Mid-Life Crisis

Off and On

Done.

The 90 days (actually 104) is over.  I didn’t drop the 3 lbs. that I wanted to, and actually put 2 back on.  It’s just been the stress and crappy schedule. 

I’ll be doing the first round photos/videos soon, and have already started round 2.  Day 1 of round 2 was tonight.  Good old chest and back.  Diet is back on track… for now.  lol

bleh

Missed another workout again tonight, but thankfully, Deb cooked me some healthy food.  At least I can eat right, even if I can’t workout.  I feel really good at this point, because I think I might have hit a bit of a wall for a bit with overtraining.  Not that I was training that hard, but with the lack of sleep, it really put the hurt on me.

I’ll be hitting the last week pretty hard, and trying to shave off another 3 lbs. or so for the final pictures.  We’ll see if I get there.

Back on the wagon

Debbie and I were not impressed with our performance in Week 12…  so we are doing it again.  We have both had fantastic results, but want to feel like we really accomplished the program.  We just did chest, arms, and triceps before I came into work.  That totally burned both of us.  I have tried to do heavier weight, and she has been focusing on proper technique and range of motion.   BURN!!!  It felt good to take a couple days off and recover.  Now it’s time to finish strong.  Diet is back in check for the most part, and I am starting to see a bit of a 6 PACK….  :) 

Debbie is in a size 3!  Pretty impressive for 3 months of work. 

Weight is a funny thing.

Week 12 Day 2

So… phase 1 is coming to a close.  I have definately been slipping the last few weeks, as cleaning up heating bills from the winter has forced me to take as much OT as possible.  With all of those extra hours, comes a lack of sleep (and time).  With that lack of time, I don’t prepare meals to bring, or take the time to plan out my nutrition.  It’s a vicious cycle.  There is no doubt that I am meeting my muscle building and core strength goals that I set.  The shredding part (abs specifically) are a little tougher to reach.  I read some stuff about the TNT diet, and am kind of intrigued:  http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=weight.loss&category=transform.2007&conitem=036b1d8690fd2110VgnVCM20000012281eac____

The first 4 weeks look difficult, but the gist of it seems to essentially ‘retrain’ your body as to what it needs to burn for energy, and that the TIMING of what you eat has significant impact on your results.  That makes a ton of sense, because my body has completely different needs at different times of the day.  It might make it easier for me to structure my diet.  It also might give me the extra motivation to hold off from snacking at the wrong time.  I will probably order it.  I have about 8 lbs of fat that I need to lose to get the look I want.

Week 10

Today was a rest day, and I did just that.  I put the kids to bed, and played Halo 3 for about an hour and a half.  Of course, that just got my blood pressure through the roof because I suck at it…’

So, my diet went down the crapper for a good 2.5 weeks, but I am reeling it back in.  It’s really been the biggest constant struggle for me.  I have been pretty good about the workouts, even when my schedule throws me off.  I am down to 189.5 lbs on the Oak Ave. scale in the basement.  That is fully geared, as I have no idea what my normal weight is.  That is about 16.5 lbs lost, but not accounting for muscle gained either. 

Deb is around xxx now, I’ll have to see if she wants me posting her weight.  It’s well over 12 lbs down in my opinion.  She is getting very healthy muscle tone, as you can see from the chinup video.  She is much better with nutrition than I am.  My legs are killing me from L&B, it’s almost like I am doing some of these videos for the first time…

When is it a workout?