad does happen, i just tell myself, you'll be fishing in just a few days, and it makes everything seem insignificant.
Things are going well for me. I'm just absolutely tickled by the progress picture that I did last night that put the challenge start picture next to my current progress picture. It's like looking at a whole another me in 5 short weeks.
Food issues appear to be resolved and I am cruising into my birth month looking forward to my 40th birthday and what it will bring!
Work is hectic
__________________ 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
Thorn: what Otto said.
and my weight is crazy high and pissing me off, and no I can't use clothing as my gauge because that makes it worse as stuff I bought 2 months ago is unwearably small.
Rose: um, I deadlifted 125 for reps, then tested my 1RM and came up with 150... that's nice.
I am making headway on my website.
I haven't broken the forums again.
Thorns: Not too much, need to still concentrate on my eating a little more -- it's not horrible, but there is definitely room for improvement.
Roses: Workouts have been good. Got in some swimming, which will help for the upcoming triathlon in mid-July. Weight is down almost five pounds since the challenge began!
Thorns: Progress seemed to have stalled. Can't figure out for the life of me what I am doing wrong. I'm tightening up on the diet to see if that helps. Going to eat 10 x BW every day for awhile and see if that doesn't work. I was eating below on my non lifting days and wonder if I wasn't eating too little.
Roses: workouts have been great! Trying not to do too much cardio. This is my last week of the break in on NROL, then next week I will be off and start Fat Loss I the following week I have been noticing gains with NROL, these guys sure know what they're talking about!!!
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