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Another great day. No workout (I can barely walk I'm so sore) but I did walk for an hour. Meal 1: Protein Shake Fish Oil Meal 2: grilled chicken broccoli and peppers Meal 3: grilled chicken broccoli and peppers meal 4: protein bar Meal 5: grassfed beef lima beans Resuming workouts tomorrow.

Day 2 of 100 down. Great day overall. Meal 1: Protein shake 5g Fish oil Meal 2: Chicken Broccoli 1/2 avacado Meal 3: Chicken Broccoli 1/2 avacado Meal 4: Grass fed beef broccoli Meal 5: protein shake lima beans Workout was legs Squats 5x5 - up to 275 Lunges 3x6 each leg - 45 lb dbs Leg Press 4x10 - lots of plates Stiff legged db deadlift 3x8 leg curls 3x8 leg extension 4x10 Feeling so much better now that I'm eating right again. I don't know if it is in my head that I'm feeling better because I am happier about the path I'm on or if it is real...but I like it.

Good day today. Lots of meat, veggies, and fruit and a killer shoulder/tricep workout. Meal 1 - 4 eggs and broccoli Meal 2 - chicken, avacado, and green peppers Meal 3 - 6 oz grassfed beef meal 4 - 6 oz grassfed beef and broccoli Snacks - pineapple and orange post workout. Workout was : 5x8 Military Press - Worked up to 135 for 6 last set 3x10 Smith Machine Seated Press 4x8 DB Lateral Raises 4x10 weighted dips 5x12 weighted bench dips 3x8 pushdowns Felt great all day, walked outside a lot as well...I love summer.

Sounds like you have a lot of similar problems that I have...lots of stuff going on and not all of it going your way One question I have for you is what is your transition plan into the Paleo diet? You seem to have a good plan for exercising, but not a clear and concise plan to go paleo. Something like, every breakfast will be paleo for the next two weeks, then every breakfast and lunch will be paleo for two weeks, then all meals are paleo. I've found that if I give myself some flexibility in diet, I often end up eating the wrong thing over and over because "this is my cheat meal". I need things to be rigid in order for me to follow a proper diet. Not saying you need the exact same thing as I don't know what willpower you have, but if you are struggling with what food you eat, you should try planning out EVERY meal for the week at the beginning of the week, buy food for those meals, and then prepare the night before you need the food (prepare Monday meals on Sunday). This approach helped me a lot because everything was already set up, I knew what I was going to eat that day and it was already prepared. Good luck and keep it up, we're here for you!

Good job so far! My dad has a similar story as you, very in shape at 45, not in shape at 55, back in shape 66, so it can be done!

Keep it up! I know what it is like to have inconsistent workout patterns, but just stay as compliant as you can, and if you feel great on a rest day, go ahead and go to the gym to make up for potential days you gotta take off in the future. Also, don't worry about missing a workout if you do as long as there is a legitmate reason you can't go (i.e. watching TV doesn't count) As for adding 5x5 on bench, depending on your level of fitness, it would be a good or bad idea depending on how you feel. Push Press and Bench both put a lot of the strain on the shoulders. If you've been lifting for a few months, it should be fine, but shoulder issues are common among lifters, so be sure to gauge how your shoulders feel before, during, and after the workout. Best of luck, and again, keep it up!

I need accountability, plain and simple. Weighed in at 199 lbs today, 40 inches around the largest part of my waist. Over the past seven years, this is the fattest I've been. I went through a transformation before, going from 240 to 170, and know what it takes to change habits. I still workout 4-5 times a week and am in pretty good "cardio" shape with some inclined walking and stairmaster. I lack mobility badly and my deskjob isn't helping that. My first goals are are basic but overarching to my strategy: (1) Gain back the willpower I once had - While I was in undergrad, I was able to put my mind to anything, and do it. I wanted to do handstands, so I did them. I wanted to have abs, so I got them. I wanted to be happy, so I was. Now I have new stressors in my life that weren't present before. During undergrad, I had nothing else going on in my life, so it was much easier to change. I just focused on that one thing I wanted to change, and put all of my mental energy to that. Grad school was when things started to change. I shifted my focus and energy to school figuring that my habits I had developed over the past few years would guide me through the years. While true, I also have an issue with binge eating while stressed and I was stressed a lot during grad school. As I ate more and more bad food while stressed, my body started to become addicted to those types of foods again. I didn't completely fall off the train though, 80% or so of my meals are clean and typically Paleo. I eat lots of chicken/tuna/steak and green vegetables. I get 10-15g of fish oil and 8000 IUs of vitamin D a day. (2) Stop binge eating - Everything falls apart when I'm stressed. I devolve back to the person I was before, eating candy and fast food for "comfort" and the insulin high that comes with it. This is the exact moment when everything falls apart. I get more stressed out because im stressed out and because im eating bad, which leads to more eating bad, which has a chemical effect on my body and makes me feel even worse. If I work a 12+ hour day, there is a 100% chance I'm going binge eat and start the vicious cycle over. Because of this, I'm going to limit my daily work hours. I might not be able to limit the amount of work I do, but I can choose the days I do it (i.e. work on Saturday or Sunday instead of working late on Monday and Tuesday) (3) Become accountable - One common theme around all of my prior transformations was accountability, by those who cared and were in the same boat as I was. That's why I'm here. If you read this post, please respond with your feelings, whatever they may be. Also, after I have this thing down for a month...I'm ALWAYS up for the challenge if someone wants a boost of motivation. I'll be keeping a daily log with food intake, activity log, and any additonal musings I have to offer. I like the idea of an epic quest and am going to start thinking about the type of things I want to accomplish. Join me on my journey, it's gonna be a heck of a ride (and a lot of avacadoes are going to be consumed).