Legionary

I actually got a rite in the rain pen for that

So I usually do my first drafts on paper and I haven't even sat down for an hour before I managed to spill coffee on my notebook anyone else run into these problems? (Yes my penmanship is trash but that's half the fun) Alright time to stop procrastinating now.

Another update. Food:some photos still living on my camera but I've got one today. My cooking and diet got a little of track because an issue with my apartment where I had to move out for a week so the whole move out, live elsewhere and move back in process skrewed everything up, but I've dealt with worse. Training: weightlifting is kinda off but I started running in the absence of a gym and I'm still doing my swordfighting and my work is pretty physical. so hopefully they'll be enough to keep fit for now. Tonight's meal: Italian food with a wee dram of irish whiskey, it's like my ancestors are arguing for my attention

More pics living on my camera. Coming soon I hope. For today here's a nice treat. My wife and I had some slices from pizza ponte in Disney

Feel like this one turned out ok.

Mostly British infantry saber/smallsword, from the late 1700s, the school also does some Italian styles (sword and shield, and rapier).

List of meals that turned out good but not pretty enough to photograph. - avocado toast on sourdough with an egg - meatloaf -tofu and vegtables soup Trainings been good but some days I end up taking a more lax approach and prioritizing sleep. I got a lot of good coaching from a swordfighting instructor that's visiting from California so at least that's going well. On the knife debate. My main kitchen knife is straight bladed and actually quite short at only about 5 in (12.7 cm) blade. I like the control a short knife gives me over most cutting and if I need to carve a chicken or something than I'll use a carving knife. Most of my knives come from IKEA and they work well for being pretty cheap, but need consistent sharpening because the steel dosnt like to hold an edge.

Here's another photo, Meat and cheese plate with sourdough toast.

Started cooking professionally at 14 as a kitchen boy, I learned a lot over the years but I still feel like theres more to know lol. I'm comfortable at my weight so if I stay at 170 great but if I put on a few more pounds of hopefully lean mass than great too. I'm big into variety within my training and I've been doing a good bit of strongman/ bronze age strength training (think Eugene Sandow) along with my swordfighting training.

Here you go. Croque madame with mushrooms in red wine sauce. My lighting's off on the photo but I'm still learning.

I decided to stick with the warriors still. The community is nice and most of my training is still weightlifting so it makes sense. The last few challenges have been helpful. To recap I went from an average of 155-157 lbs to 167-170 in about 15 weeks, whilt my bodyfat estimates (via taping) have remained about the same. In that time I've dealt with depression, learned to prep cook (kinda), picked up swordfighting (love it) and rehabbed a knee injury to a point that I didn't think I could get back to. It feels like gaining this weight has gotten me to a much better state BUT, in getting there my diet has become trashed compared to before, so along with some small housekeeping things. My goal for the next few challenges is to relearn my love for cooking ( I was a chef for 9 years until I just couldn't deal with it professionally anymore.) I will start cooking MEALS again instead of lost of snacking just to reach my macros. I will change my shopping habits so that I'm using more whole foods instead of processed foods. And I will revive my now dead hobby of food photography. That's all for tonight.

Final check in for this one. Weight: 170 finally reached what feels like a more sustainable weight because I don't get the wild changes anymore. Training: was rough for a little while during this challenge but I got my good habits back and now I'm progressing again. Swordfighting has been a good motivator. If we were using actual sabers I would have died at least 20 times in the last few weeks but being bad at something can really bring about change. Diet/nutrition: this has taken a turn for the worse and likely what I'm going to focus on next, I have trouble finding the right balance of eating enough calories eating food that dosnt make me feel like trash (pizza, beer, sugar, etc) I'm really not sure where I want to go from here with my fitness journey and I may take a challenge off to assess/maintain I'm not too sure yet

Update: it's been a busy week and I've fell off the wagon for a few days. Not going to let it bother me because I needed the rest. Weight: 163. Pretty normal Food: I really need to get groceries but I've been trying to eat up all the random foods I have around the kitchen. Had a lot of stir fry and the like but I think I'm officially out of proteins. Training: I haven't made it to the gym in like 4 days which is abnormal. I needed the rest and I'm hoping I can get back into my habits soon. A problem is my lifting routine got really repetitive. I'm starting swordfighting classes on Wednesday so hopefully that gets me inspired.

She's a boxer, hound mix so the vet thinks maybe 60-80 pounds depending. She's grown a lot since we got her in june.

Another update: Weight: still 165, I think that this is my baseline healthy adult weight. So if I continue as I probably wont gain or lose any until my metabolism changes. I'm going to try to up my calories daily and see if I notice any changes. Food update: getting much better with time. Even when I get into that mood where I "can't cook or eat or move" I can usually convince myself to make some microwave rice, Eggs and mushrooms so that I have a simple meal to hit my macros, it works. Puppy update. She's getting bigger but she's mad at me for getting her spaid. That's life though.