Day 25

Finished my workouts for the day. It was a pretty good day all together. It's just hard to believe that our 30 day journey is almost over, it's amazing how quickly the time has gone.

Breakfast was the last bit of my holiday fritata, lunch was a hamburger minus the bun with a pile of steamed broccoli and cauliflower, and dinner was a chicken and veggie casserole.

Day 24

Finished my morning workout after a good nights sleep. This is one of the first nights in about a week that my daughter slept through the night.

After yesterdays fast I decided to step on scale and see how things are going and I achieved my goal weight. I started this thing at 155.2 lbs and as of this morning I am 145.2 lbs, exactly 10 lbs lost in just over 3the weeks. I have to say, I am impressed with tbis program. I didn't think it would be possible to strip off that much dead weight with no restriction on the amount of food I eat, with the exception of fasting of course :)

Just scheduled an annual check-up with the doctor for the day after this challenge ends. I'm interested to see how the diet and exercise has affected my blood profile. Hoping for some good numbers.

Day 23

Fast was a little rough on me this time through. I think I like doing them on weekends better. At work I'm on my feet and moving around for a 10 hour shift so I'm burning alot more calories than on the weekend which had me feeling really hungry all day.

All workouts are done with no improvements but no losses either. Dinner was a chicken stir-fry.

Day 21

Got in my morning workout, unfortunately the weather isn't too good here so I won't be doing my cardio at lunch as usual.

Breakfast was the holiday fritata made with ground beef and lunch will be a chicken stir-fry. I made kale chips yesterday for the first time and was suprised by how good they tasted. I even got my wife to try them, who was at first scared of the idea, and she loved them to. Finished off a tray in a matter of tasty minutes.

I was wondering if anyone else seen this video by Jamie Oliver on mechanically separated meat? It's rather scary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9B7im8aQjo&feature=player_embedded

Day 20

Rough night with my daughter last night so I didn't get much sleep. As a result I had to pass on the power circuit and just went to work instead. I can't wait until her molars finish coming in so I can stand a chance at sleeping again. I did manage to get in my other workouts though. I'm off to bed now.

Day 19

Just finished the Body Weight Workout and I agree with most everyone else. It was a tough one. My shoulders were hating me, but I continue to torture them anyway. Managed to get in 8 reps and 4 sets of everything, however the squats were a little challenging...my 2 year old was "working" out with me. It's fun watching her try to duplicate what I'm doing, but it does make rolling backwards a little tricky because she wanted to do her exercises directly behind me :S

So far eating nothing has been going to bad, we'll see how it feels as the day progresses. It's nice to know that I'll be eating at 7:00 this evening though.

Day 18

My daughter didn't sleep very well last night, so needless to say I didn't sleep well last night. I didn't get to workout this morning as per usual because of this, I'll have to get in my first workout when I get home from work this afternoon. I did however get in 20 minutes of free cardio this morning shoveling snow :)

 

Finished all workouts except for the DB matrix. I had a crazy kind of day and didn't have time to fit in before bedtime. I am amazed at how high my densities are getting for push-ups on the meltdown. When I started I was doing 55, now my last number was 79. I just wonder if I'll hit 100 before this is over? My densities were up in all exercises except for the two kinds of lunges. ICP numbers were improved also by a few seconds.

Day 17 Photo Update

A few days late but here's some comparison picutes from day 1 and day 17 to show my progress. Looks like my love handles are starting to disappear a little :)

Day 17

Finished 3 rounds of the dumbbell matrix this morning. My lower back was a little sore this morning so I couldn't touch the floor behind my head on the leg overs but altogether it was a good workout.

Breakfast was scrambled eggs with spinach and onion along with a handful of mixed nuts. Lunch will be a pork chop with a salad on the side. Dinner will be ground turkey and vegetable casserole. Snack will be mixed nuts.

 

Finished all workouts for the day and I'm almost ready for bed. Not a bad day.

Day 15

Workouts are done for the day. ICP was slower by a few seconds today, just didn't feel like I had enough energy. I really enjoy doing the DB Matrix, I went through it for 3 rounds.

Started day off with a coconut nut butter smoothie; breakfast was eggs with spinach, onion, and zuchinni; lunch was a chicken quarter with steamed broccoli; dinner was ground turkey and mixed vegetable stir-fry; and snack was mixed nuts.

