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Not such a good day for eating. Calories: 2696 - Target: 2080 Carbs: 333g- Target: 260 Fat: 116g - Target: 69 Protein: 81g - Target: 104 Sodium: 3790g - Target: 2300 Sugar: 126g - Target: 78 Bed at 11:30pm, woke at 6:30am. A little bit better on total sleep time, but not on bed time. I will push myself to be in bed tonight by 10:45pm. I'm at best planning my meals at the start of the day minus dinner. I will try to plan a full day of meals for this Friday. I usually like to cook out on the grill and I haven't done that for a couple of weeks. Time for a good healthy meal day. I completed Convict Conditioning Horizontal Pulls and Jackknife Squats last night and did it with pretty good form which I am refocusing on. I will no longer proceed if my form starts to deteriorate and I will always try to improve my form with each workout, set, and rep. Yesterday, I was not aware of my breathing during my horizontal pulls. I will work on this in my next workout. I didn't do explicit cardio last night, but I did over 30 minutes of intense yardwork (e.g. digging, weeding, and spreading mulch) so I will count this towards one of my cardio workouts.

Thanks! Thanks! I'm okay with where I am so far, though I know there are things I need to do better on. The primary point of this challenge for me is to simply get working out again and to become aware of where my weaknesses are. I agree, that is what these challenges are all about. We can't improve if we don't know what we need to improve.

While my Calorie intake was about perfect, my sugar consumption was way up again. The bulk of this was from the fresh cherries and peach that I ate, but also from a Peach Tea that I drank. I need to plan things out better and find ways to cut back on the sugar. Calories: 2080 - Target: 2080 Carbs: 233g- Target: 260 Fat: 100g - Target: 69 Protein: 75g - Target: 104 Sodium: 3501g - Target: 2300 Sugar: 112g - Target: 78 I still having a hard time with the sleep goals. Last night I was in bed at about 11pm and woke at about 6am today so that is better (about 7 hours), but I'm dragging during the day and drinking a lot of coffee (and creamer) to account for it. Of course the sugar makes me even more tired. I've been stretching at least once or twice per day since I picked up the Convict Conditioning 2 book. It feels pretty good so far. I'm really looking forward to my workout tonight. The nice thing about the more infrequent workouts right now is that I really look forward to getting to my workout when it comes time.

Spent a couple of days visiting my parents over the weekend and didn't bother trying to track anything. I don't think I did too bad regardless. I was in bed at 11:20pm last night and awake at about 5:50am this morning. That's only about 6.5 hours. Not really where I want to be. I've been working some overtime lately and really need my rest. I also made my side of the bed this morning, had an egg and cheese on an english muffin for breakfast, and did the CC Trifecta stretches. Not a bad start to the day.

Good Monday Brigade! Hope everyone had a great weekend and ready to attack week 2 of the Challenge. I know I am. The weekend brought a trip to my parents and no food tracking. It would have simply been too much of a hassle and inaccurate. I just enjoyed myself. Today, I'm back at it. Have a great day everyone!

In bed at 12:00am up at 6am. Talk about dragging myself out of bed. To make it worse, my almost 4 month old son wanted a bottle at about 3am. I had such a hard time staying awake to feed him. Bed made. Bagel with cream cheese for breakfast. Have lots of bagels to get eaten and didn't have the time this morning to make much more. No strength or cardio yesterday, but I started the Convict Conditioning Trifecta stretches this morning. They felt pretty good. I more or less planned my meals for the day, though I made adjustments as I went and I didn't know what we were having for dinner. A big adjustment I made was to forego the yogurt that I had packed for a snack. It was going to put me well over my sugar target so I substituted an extra serving of mixed nuts. More protein/Less sugar. That's a big win in my book. Here are my Macros for yesterday: Calories: 2608- Target: 2080 Carbs: 246g - Target: 260 Fat: 119g - Target: 69 Protein: 136g - Target: 104 Sodium: 2923g - Target: 2300 Sugar: 61g - Target: 78

I did. I'm guessing it didn't take. I can't do it right now because I can't access it, but as soon as I am able I will sign up. Thanks!

I bought Convict Conditioning 2 yesterday using some birthday money. I've been wanting to add some mobility work and liked the sound of the Trifecta from CC2. This includes active stretching progressions for Bridge Holds, L-Holds, and Twists. I plan to start incorporating these as frequently as I'm able, though I'd like to at least do them on my off days.

Keep it up Ash. Looking good.

Sounds like Wednesday needs a dose of discipline.

So I got to bed at about 11:15 last night. Not quite where I want to be, but better than yesterday. I was barely awake at 5:30am this morning. I started my day by making my side of the bed (after changing my son's diaper of course). Two tasks done right off the bat. Should be a good day right? I made myself an egg and cheese on an english muffin for breakfast. It was good and easy. I rode my bike for a total of about 40 minutes last night and was pulling my 2 year old in a trailer so it was a decent workout. I kind of, sort of, planned my meals at the start of the day yesterday, but I wasn't really sure how to record dinner since we didn't make it. So I made rough estimates. My Macros all improved for yesterday: Calories: 2487 - Target: 2080 Carbs: 326g - Target: 260 Fat: 93g - Target: 69 Protein: 94g - Target: 104 Sodium: 2438g - Target: 2300 Sugar: 127g - Target: 78

Thanks.

Probably no more on my plate than anyone else, just poor at getting things done. I may adjust my meal planning to make it similar to my diet and sleep goals such that I can progress to full planning mode by the end of the challenge. For me, I think I need to start planning my meals simply because things are so crazy. If I can start planning them ahead and preparing what I can ahead, I can not only have ensure I have healthier food options available, but save time by doing the preparation in blocks of time. That is my theory anyway. It seems to make sense in my misguided head.

I got a workout in yesterday focusing on Horizontal Pulls and Jackknife Squats. Since I'm just getting back into it, I kept the volume low. It really felt good. I didn't get all of my food tracking in until today, but I think I got it pretty accurate. What I ate was horrible, but I tracked it and that was my goal. My Macros: Calories: 4098 - Target: 2080 (WOW!) Carbs: 427g - Target: 260 Fat: 150g - Target: 69 Protein: 96g - Target: 104 Sodium: 3159g - Target: 2300 Sugar: 177g - Target: 78 So, bottom line, way too much carbs and fat, especially sugar. I was way late getting to bed (11:45pm) and getting up (6:45am). I'm once again dragging. I have only done minimal meal planning.

Yes there is. I love all of that. My problem usually comes down to planning. I don't plan to have those things in the house and to make sure they are in my lunch box or a stock of them kept at work so that I have them at work. Of course, sometimes, even having substitutes easily available doesn't prevent the craving from taking over, but it helps. Thanks! I agree. I love every moment I spend with them and many days I don't feel like I spend enough time with them. I may have to start sharing stories from them because it helps me to focus on how great they are and why I'm trying to get my health and life under some amount of control. Also, because they provide the material for some great stories.