TerosX Round 4: Whole 30 + Warhammer

[GingaNinja]

You are doing awesome TerosX! Well done on such a great week!

[Teros]

Whole 30 time. Day 29:

 

What do all of these have in common?

 

Chocolate cake

Giant's cone softserve icecream

French fries and ketchup

Giant blooming onion with tangy horseradish sauce

Freshly popped popcorn

Sugar covered doughboys

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1/3 of the people at the fair yesterday were eating these in front of me and I wanted to kill them.  They are all things that I WOULD have had last year, but had NONE of yesterday. 

 

I remember last year I had 3 giant's cones, a whoopie pie, sausage and peppers, a brownie, a blooming onion, some popcorn, and some french fries.

 

This year, I split a turkey leg with my g/f and had a whole 30 compliant lara bar.

 

Yesterday was so damn hard.  Even on the whole 30 website, day 28 is '28 is as good as 30'.  That's exactly how I felt.  I smelt sugary doughboys for an hour during one of the events.  I smelt fresh popcorn by the jousting field the 3 times I was over there.  What was even worse was that the turkey leg I got kind of sucked.  You know how when you get some food and then it sucks, you just want something bad immediatly afterwards to get rid of the dissappointment?  Yeah, the stand that sold chocolate cake was within view as I gnawed on my turkey leg.  Ugh.

 

This morning I'm just beat.  I'm built for power, not endurance.  Walking around yesterday for 8 hours is just too much for me to handle.  I woke up this morning, feeling tired already and like I was hit by a truck.  My shoulder blade hurts, my elbow  hurts, my legs feel all stiff and hurt.  Just UGH.  Is there an 'ugh' emoticon? Cuz I need like 20 of them. 

 

I'm proud of myself yesterday, but I just want to feel normal again.  I realized when I got home that I was starving, so my g/f and I got a whole foods chicken.  The cilantro one and the plain one don't use anything weird so it's whole 30 compliant.  Meanwhile, my sister, mom, and brother-in-law got gregg's stuff.  Pie and cake. 

 

I already put in a personal day for tuesday.  Monday I get out of work a little early and have my dr.appointment at 3pm.  Tuesday, I'm having SOMETHING.  I've brainstormed and there's like 12 places I want to go.  Realistically, I'll probably get a small box of chinese food and a couple cookies- then feel sick.

 

 

ok, that's enough writing.  I'm sorry if I haven't gotten to a bunch of people's threads the past few days. I'm really beat and I think I'm going to lie down now that I had my breakfast of spaghetti squash and ground beef.

[Jonny2284]

Managing to walk around with all that going on and not crack? That's a big achievement even if it doesn't feel like one as the smells assault you. Good stuff mate.

[Mad Hatter]

Wow, almost done! I'm so impressed that you didn't give in a the fair! It'll be interesting to hear what happens next.

[ravnos]

Congrats on maintaining the willpower there. Did you do any of the strongman stuff?

[Teros]

Congrats on maintaining the willpower there. Did you do any of the strongman stuff?

I really wanted to, but there was a crowd of about 30 people there so I felt really self-counscious.  Usually when I go, there's like... 3 people so it's no big deal.  No one was able to beat the strongman thing when I was there.  My brother-in-law tried and he only got to about 1/3 of the height.  My sister was laughing and yelling at him.  The strongman guy said, "it's ok, guys that age can only get it about halfway up."

 

I sure as hell wasn't going to follow up after that.

[Evicious]

Wow, you are a f*cking ROCKSTAR for pounding through the temptations yesterday!!! Honestly? I don't think I could've done it. Hell, I fail at least​ once a week on my extremely UN-limited diet! 
 
TEROSX FTW!!!!

 

[terrormortus]

Dude awesome job on resisting the temptations.

 

Also crazy jealous that you got to go to a fair, we don't have those types of fairs up here.

[GingaNinja]

Good work and good luck with your last day, amazing work!

[Teros]

Today is DAY 30.  I'm off to work in a few minutes, get out early, have my Dr. appointment, and need to stay strong this evening.

[Evicious]

You got this, terosx! We're all behind you! LAST DAY, FINISH STRONG!!!!!

[JessFit]

Day 30 WOOHOO! Have a great last day!

[Draco]

I can't imagine how much willpower it took to go 29 days! You can do this!

[Jonesy]

Day 30, this is awesome!!

 

You did great.

[rogaecia]

Today is DAY 30.  I'm off to work in a few minutes, get out early, have my Dr. appointment, and need to stay strong this evening.

Yeah!!! Way to kick butt. I also commend you for surviving the fair garbage free! 

Cheers to an awesome week ahead!

[Amandaba]

Great job with the faire temptations! and WAY TO GO! with finishing the WHOLE 30. We are all so proud of you! Hoping your MD appt goes well. Good luck!

[Teros]

DAY 30:  What a doozy

 

I think I met the most infuriating Dr. today.  My blood pressure is fine, and everything checks out fine.  However, I truly think we are the rebellion. 

