Valette Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 I've enjoyed perusing your log. Learning that you are working through depression, I felt like I had to share that this was powerful for me. I also deal with depression, and it's humbling to read/hear/listen to someone genuinely work out that as part of the overall continuum of health. Thank you for sharing, and I'll be rooting for you! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Sorry the depression and problems with volunteer programs hit at the same time, but you are totally Handling It. Think gym time is helping that at all? Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Urgan said: Sorry the depression and problems with volunteer programs hit at the same time, but you are totally Handling It. Think gym time is helping that at all? It definitely is, had let it slack off with travel but got back on it with 2 workouts today and felt amazing. One more reason to make it a priority I suppose. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Weight: 223.8 lbs Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 7/8 Gallon Meals: 7:00am - Protein bar, vitamins, coffee 10:00am - Protein shake, banana, on sandwich 11:00am - Green Tea 12:00pm - Egg white & turkey burrito bowl 3:00pm - Greek yogurt, honey, granola, blueberries, green tea 5:30pm - Pizza 9:30pm - crackers, deli meats, cheese Fitness: 8:30am - Weights: Back/Bicep/Abs 4:30pm - Conditioning: Warm Up - Laps & 4 x Bodyweight circuit Circuit 1: 2 x KB swing, Sled, KB C&app Circuit 2: 1 x 12 Battle Rope Drills Circuit 3: 1 x 10 MB SLM/Sprl & Shuttles Notes: Was a busy day but very glad to get too workouts in. Feeling good and have a feeling I’ll sleep well tonight. Trying to get everything set for travel next week and last week of the month, but all going to happen a day at a time. Still mulling over going back to training and if finances work out I might be able to swing 2 BJJ workouts and one boxing workout a week, but time will tell. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Weight: 223.6 lbs Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 7/8 Gallon Meals: 10:00am - Protein shake, cereal, SF Monster, vitamins. 1:30pm - Egg whites, salsa, cheese, tortillas, oj, green tea 5:30pm - Chicken, rice, veggies, green tea 7:30pm - pizza 10:00pm - Chocolate pudding Fitness: Rest Day Notes: Really feeling it from yesterday so taking it easy today. Could have eaten better but overall things went pretty good today. 3 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 9 hours ago, ReturnOfTheDad said: Notes: Really feeling it from yesterday so taking it easy today. Could have eaten better but overall things went pretty good today. Seems like you did pretty good to me on food. The Devil is in the details of quantities, lol. 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
Kishi Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Glad to see that conditioning seems to be leading to mat time. Of course, as you say, take it a day at a time. 1 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Weight: 224.0 lbs Sleep: 9 hrs Water: 7/8 Gallon Meals: 10:30am - Raisin Bran, coffee, vitamins 12:30pm - Greek yogurt, blue berries, granola, green tea 3:00pm - Chicken club wrap, green tea 5:00pm - Protein bar 8:00pm - Fries, fish, veggies, pasta Fitness: Rest Day - last day of getting over a cold. Notes: All the travel is getting a bit rough. Off on another trip, back a week, off on another trip, back home for 4 days, then another trip. I know I need to be much more disciplined or my health and mental states are going to go into a pretty bad decline. Just have to stick to the basics, sleep, hydration, nutrition, exercise, and positive living. A big piece for me with all this travel and being away from family and friends is to establish a routine and purpose. As much as I’m traveling I’m going to need something and I think it may be to make it a point to do some monk training in any city I go to. I think this may be the year of The Wandering Monk. Also trying it to do everything. I’m no good to anyone when I’m sleep deprived or in a bad place. Going to focus on just being a part of things and do the best I can to go with the stream of life. 2 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Weight: Traveling, no scale Sleep: 4 hrs (never sleep well first night of travel) Water: 1 Gallon Meals: 8:00am - Protein bar vitamins coffee 10:00am - Turkey club wrap & green tea 12:00pm - Trail mix 3:00pm - Club sandwich 5:00pm - Jerky & trail mix 6:30pm - Gatorade 9:00pm - Turkey burger and sweet potato fries Fitness: Cardio - Walked 8 miles during work training. Weights - Legs/Shoulders/Arms/Obliques Notes: Getting into more of a groove, felt great to lift again. Didn’t get much sleep but that’s usually how it goes on the first night. