30 day challenge update - Day 14

Sorry i've been pretty silent for 13 days. Life has been crazy busy with working 5 days a week in the office, the kids, and now I am trying to build a Young Living essential oils business in my "spare" time. So as you can see life is busy. Heck, I am writing this post @ midnight while in bed in my iPad. Typing on the iPad' fun times!!! Now on to the meat if this post. 

So, the 30 day challenge has been going well on 2 out of the 3 fronts. I've walked for 30 minutes or more pretty much everyday. On the days I did not walk I complete some body weight wod, since I do not have very much equipment. Also, I've spent 15 minutes everyday on improving myself. I've been reading two books during breaks at work and a few minutes every night. The first book is "The 15 invaluable laws of growth" by John C Maxwell and the 2nd book is "The new era of Network Marketing by Dave Nelson. Sine I've just really started both books there is not much I can tell about either on of them, but I do believe I will shift my focus to the network marketing book while I start ramping up the essential oils business. 

There are no pictures or results to post for the wods. I am pretty crappy at remembering to bring stuff to record my previous workout. Heck just realized i should probably snap a pic before leaving the garage.

The only front I am losing to is tracking my meals. I think I fully tracked one day and then it all went to hell in a hand basket. I am not sure I am going to be able to do this part. Hell its just so dull and I've eats like crap. Since I have not planned my meals I've had no lunches to take to work. This requires me to go out and find food. I normally go for the quick and cheap option with sushi or Indian cuisine tossed in the weekly mix. I guess I don't want to see the amount of calories I put into my body on a daily basis, but sooner or later I need to hold myself accountable. 

Tomorrow is a new day, so I will do my best to track my food intake. The 15 minutes of self help will be easy, since, I have to be at Firestone @7 am for a oil change. I am taking my laptop and and work on my EO business. As far as working out goes I am not sure what I am going to do for exercise. I will see how I feel in the morning, but it will get done!!!

30 Day challenge and such!

I've had a problem with commitment since before I can remember. I've never stuck to anything and I am not sure why. There has always been this nagging fear when I start things. I'm pretty sure we all have it at times, but everything scares me when it comes to commitment. I normally end up talking myself out the commitment. Heck, it's kinda crazy that I've been married for 6 years. My wife is amazing and puts up with my non-committal self. I try to change, but always seem to fail or let something get in the way. I never fight hard enough for what I want to get accomplished.

This blog was suppose to be something to keep me motivate, but I made excuses as to why I could not blog every week. I've made thousands of excuse to why i could not do something. So, for the month of November I am going to set a few goals and do my damnedest to stick to them. These goals will be listed below.

Fitness: Exercise 30 minutes for 30 days.
-- There is no set way I need to get the 30 minutes. 30 is the minimum number of minutes for each day. There is no set time of day this needs to get down, it just has to get down. I am not to busy to get in 30 minutes. ***Bonus*** incorporate a CrossFit movement that I would like to work one. Since, I am not able to make it t the Box this month. I will work on a movement to try to Get ready for my return in December. There is not much I can do with out weights, but there are Burpees, Double-Unders, Mobility, and Box Jumps. This should get interesting.

Today I walked for 45 minutes. Trying to start the month off right!!!

Food: I will keep track of my food for 30 days. No matter what I eat it will be recorded.
--Food For 11/01 is listed below. I know it was a horrible day for food. I need to clean this up ASAP. 


Self: Spend 15 minutes for 30 days working on improving myself be it by reading self-help books, some form of non-fiction or work related material.

These are the three areas I want to focus on this month.  It seems like a lot, but I am going to take it one day at a time and push through. I will make it through this month and we will re-evaluate next month. Then, in January my Wife, Sister-In law and I will be doing another whole30. If you don't know what that is go check out their site @ http://whole30.com/.

Getting back on Track!!!