 

1) He scoffed at my warhammer workout.  DO NOT SCOFF AT MY WORKOUT.  I'm working out like i'm in Beast mode over here.  My frigging kneecaps are sweating.

 

2) He hates the idea of intermittent fasting and proceeded to explain why for about 15 minutes.

 

3) He thinks that I should be weighing myself multiple times a week. Because "pants sizes are ok and all, but not weighing yourself is like being on a boat without a compass."  Uh sorry, 3 pants sizes in 6ish months isn't good enough for you.  I need an actual number apparently.

 

4) He said that I should be doing weightwatchers.  I tried weightwatchers 3 times and guess what?  I was always under my points and eating 2-3 desserts every night to justify my points intake.  I don't like that.  I don't like how a piece of lean turkey is somehow = to one of thier stupid little brownie tins.  I checked the back of a SmartOnes online and holy *(#$, there's like 14 things on there that I can't have on the whle 30.  Shouldn't that tell you something?

 

5) He doesn't like the idea of ketosis and explained why for another 15 minutes.

 

6) He scared me about my liver.  Although no bloodwork or anything was done today and he was using information from THREE YEARS AGO, he felt the need to tell me about how being overweight can create a non-alcoholic psoriasis and get liver cancer and all sorts of other  #$^@.  Thanks doc, but I've been working on something for the past 6 months and you have no updated charts.

 

7) He didn't listen to me at all when I explained the whole 30 and what it was.

I said to him, "I get discouraged when I don't see that I lost a lot of weight, so I decided I would go by how my clothes feel instead of a number.  That way, I'm not dissappointed when the scale doesn't say a lost 3 pounds a week."

 

This prompted him to tell me that I shouldn't be doing something extreme and that I should be losing a pound a week. 

 

Dr., I didn't say that I need to lose 3 pounds a week; you're just a dipshit that didn't listen to how I get DISCOURAGED if I don't meet unrealistic goals.  I'm not activly trying to lose 3 pounds a week. 

 

 

UGH.  Well overall I did fine on the checkup.  I purposely made sure I had another checkup in 4 months and made sure I would get bloodwork and a pee sample to see if I can rub the results in his face.  For now though, I'm just very very angry at him.

 

i see the results.  I feel the results.  My workout this week is 10 times what I could do just 6 months ago. (4 minutes with a 10 pound sledge VS 200+ reps with a 20 pound sledge + 40 tire pushups + 40 25lb weighted crunches)  I'm 3 pants sizes down.  I feel more clear-headed.  I sleep better.  I have more energy.  I don't have as many headaches.  I don't have to run to the bathroom because of gurgle guts. I don't have ANY blood sugar spikes where I would start to shake if I didn't eat every 4ish hours.  I feel happier.  THESE ARE RESULTS TO ME.  Walking on a treadmill, counting my weightwatcher points, and obsessing over the scale was torture back when I did it.  Today?  This is real.  This is the real me, and for probably the first time in my life, I'm genuinly proud of myself and I love every single one of you out there. 

[Jonesy]

This is the one of the only things that matter "This is the real me, and for probably the first time in my life, I'm genuinly proud of myself". You are amazing and you have worked your tail off to get where you are now. That confidence isn't something that comes easy and I'm SO proud that you feel this way. I would also look into getting a new doctor. 

[Evicious]

Screw him. All he knows about you is whatever he read and happened to take note of on your chart. And while I'm more than willing to give him due respect for just being a doctor (the years of schooling; the incredible amount of debt he's now in; the dealing with all the bodily fluids, smells, and sights; the whining, the crying, the sniveling, the arrogant and demanding; the frivolous, the deathly, the incomprehensible and unknown, and the infinite mounds of paperwork that comes with all of that), he should have the professionalism to at least encourage your enthusiasm and pride in what you've accomplished, even if the methods aren't to his exact tastes. And honestly, as a doctor, of all the things he could possibly take issue with - because let's face it, diets come and go, and science is ever swinging back and forth between them - he could at LEAST have congratulated you on having found a physical activity that you were engaging in on a regular basis! It's MOVEMENT: an element in today's society that is steadily being lost through convenience and indulgence. You could have said you were "juggling geese" and he should say that he's happy to know that you've found a way to get your heart rate up. 

 

But good on ya, no matter what he says! The important thing is that YOU KNOW how much more improved your life is in tangible ways. Let the rest of the world worry about their precious numbers. Remember, health as a whole has yet to be quantified because the human body transcends theoretical ideals. 

 

And BTW, I stretched today! Now get on the wagon.

[Draco]

I purposely made sure I had another checkup in 4 months and made sure I would get bloodwork and a pee sample to see if I can rub the results in his face.

EEEEEWWWW! Yes, he sucks, but..... gross!

Seriously, though: A lot of doctors are pretty full of themselves. It's like they're saying I went to medical school and you didn't, so shut up and listen to me! Don't bother trying to show them the studies either, because they grew up learning all this other research that "proves" they're right. It's confirmation bias - if you show someone like that an article, it either confirms their position or it was written by some idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about.

You know you're getting better.

You know it's working for you.

What else do you need to know?

