Cord's Quest

Well, I think I'm over the blues for the moment, maybe because I'm eating some yummy salmon right now. Salmon fixes almost everything.

Yesterday was pretty good, overall, but with some exceptions.

Day started out good - got to work and immediately took an extended 'lunch' to knock out a 7k walk. Sadly that was all the exercise I got yesterday. I had plans to hit the gym in the evening but they close early on Sunday and by the time we had done all the errands, shopping, cooking, eating etc it was too late. I then decided to go downstairs and pound on the heavy bag for a while but came down with a big case of fatigue. So I went to bed early instead.

Food would have been good except I ate a mega-heap of oven fries with dinner. Don't know what I was thinking.

This morning I was going to get up early and swim, but decided that I hadn't been in the weight room for too long. Went there instead and did this:
Stretching and 5-min warmup on the treadmill
Attempted chin-up - failed but got about halfway up, so improving
Attempted pull-up - ditto, about halfway up
Squats 120lbs 5x5 - I've been ramping up the squat weight slowly, so as to maintain good balance and form, but this felt a bit unsteady. Not sure whether to drop back 10lbs or to stay at this weight until it is more comfortable.
Lat pulldowns 90lbs 5x5
Tricep pressdowns 90lbs 5x5
Low bent-over cable rows 60lbs 5x5
Pec-Dec 60lbs 1x5, 70lbs 4x5 (decided to move up on that)
DB Bench press 40lbs 5x5
DB Curls 35lbs 2x5, 30 lbs 3x5 (or was it 1 and 4? can't remember)
DB shoulder press 30lbs 5x5
Good mornings 40lb bar 5x5

Then I decided that I really missed being in the water so I headed for the pool and did just over half of my new routine - 550m.

Pretty sore and tired after that. Cut up some posts and stringers for a fence on my new table saw - that was fun - and watched some pretty young things paint my house - also fun.

Then it was off to work, where I still am now.

I've been eating pretty well today. Steak and blueberries for breakfast after my workout, been munching on blueberries, cherries and fresh-from-the-garden pea pods and strawberries all day, and just had a nice supper of brown rice, green beans and wild salmon - mmmm...salmon.....
Oh, yeah, for lunch I had a ham/tomato/spinach wrap - the spinach also from our garden. I like having a garden.
 
It's too hot.

I feel sick, I'm exhausted, I'm cranky, too tired to do anything but too hot to go to sleep.

I accomplished almost nothing today - I ate reasonably well, with vast quantities of fruit and vegetables - but it was all I could do in this heat to walk for 30 minutes, and that was in the morning when it was still tolerable. After work I was too heatsick/tired/cranky to do any work on the fence, and now I have to try to sleep.

Frell.
 
Feeling better again this morning.

I wonder if that is going to be a pattern during this hot weather? Wake up okay, and get progressively worse throughout the day?

Breakfast this morning was a 5oz steak with some corn and a ww bun with hummus, and a glass of milk. I know, it sounds like a weird breakfast, but the body wants what the body wants, and sometimes you let the body have it.

Work was slow this morning, so I went for an hour's walk - about 3.75 miles - before the day gets too bloody hot.

Now I'll be stuck in the office for 6.5 more hours - sigh.

If anyone reads this, I hope you are having a good day.
 
Day is not quite over yet, but not much else is going to happen tonight except me doing laundry, so I may as well go ahead and post.

Breakfast was a 5oz steak, some corn, a ww bun with hummus, and a glass of milk.

When I got to work the first thing I did (it was a slow morning) was take an hour's break and walk 3.75 miles.

Throughout the workday I grazed on cherries, blueberries, grapes, dry cereal and nuts. Also had a banana, a few graham crackers and some nutella.

For supper the family and I went to Boston Pizza, and yes, I overindulged, sorta. Half a Boston Brute (I guess if you were actually from Boston you'd call it a 'grindah'), with a side of spaghetti and meat sauce. The tap water in this town is foul beyond imagining so I ordered a diet pepsi. Also foul, but not as bad as the water.
At least I was able to stop at half the sub and take the other half home for lunch tomorrow.

After supper (and an hour's recovery from it) I hit the gym:
stretching and 5 min warm up on treadmill
Attempted chin-up - got about 3/4 of the way up and was able to hang for a couple of seconds
Attempted pull-up - got about 1/2 way
Squats 120lbs 5x5 - felt a lot better this time; I had better form and was able to go all the way down, or at least most of the way.
Lat pulldown 90lbs 5x5
Tricep pressdown 100lbs 5x5
Low bent-over cable row 70lbs 5x5
Pec-dec 70lbs 1x5, 80lbs 4x5
DB bench press 45lbs 1x5, 1x3, failed; 40lbs 1x2, 3x5
DB lunges 30lbs 5x5
Reverse flys (blue and red exercise bands together) 5x5
V-crunch machine 5x5
Good mornings 40lb bar 5x5

Felt pretty good.
 
