Elias the Undefined : Battle Log

[Nithou]

I'm starting this battle log to stay accountable of my evolution and stick with my objectives, so let's go

 

Motivation

End of 2015 I successfully reached 67kg, this is what I want to go back too. But I would want also to be able to do real push ups and my life, perhaps finally have some *male ideal* torso and overall feel as good in my body as I was feeling in 2015, and not hating every picture taken of me in which I feel like I look like a fat gobelin.

 

Current stats

Height : 1m80

Mass : 79.5kg (22.5% fat) (13/12/2016)

Age : 28 years old

 

Goals 

- Reach 67kg before June 2017

- Be able to do 10 push ups in a row by the end of the year

- Be able to do a handstand by the end of the year

- Meditate every single day

- Stop eating carbs

- Restrict alcohol to the strict minimum

- Reach at least 6000 steps a day

- Finish at least 50 books by the end of the year (15/50 - 24/01/2017)

- Steady my nerves and learn to control them

- Control my anxiety issues

- Get rid of things, aim for a more minimalist lifestyle

- Control my buying habits and clean my finances

[Nithou]

Day one (11/01/2017)

 

Food : Paleo Shepherd Pie (lunch), 2 eggs & 5 prosciutto & 50gr of cheese (dinner) + 100gr of cheese cubes (having a drink with friends)

Weight : 75.7kg (20%)

 

Morning exercises :

• 5 pushups, 10 lunges, 15 jumping jacks
• 7 pushup, 15 lunges, 20 jumping jacks
• 10 pushup, 20 lunges, 40 jumping jacks
• 5 chin up

 

Notes for the day :

- Hard time waking up, went over my usual time (23pm instead of 22.30am), so woke up around 7.30am instead of 6.30am

- Feeling really nervous & angry this morning with no apparent reason

- Subscribed to the NerdFitness forums and start being accountable & open up about my goals

- Defined my challenge for February the 4th

- Finished "You're Not So Smart" (7th book on 50)

 

Meditation : ✓
No alcohol : ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves : general angriness throughout the day

[Nithou]

Day 2 (12/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Paleo Shepherd Pie (lunch)

- Broccoli Soup, 5 prosciutto, 30gr of cheese

 

Weight : 76.7kg (19.8%)

 

Morning exercises :

• 40 min indoor bike (while watching Stargate SG1 - Out of Time)
• 30 seconds plank

 

Notes for the day :

- Again had a hard time to wake up, will put the alarm at 7am instead of 6.30am and see if it improves

- Feeling calmer than yesterday

- Finished Liminal Thinking (reviewed here) (8th book on 50)

- Finished The Enchiridion (9th book on 50)

- Started reading Tools of Titans

 

Meditation : ✓
No alcohol : ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves : got angry unfortunately (driving, meeting)

[Nithou]

Day 3 (13/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : A handful of walnuts (small fast until 6pm)

- Dinner : Salad with goat cheese, olive oil, fake Foie gras, Broccoli soup

 

Weight : 75.9kg (19.4%)

 

Morning exercises :

• Warm up exercises (neck roll, head roll, crossing arms, jumping jacks)
• 20 squats
• 10 inclined push up
• 10 walking lunges
• 20 jumping Jacks
• 10 dumbell rows
• Circuit (3 times)
  • 10x squats
  • 10x inclined push ups
  • 10x doorway bodyweight
  • 10x dumbell row with 8kg kettlebell
  • 10x jumping jacks
• Farmer Walk with 8kg kettlebell 30'' each side
• Stretching exercises

 

Notes for the day :

- Put the alarm 30 minutes later (Sleepcycle), getting closer to 8 hours of sleep seems to give me more energy

- Laid a bit too much in bed but arrived in time at work anyway

- Started blogging again : here we go

- Big family problem, had to travel to there so my fitness tomorrow will be in the afternoon

 

Meditation : ✓
No alcohol : ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : nope.