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Weight: Traveling, no scale Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 1 Gallon Meals: 7:00am - coffee 9:00am - Protein bar, kind bar, vitamins 11:00am - trail mix 12:30pm - Salmon, rice, broccoli, trail mix 3:00pm - trail mix 5:00pm - jerky, dried fruit, nuts 8:30pm - Chicken quesadillas and nachos Fitness: Cardio - Walked 5 miles at work Conditioning - KB, Dumbell, Bodyweight circuit & Bag work Notes: Starting to adjust to life on the road and find my rhythm. Love the team I am here working with and actually got a chance to get to an old school boxing gym today to get a workout in. The conditioning was intense and this was the first time in a year I got to work a heavy bag. Everything hurts....I’M IN HEAVEN. Now for a nice dinner and to pass out before call time at 5am tomorrow. It’s taking time and patience but very glad I’m getting to a good place with all these changes. 3 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Weight: Traveling, no scale Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 1 Gallon Meals: 9:30am - Coffee & Donut 12:00pm - Salmon tacos, chips, beans, green tea 1:30pm - Fruit/vitamin drink 4:30pm - Turkey Burger, fries, iced tea 6:30pm - Protein Bar 9:30pm - boneless wings, chicken breast, mashed potatoes, broccoli Fitness: Weights- Shoulders, Legs, Arms, Obliques Notes: Was a really cool trip to Long Beach but glad to be going back home. So much respect to our operations tram members who live life on the road for weeks and months at a time. One or two weeks a month is max for me. Checked out the new hotel I’ll be calling home week a month. It’s nice, has a pond, pool, walking distance to a Starbucks and has some healthy dinner options. Best of all it’s only a few minutes from a daily recovery meeting, gym, and MMA place. Those 3 are pretty much where all my free time is going to be spent while I’m traveling. Actually looking forward to my next trip here. The packing and airport part are getting to be routine and I’m starting to make more friends out here. Weather ended up causing my flight to be can led so bad to extend the trip. This was tough at first as I really miss my family, but had coffee and met with some friends in Newport Beach this morning and had a chance to explore the area I’ll be staying in a bit more and things seem better. Been quite the day and very ready to get back to the family tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 8 hours ago, ReturnOfTheDad said: Checked out the new hotel I’ll be calling home week a month. It’s nice, has a pond, pool, walking distance to a Starbucks and has some healthy dinner options. Best of all it’s only a few minutes from a daily recovery meeting, gym, and MMA place. Those 3 are pretty much where all my free time is going to be spent while I’m traveling. Actually looking forward to my next trip here. The packing and airport part are getting to be routine and I’m starting to make more friends out here. Travel is hard, but the idea of having a "home base" hotel you'll see a lot sounds like not a bad deal, huh? Weather was crazy this weekend. Tornado almost hop-skipped onto our neighborhood, but decided to change its mind and GTFO'd instead. Hopefully the second try at flying home will work out better. Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 13 hours ago, Urgan said: Weather was crazy this weekend. Tornado almost hop-skipped onto our neighborhood, but decided to change its mind and GTFO'd instead. Thats crazy! I heard about some of the tornadoes, so glad it missed ya’ll. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Weight: Traveling, no scale Sleep: 9 hrs Water: 3/4 Gallon Meals: 9:30am - Protein bar, vitamins, coffee 12:00pm - Chicken tikka, saag paneer, rice, samosa, mango lasi. Green tea. 4:30pm - Chicken sandwich, fries, Diet Coke, ice cream. 