So, it's been awhile since I've visited my blog. As I sit her tonight after a pretty killer CrossFit workout,; I remembered that I enjoyed writing out my days and keeping track of what  I was doing fitness wise. So, here I am back at it again. 

I normally would try to recap what has been going on since my last post, but I am to tired for that stuff. I might recap another day. 

Tonight's Workout:
2K Row for time -- Finished in 10:19

Front Squat 5 sets 3 Reps -- Heaviest Weight was 195lbs
Set1: 135#
Set2: 155#
Set3: 175#
Set4: 185#
Set5: 195#

5 reps of Handstand push-up -- 10 minute EMOM
EMOM = Every Minute on the Minute.
I was able to get through 9 rounds; missed one due to a bad shoulder. I totally need to work on my handstand push-ups.


It was a great workout. Tomorrow should be a good workout. 

I have not tracked my food, so nothing on the food front.
  

Trying to sort through my head!!

Honestly, I am not sure were to start this blog. There has been a lot going on that I am trying to deal with, but I have not dealt with it well. It's been rough lately. It feels like life has knocked me down and I have not found a way yo get back up without that big beast pushing me back over. I feel like my marriage is on a backwards slide, my job has not been good since my old manager left, and I can't seem to stay focused in school. So, things are not to fun at the moment. I've tried to put a positive spin on life, but it's been hard. I returned to this blog to hopefully give me a outlet for the pent up feelings.

As I seat here and type its about Midnight. I just finished a test for a class that ended over a week ago. I did not study for it or prepare for the test in anyway. I am lucky it was open book ,but as we all know open book test can be frustrating, since the professor tries to ask random questions buried in the details of the chapter. There is no skimming through it and grabbing the answer. Plus, it was time, so you can't read the whole chapter. I answered the questions to the best of my ability, now I have to write a four page paper by tomorrow evening at 11:59pm. Procrastination sucks!! I've been a procrastinator as long as I can remember. This is one of the many habits I am trying to break, because it causes issues with my sleep and it kind of effects my grades. I am not sure where to start exactly, but it can not happen today, because I have a paper due this evening that I have not started on. yet. Hopefully, I can rattle off 4 good pages. I need to maintain my A average. I will start with my IT law class. We were giving 3 articles to read, so I will start on them tomorrow, depending on the paper.

Well, I am going to have to cut this short. I need to get to bed. I know things are missing, but I will be back for a second round. Good Night!!!

Reality punches you in the face!!

So, today has been the first day in a long while that I have kept track of my food. What prompted today’s tracking you ask. My wife and I were watching a show about a 17 year old kid that was 400+ pounds. This kid was getting bariatric surgery and the show was just documenting his journey. As, I sit back and ridiculed this kid for not trying, thinking that I was somehow better than this kid, since I was not 400+ pounds. After, some contemplation I realized that I am this kid. After my physical this year when the scale read 360lbs, I was totally thinking about bariatric surgery. It seems simple enough, but after seeing some of his day, I am totally like that stuff is not for me. I know I have issues losing weight, but I don’t want to take the easy way out. I don’t believe me having surgery would get to the root of the issue. The eating habits, the reason I eat the way I do. On the documentary every time this kid didn’t eat right or did not take his vitamins he would be sick and lethargic. Is it wrong of me to not want to get cut on just to lose weight, when I believe I can do it naturally without surgery? I have to make changes to what/how I do things in my life. I need to move and eat right. Well, ok I am just rambling now. Let’s get back on the topic of food tracking. Ok, so the part of this show that stuck out was the fact that this kid has to eat close to 4000+ calories a day to stay at 400 lbs. 4,000 calories a day!!!. Crap, that’s a lot of calories. Most dietary needs are 2000- 2500 calories a day depending on activity level and what not. So, in my head I figured for every 100 lbs, you need roughly 1000 calories to sustain that weight. Surely, I do not eat that many freaking calories (roughly 3000). It’s funny that this just hit me today, that I do eat that many freaking calories. Crippity crap! So, today I decided I will track my food. Well, I picked a fine day. Woke up late had Chick-Fil-A for breakfast, and then went to Maggiano’s for lunch. Well needless to say I am at 3203 calories and it’s not even 3:00 pm yet. I guess eating dinner is out of the question. Well, I am going to have to eat dinner, but it’s going to have to be a healthy dinner. Since we have birthing class this evening, I have no clue where or what we are going to eat. Crap Crap, I thought I eat better then I was, but I am guessing I was totally in denial. For some reason I just thought I was eating a “healthy” amount of calories. My body just held onto everything. No, I was eating everything I see.
As of 3:12 pm my food intake is below