Nerves : overall calm

[Nithou]

Day 4 (14/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : 2 eggs, 2 slice of ham, 30gr of cheese

- Dinner : Belgian Shepherd's Pie with parsnip & Paleo Carrot Cake

 

Morning exercises :

- 40 minutes indoor biking

- 30'' plank

 

Notes for the day :

- Didn't slept well, still a bit tired and nervous

- I've got a kitchen robot yaaaay plenty things to do /o/

- Cooked big meals for several day week (especially lunch at work)

- A bit of shoulders pain, did some stretching to ease

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : -

Nerves : bit nervous this morning but overall good

[Nithou]

Day 5 (15/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : 1 slice of carrot cake

- Lunch : Orange Duck with 3 potato croquettes

- Dinner : Broccoli soup & 20gr of cheese

 

Weight : 74.2kg (19.3%)

 

Morning exercises :

- REEEEST DAYYYY /o/

 

Notes for the day :

- Family lunch so couldn't cook, limited the amount of things

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : -

Nerves : -

 

[Nithou]

Day 6 (16/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : 1 slice of carrot cake

- Lunch : Belgian Shepherd's Pie

- Dinner : Cauliflower soup & 20gr of cheese + 1 slice of a carrot cake

 

Weight : 74.5kg (19%)

 

Morning exercises :

- Warm up (Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm rotations, arm cross, chair squats, jumping jacks)

- Circuit (3 times)

• 10x squats
• 10x inclined push ups
• 10x doorway bodyweight
• 10x dumbell row with 8kg kettlebell

- 30 seconds (x2) Farmer walk with 8kg kettlebell

- Yoga poses for 2 minutes (Warrior & Tree)

 

Notes for the day :

- Got reaaally nervous stuck in the traffic this morning

- Tried 2 meditations a day, one when waking up, one when coming back from work, was quite relieving, will try to keep it 

- Finished The Good Life by Seneca (10th book on 50) and Zen Habits : A Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness (11th book on 50)

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : -

Nerves : - 

[Nithou]

Day 7 (17/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : 1 slice of carrot cake

- Lunch : Belgian Shepherd's Pie

- Dinner : Spicy Broccoli Soup + 50gr cheese + 1/2 slice of carrot cake

 

Weight : 74.4kg (19.4%)

 

Morning exercises :

- 40 minutes indoor biking

- 40'' plank

 

Notes for the day :

- Have an interview this evening, hope it'll go well

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :  ✓

[Nithou]

Day 8 (18/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : 1 slice of carrot cake

- Lunch : Belgian Shepherd's Pie

- Dinner : Lebanese Restaurant (too much lebanese bread, bad me baaad)

 

Weight : 74.6kg (19.2%)

 

Morning exercises :

- Warm up (Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm rotations, arm cross, chair squats, jumping jacks)

- Circuit (3 times)

• 10x squats
• 10x inclined push ups
• 10x doorway bodyweight
• 10x dumbell row with 8kg kettlebell (each side)
• 10x jumping jacks

- 30 seconds (x2) Farmer walk with 8kg kettlebell

 

Notes for the day :

- It starts to be easier to do the push ups, still sore after the circuit but a bit easier

- Finished Managing Oneself (review here) (12th book on 50)

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :  ✓

[Nithou]

Day 9 (19/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : Fasting

- Lunch : Fasting

- Dinner : Belgian Shepherd's Pie

 

Weight : 75kg (19.2%)

 

Morning exercises :

- 40 minutes indoor biking

- 60'' plank \o/

 

 

Notes for the day :

- Couldn't get up this morning (baaaad), will bike this evening

- Really hard to get up, perhaps due to food ?

