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Day two of log. I'm going to try and do this for at least 30 consecutive days to try and find patterns/ areas of concern. 4:15-5:15 - workout 24oz water 5:30 - protein shake one scoop whey 6:30 - 3 hard boiled egg whites 17oz water 7:15 - 10 oz green tea 8:00 - oatmeal with brown sugar 8:30 - 10oz green tea 9:00 - 2 turkey brats with 17 oz water 10:00 - 17 oz water 11:00 - 6 oz pork with two cups of cabbage,broccoli,bean sprouts, mushrooms 17 oz water 12:30 - 10 oz green tea 1:00 - protein shake one scoop whey 2:00 - yogurt 3:00 - quarter cup almonds 10 oz water 6:00 - 6 oz grilled chicken with romaine lettuce and Greek vinaigrette 7:30 - protein shake one scoop casein Avoiding the sweets at work hasn't been that bad since I did meal prep for the first three days this week, the key will be to keep it up.

So day one was yesterday and here's the recap: 4:15-5:30am - workout. I'm following shortcut to shred from bb.com its to much to try and transfer over to here. I have the same user name there though if your interested. This workout got me sweating like crazy and pretty sore. definitely a good one. 24 oz water 5:45am - protein shake, one scoop whey 6:30am - 3 hard boiled egg whites 17 oz water 8:20am - 1 serving oatmeal with brown sugar 8:30am - 10 oz green tea 9:30am - quarter cup almond 10:15am - one cup of bean sprouts, mushroom, green onion, garlic soup 11:15am - 10 oz green tea 11:45am - 6oz pork with two cups of cooked cabbage, broccoli, carrots, bean sprouts 12:45pm - 17 oz water 2:30pm - protein shake, one scoop whey 5:45pm - 6 oz grilled chicken with a head on romaine lettuce and Caesar dressing (I know) 17 oz of water 7:00pm - protein shake, one scoop casein Evening workout - half hour on the boulder wall.

OK, so it's been awhile since I've been on here. I was doing food then had an injury and stopped posting. Posting the daily workouts is to much, however I have a new goal and need some accountability. I have been hovering in the 14-16% bf range for about a year, and dammit I want to see my lower two abs again. So I'm starting a food diary here. I tend to do really bad at work with the snacking, so anything consumed will be posted. Hoping this will make me more responsible, and hoping it will help evolve my eating habits. Always looking for new ideas as I love to eat lol. So starting tomorrow evening I will post everything consumed for the day. Hopefully this won't be to boring for everyone.

Well finishing up today, I hit my plank times, and my modified ab workout goal. I hit my stretching goal, almost got there on the diet, and got some things decluttered. So for the first challenge I think it was pretty successful. Continuing to let my arm heal, its taking a long time. I am starting to notice a loss in size. My wife says she doesn't, but I think she's just trying to make me feel better lol. I decided today to smoke 5 Cornish hens today for the upcoming week, and grilling some asparagus. Still going to work on the diet while doing everything I can except arms. Lots of cardio and core until this thing heals.

Congrats on the trip, I am so jealous Paris seems like such an amazing place to see.

I have updated my progress bars to show where I'm at. Ab workouts I will hit this week, stretching, if I do it everday I will meet my goal. Diet, is going to be the hardest, but in honesty I should hit it. I'll have three meals down today as I prepped a whole day yesterday, something I haven't done since that arm injury. Thank you guys for asking it actually made me do that, and get up early and try a light workout to see how my arm will react.

I may try this. I think more of it has to do with my arm injury, one thing gets thrown off and it snowballs. I've come up with a modified plan to start next week, it feels better then it has in weeks. It still pops when I move it a certain way, same with my wrist. But I'm finally able to flex and do a curl movement without pain so time to start back up slow.

I beat my 2 min time on standard and both side planks already, so I have modified the rest of the challenge to be completing my ab workouts for the week. So far the most difficult part is the diet. Since I've hurt my forearm, and I can't workout, it seems to demotivate me in the diet part. I really need to work on that.

Still having a little discomfort, but definitely could have worked through it, however I got sent out of town for work to do some audits, so I'm swimming because the hotel has a pool. They have a "workout" room with a couple of dumbbells and some treadmills, but I'll stick with the swimming since I don't have access to a pool I can do laps in at home. I'm going to see the massage therapist Friday when I get home to see if they can work their magic on my arm, either way I'm starting again next Monday. Been keeping up with the challenge for the most part. Changed my plank goal to ab workouts per week since I hit my time goal for all three planks. Stretching started strong, fell off a bit, and I noticed it so it's back on the uptick. Right now my biggest hurdle is the diet. Now that I'm not lifting it seems easier to compound that into not eating well, definitely need to work on that.

Well today was a total bust, even though I prepared meals ahead of time. I had to do three presentations at work today, so went in early. I didn't do my ab work in the am as I wanted to be well rested, then I left without my lunch, so had a burrito. So no good lunch, no abs today. Have to hit them tomorrow then again Saturday to meet my new modified goal. Also found out I'm heading out of town next week for audits, so here's to hoping the hotel has a gym or better yet a pool.

Well, Monday the am came fast and well when I went to lift my comforter my arm I could still feel it twinge. So I did more cardio and ab workouts. I probably could have pushed through, but I'd rather wait one more week and give a chance to heal properly. It feels better everyday, so rather then rush it and end up aggravating it and losing more time I'll just wait and let it fix itself.Thanks for the well wishes on the IRL stuff. Wish I could say its getting better, but we'll when it rains it pours. I'll get through it though, I probably shouldn't complain, all in all its been a pretty good year.

