Back on Track

I fell off for a while with the demands of a hectic life, but I am dedicated to achieving my personal and professional goals in terms of my fitness and health needs.

My wife and I are both committing to an initial two week regimen of ultra low fat, low sugar diet which will consist of heavy intake of greens and lean meats and some fruits. I need to lose my stomach fat which is discouraging my progress and I am curious as to how much I can eliminate with this diet and daily movement.

The clocks starts tomorrow.

"Enlightenment is intimacy with all things."

- Dogen Zenji

• Wake- 1000
• Weigh in- 184.3
• Breakfast- One Tbs peanut butter and 8 oz. milk.
• Late morning- 20 oz. water.
• Lunch- Two chicken soft tacos w/ lettuce, light cheese, blackbeans and a few chips with medium salsa.

I ran the numbers and I have lost 5.4 lbs since I started this journal at the beginning of the month. I am very pleased with this. Furthermore, I have had a daily weight loss average of .28 lbs per day. Not too shabby!

“I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?”
- Chuang Tzu

• Wake- 0615
• Weigh in- 184.8
• Breakfast- Vegetable wrap w/ one brown organic egg and one cup homemade hashbrowns. 12 oz. water.
• Mid-morning- 40 oz. water
• Lunch- 8 oz. hot herbal tea, one wrap w/ turkey, one slice pepperjack cheese and lettuce. 1/2 cup mixed organic veggies and one peanut butter sandwich. 20 oz. water.
• Afternoon- 20 oz. water.
• Late afternoon- 16 oz. shake with nonfat milk, one banana, one tbs peanut butter and one scoop protein powder.
• Dinner- One turkey sub w/ lettuce and sweet peppers and provolone cheese. 16 oz. pineapple juice.

Worked a show and didn't have the time to do my TFC workout, but did a lot of stair climbing all night long.

"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less”
-Diogenes

• Wake- 0630
• Weigh in- 185.8
• Breakfast- Wrap with one brown organic egg, homemade hasbrownsand two slices pepper jack cheese. 8 oz. orange juice and 12 oz. water.
• Mid morning- 40 oz. water, 8 oz. hot herbal tea.
• Lunch- Two cups of organic steamed veggies and two cups of quinoa with a wrap with turkey, 2 slices pepper jack and lettuce. 20 oz. water.

The cats woke me up at around 0400 and I had a hard time getting back to sleep after feeding them. When I was finally pretty soundly asleep, of course, the alarm went off. I slept a little longer than usual to make up for it. I wanted to do Intu-Flow, but just ran out of time. I can make it up tonight with the low intensity session before I work at the venue. Willie Nelson concert should prove interesting. I will be working most of the evenings this week and it will be a challenge to complete the Thursday and Friday sessions before work.

I was happy to see that my weight has maintained again today at 185.8. I was 189.7 when I first started this journal so that's 4 lbs that I have shed in that time. I have yet to determine what my goal is, but with the help of a gifted friend, I will have that determination soon. 

 "To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding."

-Bodhidharma

• Wake- 0700
• Weigh in- 185.8
• Breakfast- Turkey wrap with one slice pepper jack cheese and lettuce. Fruit bar and 20 oz. water.
• Mid morning- 20 oz. water and 8 oz. hot herbal tea.
• Lunch- 3 cups of chicken noodle soup and 20 oz. water.
• Dinner- One cup quinoa with 6 small felafel balls and salad. 8 oz. water.

I weighed in at 185.8 this morning- the lowest I have been in weeks. Despite pizza from the night before, I feel good and the weight is definitely coming off. 

Completed Day One of TacFit Commando! Finished at around 930 pm and feel great. I am still working on the form of the warmup motions so I would rate tonight as a 7. It left me wanting more and I am tempted to swing the clubbell a bit, but I will refrain and follow the program as verbatim as possible.

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."
-Mahatma Gandhi

• Wake- 0700
• Weigh in- 187.2
• Breakfast- 16 oz. shake w/ nonfat organic milk, one tablespoon natural peanut butter, one banana and one scoop protein powder. 8 oz. water.
• Mid morning- 20 oz. water
• Lunch- Wrap w/ sliced chicken breast, lettuce, one slice Muenster cheese and two teaspoons of pesto. One cup of steamed mixed veggies. 20 oz. water.

I actually dropped some weight after gorging myself on cheeseburgers last night. How is it that happens sometimes? I have been hitting that 187.2 a lot lately... Feeling OK today even though I needed some extra sleep this morning and didn't do any conditioning. Maybe the meat helped from last night? I plan on attacking a workout hard tonight and am looking forward to Monday to officially begin the TF Commando program!

One thing I definitely learned this morning was my lactose intolerance in the morning time. The shake I had immediately congested me and brought on all kinds of sneezing and mucous. Next time I will stick to fruit and veggie based smoothies in the morning.

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.
-Zen Proverb

• Wake- 0550
• Weigh in- 187.8
• Breakfast- 1/2 scrambled egg w/ peppers and ground turkey sausage wrap. 8 oz. water. 8 oz. herbal iced tea.
• Mid morning- 20 oz. water and 8 oz. orange juice.
• Late morning- One wrap w/ letuce and one slice Muenster cheese. 20 oz. water.
• Lunch- Three cups of cous cous w/ mixed steamed veggies, one small slice of breakfast bread and 20 oz. water and 8 oz. orange juice.
• Afternoon- 20 oz. water.
• Dinner- Three double cheeseburgers, fries and 16 oz. water.
• TacFit Commando practice and program orientation.
• Sleep- 2345

I folded again to the beckoning of greasy fast food meat. I don't feel as bad about it as I did the last time though. I have done very well for several weeks now and all but eliminated sugars, caffeine and fast food from my diet. We ran out of easily prepared meat and I went without the whole day and really felt depleted- like I needed the red meat to sustain me. It was a call of pure conveinence- for $4, I ate like a ravenous king and it was in my belly almost by the time my car pulled back into the driveway. I felt a bit bloated afterward and ashamed, but life goes on and I will do better.

More studying of the TacFit Commando program. I followed along with a few of the movements and read some more of the material as well as joined in with Scott Sonnon on a live webcast chatroom. The information there was invaluable as ever.

Stayed up and watched Zombieland with my wife since we hadn't spent much time together lately due to our crazy schedules.