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After all this prep the time has come. Am I able to battle the cravings that are coming or will I simply fold? Given the amount of preparation, I’m not feeling like quitting before I start. I have a lot of frozen meat-and-vegetable meals in the freezer and I’m planning on pulling off this first week. That should develop some momentum.
(Batman vs Superman came out this weekend; I want to see it. Also, visit someplace like Wellington, Ontario to boost the love from the sponsor.)
The “normal” week goes like this. |
Food: eat either eggs and bacon or oatmeal in the morning. The rest of the day is mean-and-vegetable pre-prepared meals. Simple. Snacks? F__k them. Grapes or raisins in an emergency.
Fitness: Walking and biking to/from work will progress. The weather has just changed but I need some minor bike repairs. Pushups morning and night.
Monday – Mary Homework. Mary’s the trainer and I have some homework. However this first week I don’t have my Mutant Workout until Tuesday afternoon. I am writing my Canadian Securities Course exam on Tuesday.
Tuesday – A normal week would see the Mary Killer Workout at noon and karate at 6 PM.
Wednesday – Noon yoga
Thursday – either a Mary Homework session or a light workout. Typically I have double karate on Thursday nights.
Friday – if no Mary Homework on Thursday, then a light workout to keep limber. Early testing last week showed I tighten up very fast.
Saturday – rest day
Sunday – evening yoga.
This makes is all sound so … straightforward.
But it’s not. I had Catherine take photos of my in a gym shirt, a 2X, and I could not face posting those images today. They will be part of the before and after data for the end of June. One benefit I’m hoping is that I’ll be able to cross reference my self-perceptions with a new standard of how I physically feel and have a set of numbers and images that represent this basic truth. Perhaps acceptance will follow.
Tomorrow, I will post my notes on how Day 1 went. Basically I’ll be progress reporting each day as a means to keep myself on track and honest.
Congratulations to you for making a decision to take care of yourself and thereby also take care of your family and loved ones. Hang in there and stick with it. One day at a time is how all of us get to live life. My thoughts are with you. As A boost and reading to help, you can always turn to Brene Brown and her book, “the gifts of imperfection”
Just so impressed with your dedication to this project. I know you can do it!
I’m sorry you’re eating “mean-and-vegetable”s; sounds like it might promote indigestion. 😉
For oatmeal I recommend steel-cut oats — better staying power than rolled. Plus you can make it before bed and keep the leftovers in the fridge for reheating so it’s super-easy: 1 cup steel-cut oats, 3 cups water, sprinkle of salt, bring to a boil (carefully, as it likes to boil over) in a largish pot. Once it boils, stick the lid on and turn off the burner. Go to bed. In the morning, eat a quarter of it and stow the other 3/4. I like lightly toasted pecans or slivered almonds on top and a few raisins or dried cherries, but YMMV.
I definitely have to look at this oatmeal recipe because eventually even my boring palate will get bored. As to karate, yes it’s a lot harder than any of the other stuff I do except an actual Mary Workout. Each class is an hour, but there’s set up and feffing time and it depends on the class’s focus. Blessedly last night was NOT about kicks.
Go Rob!