Cutting The Fat

Let’s start with the workout because I enjoyed this morning and felt like I’d actually gotten a bit stronger since we did something similar.

Warmup

• pass throughs
• overhead squats
• situps
• supermans
• ring dips
• pull ups

Workout – Fran

• 21-15-9 of
  • 75 lb Thrusters
  • pull-ups (assisted)
• Time: 8:34

I was away in Virgina, Thursday through Sunday at a friend’s wedding.  I had an amazing time and expecting that eating well would be a challenge.  I basically folded before I even headed down the turnpike figuring that I’d just enjoy myself and not care much about what kinds and what amounts of food I ate.  I expected to fall off track and get right back on but the damage today is depressing!

I’m up 7 lbs from where I was thursday morning. I know I know…water etc.  I have been fairly (sorry for the detail) constipated since I left which I mention for two reasons; one is that it is partly responsible for the weight, and two, the difference between eating clean and eating per zone/paleo style has a significant positive impact on digestion, evidenced by the fact that my digestive processes all but stopped when I fell off the wagon.

I’m not a huge believer in regret when it comes to my diet and workouts but I do believe in learning from your own personal feedback.  My body is clearly telling me that 3 days off, and yo-yo-ing is not the best thing I can do for it.  Next time I am faced with such a challenge I think I’m going to pick specific areas to allow myself to slip rather than just go all out.  Maybe I can do a 90% on, 10% off type approach.  I’m not really sure now but I know next time I’m away like this I’m going to plan a bit more and stay true to my healthy lifestyle more appropriately than I have this time.

For the record, how I gained the weight was by eating freely at all meals.  I had dessert at most meals and 3 or 4 servings of dessert.  I ate several rolls with each meal as well as an abundance of alcoholic drinks; wine, beer, and lots of sugary margaritas.  I drank little water.  I also slept poorly, definitely less than my normal 7-8 hours a night.  I tried to eat a fairly balance breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, and fruit at the hotel buffet but in the form of powdered eggs, processed sausage, and fruit that clearly came out of a can of syrup.

I complained often on the trip of being overly tired and not feeling great.  I should know better at this point that while eating like crap is easier, it never makes me feel better.  The food all weekend was good, but I can’t honestly say I enjoyed eating it (save for a pulled pork sandwich that was amazing).

So today I’m back on track, writing things down, and setting a new goal.  I’ve done well on my program and have consistently kept off somewhere between 12-20 lbs.  I’m going to consider this Phase II of this program since I still am trying to get down to about 160 lbs, which is about 15-20 lbs more.  Today marks that start of this new phase where I am going to be as diligent as ever.  I’m too close to let the goal slip away at this point so stay tuned and help me track my progress!