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :  ✓

[Nithou]

Day 10 (20/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : 1 slice of carrot cake

- Lunch : Bo Bun with rice noodles

- Dinner : Belgian Shepherd's Pie

 

Weight : 74.4kg (18.9%)

 

Morning exercises :

- Warm up (Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm rotations, arm cross, chair squats, jumping jacks)

- Circuit (3 times)

• 10x squats (+15 last round)
• 10x inclined push ups (+10 last round)
• 10x doorway bodyweight (+10 last round)
• 10x dumbell row with 8kg kettlebell (each side) (+5 last round)
• 20x jumping jacks (+10 last round)

- Stretching exercices

 

Notes for the day :

- Decided to push the exercises a bit further this time

- Finished Libérez votre cerveau ! (review here) (13th book on 50)

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :  ✓

[Nithou]

Day 12 (21/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : Carrot cake slice

- Lunch : Belgian Sheppherd's Pie

- Dinner : 4 Formaggi Pizza (My Birthday Party, I indulge)

 

Weight : 75kg (18.9%)

 

Morning exercises :

- 40 minutes indoor biking

- 60'' plank \o/

 

 

Notes for the day :

- Bought the PS VR for my birthday, so excited /o/

- Bit of a special week but I intend on keeping the good strive

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol :   ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps :  ✓ 

Nerves :  ✓  

[Nithou]

Day 13 (22/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : -

- Lunch : 2 slices of pizza

- Dinner : 2 slice of pizza + Broccoli soup

 

Weight : 75.3kg (18.5%)

 

Morning exercises :

- Rest day

 

Notes for the day :

- Waking up sad on one's birthday is quite a strange feeling

- Finishing Petronille by Amélie Nothomb

 

Meditation :  ✓
No alcohol : ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps :  

Nerves : ✓

[Nithou]

Day 14 (23/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Breakfast : -

- Lunch : Chicken Massala & Cauliflower Rice

- Dinner : Chicken Strogonoff & Zoodles

 

Weight : 74.9kg (18.8%)

 

Morning exercises : (evening)

- Warm up (Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm rotations, arm cross, chair squats, jumping jacks)

- Circuit (3 times)

• 10x squats (+5 last round)
• 10x inclined push ups (+5 last round)
• 10x doorway bodyweight (+5 last round)
• 10x dumbell row with 8kg kettlebell (each side) (+5 last round)
• 20x jumping jacks (+5 last round)

- 5x Chin Up

- Stretching exercices

 

Notes for the day :

- Couldn't get up and in a general bad mood, will work out tonight

- Finished Strangers at our door (review here)

 

Meditation :  
No alcohol : 

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps :  

Nerves : 

[Nithou]

Day 15 (24/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : Chicken Massala & Cauliflower Rice

- Dinner : Chicken Strogonoff & Zoodles

 

Weight : 74.6kg (19.5%)

 

Morning exercises :

- 40 minutes indoor biking

- 30'' plank

 

 

Notes for the day :

- Cooked the Strogonoff yesterday for the rest of the week

 

Meditation : ✓
No alcohol : ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves : ✓

[Nithou]

Day 16 (25/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : Chicken Massala & Cauliflower Rice

- Dinner : Pizza (unfortunately, old friends meeting)

 

Weight : 74.5kg (19.2%)

 

Morning exercises :

- Warm up (Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm rotations, arm cross, chair squats, jumping jacks)

- Circuit (3 times)

• 10x squats (+10 last round)
• 10x inclined push ups (+10 last round)
• 10x doorway bodyweight (+10 last round)
• 10x dumbell row with 8kg kettlebell (each side) (+10 last round)
• 10x jumping jacks (+1° last round)

- Stretching exercices

 

Notes for the day :

- Seems my weight isn't going down this week, I'll keep an eye on it

- I get by without coffee easily now

- Troubles getting out of bed from the beginning of the week, must be tired from birthday party on Saturday I guess

- Finished The Great God Pan (review here)

 

Meditation : ✓
No alcohol : ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : -

Nerves : ✓

[Nithou]

Day 17 (26/01/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : Chicken Massala & Cauliflower Rice

- Dinner : Chicken Massala & Cauliflower Rice

 

Weight : 74.2kg (19.2%)

 

Morning exercises :

