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01/28/2012 Captial Throwdown & Hello "Murph"

01/28/2012

BATTLE FOR THE CAPITAL

You can read here the WoDs that the athletes performed.

Going to Crossfit competitions is an interesting endeavor, especially when people from your box are competing.  What’s humbling is watching people who provide you with fitness inspiration, and who capture your physical imagination, struggle.  When I mean imagination, you admire these people like a kid would admires a sports athlete, you see yourself capable of doing some of the amazing things that they do, like snatch 215 lbs. 

For me, one whose mobility not too long ago was limited (or nonexistent), I find myself planting seeds of growth in my subconscious, those seeds aspiring to do a fraction of what people like Andrew Z, & Brian M do as a matter of fact.  Yes, they are part freak of nature, yet their abilities all stem from a mindset and an attitude.  In "Talent is Overrated", Geoff Colvin writes about how one of the major differences between average performers and great ones is their willingness to improve and through deliberate practice work on those areas which are weakest.  This desire comes from the mindset mentioned earlier. 

In that light trying to evolve myself over time to work at a similar level of performance isn’t so daunting, it’s just a matter of how long I can maintain the attitude and the amount of time required to achieve that level of performance, and according to Malcolm Gladwell 10,000 hours of work.

Jenn N. is another person whose effort and dedication is impressive, after her performance the night before of doing 3 WoDs, she was at the 10:30 AM class at Patriot to do “Murph”, which is a 30-45 minute suck fest.  I am still trying to recover from my single attempt at “Murph” this morning, and she finished yesterday under 40 minutes, I don't care who you are, even if you don't know anything about Crossfit you would understand how much of an impressive feat that is, and it's probably just par for the course for her.

So enough of my bullshit, here is the video from last night…

Lesson in persistence from Andrew Z.

 

 

Yes he literally falls on his, and picks himself up to do it again.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 WoD - "Murph" Yeah it sucked.

"Murph"

For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run

In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005.

This workout was one of Mike's favorites and he'd named it "Body Armor". From here on it will be referred to as "Murph" in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is.

Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you've got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it.

So that's how my Saturday morning started.  The night before I spent a great deal of time thinking about how to handle this workout, first it involves running which I hate, then it involves pull-ups which I am awful at, and then it has push-ups which I am barely capable of doing, then it has 300 squats to make the running oh so much more fun.

I had to use resistance bands for the pull-ups, a black and green one, and did a large portion of the push-ups from my knees.  I long for the day when I don't need assistance in these movements.

During the first mile, it was hard not to run faster, my legs felt tired, and I was getting salty as I watched all the other guys run way ahead of me…remnants of being the fat kid in school and always being last during PE.  I told myself that this is a long WoD and that I should push myself harder during the middle parts.

When I got back into the gym, I realized that I had finished the mile in 8:05, which was faster than I anticipated, when I was running I would have sworn to you it was a 10 minute pace.

I started by trying to break up the work by rounds, 10 pull-ups, 20 push-ups, and 30 squats.  After the 2nd round, I realized it would take forever, so I started adding 80-100 squats each round.  I then also added a few pull-ups per round, by the 5th round I had finished all of my pull-ups and air squats.  Leaving 40 push-ups to finish the workout, alternating between form the knees and regular, doing the last 20 all from my knees because my chest could no longer take it.

I was the last one out of the gym, and started my second mile as the next class started to gather for their warm-up.  I asked Dan to keep the clock running because I was going to finish this bitch.  When I stepped out the door of the Patriot, the clock was at somewhere between 37-38 minutes.  The run sucked. 

I again started last, and found myself wheezing during the first 400 meters, somewhere between the turnaround point, and the start of the uphill, my breathing became regulated, and the run wasn’t so bad.  There was one other person in front of me, a woman who I’ve seen before but haven’t really met.  She had set out to do the entire thing as well, she had at least 100 meters on me, and my desire to not be last is what kept the pace faster. 

So I have to thank her, whoever she is, I eventually caught her as she had reached the point of walking and then running, so when I passed her I said “Let’s go, keep a steady pace”, and I tried to repay the favor by being the rabbit now.

When I turned the corner for the last 15-20 meters I tried to sprint, but it was more like an actual run.  I ran into the gym, and looked at the clock, 46:15.  I believe the my exact words as I walked across the floor was “Fuck me!”