Hey, who's accent are you making fun of there...

For the record, I don't pahk the cah in hahvahd yahd. I know what an "R" is and how to use it...

Of course I've also been told that I sound like I came from out of town too...
 
reluctantcabbie said:
Hey, who's accent are you making fun of there...

For the record, I don't pahk the cah in hahvahd yahd. I know what an "R" is and how to use it...

Of course I've also been told that I sound like I came from out of town too...
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Make fun of an accent?

I would never do such a thing....

...and especially not yours...
 
Weigh-in day!

And since I put it in the header, with an exclamation point, you can guess that it went well.

267 lbs!

That's 5 down from three weeks ago, before I gained a bit and then stalled, and 9 down from last week and the week before. Feels really good to break out!

And I used the impedance tester to check my body fat, and it read 31.6%.

Now, since I swam this morning and did the weigh-in and fat measurement before breakfast, I'm not sure how much is due to lost water, and how much is genuine.

But I'm still feeling pretty darn good about it all.

And, to cap off a good morning, I'm back on holiday today.

Peace out, all, and have a great day!
 
Hello, fellow babies.

I won't be posting for a few days, as the family and I are off to Vancouver for a bit.

I'll try to not go completely off the rails.

See you all next week.
 
Hi, I'm back, in case anyone is still reading this thing....

Vancouver was a lot of fun, although insanely hot. Hot up here too, but at least it is drier.

I ate with abandon while I was down there. Restaurants and french fries and Japanese-style hot dogs (stopped at the world-famous Japadog for a kurobuto terimayo dog).

And yes, I gained 2 pounds back in so doing. I'm really yo-yoing right around this weight - it is frustrating, but also totally due to poor diet. I'm not stuck or plateau-ed or anything, I'm just taking these little holidays where I go off my regular dietary habits.

I did manage to get some exercise while on holiday. Did some walking in my mother-in-law's neighbourhood, which is on the side of a really big hill, so anywhere you walk is half steeply down and half steeply up. Also hit the gym and the pool once.
Since returning home on Wednesday I have worked out twice (gym once, pool once).

Well, I'm trying to get back on track. No workout today, though - instead I will be working on the new fence for the front yard. The fence is not exactly hard work, but it does mean I have to stand and work out in the blazing sun all day long.
 
Hey.

I'm still here.

I'm still alive.

Things are not going well right now but I haven't quit or anything. Just not mentally/emotionally up to posting right now.
 
The key is to never give up, I stop and restart lots but I never give up and never stay down for long...

Im sorry to hear your not in a good place right now...If ya eve need some ears/eyes...
 
cinderelly said:
The key is to never give up, I stop and restart lots but I never give up and never stay down for long...

Im sorry to hear your not in a good place right now...If ya eve need some ears/eyes...
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Thanks, Sunshine, I really appreciate it.


Life goes on, and today is a new day.

Food was good, but I decided to start counting calories again and found I was like 600 over target today. Have to start working on that again; I hadn't realised just how much I had slid back, foodwise.

Got some decent exercise in today, which was good as I had had none at all for the previous 2 days.
At work I took my lunch break and went for a walk.
Went to the gym tonight:
stretching, and 2 min warmup on stationary bike
Squats: 140lbs 5x5
Chin-up: attempted one and almost made it - got my eyes almost level with the bar
Pull-up: attempted one and got about halfway up
Lat pulldown: 90lbs 5x5
Tricep pressdown: 100lbs 5x5
Low bent-over cable rows: 70lbs 5x5
Pec-dec: 90lbs 5x5
Reverse flys on pec-dec: 70lbs 5x5
DB bench press: 45lbs 2x5, 40lbs 1x5

Then went swimming for part of my usual set: 550m

It felt good - I hadn't realised until I stopped for a couple of days just how much my mood depends on getting my workout. Hitting the gym and pool made me feel better almost immediately.
 
hey cord,
just wanted to say thanks for always checking in on me, the last 3 weeks have been really dark for me, i slid back to my old ways of binge eating it was bad and i was so mad at myself but couldn't seem to stop! it's the reason i even dissppeared from the forum for a while i just felt so ashamed.