9:00pm - Chicken quesadilla, chicken burrito, taco, soda Fitness: Cardio - Muay Thai Notes: So doing Muay Thai after legs and shoulder day was probably a mistake... Did better than I thought I would and picked up some really good adjustments to my kicks from the instructor, but by the conditioning round at the end I was gassed and mood has slowly declined from there. On the upside I did get a super fancy pair of traditional Muay Thai shorts. This is a VERY traditional school so the traditional shorts as well as the greeting and some using original Thai terminology are all mandatory. Enjoyed it and look forward to doing another class when I’m back in Orange County in another couple of weeks. Really opened my eyes to how some small tweaks on positioning can make a big difference in my kickboxing game. Finally weighed in now that I’m back at home and oof, pushing 230lbs. Really going to have to look at diet and how I’m going to do my meals on future trips. Now that my lifting and training schedule are worked out (mostly) really need to work on the weight situation. Goal is to get to a target weight of 185lbs by the end of the summer, to start working on that beginning tomorrow. Been quite the day, home for the rest of the week. Plenty of time to catch up with family, prep for next week and get some good R&R. 5 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I'm sure once you find a routine in your travel time, you'll be able to negotiate diet tweaks no problem. Just finding food of any kind to stay moving is an accomplishment sometimes. 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
RubiksCat Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Cutting out 45 lbs by the end of summer is ambitious but I know you can do it. The "dog days" of summer are approaching when a ton of sweating will make the process go by faster. 1 Quote Link to comment
ladyofthebog Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I’m glad we are talking about summer. Eeii!! Almost here!! 1 Quote Daily Battle Log, Sweat like an Orc, Live like a Hobbit, and Look like an Elf “As the Wheel of Time turns, places wear many names. Men wear many names, many faces. Different faces, but always the same man. Yet no one knows the Great Pattern the Wheel weaves, or even the Pattern of an Age. We can only watch, and study, and hope.” Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Weight: 227.3 lbs Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 7/8 Gallon Protein: 140 grams Meals: 12:00pm - Protein shake, banana, vitamins, green tea 3:00pm - Chicken breast, spinach salad, chips, green tea 6:00pm - Chicken, veggies, chips, pie 10:00pm - PB Protein Shake Fitness: Rest Day Notes: Good to be back home. Learning about routines at home and abroad and how to transition back and forth. Kind of in survival mode through the next couple of weeks since my schedule is all over the place, but if I can navigate a healthy routine through all this, travel going forward should be much more manageable. Really focusing in on my diet. Realize I need to be hitting at least 160 grams of protein for the day and limit my carbs especially after 5pm. Going to stick with that this month and see how it goes. On to another day. 4 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Weight: 226.6 lbs Sleep: 9 hrs Water: 7/8 Gallon Protein: 150 grams Meals: 10:30am - Egg whites, cheese, oatmeal, almonds, strawberries, oj, vitamins, coffee 1:00pm - Banana & Green Tea (pwkt) 3:30pm - PB & berry Greek yogurt shake, green tea 6:00pm - Chicken & veggie mix 9:00pm - Whey Protein Shake Fitness: Weights - Chest/Back/Lower Back/Abs Cardio - 1 Mile Notes: Taking me a few days to get used to being on Central time again, but that’s probably going to be part of the regular acclimation. I haven’t done Muay Thai in AGES and the body is reminding me of that. Still, thoroughly enjoyable and can’t wait to do it again next week. Nice to be at my home gym though, have No Gi Jujitsu Friday with some friends from recovery. Also REALLY nice to be at my home 24 hour fitness, no lines, plenty of equipment, just good in general to be home and back to my old groove. The family part of things is a bit of a challenge, it’s weird to be gone for a week and come back in the midst of the very busy lives of a spouse and 2 young kids. We miss each other like crazy, but after that first day of being glad to be back together there is what I like to call the re-entry phase, where I try not to mess up everyone’s groove by trying to jump back in 100% as co-parent and house mate. Usually takes 2-3 days, but by that time I’ll be getting ready to leave again. Going to be a hard couple of weeks of travel, but think as a family we’ll grow from it if we focus on love, understanding, and tolerance of our unique challenges while we’re apart. That’s what me and Mrs.ReturnOfTheDad will probably do. The kids will probably make fart noises and lick things they aren’t supposed to, but c’est la vie... 1 2 Quote Link to comment