Paleo Meals Day 22

 

01/28/2012 Paleo Meals Day 22

01/28/2012 Paleo Meals Day 22

Breakfast

• Pork Belly 1.5 oz
• Eggs 4 Large
• Butternut Squash 1.5 cup
• 1 Cup Mushrooms
• Calories 648 Grams of Protein 33

Power Supply Meal

• Applegate Farms Turkey Meat 7.5 oz
• Black Olives 37 g
• Beef Rib 4 oz
• Carrots (other veggies)128 g
• Calories 437 Grams of Protein 61

Dinner

• Beef Ribs 10 oz
• Cauliflower 100g
• Spinach 1 Cup
• Kimchi 1 cup
• Calories 485 Grams of Protein 65

Snacks After Dinner

• Pork Belly 1.5 oz
• 4 Eggs
• Kimchi 1 cup
• Calories 393 Grams of Protein 17

Total Calories of day 1963 Grams of Protein 177 Grams of Fat 110 Grams of Carbohydrates 64

 

01/26-01/27/2012 Paleo Challenge Days 20 & 21, Oly Shoes are Fucking Awesome

01/26 & 01/27 Paleo Challenge Days 20 & 21

Oly Shoes, I wish someone would have told me about them…

 My new Nike Romaleos 2 showed up the evening of day 19, and I got to use them on day 20 of the Paleo Challenge.  There was a bit of an adjustment period because there is a strikingly different feel with these shoes, versus the running shoes I have been using for all of my Olympic lifts.

First they are heavier, I know that there are some other brands which are lighter, but I like the weight, and the stiffness of these shoes.  My feet literally feel planted to the ground.  I am going to have to work on foot work, and perhaps exaggerate my foot action because I don’t feel them moving much.  I could be completely full of shit but that’s what my initial gut instinct tells me. 

Second I’ve conditioned myself to make small adjustments with my feet because of the nature of running shoes, and the padding in them, I found it tough during warm ups to try and find the correct balance which subsequently is a non rotating foot, it’s kind of counterintuitive to what you would think, but there will be some time just getting used to quiet ankles.

Finally the new found stability in these shoes makes me realize that I can handle more weight in many of the Olympic Lifts, once I get used to these shoes I know for a fact I’ll be handle larger loads because I will have a stronger base to work from. 

So far the Oly Shoes are fucking great, and I wish someone would have told me how great they were a couple of months ago, so I wouldn’t have been wasting my time developing poor habits.

You know I really wish that Rjp.com aka as Shady would have given me some sound advice.

Just look at the difference in my ability to snatch 135 lbs, the first video is from the previous week in my Pure Ugly’s and the second with my new Nike Romaleos 2s.

Watch my feet in the video how they rock back and forth.  When I do jerks, they oscillate from side to side, clearly here in a snatch they move from front to back, in the manner that running shoes were designed.

  

 

 

WoDs

The last two days have been interesting in terms of the WoDs.  On day 20, my metcon performance was week, as I had a huge void in strength.  I just didn’t have any juice in the tank towards the end of the AMRAPs.  Further while doing the snatches I felt my hands were weaker than usual, an almost slight tinge in them, that I wouldn’t quite call a numbness. 

WoD on day 20 was a four minute AMRAP, of 5 thrusters at 115 lbs, and 5 burpees.  When I read this WoD the night before I figured I would get about 6 rounds.  It turns out that 115 lbs for a thruster is much harder than I anticipated.  I was able to do 4 rounds + 3 reps, as prescribed.  So on the one hand I finally got an Rx WoD in, but my performance was less then great, you will see in the video I gassed out after the second round, and the bar felt like it weighed twice as much.

 

WoD on day 21 was a 10 minute AMRAP with 30 double unders or in my case 60 running men, and 15 power snatches at 75 lbs.  I was able to complete 6 rounds plus 19 reps.  Please don’t mind the man boobs bouncing, if you concentrate on them fully you will become hypnotized, and try to eat enough to grow your own pair.

 

 Paleo Meals Day 20 & 21

Paleo Meals Day 20

Paleo Meals Day 21

 

01/27/2012 Paleo Meals Day 21

01/27/2012 Paleo Meals Day 21

Breakfast

• Pork Belly 1.5 oz
• Rib Eye Steak 8.5 oz
• Eggs 4 Large
• Spinach 1 Cup
• 1 Cup Green Peppers
• 1 Cup Red Onions
• Calories 1179 Grams of Protein 74

Power Supply Meals

• Chicken Breast 8 oz
• Squash 2 Cups
• Tomatoes 1 Cup
• Calories 304 Grams of Protein 56

Dinner Power Supply Meals + Supplement

• ½ Roasted Chicken
• Butternut Squash 1.5 Cups
• Spinach 1 Cup
• Kimchi 1 cup
• Calories 1219 Grams of Protein 119

Snacks

• Butternut Squash 1.5 Cup
• Applegate Turkey 1 Serving
• Calories 173 Grams of Protein 15

Total Calories of day 2247 Grams of Protein 223 Grams of Fat 111 Grams of Carbohydrates 89

01/25/2012 Paleo Challenge Day 19

01/25/2012 Paleo Challenge Day 19

Another rest day…

Boo…Want to get up and do something.

