On the scale today, down another 0.4 lbs. Hoping the trend will keep
up, but will probably plateau at some point.
Had Moby's veggie platter at the House of Kabob to keep the lunch
calories down. Was pretty tasty, though I had to skip breakfast.
Just back from some quarters and weightlifting. Energy levels good.
Think the body is acknowledging the fact that I'm not in a mood to
stop anytime soon.
So far, one beer this week, which I am counting as 16 oz because it
was 7%. May have another tonight, but would need to adjust dinner
intake down, and ultimately keep the weekly total under 5 pints.
Going to try a long run tomorrow to get that back into the rotation.
Also need to meander over to the pool and pay my dues for the year so
I can start that up again.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Progress Log 2
Weighed in today another 0.5 lbs down, thanks to the double run
yesterday and continued portion control. Even was able to sneak in a
Sierra Nevada Torpedo last night and still come in well under the
limit. It occurred to me that you enjoy each one much more when you
only have one to have, sipping it slowly. It was a tasty beverage.
The measuring cups and kitchen scale are coming in handy to figure out
how much I can have and still come in under the limit.
Need to get back over to the pool and do some swimming sprints to mix
things up a bit. A bit hard to get motivated to do that when it is 21
degrees outside.
So, for today not much on the exercise front. Will probably hit the
weights just before heading home, but haven't been able to bring
myself to do spin yet this year. The class is at a particularly bad
time on Wednesday, since the only time you can get people in the room
to meet here is Wednesday at 1pm, and that overlaps with the class.
Forgot my badge today, so had to trek Ryan in 19 degree weather from
Metro to NRC. Sucked. Poor little guy was cold with the wind
whipping past the buildings.
Need to find a technical job here at NRC. This PM stuff drives me
nuts. Too introverted to survive long in this role, anyway.
Interacting with people just wears me down. Probably be healthier and
less stress if I can just find an engineering position and lock myself
away in a cubicle, crunching numbers, programming, or looking at
issues with pumps and valves in my old group here.
Maybe I'll wander into one of the technical BC's offices today. To be
honest, I'd take a demotion now that I have over a year at my current
level, which provides the check box for higher positions (not that I'm
particularly interested in any of those).
At least wandering around will get my step count up.
Bis spater - J
yesterday and continued portion control. Even was able to sneak in a
Sierra Nevada Torpedo last night and still come in well under the
limit. It occurred to me that you enjoy each one much more when you
only have one to have, sipping it slowly. It was a tasty beverage.
The measuring cups and kitchen scale are coming in handy to figure out
how much I can have and still come in under the limit.
Need to get back over to the pool and do some swimming sprints to mix
things up a bit. A bit hard to get motivated to do that when it is 21
degrees outside.
So, for today not much on the exercise front. Will probably hit the
weights just before heading home, but haven't been able to bring
myself to do spin yet this year. The class is at a particularly bad
time on Wednesday, since the only time you can get people in the room
to meet here is Wednesday at 1pm, and that overlaps with the class.
Forgot my badge today, so had to trek Ryan in 19 degree weather from
Metro to NRC. Sucked. Poor little guy was cold with the wind
whipping past the buildings.
Need to find a technical job here at NRC. This PM stuff drives me
nuts. Too introverted to survive long in this role, anyway.
Interacting with people just wears me down. Probably be healthier and
less stress if I can just find an engineering position and lock myself
away in a cubicle, crunching numbers, programming, or looking at
issues with pumps and valves in my old group here.
Maybe I'll wander into one of the technical BC's offices today. To be
honest, I'd take a demotion now that I have over a year at my current
level, which provides the check box for higher positions (not that I'm
particularly interested in any of those).
At least wandering around will get my step count up.
Bis spater - J
Monday, January 11, 2016
Progress Log 1
Started the new program yesterday. Installed an 85cm stability ball in
my office in place of my chair.
Last night, I was pretty hungry before bed. Got up this morning down
about a lb. Measured out 2/3 cup of cereal and 2/3 cup whole milk for
breakfast, 1/4 cup almonds for lunch, packed up computer, workout
supplies, and the boy and headed to work.
Oh, and no coffee. Switching to caffeine free herbal teas for this
little trek to 215 (and beyond?).