Day 14 Measurements

I've been enjoying London Personal Trainer Dax Moy's ED MAP 2012 Challenge a lot. I'm getting stronger almost every day, which is a big plus even if the numbers aren't changing all that quickly. It is a stuggle to fit in that many workouts around a 54 hour work week and a 2 year old at the house but its rewarding none the less. My biggest obstacle thus far is probably with the bedtime. I frequently end up going to bed closer to 11:00 sometimes closer to 12:00 depending on how crazy a day I have or whether or not my daughter decides to let me sleep. Here are the numbers:

                       Day 1            Week 1          Week 2
Body weight:   155.2 lbs       149.6 lbs        147.6 lbs
Chest:            40"                38"                 39"
Waist:            34.75"           33"                 33"
Upper Arm:     13.5"             13.5"              13.5"
Hips:              38"               38"                 37.5"
Thigh @ 4":    17"               16"                 17"
Thigh @ 8":    21"               19"                 20"

Day 14

It's been a really good day for workouts. Finally beat the pyramid for the first time, finished in 18:22. Also upped my densities in almost every exercise on the meltdown. Looking at the meltdown numbers, it's amazing how far I've come in just 2 weeks time. My spiderman alone has gone from 24 on day one to 42 done today. I'm almost enjoying doing them now...almost.

Had a smoothie before going to work. Breakfast was eggs with zuchinni, spinach, and red pepper along with a kiwi. Lunch was homemade sloppy joe on a bed of lettuce along with a handful of strawberries. Dinner was chicken with mixed vegetables.

Day 13

I haven't been able to post in the last couple of days due to my daughter being sick. I had a difficult enough time finding time to get in the workout and the computer was out of the question. She started feeling better last night though so all is back to normal.

I didn't think that I had any energy when I started my meltdown this morning, but near the end I started to feel pretty good. Wierd thing was that despite the lack of energy when I added up all my densities the numbers increased in almost every exercise....even on spidey's.

Off to have a coconut nut butter shake. Breakfast will be a zuchinni, spinach, and ground pork frittata, lunch will be steak and steamed broccoli, and snack will be mixed nuts and celery.

Just stepped on the scale this morning and found out that I'm down another 1.6 pounds since our one week update. That makes 7.2 pounds total weight loss in two weeks time. I'm only 3 pounds away from my goal weight for the full month.

Day 10

Off to a terrible start this morning. Got to bed around 11:00 only to be woken up at 12:00 by my two year old who is getting her back teeth in. She was in a lot of pain and crying off and on....for four hours before I could get her to fall asleep again. Yes thats right, it wasn't until 4:00 in the morning when I was able to go back to sleelp. Lucky for me I get to sleep in until 6:00 before I have to wake up for work. Unfortunately, I would have needed to wake up at 5:30 to get in a workout before work, its probably for the best that I didn't try to workout with only 3 hours of sleep anyway. I don't get home from work until 7:00 this evening so I'm not going to get in all my workouts. Will be doing cardio at lunch.

Woke up to a smoothie. Breakfast will be greek yogurt with strawberries, walnuts, and coconut. Lunch will be homemade sloppy joe on a bed of lettuce with a handful of blackberries on the side.

Day 9

Just finished 4 rounds of ICP and beat my last time by 14 seconds. I was suprised, I haven't had a lot of energy the last couple of days. Off to have a coconut nut butter shake.

Breakfast will be a scrambled egg with spinach, onion, and mushroom; lunch will be a pan fried fish and a salad with cucumber, egg, and sunflower seeds.

 

Workouts are done for the day. Came soo close to finishing the pyramid again. This time I made it to the second from last exercise before I heard the buzzer. Just a couple of more seconds and I would have had it.

Dinner will be Chicken with sauteed mushrooms and onion along with broccoli. Snack was mixed nuts and a hard boiled egg.

Day 8 Measurements

After following London Personal Trainer Dax Moy's ED MAP 2012 Challenge for 1 full week I took my measurents to see how I was doing

As of today my current measurement are as follows:

Body weight: 149.6 lbs
Chest:          38"
Waist:          33"
Upper Arm:   13.5"
Hips:            38"
Thigh @ 4":  16"
Thigh @ 8":  19"

Day 7

Completed all workouts for the day. I didn't care much for doing the meltdown later in the the day. I have more energy in the morning so it worked out a lot better doing it first thing. All my density numbers were down :(

Lunch was a chicken quarter with a salad (lettuce, cucumber, & sunflower seeds), dinner was a non wave complient spaghetti with meat sauce using spaghetti squash instead of pasta. I had just finished grocery shopping for the week the day before I found out about the wave so I'll have to wait a bit to officially start it.

Day 6

Had trouble sleeping last night and as a result my meltdown was a little off this moring. I just didn't feel like I had any energy but I pushed through.