I spent the day helping my washes, as it’s been weeks since any decent level of business.  The weather in January has been far from perfect, and would cause a lesser Car Wash operator to take drastic measures like renting a salt truck and spreading salt all over Falls Church, and Woodbridge, VA.  I being of a higher caliber operator have just sulked and contemplated Hare Kare. 

It was strange to hear the noises of the business; car washing machinery is extremely loud so when it’s not running it’s as serene as a church.  I kind of got used to showing up at my sites, and just starring at my managers.  To see people coming through the door, and more importantly dollars I did feel a small sense of relief, especially with the end of the month approaching, a bit of revenue is nice.

For as stressful as this month has been, I’m not as freaked out as I have been in the past.  In fact my overall mental state of mind is clearly and more even tempered.  I’m angry yet not snappy angry.  I can actually feel the hostility brewing, and can actually stop it from overflowing.

 I don't know if it's the low number of carbs I'm eating or just being tired, but I just don't have the mental capacity to type anymore.  Could be a combination of both, but the creative muscles are on hiatus.

Meals

My meals here.

01/26/2012 Paleo Meals Day 20

01/26/2012 Paleo Meals Day 20

Breakfast

• Pork Belly 1.5 oz
• Rib Eye Steak 8.5 oz
• Eggs 4 Large
• Spinach 1 Cup
• 1 Cup Green Peppers
• 1 Cup Red Onions
• Calories 1179 Grams of Protein 74

No Lunch

• Calories 0 Grams of Protein 0

Dinner Power Supply Meals + Supplement

• Beef Ribs 10 oz
• Chicken Thighs 4 oz
• Spinach 1 Cup
• Broccoli 1 Cup
• Cauliflower 1 Cup
• Kimchi 1 cup
• Calories 672 Grams of Protein 80

Snacks

• Black Olive 16 olives
• Applegate Roast Beef 2 oz
• Calories 213 Grams of Protein 12

Total Calories of day 2064 Grams of Protein 166 Grams of Fat 107 Grams of Carbohydrates 47

01/24/2012 Paleo Challnege Day 18

01/24/2012 Paleo Challenge Day 18

In going into my third week, I am finally seeing the scale move again.  My mind is so set on breaking the 250 lbs barrier.  I have been tempted almost everyday to go to Washington Sports Club, or the gym in my building to do some Cardio.

I don’t know how much of it is a direct result of Pavlovian Conditioning, and how much of it is this idea that I can work myself thin, but I can’t help feel that I need to sweat.  I actually miss the feeling of being soaked in a shirt with sweat, because I’ve given everything that I can in a workout.

It’s how I felt after the 2 round version of the filthy fifty today.  In an attempt to breakdown the emotional weight of 500 reps of work Aaron and Erika decided we would do the Filthy Fifty in two rounds of 25 instead of 50 rounds of each straight through. 

In any case after I finished I was soaked, and it felt good, I'm sure it's some strange fat guy conditioning.

A combination of this deep desire to reach 250 lbs, and a desire to push my cardiovascular endurance is making it tough to just stick to my 5 week plan.  I’m sure to some degree this compulsive behavior was either part, or a result of my previous food life. 

In reading Gary Taubes’ “Why We Get Fat” a second time, I find myself trying to shift my paradigm in a way that looks as obesity as a symptom of some biological functions and not the cause of a physics equation.  It’s hard to truly accept after 30 years of programming that I’m fat because I ate too much, and was lazy.

The more I think about it, a big portion of my youth was spent working for my parents, summers were I worked 50 hours a week on my feet all day long, in an environment that wasn’t a factory but clearly blue collar, yet with all of those calories expended I couldn’t lose weight.

I also look at how I lost weight the first time in high school, starvation, and steady state cardiovascular exercise.  The funny thing is in retrospect the meals I would eat were very low in carbs, and high in protein and fat.  When you eat next to nothing, I’m sure your body has no sugar left to burn, and some innate drive is created that seeks and craves foods which not only give it what it needs but satiates hunger.

