Robert Ford Fiction

Category: Phase 11

  • Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 4

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 4


    I’m looking forward to the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover this year. Ottawa‘s halls of power empty until after Oct 21. Vote like your life depended on it.

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 4
    I think I’m on track despite a work social. I was tempted by beer, refrained and chose (for me anyway) the lesser evil of red wine. It tasted like I hadn’t had anything in ages, which was not true. It was less than a week. Odd.

    I figure that if I’m a bit hungry or craving food before bed, I’m still in the range.

    I’m beginning to suspect my new-ish behaviour of shutting off the food and beverage service at around 8 PM is more important than I suspect.

  • Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 3

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 3


    A crossover not allowed by current rights. With all the madness in the UK, I’m surprised they aren’t moving to London Ontario.

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 3
    Day 3. It’s interesting that my body feels like it’s returned to diet mode right away. (This despite the chocolate almond crisis that occurred at 2:30 yesterday.) I think I may have retrained it. I conclude this because I’ve been in a “Phase” of the Mutant Diet since January for more days than I haven’t.

    Patience. No matter what I do, real results won’t show up for a few weeks.

  • Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 2

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 2


    The super hero shows are starting up soon. My PVR better not break this year.  Election Day in Manitoba.

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 2
    Day 1 was in the boundaries of acceptable for the plan. This may seem odd but I think I may have trained my body to have the “diet” part of this diet/fitness process as the normal part. As I slid back into bad habits last week, my innards complained. My digestion returned to a happier place very quickly yesterday.

    I actually now have no idea if I have a personal trainer. The fellow I was working with was on vacation and I haven’t heard. I may try to save money and do without for a while.

    I got caught in the rain cycling yesterday in a downpour. Soaked right through.

  • Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 1

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 1


    This Wolverine image symbolizes the challenge. Thoughts going to Halifax after the hurricane.

    Mutant Diet Phase 11 Day 1
    I am committed to 82 days for Phase 11, which takes me to November 29. Ugh. This past week was a shovel-it-into-my-face event. Not good. I was weaker willed than I expected. Partly because I suspect I know just how tough what I’m looking to do.

    The Goal? Deadlift 250 pounds and weigh 250 pounds. I need to lose 21 pounds and add 60 pounds to my deadlift. Woof.

    21 pounds in 82 days is 1.79 pounds per week, which is optimistic given past performance of about 1.3 pounds per week. Of course that assumes I don’t plateau again.

    I start today with a lunch out with a friend and missing the gym as a result. Oh good.