RubiksCat Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 Lmao if a kid doesn't lick inanimate objects and make fart noises is he really a kid at all? Or better yet, tell 'em I'll come over there and fart in person to give 'em a day off...but you don't have the same southern Texas cooking I'm used to here, I'd better not. I'm glad you're feeling better and back into the thick of things; don't over do it on the Muay Thai and keep up the steady progress. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Weight: 224.3 lbs Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 7/8 Gallon Protein: 160 grams Meals: 11:30am - Egg whites & veggie omelet, oatmeal, almonds, craisins, oj, vitamins, coffee 2:30pm - Yogurt, honey, berry, GT Smoothie 5:00pm - jerky, cheese stick, chicken Caesar salad 10:00pm - Whey protein shake and scoop of PB Fitness: Rest Day Notes: Didn’t get to work out today but did get a chance to get caught up on work, plan some more for my trip next week and have a nice evening of volunteering and recovery service work. Tiring but super productive day. Current plan is to double up on workouts tomorrow, but TBD. 1 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Food was perfect AND you got a lot of stuff done! Worth it even if you have to double-dip a bit in the gym to compensate. 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Weight: 223.6 lbs (7lbs Lost) Sleep: 8 hrs Water: 6/8 Gallon Protein: 150 grams Meals: 10:00am - Egg whites, cheese, oatmeal, strawberries, oj, vitamins, coffee 11:30am - Banana (pwkt) 1:30pm - Greek yogurt, blueberry, honey, green tea smoothie 5:00pm - Cheese sticks, grapes, almonds 6:30pm - Brisket, sausage, cole slaw, corn, some Mac & cheese nuggets Fitness: Cardio - 1 Hr No Gi BJJ Notes: Jujitsu today was good but just feeling a bit tired. Been doing a 2 day split 3 times a week, so while I’ve definitely been getting stronger faster, it’s just not meshing with the uptick in Monk workouts. Think I am going to split the difference going forward with 3 lift days and 3 Monk days a week. Also shoulder is tweaking a bit so going to let that rest for a few days. Back in my competition diet regimen and it’s encouraging to see the pounds start falling off. Not a tough way of eating, just takes planning ahead and writing things down. Only complaint right now is keeping up with eating 160 grams of protein a day. Did keep mostly the diet even when eating out tonight. Have a feeling the salt is going to get me in water weight but hopefully that will pass in a day. Just need to focus on upping my water tomorrow and maybe getting some good cardio in. On to tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment
ReturnOfTheDad Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Weight: 226.3 lbs (4lbs Lost) Sleep: 7 hrs Water: 4/8 Gallon Protein: 80 grams Meals: 8:30am - Protein bar, vitamins, coffee 11:00am - Eggs, bread, cheese, fruit, tea 2:00pm - SF Monster 4:45pm - Chicken sandwich & salad 9:30pm - Chicken Caesar Salad Fitness: Rest Day Notes: Yesterday and today were an absolute blur. Did recovery service work most of the day yesterday, did an Easter lunch with the family, movie with my son, then more recovery service work. The volunteering definitely helps me keep on an even keel, but need to work on balancing that with enough sleep and food. Kind of burning the candle at both ends right now. Today started bright and early with a scramble to Easter church service, scrambling back to get ready for a big family lunch and egg hunt and juggling kids and family members for the next couple of hours. After everyone left did a quick pack for this weeks trip then it was off to the airport again for a day in Phoenix then headed to LA tomorrow. Air travel was delayed again, really just trying to roll with things. Wanted to go for a run this evening, but due to flight and baggage delays that was out. Just going to settle for a healthy-ish dinner and early bed time. Hopefully a bit of personal inventory and a good nights sleep will change my current grumbly state. 2 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 9 hours ago, ReturnOfTheDad said: Air travel was delayed again, really just trying to roll with things. Wanted to go for a run this evening, but due to flight and baggage delays that was out. Just going to settle for a healthy-ish dinner and early bed time. Nice of life to help with that candle-burning business you mentioned earlier, huh? I know not being able to do a thing you'd planned can wreck a mood fast, but you were far from sedentary this weekend so if you were going to pick a run to miss, this was the time for it. 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
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