Vengeance

I didn't have weekly stats because we were all at a hotel. Had a great time.

Judo tournament coming up in March. I think I want to compete. I have to do something much more drastic than I have been to do that.

So, I'm going to implement measures I know will only work in the short term. No refined carbs. 160+g of high quality protein a day. Massive increase in my exercise workload.

Goal is to drop many pounds very quickly and add some muscle. I'm such a flazy (fat lazy) slob right now it should be easy.

So, I'm in what my friend Kelly refers to as 'Epic Monk' mode. It's an all or nothing mindset that works for me great in the short term.

All other habits I'll continue to follow, but they are a subset of Epic Monk mode anyway, so it's semi moot.

Weekly Stats

Weight: 228.5 bmi 31 Neck: 16.75 Chest: 46.25 Waist/belly: 43.75 out 39 in 41.5 mid (holy crap I got fat!!!) Hips/butt: 44.5 Thigh : 26.5 Calf: 16 Forearm: 12 Bicep: 13.25

All measurements on right side, cold/unpumped.

These. Are. Awful. I didn't realize how bad I'd gotten. Very embarrassing. All habits back on full force tomorrow now that we're all not sick.

Weekly Stats

Weight: 229.8 (+1.3) bmi 31.7 (+.7) Neck: 16.75 (0) Chest: 46.50 (+.25) Waist/belly: 44 (+.25) out 39 (-.5) in 41.25 (-.25) Hips/butt: 42.25 (-2.25) Thigh : 27 (+.5) Calf: 15.75 (-.25) Forearm: 12 (0) Bicep: 13 (-.25)

I don't even know how to interpret these other than still awful. Some up, some down. Heavier. Weaker. Still sick last week (missed work)

I don't know what the hell is going on.

But this is like a fat crises. I've gained so much weight since starting job. I need to take drastic action to stop the bleeding, so to speak.

Standing desk v2

I've loved my standing desk so much that I've updated it. $10 slab of MDF gives me more horizontal space so I can easily use my laptop monitor as well (need more pixels!!)

Version 3 might put some contact paper on the MDF to improve feel.

Happy standing! I feel completely well and have my focus back. No new habits (ingraining the current crop) but definitely focusing on food being better this week. Weight creep up has got to stop!

Return of the Jaded

I wasn't sure I'd even restart blogging today, but I wanna! Still sick but definitely on the upswing, I don't know if I will skip Judo tonight or not.

Lots of very stressful things going on, but overall I'm pretty happy. Lots of candy and other horrible things to avoid at the office. While sick I've temporarily put implementation on my 3C habit off (no candy, cake, cookies) and have sadly been enjoying the spoils.

My cube neighbor leaves tons of candy out in the hallway every day, and I have to walk by it over and over. We only have limited willpower to keep saying 'no' to temptation over and over so I'm not sure how I'm going to overcome that.

I might have to do something more dramatic as my habit plan has NOT kept my weight from slowly creeping up up up since I've started implementing my healthy habits. So my plan is looking tenuous at best at this point. Not sure whether to stick with it or abandon it and go back to an all or nothing approach that I know hasn't worked for me in the past.

Decisions!