Breakfast: 1088
Chick-fil-a (Standard running late Breakfast, but I run late almost every day):
Hash Browns
Spicy Chicken Biscuit with Egg and Pepper Jack Cheese
Medium Cherry Coke

Lunch: 2115 Calories
Maggiano’s:
Chopped Salad
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich with Papas Frites
Coca Cola Classic

I need to shape up or this food/fat thing is going to kill me. It’s crazy how I can watch that show and not see myself in the kid. I’ve actively struggled with my weight issue for two years now with good results. I’ve gained weight the last two years. This brings that famous Albert Einstein quote to mind; “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” So, I’ve been actively insane for two years. A change is much need and the question now is: What are you going to do about it?

Working out but not eating right

For the past few weeks have been working out twice a week with my buddy over at Golden Bell Fitness. The work outs are great, the intensity is high, and everything, but I have not seen an results. I know it's pretty much my fault, because my eating habits are pretty crappy. One day, I count calories; I track everything I put in my mouth. Then the next day I go get McDonald's or some other fast food. It's like I can't help but shoot myself in the foot and I've done this for about three weeks now. This is one of the reasons I have been hesitant about restarting this blog back up. I felt I was not doing the right things so why should i write about them . I've come to the conclusion this morning, that this blog should be for me to keep track of my happens. Not just my weight loss journey. I have a lot going on in my life, I changed jobs a few months ago and that has not been an easy transition. My wife and I are expecting our first child in a little over 100 days. Nothing really seems to be going my way with either of those situations. And you know what sometimes you just have to write out what's going on in your head.

Yeah I know I went off on a mini tangent, but this is what I do sometimes. Well, I guess back to the subject. With all that said a done, I feel that I am a stress eater. Anytime I feel stressed I have something I know I should not be eating. My day sucks at work, oh I will hit McD's before I hit the interstate on the way home. I have no clue how to relate to my pregnant wife, oh let me grab that candy bar from the vending machine. Don't get me wrong, working out is a destresser, but I am all about quick fixes and waiting to I get off work or make the 1hr drive, sometimes just takes to damn long. There is something in my brain that tells me quick fix, quick fix, but I need to some how reprogram it, or out think it. It sucks because I know what i need to do, but I can't I have not been able to break my hold habits. (G.I. Joe reference) Knowing is half the battle, but what they don't tell you is hard work is the other part of the equation. I need to start working on the Hard Work portion. Gotta run to work, more to come later.

If you have any comments or suggestions let me know!

Tuesday's Food List - 20120529

Tuesday's Food List - 20120529

Breakfast:

Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Biscuit with 1Egg Fold and Pepper Jack Cheese Added

                Chick-Fil-A Hash Browns

                Medium Coca-Cola Cherry

Snack:

Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt Plain

Lunch:

                Burger Up:

3 Fried Pickle Chips                         

Black and Blue Burger w/ Mayo, Mustard, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion

                                Sweet Potato Fries and a few House fries

                                Dill Pickle Spare

                                Home Made Ketchup/Dijon Aioli Sauce

                                Water

Snack:

 4½ graham crackers

                Capri Sun Fruit punch

                Apple

Dinner:

                1 serving of Pesto orecchiette pasta with Shrimp, Carrots, and Peas