Start of week 3

Fist two weeks are in the books, and I've gotten some things right and some things wrong.  My first week, I nailed my eating.  Meal prepped every meal (though I didn't eat all my meals).  Workouts, not so much.  Missed the first workout due to some illness effects, got part of the second one done and then someone jacked my equipment (lesson learned there).  Workout 3 was missed due to what looked like one of those parenting nightmare scenarios where you kid has to go to another facility due to the need for a specialist, and all that.  And the fourth one I just quit on myself.  Not the best start.

Week 2 was better.  Ate mostly the right food (ie I didn't eat all my meals, again).  Got all my workouts in.  Things are good for the most part.

Then the day of debauchery hit.  Super Bowl Sunday.  I have to say, I went to the party with the best of intentions.  Brought my pre made food and everything.  Instead, I ate from the spread.  Let me tell you, it was freaking delicious.  My meal plan isn't bad in any way, but it's not what a culinary person (or a foodie) would call exciting.  So being around all that awesome stuff... 2 weeks of solid will power snapped like a tiny twig.  In all that glorious food was a problem tho.  I'm now 2 weeks 'sober' from "normal" food... I wasn't prepared for the multi-bathroom visits.  That food sat at the bottom of my stomach like a lump of lead.  That part wasn't so fun.  Getting back to good food today made all the difference.

Week 3 has started with a bang!  Good Monday workout, good on the food (did sneak some blueberries).  Tuesday is supposed to be snowmaggedon this year, might have to devise a way to get my workout in at home...

Thats it for now.  Good times are rolling.  Oh, and I'm down 15lbs.

Edit*   Forgot to mention some things before.  My knees were bugging me something firece week 2, and I figured it out pretty quick.  Bum equipment.  Exhibit A:

As you can see, I've walked on the outside of my feet with these shoes, and it's built up the inside of the heel significantly.  Trying to do squats in these shoes has been a painful experience.  thankfully, I've been bringing my flat sketchers (that are also worn out), and my knee problems have pretty much disappeared.  Let that be a lesson folks, wear the right shoes and in a more general sense, use the right tool for the job. 

Day 1, 2018

You're not going to hear the "new year new me" stuff here.  You will hear that today was my first day back in any gym, in quite some time.  Reminded me of the first time walking into CrossFit Diamond State.  Nervous.  Excited.  Maybe a little scared. 

Worked with my brand new trainer/coach Renee Desjardins (look her up) to make sure I knew how to do each of the movements (properly) that were going to make up this 3 week block of training.  I'm doing several movements in a more modified fashion than I'm used to, but that does't mean they don't hit as hard as the "old ways".  Renee had me all over the gym doing things from torso twists at the cable machine (think the biggest piece of equipment at the gym) to the time honored (and Dan modified) push ups.  It was a good all around wake up call/ shock to my body.  Tomorrow will be soreness and SOCCER, followed by more soreness.  It's going to be great. 

I know she reads this, so I have a confession to make.  I didn't get all the 30 minutes of elliptical in (and they have another set/style of machines).  My quads refused to work after about 5 cycles on the first machine.  It was like elliptical hell, only it felt like it was going uphill.  The second set of machines was better, more "flat" feeling, but the fatigue from what we did earlier paired with my abysmal amount of sleep (long story) zapped the life and drive out of my legs about 5 minutes in.  *shrug* we'll get there. 

Other things, my coach is designing what I hope will be a killer meal plan.  Grocery shopping for me is going to get uber specific and putting it frankly, that makes me very excited.  Now, hopefully it's got some flavor and variety, but I'll make it work. 

I've got time for about a 1.5 hour nap before I have to do more work (still at the same place)... going to go take advantage.  Ciao. 

Welcome once again, 2018 edition.

Going to keep this one short and sweet.  Through a contact and close personal friend I've been introduced to a world class personal trainer/coach and I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for this next year.  I have a lot more to add and talk about, after all, it's been a year...  but thats the update for now.  The fact that it's the beginning of 2018 is a humorous coincidence, this isn't going to be that tired "new year, new me" that is common at the New Year.  More to come, stay tuned, I'm back and this is going to be better than ever!