Tenacious DM and the Log of Destiny

[DirtyMartini]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll take a look for it; there are a couple of great beer stores around here that I've been wanting to go to for a while... I really like milk stout and so does John.

[LWilson212]

Hey DM-

Congratulations on the chin-up! That is incredibly awesome!

[mel]

Major congrats on that chin up!

Your enthusiasm and joy at your progress is such a pleasure to read. The log is practically glowing.

I want a go cart derby report...did ya win?

mel

[DirtyMartini]

We ended up not doing go-karts. We went on the biggie roller coasters (MAN what a rush) and a few other rides and were going to check out the go-karts toward the end of our stay, hoping there'd be fewer people. As it turned out, a huge storm rolled in and they closed the park early so we had to go home. Oh well!

We rode on the mamba, which was quite possibly the best rollercoaster I've ever been on. The first hill is 200 feet high and the descent is 75mph. I could easily get addicted to that ride!

Dinner was non-compliant (1/2 hot dog, 3 slices brisket, 2 pickle spears, and about 3 Tbsp ice cream), but I planned my day so I didn't go overboard on the calories. I also had 3 beers - Bud Light of all things, but I really wanted beer! We had a great time, and I got to know 2 of my coworkers a little better and found out we have more in common than I initially thought. Two thumbs up for that company picnic!

[DirtyMartini]

I'm really hungry today - maybe it was all the adrenaline from yesterday.
I went to the grocery store and picked up some fruit & veg, even though what I REALLY wanted to get was a package of soft cookies.

I bought 6oz of raspberries and 2 small apricots as well as a tub of carrots & celery. I ate all the raspberries and apricots, so with my lunch of lettuce & tuna salad and string cheese, I just ate about 365 calories, 47% of which were from fat, 33% from carbs, and 23% from protein. Low on the protein, high on the fat & carbs, but what a delicious lunch.

I did just get 17g of fiber, though, which was awesome. I love apricots.

[realcdn]

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

I love apricots.

Me too. I saw that someone had 1 liter baskets (~4 cups) for 3.49 and I was kind of tempted to add it to the shopping list for tomorrow. Then I figured that I'd be eating them all, so decided against it. I'll wait until the local ones are ready and pig out on them at that time.

[DirtyMartini]

hehe I'm sure the local ones will taste much better anyway - picked ripe, for one thing.

My workout today:

Warm-up: 3 chin-ups. I did my first one from a step (elbows just slightly bent, maybe 10 degrees) for a warmup. The other 2 were from a dead hang. The last one had a few little kicks to help me get over the bar, which is cheating (if not Cheating, it's cheating to me).

Then 45 minutes of steady state cycling. The intervals just weren't in me today, so I skipped them for the first time in a LONG time. Well, I did two, but that doesn't really count. So I did my steady state on higher resistance, levels 5 and 6, to at least make up for part of it (even though I don't get the elevated metabolic rate for as long).

We're going to go out tonight. I'm going to be good on my food and cheat with beer. So it's a higher carb day, with the fruit & beer. But not so bad.


I met another weightlifter at work. He works in the same division I do and I've been working with him on some scripts I need written for a project. He always has almonds & peanut butter & protein powder at his desk so I figured he lifted weights or something along those lines. Then all I see him eating for food recently (other than the above) is salads & chicken breasts...

so I was eating my lunch in the cafe area today & he started heating up his lunch, so I asked him if he's on a specific program or if he's just doing his own... he is doing what his trainer is having him do, and it sounded similar to TNT phase A (or one of the many other VLCDs out there). He just started lifting in January and has lost 15 pounds of fat and is trying to build some muscle. He's doing your typical "Monday, legs. Tuesday, arms. Wednesday, shoulders. Thursday, back. Friday, chest." type program and doing an hour of steady-state running 7 days a week as well. X.X He said he's been frustrated lately because he's hit a plateau... but he was just going by weight, and I've "plateaued" at my weight for nearly 2 months now but continue to lose body fat, so suggested he could be experiencing the same. He said the other day he could put his entire hand sideways between his waist & the waistband of his jeans, so something must be changing. LOL. Anyway, we talked for like 45 minutes over lunch and shared accomplishments and goals. It was nice to meet someone else with similar interests.

I did invite the other weightlifting woman at work to eat lunch with me some time but she never emailed me back. Oh well!

[mel]

too bad about the go carts but roller coasters are so much fun!

yum to the raspberries too!

mel

[DirtyMartini]

Yeah, this time of year is food nirvana. Delicious salads, fresh summer veggies, fruits...

Weight this morning - 144.4, down from 146.6 last week. woo hoo! I broke 145 for the first time in .... 12 years! And this time, I'm not doing it because I'm too poor to afford food.

[DirtyMartini]

Stage 6 - Workout A3

Negative Chin-Up
1 chin-up
.5 chin-up, hopped up to the bar & did the 20-second descent
1 chin-up

Underhand-grip Lat Pulldown
4x2x110
4.5x2x115
1x2x110 (phew, tired...)

Barbell Split Squat
1x6x80
2x6x85

Push Up
3x6
Did these with my feet raised on a weight bench

I was going to do squats after this, but was so tired that after doing my "warm up" with the 45-lb bar, I changed my mind. I'm SURE it was because my eating was sub-par today.

We're putting our "clean eating" on hold during our vacation to give ourselves a break and reset the ol' hormones & shake the body up a bit. I've eaten reasonably well today, but I did have a rather large martini at lunch () and haven't eaten in several hours because I've been pretty full from lunch... so I'm sure my energy stores were depleted to begin with.

That said, time for dinner. I'm hungry!

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

Weight this morning - 144.4, down from 146.6 last week. woo hoo! I broke 145 for the first time in .... 12 years! And this time, I'm not doing it because I'm too poor to afford food.

Whoooooot!!!!

[ledove]

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

Weight this morning - 144.4, down from 146.6 last week. woo hoo! I broke 145 for the first time in .... 12 years! And this time, I'm not doing it because I'm too poor to afford food.

Congrats!

[nutbar]

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

We rode on the mamba, which was quite possibly the best rollercoaster I've ever been on. The first hill is 200 feet high and the descent is 75mph. I could easily get addicted to that ride!

Ooh, Worlds of Fun! I went a couple of times as a teenager and had a blast! I don't actually remember any roller coasters, though. Of course, that was back in the dark ages before the wheel had been invented, as my kids like to tell me.

Congrats on breaking 145#!

[DirtyMartini]

Thanks! It was temporary, but I'll be back down there soon.

I'm in Quebec, and though I walked up & down hills all day today and burned quite a few calories, I drank more than my share!!

I found this great little pub that had several Unibroue ales on tap, so I had an imperial pint of Maudite and a bottle of La Fin du Monde, along with a pizza. It SO hit the spot. With dinner, I had Quebec IPA (which was VERY bitter and enjoyable). Tomorrow is another day with opportunities to find other pubs; Belgian ales appear to be popular here, so my mission tomorrow will be to find a little hole-in-the-wall type place to hang out in.

There's a decent gym across the street so I am considering going there tomorrow to do a long workout. While part of me wants to dive head-first into vacation and just go all out, I am also really enjoying stage 6 and want to keep doing it. We'll see. I could really feel my glutes today as I climbed up the hills.

Here are some pictures from today...
Quebec - a set on Flickr

[stingo]

Sounds like a good mission to me. I've not had a Unibroue in a long time - maybe it's time to revisit...

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by stingo

I've not had a Unibroue in a long time - maybe it's time to revisit...

For some reason (mebbe cuz I'm not a beer drinker?) I read this as UNIBROW. Fashion statement you plan to revisit??? Hope not!