X Day 77 - Kenpo - 700cal

Again, I do not feel like Kenpo is all that intense. My watch said I burned 700 cal though. That's not too bad I guess.

Tomorrow is rest day and I am going to take it. Everything is sore.

B: Mike's kickin Shake - 250
S: Muscle Milk Bar 170/15
L: Turkey Chilli 350 + cheese round 50
S: nuts 150+ cheese 50
D: chicken 200 + veggies 200


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X Day 76 - Chest, Back & Abs = 218#

I'm at 218# today!!! Finally under 220.

Now, I am done with the 260s, 250s, 240s, 230s, and 220s. Damn that feels good.

(I think today is actually day 75 so I am going do wind up with 91 days on the blog)

I can see veins in my forearms and bicepts and did 120 pull ups this morning. OH YEA!

My watch said I burned 1300 calories.

2 Scoops AMP - 185
L: turkey beans and broccoli/cali 400
S: nuts and berries 140
D: 3 lettuce wraps 200, turkey chili 400
S: popcorn 75

1400

X Day 75 - Yoga - @ 220 today!

It was super fun working out with Rebecca and Jessica.  They are locked on.  I can't wait to see them at christmas at 45 days in.

Hit 220 today. I may be leaving the 20s behind in the next day or two. I cant wait.

I am comfortably wearing 34s today!!! That's 6 inches.

Blake is starting to really look ripped too. Everything on him is hard.

B: Mike's kinckin' Shake 200
S: 1/2 promax 150
L: fatdaddys walnut and chicken salad 400
S: protien bar 200/20
d: turkey and beans 300

1250

X Day 74 - Shoulders, Arms, Abs

I love S&A. It may be my favorite workout. I need 30# bells now.

I can barely lift my arms.

I am wearing 36" shorts today and they are loose. I started in 40". I hope to be in 34s by the end of 90 days.

B: Mike's kick ass blueberry shake 200
L: ckn panini 190
S: popcorn 100
D: turkey, veggies and stuff. 700

1200

X Day 73 - Plyometrics with Sheri (Thanksgiving)

Sheri did Plyo with me today!!!! Yea! Super fun.

Watch said 1000 cal burned.

Happy Thanksgiving - Watch as I keep it to 1800 calories today. Why? Cuz I can!

B: Mike's super protein shake 200
S: Protein Bar 160 (20 g P)
L: Progresso 160
D: turkey, cranberry sauce, green beans, sweet potatos 400
S: Nuts 200

1 hour football.

Glass of wine and 3 gin martinis 600 = WOOO HOO

I needed a little blow out.

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This is so cool - I love this guy!

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X Day 72 - Chest & Back & Abs

My new heartrate monitor said I burned 1000 calories. REALLY?

Anyhow, I am always a little sore after long runs and it takes me a bit to get into the workout the next day.

2 Scoops AMP 185

B: yogurt 80 + pistachios 120
L: Sevy's - salad and trout 500
S: veggie meatballs 120
D: freebird salad 400


1400

X Day 71 - Rest Day- HA! - 9 Mile Run @ 8:48 Pace

I was supposed to have a rest day, but decided to go on a short run and kept going like Forrest Gump. Wound up knocking out 9 miles around White Rock in 80 minutes. That's 8:48 pace.

I MADE THAT RUN MY BITCH!

I am definitely ready for the 1/2 marathon.

During run: 1/2 Promax Bar 150 + 2 GU 200
Recovery - 3 scoops AMP 275

Since that was a 1350 cal workout, I am going to start calorie counting from here today...

B: Egg beaters 90 + Yogurt 80
L: chef salad 300 + 1 pizza 200
S: almonds 150
D: taco salad 400
S: other 1/2 of promax 150

1380

X Day 70 - Core Synergistics

Swapped Kenpo with Core S.

I am a little tired of Kenpo and I think Core works similar stuff but is more intense. I am not sure why we do kenpo every week and core synergistics a few times. I think Core Syn is the quintessential P90X workout.

Three weeks from today will be my last P90X workout for this round. It seems so close.

I am at 222 now. I will need to loose 12 lbs to hit 210 by the end of P90X. That's .57 lb per day. That should be attainable, but I need to really bring it on the workouts and keep the calories down and protien up. It would be really cool to get to Dec 15 and be 209#.

2 Scoop AMP 185
B: optibar 160 and yogurt 80
S: pistachios 200
L: Progresso + Steamed Veggies 250
D: Blueberry, Yogurt, Opti Shake 200
S: 4 veggie meatballs 120

1200

X Day 69 - Legs Back and Abs

OK. I am coming off of three weeks of 3-4 day travel and then a campout. It has been a test of will to keep eating and drinking under control and I feel I have failed on quite a few days hitting my calorie and prtuen goals. At least I did not miss any workouts.

The bad news is I have not lost any weight in about 2 weeks. The good news is I feel really strong. I just knocked out 20 diamonds like nothin.

There is another factor too. I stopped taking my supplements about 2 weeks ago. I wonder if that had an impact. Anyhow, I have a couple of weeks with no travel and should be able to nail this eating back down. No drinking or bad eating for the last three weeks and taking my supplements everyday.

B: 2 eggs 1 sausage cottage cheese. 250

Leg, Back & Abs

L: 2 Scoops AMP 185
D: SW grilled chicken salad. 400 and moz and tomato 150
S: nuts 50 + turkey dog 50 + 3 veggie meatballs 90


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X Day 68 - camping yoga

Tough to workout and eat well on a campout but I got it in in the cabin. Probably hiked 3 miles too.