anyway, as of this week it seems i've found myself again and i'm hoping it stays that way. i'm back to eating healthy and giving 100% at the gym and it feels great to be back on the wagon, i was so worried for myself there for a while since i hadn't slipped that bad in my diet ever since i started in february.

anyway, hope all's been well with you? take care xoxo
 
glad to see you back in full force cord. we all go through it. keep it up your dedication is a force to be reckoned with weather you believe it or not!
 
cherrygarcia said:
hey cord,
just wanted to say thanks for always checking in on me, the last 3 weeks have been really dark for me, i slid back to my old ways of binge eating it was bad and i was so mad at myself but couldn't seem to stop! it's the reason i even dissppeared from the forum for a while i just felt so ashamed.

anyway, as of this week it seems i've found myself again and i'm hoping it stays that way. i'm back to eating healthy and giving 100% at the gym and it feels great to be back on the wagon, i was so worried for myself there for a while since i hadn't slipped that bad in my diet ever since i started in february.

anyway, hope all's been well with you? take care xoxo
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Cherry - I understand the shame thing, when things aren't going well. But we are all here to help each other, right? No one is going to judge you for having a bad patch - they happen to all of us.
I did really miss you while you were away. You are one of the most inspiring people on this board for me - your energy and dedication are incredible. I'm really glad you're back, and back on track.

kureransu said:
glad to see you back in full force cord. we all go through it. keep it up your dedication is a force to be reckoned with weather you believe it or not!
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Thanks, Clarence! Part of it was this was the first time since I started where things went poorly enough that the scale actually started going the wrong way. So I spent half of July trying to correct what happened in the other half. And the first part of this month will likely be the same. But I know I just have to keep working at it.
 
Brother Cord! Thank so much for the picture comments! The fact of the matter is, you and I are not so far apart, and that pic was taken with clothing on, which definitely hides some sins! I've seen your pics and you are moving along very well!

My current weight is not that far away from your start weight, let alone where you are now. My only advantages are A) I'm 6'8" which means that I can hide a lot of crap... and B) I started out really sloppy, but have done some really intense workouts consistently for the last solid year now, so I've tightened up a lot of what is behind the shirt.

You will get where you want to go. I have faith in your abilities on this one. It sounds like you have a chosen exercise with swimming. Quite possibly one of the best exercises ever. I enjoy swimming sometimes too, but my choice is cycling. Regardless, you find somethig you like and work it.

Success is sure to follow.
 
Hey you:)

My mood very much depends on my exercise...It took me a long time to realize this...I get so much more stressed out it is crazzzy, I will be spitting nails and ready to explode if im not working out...I need to stop and realize hey I havent worked out in a week no wonder I feel this way...lol

m glad to see your exercise that you got in, looks good and im glad you still pluggin along...

I too have just kinda restarted, lets work together and keep each other accountable, sound good? LOL
 
reluctantcabbie said:
Brother Cord! Thank so much for the picture comments! The fact of the matter is, you and I are not so far apart, and that pic was taken with clothing on, which definitely hides some sins! I've seen your pics and you are moving along very well!

My current weight is not that far away from your start weight, let alone where you are now. My only advantages are A) I'm 6'8" which means that I can hide a lot of crap... and B) I started out really sloppy, but have done some really intense workouts consistently for the last solid year now, so I've tightened up a lot of what is behind the shirt.

You will get where you want to go. I have faith in your abilities on this one. It sounds like you have a chosen exercise with swimming. Quite possibly one of the best exercises ever. I enjoy swimming sometimes too, but my choice is cycling. Regardless, you find somethig you like and work it.

Success is sure to follow.
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6'8", huh? I figured you for being pretty tall, but now I see how you can weigh 300 and look as good as you do - and work out as hard as you do.

I will say this, Karl: seeing what guys like you and Clarence can accomplish really does help me imagine what I can accomplish, and work towards it.

Yeah, I like to swim. I like cycling, too, in an abstract sort of way. Problems are that my bike is a piece or crap that I am going to drop off at the local swap shed, that I am in such poor shape that the tiniest slope makes me get off and walk, and that I live on the side of a valley, which means any cycling I might do is going to be uphill.
Excuses, excuses, right? :)
 
cinderelly said:
Hey you:)

My mood very much depends on my exercise...It took me a long time to realize this...I get so much more stressed out it is crazzzy, I will be spitting nails and ready to explode if im not working out...I need to stop and realize hey I havent worked out in a week no wonder I feel this way...lol

m glad to see your exercise that you got in, looks good and im glad you still pluggin along...

I too have just kinda restarted, lets work together and keep each other accountable, sound good? LOL
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It's a deal!
 
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