Thanks, Today went well, more cardio time and another ab workout done, and 2/3 meals thus far today have been made at home.

Well trying to set myself up the best I can for next week. Made six luches, all portioned and ready to go, that will get me and the wife through Wed. Also booked two dozen eggs, and got my oatmeal all rationed out, all fruit is divided up as well. That just leaves us dinner each day, and that feels good.

Honestly a little bummed. Not so much with the challenge as that seems to be going OK, but this forearm pain sucks. Not being able to lift has definitely had a negative impact on my state of mind, and is making the diet portion of the challenge that much more difficult. But what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, and I know I'll be back to full capacity soon. I guess in a strange way, I'm glad to be doing ab work as part of the challenge, as it keeps me motivated to do something.

Keep it up! How's your challenge coming along?

I struggle with this at times to, that whole instant gratification thing. I too have been working on it, but didn't make it part of my challenge. For the next one I think I'll add that, thank you.

Looks like your plugging away nicely. Keep up the good work, that six weeks will be over before we know it.

Been not posting much this week as things IRL have been pretty crazy lately. I have been keeping up with my ab workouts, slightly dragging on my stretching, and diet is decent. My life quest, I did not complete in week three as planned, the weather started changing so I detailed the ish out of my car before it gets to cold, so in the same vein as the life challenge so I consider that a win. I let my abs rest after Mondays ab workout, so I could try my plank times today. Well, I met my 2 min goal. Standard plank was 2mins 18secs, right side was 2mins 13secs, and left side was 2mins 21 secs. I think for the duration of the challenge mygoal will be to do 3 ab workouts a week. So I have some catching up to do around here after my week hiatus, hope everyone is still killing their challenges.

I haven't updated lately as I haven't been able to lift due to my forearm still bothering me, so the log would just be treadmill time and ab work. I let my abs rest after Mondays workout until today to see how my plank times are progressing, well I met my goal for the six week challenge half way through. Standard plank was 2 mins 18secs, right side was 2mins 13secs, and left side was 2mins 21secs. So I think for the duration of the challenge my modified goal will be to hit three ab workouts a week. The ab workouts are definitely taking longer to complete as I've been adding exercises and reps as things get easier. I have also noticed my stomach starting to flatten out a little in the lower ab region, so that's cool. Things IRL have been pretty crappy latey, between the funeral, work, and now my gma being in the hospital. Ever since the weather starting getting colder. Diet is halfway decent, next week will be splendid, we need to defrost our freezer, so will be making a lot of chicken and vegetables tomorrow and really until its low enough to fit in our smaller freezer sothe next four or so weeks I have no choice but to make a lot of meals on sunday. Been pretty done about not being able to lift, its starting to feel better, and I bought a compression sleeve to try and give it a light go Monday, but if it doesn't feel right, I'll just shut it down for another week. Hope all is well with everyone, I've got some catching up to do after my lack of activity here this past week.

It must be going around, maybe it's just that time of year. You'll be back to crushing it next week.

Week 2 recap. Well it was a difficult week, but I didn't miss an ab day. Now that the good is out of the way, my diet sucked, between getting things ready for the funeral, and then having the funeral, this weeks eating was all over the map. I didn't do enough stretching either, just wasn't at the top of the list, though it was better then the eating portion of the challenge. My forearm is still killing me, though it's getting better. I've been strerxhing\massaing it trying to get it to feel better. I can finally make a fist and pick up light objects without to much pain. That's dampening my spirits as well, since I can't do my regular workouts. In talking to my dad, he gets the same thing occasionally and says it takes around 2 weeks to get better so hears to hoping next week I can return to lifting. I had scheduled my life quest portion of the challenge for the end of week 3, but with not being able to lift I'm just going to do it this week I think, I could use the small winnat this point. At least without being able to lift I seem more motivated to get the ab work in. Hoping to get back on track this week, have the first three days of the weeks meals prepared and in the fridge so that should be a big help. Also did the first scheduled ab workout this morning, so off to a good start. I really didn't want to get up and do it today, and am proud that I did. The old me would have just stayed in bed and made an excuse. Here's what the routine is up to at this point in the challenge. Do each 3x, o rest in between exercises Bottoms up - 15 Weighted crunches - 50lbs x 50 reps Reverse crunches - 35 Weighted barbell twists - 55lbs x 50 reps Airbike - 60 Lying jumping jacks - 15 Knee to elbow - 10 each side Side plank(right) - 1 minute minimum Side plank (left) - 1 minute minimum Standard plank - 1 minute minimum Rope pulls - 25 Side oblique crunches - 20 each side Superman - 1 minute minimum Swimmers - 1 minute minimum Weighted side bends - 17lbs x 20 reps each side. Thus really gets my abs burning by the third set. As it feels easier I have been adding exercises. Its making it take longer to complete, but even with my poor eating and only doing for two weeks, I am starting to see a difference just in my ability to perform these.

Thanks for the link, looks interesting. I haven't started the life quest yet, I planned that for week three, so next week is the time. I'm hoping to parlay that little victory to others, it seems ever since we had our kids the amount of stuff around the house has dramatically imcreased

Yesterday, I did another of my ab circuit above for the six week challenge. My forearm still hurts but is feeling better, if it keeps progressing like this I should be able to lift Monday, I hope so this is driving me crazy.

Still on track with the stretching and the ab routine, both completed yesterday. The diet was bad yesterday, as we spent all day at the funeral home. I think it will be the same today as were going to be spending the day at the funeral home today. I will get back on track with the diet this weekend. I will go to the store Saturday, and Sunday is set to be a meal prep day.

What does your yoga routine consist of? What type of pain are you having?