week one done

So, week one is done. Thank goodness. Food is the main problem, cuz I've been hungry this whole week. Altho, the heat will make it hard to eat all that I may have to eat tomorrow...

Anyway, a day of only jump rope...felt....odd. My arms/chest in particular felt cheated. My brain was happy to not have to sweat thru the exercises again, but my muscles had a different idea. At this point, my brain is still smarter than my brawn, but I dunno how long that'll last. It is rather handy scheduling tho, the day of rest being an actual day off... I think I like it.

Anyway, lookin' forward to the next week. Food and MORE WORKOUTS! YARRR!

day 6

Day 6 workout done! The heat became an actual factor in the exercises. I was nearly at failure on the push ups and the jump rope was excruciating. The thermostat in our house can't measure the heat, and the humidity is horrible. I still got them done, and a cold shower solved a lot of the heat problems.

Food wise, last night I went to a bi-weekly game night me and my friends have. I stuck to the 1/2 of what I would normally eat, but man was I incredibly full. It could have been the heat, but I also realize we always eat a lot at those gatherings. Gonna be good when I bring my own food.

Anyway, off to the rest of the day

there had better be a storm coming.

Day 5 done and done.

So, the biggest reason I like Vermont and most of the northern climates is winter. I have trouble with heat, and up north there's less of that...but oh man is that not true today. It's 81 degrees in the shade, and the humidity is off the charts, somewhere around 99% I think. Also, no breeze. There had better be a stormfront coming to blow this hot air away.

The heat made the exercises hard, especially the push ups (I couldn't keep my hands in place because of the sweat, even with padded handles). I still got it all done, and now I'm gonna shower and have myself a little treat. I found Lychee nuts at the local co-op today, and I have a small jar of Kim chi that my co-worker (who makes sushi around town) made for me. CRAZY exited about that. I also have some of her sushi sitting in my fridge fer later. mmmm....sushi with kimchi...and Lychee nuts as desert...

So happy.

day 4

Day for done and down. Slightly less sore, but extremely sweaty. I've literally soaked my yoga mat, and I dunno how long it'll take ME to dry off. This is a flood of biblical proportions, prepare yer arks.

On the food front, still starving, still not eating, and definitely tempted. I work in an Alzheimer ward, and one of the big things that the elders do is not eat, so we have to feed them high sugar/fat foods... so there are sweets and baked goods galore ALL AROUND ME! ARRG. Also...Patric....you NEED to stop mentioning cookies in yer emails, cuz every time you do they literally appear under my face. SO much temptation. Ahh well...just gotta stick with 1/2 a banana instead.

day 3

Ok...day 3. More resistance to waking up, and by resistance I mean "Oh lord my body feels like a plank of wood." This was made worse because yesterday was a horrible day. Work and co-workers getting me down, and my desire to do anything productive dropped considerably. However, I continue on with the workouts. Day 3 done and put to bed.

On the not eating portion...I appear to have lost about 10 pounds in the past 3 days (really only 2 cuz I woke up and weighed myself this morning). This is somewhat worrying, but I'm running with it, seeing as I started at 210 and am kinda aiming fer 180. We'll see.

Anyway, power thru everyone!

Day 2!

Hokay... day 2 workout done and put to bed. Had some trouble with the pushups, but that's to be expected what with doing them 2 days in a row after having not done them in a long long time.

What's more interesting is the 1/2 diet seems to have given me an almost manic energy level. I have trouble sitting down, and just wanna rush around and do EVERYTHING. Dunno why, and I suspect this will subside, but fer now it means I'm getting some brownie points at work fer doing...pretty much everything.

And now...I'm off to do that again! WOO!

Ok! Day one exercises done and put to bed. Now I just gotta get thru the day without eating much at all. I think I can do it.

Anyway, realizing that my first post told just about nothing about me, seeing as I kinda wrote it at around 1am...lemme lay down some knowledge.

I'm a 26 year old who works at an old folks home as an aide, which translates loosely to I do some of the normal work and ALL of the lifting, which is a part of why I'm doing this whole program. This job is also going to be the biggest problem with the program, as I occasionally have days that quite simply destroy my will to do anything. It's hard to be motivated when you get hit and bit by an Alzheimer patient that reminds you of yer grandfather.

Putting that aside, the REAL reason I want to do this is to get back to how I used to be, which was very strong. I grew up on a farm in rural Vermont. I stacked about 5 chords of wood every summer, along with haying, sugaring, farming, cows....etc. etc. etc. All that plus walking up a mountain every day and walking home from school (about 3.5 miles) had me perty strong. I moved to Burlington (one of the only real cities in VT) about 7 years ago for college, and kinda stopped having all those nice muscle building activities I used to have. And now...well, I feel weak and want to get strong again.

Now...let's get this program a-rollin'!