 

Breakfast will be greek yogurt with wild blueberries, walnuts, and coconut.

 

Finished all my workouts for the day. I retested for the ICP and my reps were up in every exercise. I was actually suprised by how much some of them went up.

Day 5

All workouts done for the day. It's nice to be past tbe point of being sore all the time :o)

Breakfast: smoothie with nuts
Lunch: chicken and steak skewers, zuchinni, potatoe, and orange
Dinner: beef taco on lettuce, greek yogurt with strawberries and blueberries

Day 4

Meltdown completed and I felt great. Looking back at my density numbers on the first day I'm amazed at how quickly my stength has gone up in just 4 days.

Meal 1 will be a smoothie, breakfast will be greek yogurt with raspberries and walnuts.

Today is going to be my first test of willpower. I have a family party to go to and there will be a lot of non compliant food available. I'm planning on eating something before going just to help ward of temptations. Hope all goes well.

As a side note, I have always beeen a little scared of using fish oil in the liquid form and have always relied on capsules but with Dax's strong recommendation for liquid I have made the switch :) I am using Carlson's fish oil and I was suprised by the clean fresh taste. Looks like that will be my choice from now on.

 

All workouts are done for the day. I totally killed my ICP today, times are almost one minute quicker than on day one.

Lunch: Brown rice with mixed vegetables and chicken, 2 hard boiled eggs, and a handful of blackberries
Dinner: chilli, large salad, and an apple

 

Goal: I have always been in good shape and very active throughout most of my life. However over the last couple of years with my wife and I having a kid and becoming a first time home owner I have let life get in the way of my fitness. My body fat is double what it was just a few years ago and I'm feeling like I'm trapped in a strangers body. My energy levels have gone down, I'm always tired, clothes are fitting snug where they shouldn't be. My goal is to return to feeling like me again or better yet, I would like to be a better version of my old self.

Day 3

Completed all workouts for the day. It still hurts to walk thanks mainly to the Meltdowns, but I'm enjoying the pain.

Meals for the day were:
Snacks: Smoothie and mixed nuts
Breakfast: Brown rice with veggies, chicken, and egg with a kiwi on the side
Lunch: Chicken quarter, peas, and grapes
Dinner: Chicken and steak skewers, sauteed zuchinni and yellow squash, roasted potato

Day 3

Completed all workouts for the day. It still hurts to walk thanks mainly to the Meltdowns, but I'm enjoying the pain. Meals for the day were:
Snacks: Smoothie and mixed nuts
Breakfast: Brown rice with veggies, chicken, and egg with a kiwi on the side
Lunch: Chicken quarter, peas, and grapes
Dinner: Chicken and steak skewers, sauteed zuchinni and yellow squash, roasted potato

Day 2

Had a two year old who didn't want to sleep last night so due to lack of sleep I had to postpone my morning workout until this afternoon.

 

Meal number one was a smoothie, meal number two will be brown rice with broccoli, carrot, peas, egg, and chicken mixed in along with a kiwi on the side.

 

Finished my workouts for the day. I can't believe how much my muscles didn't want to work today. I managed better numbers on my meltdown than yesterday but it sure hurt a lot more.

Lunch was a buffalo burger with peppers and onions and a shredded cabbage and carrot salad. Dinner was a chicken breast and bean soup.

Day 1

At first I was a little concerned about whether or not I could dink as much water as we 're supposed to but after completing my first meltdown I see how easy it will be. Finished off nearly 3/4 of a litre by the time I was finished. It was a lot more exhausting than I thought it would be, but in a good way. I'm looking forward to the other workouts today.

 

Meal number one was a smoothie made with almond milk, greek yogurt, banana, and mixed nuts. Meal number will be oatmeal with mixed berries and a couple of hard boiled eggs.

 

Did interval run at lunchtime for 15 minutes and followed with a chicken quarter (minus the skin), corn, shredded cabbage and carrot salad, and a handful of blackberries. Once I get home from work I can get in my next workout.

 

All my workouts went great except for my final workout of the day, the power circuit. I completed all my exercises, but I have a bone spur in one of my lower vertebrae which was highly agrivated by all the back bending. Dinner was pan fried fish and steamed broccoli.

I've just signed up for London Personal Trainer Dax Moy's ED MAP 2012 Challenge and I'll be keeping a day by day account of my experience with it. I'm hoping for some good changes over the next month.

As of today my current measurement are as follows:
  
      Body weight:   155.2 lbs
               Chest:   40"
               Waist:   34.75"
        Upper Arm:   13.5"
                 Hips:   38"
      Thigh @ 4":    17"
      Thigh @ 8":    21"