Had some Kashi bars stashed at work to complement the almonds. Headed
to the gym at lunch and did 800m warmup, then 400m speed pyramids on
the treadmill at 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.5.
Notable songs were "Even if She Falls" by Blink 182 (repeated for the
8.5, 9.0, 8.5 sets), then "The Boys are Back" by Dropkick Murphys
coming back down.
After the quarters, finished up the run with a varying pace 800m to
the song "Zooropa" by U2 when it came on random.
Feeling good so far. Heading back to the gym for weights before
picking up Ryan.
Have the meal plan for tonight. 2 cups of the vegetarian white chili
Katy made yesterday and 1 cup of rice. No additives (sour cream,
cheese, etc.). And a multivitamin chased by several glasses of water.
We'll see what the scale holds for tomorrow.
my office in place of my chair.
Last night, I was pretty hungry before bed. Got up this morning down
about a lb. Measured out 2/3 cup of cereal and 2/3 cup whole milk for
breakfast, 1/4 cup almonds for lunch, packed up computer, workout
supplies, and the boy and headed to work.
Oh, and no coffee. Switching to caffeine free herbal teas for this
little trek to 215 (and beyond?).
Had some Kashi bars stashed at work to complement the almonds. Headed
to the gym at lunch and did 800m warmup, then 400m speed pyramids on
the treadmill at 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.5.
Notable songs were "Even if She Falls" by Blink 182 (repeated for the
8.5, 9.0, 8.5 sets), then "The Boys are Back" by Dropkick Murphys
coming back down.
After the quarters, finished up the run with a varying pace 800m to
the song "Zooropa" by U2 when it came on random.
Feeling good so far. Heading back to the gym for weights before
picking up Ryan.
Have the meal plan for tonight. 2 cups of the vegetarian white chili
Katy made yesterday and 1 cup of rice. No additives (sour cream,
cheese, etc.). And a multivitamin chased by several glasses of water.
We'll see what the scale holds for tomorrow.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Race to goal weight
Oddly enough, I met a LoseIt challenge of dropping 25 lbs in 2015, after starting way late but with a kick start thanks to a couple bouts of Noravirus (I had it 3 times in 2015, what a record to set!
This year, guess the goal will be to get back to my grad school weight, which means dropping another 20 lbs to 215, while maintaining strength (using bench as a measure - at 265 lbs). This is going to be tough since I am already within 5 lbs of my minimum since I began tracking, and the last time I was under 230 lbs was at Carderock, Round 2, after almost 200 days of sobriety and running like a madman with Dave Grant.
There is some hope in my recent acceptance that running is not the answer. You either make up the calories or your body adapts to the motion and efficiency starts working against you. Short, high intensity bursts of exercise go a lot further to burn fat than the slow, steady churn and burn of long distance running. Most of my progress this year has been thanks to that change. I lost the most weight when I changed out distance runs for sets of 400m / 800m sprints and adding lifting back into my routine twice a week.
Guess I'll keep that routine up, and keep one long run a week on Fridays as the going in plan. Also need to add in some random workouts to keep my body guessing.
Will also keep up the switch to vegetarian. Overall, I feel a lot better after the switch. Meat free since May, except for two times when I have been unable to avoid it in order not to offend. Truth be told, no cravings except for the occasional severe episode for fried chicken, oddly enough.
And the calorie counting. Oh, the calorie counting. Started up counting on LoseIt again with my normal, massive deductions to compensate for thyroid issues today. Katy was dismayed to learn that I hit my calorie limit at lunch, so no dinner for me (she had just started cooking dinner when I told her this). But hey, it's the only thing that works consistently.
And to the final change, which is probably the hardest. In fact, I think it's even harder than going totally sober. Sobriety isn't that bad after the 14th day, except when you have those days of piercing clarity. I'm planning to switching drinking habits to less than or equal to the new UK guidelines for health, which are 14 British units per week regardless of whether you are a man or a woman. And don't get all hopeful yet - there are 3 British units in one pint of 5% lager. So less than 5 pints of 5% lager per week. Much less than 5 pints for me, since my typical tastes are for beer that is upwards of 7%. They also recommend "several" dry days per week. Not too hard if you are following the limit.