Camp food. Eggs, sausage, salad, cottage cheese, ham, sausage, chilli, mac and cheese, corn bread. Kept quantities down.

1 glass of wine.

Probably 2000 cal

X Day 67 - back and bicepts and abs

It bugs me that is still can't do pulse ups on abs. Oh well. I love the bicept workout.

2 scoops amp 185
B: steel cut oatmeal with almond and raisins. Yum. 150

L: optibar & nuts. 260
D: freebirds bowl 400
On campout and pretty drunk offf 4 beers. I had a couple protien oriented snacks. 500

Let's see if I can get up for yoga.

1900

X Day 66 - Plyometrics

I love Plyometrics - Big time sweat removal!

I looked kinda ripped this morning.

B: oatmeal, eggwhite veggie omelet, yogurt, misc other. 400

L: Opti Bar 160 + nuts 140

S: lettuce wraps and fruit 150

D:sea bass. Veggies gumbo. 450

2 drinks 200

1500

X Day 65 - Rest Day

Heading to Cali today with busy schedule.

B: yogurt 80
S: optibar 160
L: salmon salad 200
S: cheese and fruit 160
D: fish and veggies 250 + 2 drinks 200
S: nuts 100

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Low Fat Diet and Conventional Wisdom

So many people think that if they eat a low fat diet, they are eating healthy. It seems like this philosophy really came into play in the 90's. I remember my wife buying fat free fig newtons and us both pounding down a whole container thinking we were eating healthy. I am no nutritionist, but I have a hypothesis that all this low fat stuff is hog wash.

Without getting technical, when you eat fat, it still has to be converted to carbs first and then converted back to fat to be stored as fat in your body. Yes, fats you eat do have a high caloric density, but if you are tracking calories, you will not over eat fats.

One of the biggest things I have learned on this journey is that if you are working out, concentrate on hitting a caloric window and maximizing proteins. If you just do that, you will almost naturally be forced to eat well.

In my case, I am trying to hit 1500-1800 calories per day with 80+ grams of protien. To do that I need at least one protien shake, and two big servings of beans or lean meat like chicken, fish. Once I have eaten that stuff, I am already pushing 800-900 calories. On my good days, the rest of my calories come from dairy and veggies.

If I get some fat from meat, nuts, cheese, or a little peanut butter, I am glad for it as long as I do not exceed my caloric window.

It's pretty damn simple, just not conventional wisdom anymore.

X Day 64 - Kenpo

I am not really sure about Kenpo. I never get over about 145 bpm. I feel like I am really trying, but it is not all that intense. I almost want to sub out core synergistics for it.

I will say this... It sure did loosen me up after the 9 mile run on Sunday.

B: 2 Scoop Protein, banana, yogurt and raspberry shake - 350
S: pistachios 100
L: Progresso 180. Can green beans 70.
S: popcorn 100
S: cheese stick 70 nuts 130
D: walnut chicken salad 400

Two red wine 200

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Mentally Durable = Unflappable

I like how Tony Horton talks about being durable.  I think it is on Core Syn where he talks about it.  I think part of that message is about being mentally durable.  Mental durability means that things that may have used to stress you out, no longer do.

I got a test today.  I came home to find the hot water heater has sprung a big leak and the ceilings in the entry were pouring down water.  I just looked at it for a sec, gathered myself and went to work adressing the crisis.  Within 10 minutes all was under contral and two hours later, everything is dry and not leaking.  We will need to get the sheetrock repaired later.

Anyhow, the old me would have been sweating, cussing, and would have started stress eating.  I do not even look to food anymore for comfort.  I am sure there are still things than can ge a rise out of me, but I am definitely more metally durable.

In other words, I am becoming more unflappable.

X Day 63 - Chest and Back and Abs

C,B & A

I have to switch up the schedule a bit this week because of the training run and the trip later in the week.  I will do Kempo tomorrow and rest on Wednesday.

I think I will wind up missing a legs and back.  I know that's a good one, but the 9 mile run definitely covers off the legs and I did a lot of back today.

B: Best protein shake yet - Raspberries, 2 scoop protein, yogurt, milk, and banana  300
L: I made Yummy Lettuce Wraps from Tom Thumb 550
S: Almonds - 150
D: Fazis - White Chicken, Spinach, Cauliflower, Greek Salad - 500

1500

X Day 61 - 9 mile run

9 mile run with Pete. Sub 9 min miles. I will do one more training run before the 1/2 marathon on 12/13.

2.5 scoop amp 200

B: egg white omelet veggie 300 and wheat pancake 150
L: almonds 100, yogurt 80
S: optibar 170
D: chicken breast an veggies. 300. Shrimp cocktail 170
S: couple bites turkey chilli + a couple black berries + a couple bites wheat pancake  150

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X Day 60 - yoga

2/3 done!

Yoga

I have decided to up my intake a bit. I think I need to be in the 1800-200 range or I am going to bonk on my workouts and stall out on the weight loss. That actually seems like a lot of food now and I will be eating more than my body is telling me to.

B: Starbucks oatmeal 140
S: optibar 170
L: turkey chilli dog 300
S: Blueberry protien Shake - yogurt, blueberries, 1 scoop whey protien, a little milk - 190 YUM!!!!
D: Home Made Chicken Chili 500
S: almonds 150

1550