I had to take a break from all this stuff for a few days (hence the lack of posts). By that, I don't mean "eat off the program," I mean focusing on other things to regain balance that I had obviously lost. It wasn't my body that needed this break. My body was fine, I guess. It was my mind and spirit. I needed to refocus and renew. It is vitally important--whatever the "consequences" to me in this challenge might be as a result--that I recognize where I'm at and act on that knowledge before I get into real trouble.
Our revival meetings at church were huge, and I got back on track with work. I didn't take time to track eating as carefully but I ate right. I didn't block perfectly but, with my experience up to this point, I was able to stay away from temptation and eat basically right. I might have eaten a bit more or less here and there, but as my weight will attest, I didn't do to badly! I missed CrossFit and looked forward to tonight's WOD, during which I pushed myself but had a bit of a tough time. Some minor shoulder pain turned into a "Kevin worries about his heart" issue, and it made a mess of things. I think I could have taken a good 90 seconds--or more--off my WOD time had I not been so afraid for my heart. As you can tell, I survived, as always.
On a lighter note, taking a shower with my wife has become easier now that we're both thinner. Maneuvering to get better coverage by the shower head & all that. You know... no, you don't have to imagine it.
I posted recently that I'd like to see the bottom of 289 before the challenge ends. I don't know if it'll happen but I do know this: What I've been doing rocks! When I hit 287.6 lbs. that will be a loss of 100 pounds since January 2010. Not counting my first official day of the challenge, where I was still carrying water weight from the weekend of not-so-good eating (322.6 lbs.), I consider my true initial weight as the Day 2 number (316.0). That means that as of today, I've lost almost 25 lbs. during the challenge. Truth be told, I wanted to lose twice that. I am not ungrateful or unhappy! In fact I'm thrilled and still driven to win. Also, I recognize that I must have put on some muscle during that time. I must have! I can't easily measure that but given the gains I've made in the box, I've obviously lost more fat than the scale shows.
My pants size has dropped as well, and today I wore size 48 jeans for the first time in a while. Yes, they were a bit tight. I should probably drop another five pounds before wearing them again. But I wore them all day and my kidneys still worked fine.
This challenge is almost over, but the journey begins anew every day. So I press on!
Menu
Breakfast (4 blocks)
- 1 HB egg, 1/2 cup greek yogurt, 1 oz. chicken, 1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup blackberries, 1 cup broccoli
- 15g chopped nuts, 1/2 tsp. olive oil
Snack (4 blocks)
- 110g sweet potatoes, 1 ugli fruit, 6 oz. paleo meatloaf, 6 nuts
Lunch (4 blocks)
- 3+ cups fry mix, 3 oz. shrimp, 2 oz. chicken, 1 tbsp. c-raisins, 1-1.2 tsp. butter
Snack (2 blocks)
- 1 block 85% dark chocolate, 1/2 tsp. almond butter, 1 Tara chocolate, 1 Kiwi fruit
- 2 oz. natural deli meat
Dinner (5 blocks)
- 7.5 oz. paleo meatloaf, 1/2 tsp. butter, 110g sweet potatoes
Total water consumption: 9+ quarts throughout the day, including coffee and tea
Almost there... almost there... Based on the rules and all that, my total points for the day: 1 + 1 from the other day
Total points so far: 28
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