Perhaps an additional modifier, should the above not result in progress, will be a workout per unit earned (which, in LoseIt lingo, a workout is 30 minutes of any exercise)? Dunno about that one, will try a baseline deduction to 14 units per week first and see where it goes from there.
Of course Katy eats a meatball sub in my face today. We stopped at a sandwich place while Ryan was sleeping in the car. The only vegetarian option they had (besides salad) was a black bean burger. And I hate black bean burgers, so I snacked on the dried peas we bought this morning instead. Decent test of my willpower. Dammit.
20 lbs to go. Burn it down!
This year, guess the goal will be to get back to my grad school weight, which means dropping another 20 lbs to 215, while maintaining strength (using bench as a measure - at 265 lbs). This is going to be tough since I am already within 5 lbs of my minimum since I began tracking, and the last time I was under 230 lbs was at Carderock, Round 2, after almost 200 days of sobriety and running like a madman with Dave Grant.
There is some hope in my recent acceptance that running is not the answer. You either make up the calories or your body adapts to the motion and efficiency starts working against you. Short, high intensity bursts of exercise go a lot further to burn fat than the slow, steady churn and burn of long distance running. Most of my progress this year has been thanks to that change. I lost the most weight when I changed out distance runs for sets of 400m / 800m sprints and adding lifting back into my routine twice a week.
Guess I'll keep that routine up, and keep one long run a week on Fridays as the going in plan. Also need to add in some random workouts to keep my body guessing.
Will also keep up the switch to vegetarian. Overall, I feel a lot better after the switch. Meat free since May, except for two times when I have been unable to avoid it in order not to offend. Truth be told, no cravings except for the occasional severe episode for fried chicken, oddly enough.
And the calorie counting. Oh, the calorie counting. Started up counting on LoseIt again with my normal, massive deductions to compensate for thyroid issues today. Katy was dismayed to learn that I hit my calorie limit at lunch, so no dinner for me (she had just started cooking dinner when I told her this). But hey, it's the only thing that works consistently.
And to the final change, which is probably the hardest. In fact, I think it's even harder than going totally sober. Sobriety isn't that bad after the 14th day, except when you have those days of piercing clarity. I'm planning to switching drinking habits to less than or equal to the new UK guidelines for health, which are 14 British units per week regardless of whether you are a man or a woman. And don't get all hopeful yet - there are 3 British units in one pint of 5% lager. So less than 5 pints of 5% lager per week. Much less than 5 pints for me, since my typical tastes are for beer that is upwards of 7%. They also recommend "several" dry days per week. Not too hard if you are following the limit.
Perhaps an additional modifier, should the above not result in progress, will be a workout per unit earned (which, in LoseIt lingo, a workout is 30 minutes of any exercise)? Dunno about that one, will try a baseline deduction to 14 units per week first and see where it goes from there.
Of course Katy eats a meatball sub in my face today. We stopped at a sandwich place while Ryan was sleeping in the car. The only vegetarian option they had (besides salad) was a black bean burger. And I hate black bean burgers, so I snacked on the dried peas we bought this morning instead. Decent test of my willpower. Dammit.
20 lbs to go. Burn it down!
Monday, January 4, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Just desserts..........
If any states deserve a big piece of the global warming pie, it's certainly the red ones.......
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
If only......
Unfortunately we are doomed to live through yet another installment of this decrepit monster that rises from the dead every now and then to take a dump on itself.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Helping hands....
All the Republicans are "praying for the victims."
Fat lot of good that does.
Democrat windbags say that this needs to stop but provide no plans. No action. Still too afraid of the NRA.
All empty, pandering rhetoric.
Gotta love this do nothing sorry excuse for "leadership." But it's no less than we deserve.
We who sit idly by and let everything slide to hell. I admit I'm one of you.
How long until we have a party of reason in this country, so we don't have the bipolar choice between douche and turd?
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Signs / la jornada no es real
Lo and behold what do I find but the vidmar key from the Italy test in 2004.
I can think of no better tool to open my beer this evening, and will have to find a special place for this little piece of Carderock history.
Cheers Dave!
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