- Biking tonight, couldn't get up

 

Notes for the day :

- Insomnia yesterday, couldn't get up this morning  Probably due to Coke zero in the evening, I've become extra-sensitive to it it seems

- Finally sold Time Capsule & NetAtmo, getting rid of things slowlyyyy

 

Meditation : 
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves : 

[Nithou]

Day 18-19-20-21-22 (27-28-29-30-31/01/2017)

 

Ok, this is hard... My boyfriend broke up with me on the 26th, so everything went a bit apart. I have to step down for a few days and will take back but with baby steps... At the moment everything is just incredibly hard, so I'm focusing in trying to be able to have "a day" and not collapse.

 

Weight : 71.7kg (17.3%) 

[Nithou]

Day 23 (01/02/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : Sausage & Mashed Potatoes (restaurant)

- Dinner : Greek Meatballs & Rice (restaurant)

 

Weight : 71.8kg (17.8%)

 

Exercises :

- Went to the gym with my sister : 20 minutes eliptic bike, 20 minutes crunches, press, push ups, 20 minutes steps.

 

 

Notes for the day :

- Still wake up early due to the break up

- Haven't cried today \o/

- Will be back next week at work

- Family restaurant with my father, was nice

 

Meditation :   ✓
No alcohol :  ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :   ✓ (when I'm down, I can't get nervous, YAY.)

[Nithou]

Day 24 (02/02/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : -

- Dinner : Chickenburger

 

Weight : 72.8kg (17.5%)

 

Exercises :

- 1h Power Strenght Training

- 30min eliptic bike

 

 

Notes for the day :

- It's so hard.

 

Meditation :   ✓
No alcohol : 

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :   ✓ (when I'm down, I can't get nervous, YAY.)

[White Cedar]

Losing someone we love is like a meat mallet pounding our heart; it tenderizes our soul, but oh the pain! Stay with the process Nithou, we're pulling for you. 

[Nithou]

Day 25 (03/02/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : -

- Dinner : Half a pizza

 

Weight : 72.7kg (17.4%)

 

Exercises :

- Spent my day travelling the city 

 

 

Notes for the day :

- Did 3 interviews today, all went well

- Cried a bit, I'll put that on f**** James Blunt and his Goodbye My Lover

- Finished How to be alone

 

Meditation :   ✓
No alcohol :   ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : ✓

Nerves :   ✓ (when I'm down, I can't get nervous, YAY.

[Nithou]

Day 26 (04/02/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : Half a pizza

- Dinner : Pizza

 

Weight : / (not home

 

Exercises :

/

 

 

Notes for the day :

- Spent the day at my mother's place

- Evening at a friend house

- This whole week was a diet mess but well... can't fight on everything

 

Meditation :   -
No alcohol :   ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : -

Nerves :   ✓ (when I'm down, I can't get nervous, YAY.)

[Nithou]

Day 27 (05/02/2017)

 

Food : 

- Lunch : 1/4 pizza

- Dinner : 1 kefta

 

Weight : / (not home)

Exercises : (rest day)

 

Notes for the day :

- Didn't cried on Saturday & Sunday

- Trying to think ahead and plan the next months

- Booked a trip to Canada in June

 

Meditation :   ✓
No alcohol :   ✓

No coffee : ✓

6000 Steps : -

Nerves :   ✓ (when I'm down, I can't get nervous, YAY.)

[Nithou]

Day 28 (06/02/2017)

 

Food: 

- Lunch : -

- Dinner : Paleo Sheperd's Pie

 

Weight: 73.5kg (18%)

 

Exercises:

 

Notes for the day:

- New week, back to work, will do my best to go to work everyday

- Plan to go back to exercises during next week (or before if I can)

- Waking up everyday at 6am, I'm exhausted

- Finally sorted & cleaned my library

 

Meditation: ✓ 
No alcohol: ✓

No coffee: ✓

6000 Steps: -

Nerves: ✓ (still depressed)