220.5 - Ok, so I had this craving for mu shu chicken... and... well... for whatever reason the crunchy noodles they put on the table seemed particularly tasty (I don't have them as a rule). S'ok though I'm hoping to get a fair amount of walking in while I'm away, and will be watching calories this weekend. Be back on Sunday.
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No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
That's the way it usually is, so it's a more natural shot.
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Have fun in the big city. Enjoy a Brooklyn Brew for all your hard work this month.
Actually, on Friday I had Stoudt's Smooth Hoperator (very good), Urthel Tripel (also very good) and an ale, but I can't remember where it was from. Saturday, at the wedding, was given to a delicious red wine that I forgot to get the name of. The ceremony (held at the restaurant, immediately followed by the reception) went smoothly, and my cousin and her fiance are now man and wife. The groom's friend furnished the music, some of which was some jazzed up Bach, which I made a point to tell him (the guitarist) that I liked. As receptions go, this was quite fun - the waiters first walked around with different hors d'oevres, so you could taste a variety of things. Next was a first course consisting of vegetables, and pasta. The main course were dishes of salmon, chicken and specially prepared rice, which was put on a bed of greens. Dessert was a set of three different small tastes - all with a chocolate base, but differing added flavors, like raspberry, or vanilla. Surprisingly, they never let the glasses or plates go empty, but they weren't clingy either. One and all had a good time and my cousin said that everyone was inquiring about holding their weddings etc at the restaurant.
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D One Arm KB Pullover - 1x12@8, 2x12@12 (each side)
E1 Front Squat + High Pull3x12@20 (each side)
E2 Front Squat + Lateral Raise3x12@8 (each side)
F1 Pushups 3x10@BW (each side)
F2 Row3x10@20 (each side)
A Turkish Getup - I finally did these with a kettlebell (albeit 8kg). Technique is improving, but I'm doing something with my right side that I'm not doing with my left, because I seem to get into proper positioning on my right side more often.
B One-Arm Swings - The first exercise where I used my new 20kg kettlebell. VERY cool indeed.
C Core Push Press + Goblet Squats - This went pretty well considering I started with the 20kg kettlebell. Midway through the 2nd and third sets, I had to switch to the 16kg kb to finish out the set. Room for improvement indeed.
D One Arm KB Pullover - I experimented with Roland's idea but didn't come up with anything satisfactory, and since the workout was long enough as it was, decided to do the pullovers instead. A bit awkward as it was my first time doing it, but I think I was getting the hang of it.
E1 Front Squat + High Pull - Moving the 20kg on this on was tiring.
E2 Front Squat + Lateral Raise - Due to a low ceiling I wasn't able to do the raises bell up, but doing them bell down was difficult enough.
F1 Push-ups - I might think about adding some pushups to these in later workouts.
F2 Rows - The 20kg proved useful here too. I may need to look into a 24 for this exercise by the time all is said and done.
Overall - I did this workout at home, so I could try to keep on some semblance of a workout schedule. Between the heat down the cellar and the added weight and challenge of the kettlebells, you can bet my ass is whupped, but in a good way. I also got in a couple of hours of walking in NYC so the weekend hasn't been a total wash fitness-wise, even if I did have a bit of beer on Friday, and wine on Saturday. I may have a beer or two tonight from my tap to celebrate being home, but I'm strongly thinking of abstaining from alcohol again this month.
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No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
Hi Tom, My first visit to your log. What a long way you've come. I so admire you for sticking with it and changing your life completely.... amazing and inspiring.
wasn't it just a minute ago that we were stuck at the 232 fence - and now we're flirting with the two-teens - sheesh! that's great.
Yeah - all within a month. Cutting out alcohol really helped, as did eliminating the calorie bombs that usually accompanied them. I think it actually doubled to tripled my loss rate.
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Hi Tom, My first visit to your log. What a long way you've come. I so admire you for sticking with it and changing your life completely.... amazing and inspiring.
Thanks - Still a long ways to go, but that's not unexpected.
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Tom that looks delicious! I am very excited for you with your progress! Your new avatar looks great, and I know you are going to break back down under 220 this week.
Mais cher, that's some good ol' Cajun red beans and rice, if you ask me!! You just forgot to put in the andouille!
Ya know, for as many times as I've made this dish it didn't occur to me it'd be close to red beans and rice. I'm going to have to look up a Cajun recipe for 'em to give it a go. Laissez les bons temps roulez!
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Tom that looks delicious! I am very excited for you with your progress! Your new avatar looks great, and I know you are going to break back down under 220 this week.
Thanks for the encouragement Leah, I appreciate it.
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E1 Front Squat + High Pull3x12@45 (each side)
E2 Front Squat + Lateral Raise3x12@17.5 (each side)
F1 Pushups 3x10@BW (each side)
F2 Row3x10@45 (each side)
A Turkish Getup - Still training technique here, so no increase in weight.
B One-Arm Swings - Used the 45 for this one and did well with it.
C Core Push Press + Goblet Squats - Used the 40 here, even though I thought of starting with the 45. I think I made the right choice as getting to the end was difficult.
D Assisted Pull-up - Since I did pullovers last workout I had no idea how to adjust weights so I left the same. May start the first set with less assist next time.
E1 Front Squat + High Pull - Got the 45 on this one which I'm happy about.
E2 Front Squat + Lateral Raise - Even though it was the smallest weight increase in the workout, it proved the most challenging. I didn't think I'd get through the first set at 17.5 but managed all three.
F1 Push-ups - It might be time to start adding some pushups into the sets.
F2 Rows - And lastly, I used the 45 here too.
Overall - Definitely a long workout - about 1 hr and 15 mins total. But a fruitful one I think. Increases in most exercises, which is good as well. Exhausted, but happy.
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No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
220.75 - A little disappointed in this reading, but it is what it is. That said, I put on my rainjacket today (which I hadn't worn since going to NYC at the beginning of July) and thought dang this is a lot bigger on me now... Good indication of the progress made in July.
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No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
It may take a few days to get things back moving in the right direction. I usually don't watch what I eat on the weekends, so it takes until like Thursday to really start seeing things move back down if I really over do it on the weekends.
Your workout last night looked great. Great job on increasing the weights.
It may take a few days to get things back moving in the right direction. I usually don't watch what I eat on the weekends, so it takes until like Thursday to really start seeing things move back down if I really over do it on the weekends.
Your workout last night looked great. Great job on increasing the weights.
Heh it looks like you're right - weigh-in today was better than expected (see below).
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219.5 - Ah back into the 2-teens! And this after going out last night. I took special care to be good, and ordered Garlic Tuna (tuna sushi cubed with garlic and some soy sauce - excellent!) and a Salmon Roll and a Shrimp Roll for dinner. Admittedly, I was hungry when I got home, but I think that was more of a mouth hunger than anything else. Had my customary cottage cheese snack before bed and that seemed to do the trick.
Today I'll be having a personal training session in connection with the nutrition class I'm taking at the Y. I've made a request which I'm hoping will be honored (not saying what just yet, as I don't want to disappoint if it turns out not to be as I'd hoped) for a particular type of training - something different from what I've been doing. Watch this space for details.
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--you look great! I am probably very late to the party here, but wanted to say you've clearly been doing very well!
Thanks.
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