If anyone reading this sees an almost mind numbing pattern, to be obese is to be broken, and obsessively focused on food, physical comfort directly related to mobility, and depressive unhappy thoughts.  Anyone who is morbidly obese who appears to be happy is full of shit, and the more gregarious they appear to be the more inwardly unhappy they are…

I think I know what I want to do with the next phase of my life…

WoD

Today’s WoD involved doing the Filthy Fifty broken into 2 rounds of 25.  So the work was as follows:

• 2 Rounds
• 25 Box Jumps 24” Box
• 25 Jumping Pull Ups
• 25 kb swings 35 lbs kb
• 25 walking lunges
• 25 knees to elbows
• 25 push press 45 lbs
• 25 back extensions or 95 lbs straight leg deadlift
• 25 wall balls 20 lbs 10’ target
• 25 burpees
• 25 double unders

I found that after the first round I was gassed.  Trying to do the box jumps took a great deal of concentration, especially since this is the first WoD I’ve used the 24” box.  I had to scale the knees to elbows to knees to gut, and did 50 running mans instead of double unders. 

Burpees during this WoD sucked ass.  My wrists hurt so I couldn’t get down fast enough, and then my legs decided it was move like an old man day.

In the end I finished 2.5 minutes faster than when I did it in December with a higher box.  Going to the 24” box changed the difficulty for sure.  I think it would have taken me longer to the same WoD with 50 box jumps at 24”, only because my mind would not have been able to handle it.

25:26.

 

Meals

Read my Day 18 Meals here.

01/24/2012 Paleo Meals Day 18

 Meals Day 18

Breakfast

• Pork Belly 3 oz
• Lettuce 1 Cup
• Ground Beef (Homemade Chili) about 5 ounces
• Calories 692 Grams of Protein 28

Lunch Power Supply Meals + Supplement

• Ground Beef (Sloppy Joe) 7 oz
• Chicken Thighs 5 oz
• Okra Fried in Pork Fat 1 Cup
• Pork Belly for above .25 oz
• Broccoli 1 cup
• Aurgula 1 Cup
• Calories 654 Grams of Protein 62

Dinner Power Supply Meals + Supplement

• Chicken Breast 3 oz
• ¼ Dark Meat Roasted Chicken
• Spinach 1 Cup
• Broccoli 1 Cup
• Squash and Veggie Mix Power Supply 2 Cups
• Calories 700 Grams of Protein 89

Snacks

• 1 Serving Applegate bologna
• Black Olives 8
• Calories 175 Grams of Protein 11

Total Calories of day 2221 Grams of Protein 192 Grams of Fat 139 Grams of Carbohydrates 36

01/23/2012 Paleo Challenge Day 17

01/22/2012 Paleo Challenge Day 17

Gratuitous Bacon Shot

Rethinking My Work

I wrote here not all that long ago about how unfulfilled I am with my life, largely because I find my work to be about comfort, and not about a greater purpose.  In the last couple of weeks a few opportunities have presented themselves to me, and I am trying to figure out what is the right step.  One involves staying in the present industry growing the operations to the point of having to hire an Operations Manager, or moving in a whole different direction freeing up my time to do other projects.

I’m at a crossroads, one that I have been wanting for a long time, but find myself now stuck in, a place of indecision almost waiting for the chips to fall into place.  There are times when the best move is no move at all; I’m just not sure if this is one of those…

Too bad through the lenses of hindsight, one always has perfect vision.  I just want to wake up in the morning, not dreading my place in the world, I would also like to be involved in a business that employees people on a different level, so I can lead them, as opposed to dragging them kicking and screaming.

I don’t know what the right decision is, but I do know they will have to be made soon…

Fuck You Newspaper Man

Last week I wrote about not tipping my newspaper guy, and I posted a picture of how he is placing my newspaper just beyond my door, but now it’s clear he reads my blog and wants me to die.

See Below:

A plea to Baby Jesus

 

Dear Baby Jesus,

Please will you make it SNOW.  I promise if you make it snow this winter I will no longer defame “Tim Tebow”, or demean the Christmas Carolers by slamming the door in their faces, or pretend to pray when stuck in a family gathering, or act like Michael Jackson and throw water balloons at homeless people, or wish that Sarah Palin get hit by a bus, if you just make it SNOW, I will be less like me, and more like Tim Tebow.

In the name of Baby Jesus I plea.

Amen.

WoD

Another great day for my business today, rain, fucking rain in January, I’m trying to not get stressed but I have to admit the standby noose in my closet is looking awful tempting these days. 

