Last week was rough. As expected I was unable to attend a class or get to the gym all week. I had committed myself to eating healthy, which I would say I didn’t do too bad on, fell closer to the 80/20 rule rather than the 90/10, but today is a new day. I’m drinking my water had a breakfast of champions ,cheerios, only two more meals to get through and hopefully one spin class!!!


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I've found both yoga and pilates very rewarding in terms of helping me straighten out the alignment issues that I've suffered from most of my life. In practicing both yoga and pilates I've become more aware of where the weaknesses in my body exist and thus able to work throughout the day work to correct them. 

I'm also thoroughly enjoying Spencer's spin class on Friday evenings. It is challenging but he really knows how to encourage you to leave the entire stress of week behind you on the bike. 
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Finding the time to workout this week is going to  be exceptionally difficult. Because I am aware of this going into the week, my plan is to work much harder at sticking to my diet. I look forward to the following week where I can get back on track fitness wise. I have been feeling really tired throughout the day due to lack of exercise.
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Week has gone well.  Had a couple good classes at O2 (spin on Sunday and Pilates on Wednesday) and overall things went well on the solid food front.  On the liquid food front..well, different story.  Been a struggle.  I did have success one night but ended up swapping a cigar for my usual glass.  Needless to say, I’m probably not heading in the right direction with that substitution but it felt like I was in a yoga class.   
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Spencer’s class was rough on Friday so I got a really good workout. I’m doing better this week with the diet plan and I’m trying my best to make it fun. I still slip every now and again, but overall I have to say that I’m starting to feel better and am noticing small improvements physically. Gets me motivated even more to work harder! I missed cycling this weekend because something came up at the last minute but I’m really really going to try and make the 5:30 class tomorrow!
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Didn't do so great on either the exercise/diet front this last week.  Regarding the latter, I didn't have a chance to go shopping over the weekend and plan out the week so I didn't have anything ready.  Playing Mr. Mom for three days made it difficult to prepare things during the week and made going to classes and doing certain (e.g., bike/swim) workouts impossible.  My wife will be on travel again next week but only for a couple days so I should be able to manage to get everything in next week.  Hope to also get food prepped tomorrow.

As of today I have exactly 8 weeks left before my event against my nemesis so from this point forward the missed workouts are definitely going to hurt.  To hedge my bet I resorted to sabotage and dropped off about 20,000 calories of dessert to his house (minus about 1,000 that I ate in transit).  Unfortunately, I've learned that he has simply upped his training volume to 2 workouts a day to combat the fat bombs I left.  I would have left beer but from experience I know that he seems to be able to workout just as well under the influence.  Indeed, on reflection it would seem that my nemesis becomes stronger with every vice I drop off.
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Well, I think my illness has retreated. Feeling better, just a little tired still. I only made it to one pilates class this week. My daughters baseball games and practices seem to have taken over my life. I did get to the gym at lunch today which felt great and I even made it through a more vigorous than normal workout. I believe spin class has taught me to push myself more than I normally would. I’m sad I didn’t get to go this week, I’m going to have to figure out a way to work it in.
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Been feeling off this whole week since I haven’t been able to attend any classes so far. My kids are all sick and finally starting to get over it. Hoping to make it up starting tomorrow and over the weekend!  I’m getting addicted to spinning! J
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Sleeping well! Don’t know if it’s because I’m eating better or because I’m peddling my way to exhaustion. It doesn’t really matter though, I’m relieved to finally able to fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.

 

Still struggling to eat all the protein on the plan.  I’m not a vegetarian and I enjoy meat and eggs but I really have to force feed myself to get hit the 4-6oz requirements at lunch and dinner.

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I was unable to attend class over the weekend. I have come down with a cold and haven’t been feeling that great. I did try to go for a jog on Saturday, but I can’t say I was very successful. I was out of breathe soo much faster than when I run on a treadmill. I thought my pace was the same so I’m hoping it had to do with being ill. I’ve heard running outdoors is harder, but I didn’t think it was that much harder. I’ll be trying again this weekend. I haven’t had a chance to work out since then, I do hope to make it to a class tonight.

I am doing better with the food. I’m staying away from processed foods and trying to eat MORE fruits and vegetables and drink MORE water. I feel like my body is becoming dependant on the water though. I’m thirstier than I used to be if I’m not drinking water. (Not sure if this is a good thing. When disaster strikes and there is no water, I won’t be able to survive as long as I would have been able to, had my body been used to only a small amount of water.) I still struggle with saying no to the bad stuff when it’s around. There was some really yummy stuff to eat on Easter. I did have some, but kept to smaller portions and no seconds.

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