Targilnar - The Road Goes Ever On

[elinox]

Keep it going dude, only a few more days!

[Erick the Red]

This challenge has been hard recently for me as well.  It is great that you are still working at making progress and developing good habits.

[Targilnar]

Food Total - 2407 calories

Lunch 1022

Dinner 955

Snack 430

 

Went to the gym but my workout was very disappointing. My knees are starting to hurt whenever I bend them beyond a certain point. I could work through the pain but that seems like a good way to cause a more permanent injury. So no squats, incline sled, etc until I figure out whats going on. Deadlifts are ok though!

 

4/2/2014 - Week 6, Day 3
                        Week          Overall
Quest               Total   Max     Total   Max
Trim the Fat        -3      50      102.6   300
Muscle Bound        20      50      110     300
Healthy Habits      17      49      203     294
Rested and Ready    0.5     7       21.5    42

[Erick the Red]

Take care of your knees!  Maybe it is just soreness from earlier.

[Targilnar]

4/3/2014 - Week 6, Day 4

 

                        Week          Overall
Quest               Total   Max     Total   Max
Trim the Fat        -6      50      97.6    300
Muscle Bound        20      50      110     300
Healthy Habits      21      49      210     294
Rested and Ready    1.5     7       21.5    42

4/4/2014 - Week 6, Day 5
Tracking my food and I am way over plus more fast food today. I have worked out what is injuring my left knee due to trial and pain. Specifically it is getting out of my car too quickly. I have a corolla and it is low to the ground for me so its a one leg squat every time I get out and if the knee is pointed an odd direction there is a spike of pain.
 

                        Week          Overall
Quest               Total   Max     Total   Max
Trim the Fat        -6      50      97.6    300
Muscle Bound        20      50      110     300
Healthy Habits      27      49      216     294
Rested and Ready    1.5     7       21.5    42

[Librarian of Doom]

Sorry you've been having trouble with your knees, but glad you were able to figure it out. 

[Harika]

Most of my stretching went from a list of things to just fixing my knees.

 

It sucks, but it does lend perspective. The duck walk and 30-min squat (the rest pose one) were previously not just easy but natural, now I can barely get close with stretching and holding something as a weight assist.

 

Be careful and good luck working it out!

[Targilnar]

Figured I would go through and give the final results for anyone who was interested. I was just jotting stuff on a notepad for awhile there and found it while cleaning this weekend.

 

Of all the quests I only completed Healthy Habits. The others are failures on a grand level with most not even reaching the half way point. On the good side half of Trim the Fat still means I lost 6 lbs and I'm ok with that. Total boos to stats the time around: WIS +1, STA +2, CHA +1, CON +2

 

Supporting Quests
1) Trim the Fat (STA +5) - Loose 12 lbs of fat
2) Muscle Bound (STR +4, STA +1) - Strength train 3x a week
3) Healthy Habits (WIS +1, STA +2, CHA +1) - Track a number of smaller habits for overall health

 

Life Quest

Rested and Ready - Get 7 hours of sleep per night (CON +1)

 

Mini Quests

The Dietician is Back! (Complete) - Drink only water (no other drinks at all) for 4 days. +1 CON

The latest plot - Take appropriate rest days. Go to bed at a reasonable hour. No hitting the snooze button. Do one of those 4 days this week. +1 CON

 

Current Stats (taken 04/05/2014)
30 year old Male

299.8 lbs to 294.0 lbs (about half my goal)

Neck 17" to 16.25"

Waist 53.5" to 52.5"

Hip 53" to 52"

[elinox]

Not a total loss, but I know you can do better.

 

How about joining this 6 week challenge and getting back on that horse? You can do it!