[Tateman]

That sucks it went down like that.  Keep this up, and next time when you get that bloodwork done you can shove that in his face.  At first I have problems with my doctor in email.  Talking to her this last week though was good.  Hopefully, you doctor can see the light, or maybe you can get a different one

[Swampling]

i see the results.  I feel the results.  My workout this week is 10 times what I could do just 6 months ago. (4 minutes with a 10 pound sledge VS 200+ reps with a 20 pound sledge + 40 tire pushups + 40 25lb weighted crunches)  I'm 3 pants sizes down.  I feel more clear-headed.  I sleep better.  I have more energy.  I don't have as many headaches.  I don't have to run to the bathroom because of gurgle guts. I don't have ANY blood sugar spikes where I would start to shake if I didn't eat every 4ish hours.  I feel happier.  THESE ARE RESULTS TO ME.  Walking on a treadmill, counting my weightwatcher points, and obsessing over the scale was torture back when I did it.  Today?  This is real.  This is the real me, and for probably the first time in my life, I'm genuinly proud of myself and I love every single one of you out there. 

 

And ^^THIS is the important part!

I'm frakkin proud of you!

:triumphant: :triumphant:

[GingaNinja]

Woooooo, you are awesome. Glad you feel happier! Screw your doctor, he is a jerk. So much disrespect when you've obviously achieved something!

[JessFit]

Good for you! A lot of people don't understand fitness but for a doctor to be so ridiculously unencouraging and obtouse is just not ok. You're doing great, don't listed to idiots like that. The scale isn't cool but warhammer and whole 30 are! Seriously, some people's kids

[ravnos]

DAY 30:  What a doozy

 

I think I met the most infuriating Dr. today.  My blood pressure is fine, and everything checks out fine.  However, I truly think we are the rebellion. 

 

1) He scoffed at my warhammer workout.  DO NOT SCOFF AT MY WORKOUT.  I'm working out like i'm in Beast mode over here.  My frigging kneecaps are sweating.

 

2) He hates the idea of intermittent fasting and proceeded to explain why for about 15 minutes.

 

3) He thinks that I should be weighing myself multiple times a week. Because "pants sizes are ok and all, but not weighing yourself is like being on a boat without a compass."  Uh sorry, 3 pants sizes in 6ish months isn't good enough for you.  I need an actual number apparently.

 

4) He said that I should be doing weightwatchers.  I tried weightwatchers 3 times and guess what?  I was always under my points and eating 2-3 desserts every night to justify my points intake.  I don't like that.  I don't like how a piece of lean turkey is somehow = to one of thier stupid little brownie tins.  I checked the back of a SmartOnes online and holy *(#$, there's like 14 things on there that I can't have on the whle 30.  Shouldn't that tell you something?

 

5) He doesn't like the idea of ketosis and explained why for another 15 minutes.

 

6) He scared me about my liver.  Although no bloodwork or anything was done today and he was using information from THREE YEARS AGO, he felt the need to tell me about how being overweight can create a non-alcoholic psoriasis and get liver cancer and all sorts of other  #$^@.  Thanks doc, but I've been working on something for the past 6 months and you have no updated charts.

 

7) He didn't listen to me at all when I explained the whole 30 and what it was.

I said to him, "I get discouraged when I don't see that I lost a lot of weight, so I decided I would go by how my clothes feel instead of a number.  That way, I'm not dissappointed when the scale doesn't say a lost 3 pounds a week."

 

This prompted him to tell me that I shouldn't be doing something extreme and that I should be losing a pound a week. 

 

Dr., I didn't say that I need to lose 3 pounds a week; you're just a dipshit that didn't listen to how I get DISCOURAGED if I don't meet unrealistic goals.  I'm not activly trying to lose 3 pounds a week. 

 

 

UGH.  Well overall I did fine on the checkup.  I purposely made sure I had another checkup in 4 months and made sure I would get bloodwork and a pee sample to see if I can rub the results in his face.  For now though, I'm just very very angry at him.

 

i see the results.  I feel the results.  My workout this week is 10 times what I could do just 6 months ago. (4 minutes with a 10 pound sledge VS 200+ reps with a 20 pound sledge + 40 tire pushups + 40 25lb weighted crunches)  I'm 3 pants sizes down.  I feel more clear-headed.  I sleep better.  I have more energy.  I don't have as many headaches.  I don't have to run to the bathroom because of gurgle guts. I don't have ANY blood sugar spikes where I would start to shake if I didn't eat every 4ish hours.  I feel happier.  THESE ARE RESULTS TO ME.  Walking on a treadmill, counting my weightwatcher points, and obsessing over the scale was torture back when I did it.  Today?  This is real.  This is the real me, and for probably the first time in my life, I'm genuinly proud of myself and I love every single one of you out there. 

 

Thank you for reinforcing my belief that doctors are worthless...

 

Seriously, go find a new one. I may be an asshole, but he's the type of doctor I start explaining why everything he just said is wrong to after he finishes each of his high and mighty speeches, pushing the same level of knowledge right back at him...

But I'm an asshole (and majored in philosophy).