I started the morning off with a WoD at Patriot CrossFit.  The mornings work involved doing front squats, and then doing Grace (one of the named WoDs).  I was able to increase my front squat today, and finished my final set at 175 lbs.  This is a big step forward for me because I have been stuck at the 135-155 lbs range for weeks because of my poor posture and technique.  I was able to all of my work at 155 lbs, then 165 lbs for the 4^th set and finishing at 175 lbs.  I am so close to 185 lbs I can taste it.

 

 

When I started CrossFit I created these benchmarks I had to reach which were all related to the color and combination of bumper plates.  Initially it was just trying to get the red 45 lbs plates on for most motions, now I am working on getting the red and yellow plates together so that I am able to at least 185 lbs for most of the lifts.

After the front squats, we did Grace.  Grace is simply 30 reps of clean and jerks for time.  It’s one of the benchmark workouts for CrossFit.  We were given 7 minutes of time, and I thought it would take me the entire 7 minutes.  The prescribed weight is 135 lbs, and I was confident that I could do it, but my own fear caused me to change the 45 lbs plates to 25 lbs plates, and two 10 lbs per side.  This would effect my time because I wasted time adjusting the setup during grace because the collar I put on was weak. 

I was able to finish in 5:12, which was far better than I expected.  I’m sure I could have finished under 5 minutes had I gone into with a better mindset, and not futzed around with the bar.  Watch this 5 minute of uncoordinated work below:

The one thing I learned from Grace, was the true motion of a push jerk.  When you reach reps 20 and above there is no way around getting the bar overhead other than dip, drive, and then get underneath it. 

  

Meals

You can read my meals here…

 

01/23/2012 Paleo Meals Day 17

01/23/2012 Paleo Meals Day 17

Breakfast

• 4 Eggs Over Easy
• Pork Belly 1.5 oz
• Broccoli 2 Cups
• Calories 576 Grams of Protein 34

Lunch Power Supply Meals + Supplement

• Chicken Thigh 5 oz
• Ground Turkey 8 oz
• Broccoli 1 cup
• Spinach 1 Cup
• 2 Hardboiled Eggs
• Calories 805 Grams of Protein 72

Power Supply Meals + Supplement

• Flank Steak 8 oz
• Ground Beef 4 oz
• Cauliflower 2.5 Cups
• Chicken breast 1 oz
• Lettuce 1 Cup
• Calories 718 Grams of Protein 67

Snacks

• 1 Serving Applegate bologna
• Black Olives 8
• Calories 175 Grams of Protein 11

Total Calories of day 2274 Grams of Protein 184 Grams of Fat 136 Grams of Carbohydrates 42

01/23/2012 Paleo Challenge Days 15 & 16, Monday Morning Weight In

 

Official Monday Morning Weigh In

265 lbs

 

Saturday

Satruday day 15 of the Paleo Challenge was  a rest day, and apparently it was a good thing, the WoD was a 10 round hero WoD with all the fun stuff like Handstand Push-ups, pull-ups, and double unders, all things I suck at, and deadlifts which I am ok with, there was a part of me that wanted to go to do it because all of the above are areas I know I need to work on, but in an effort to stay true to Shady’s challenge to stay Paleo  and Crossfit’s 3 on 1 off methodology I took the day off.

This month has been tough on my business; this time of year we are printing money, money that we use to sustain operations throughout the entire year.  Unfortunately in 2012 the weather is not cooperating and it feels more like September weather than January.  I’ve been attempting to not stress about the financial situation but when you look at your checking account both business and personal, and all you see are things that make you sad, it's hard not to want to kill.

I’ve found myself trying to just stay busy, focusing on future projects, seraching of better staff and looking to improve how I handle my physical goals for the year, I really want to find a trainer or someone that I can hit mitts with a couple of times a month.  As much as I enjoy Crossfit, I miss longer duration work, or effort.  I have no idea how the body responds to various stimuli; yet the endorphin release that occurs after prolonged exertion is different than what I’m getting now. 

It’s hard to describe but I’m sure it’s akin to runners high, I remember the first time I felt this while climbing my first 14’er as a teenager, and I told myself this is a feeling I want to experience the rest of my life.  Perhaps not having this for so many years is the reason that I fell deeper and deeper into a fat abyss. 

When I was working with Ali a few months back, I would get this feeling when he would crush me with boxing at the end of a workout.  As much as I like finding my dark place, I like reaching this physical climax because that's what it feels like...climax.

I also think hitting the shit out of some gloves would help release some tension, thus reducing the cortisol in my body and helping my fat ass trim down faster. 

Sunday

When I WoD on Sunday’s I normally go to the even classes because of work, but I woke up to more shitty weather so it was an easy decision to go to the 9 AM session at Patriot.  Low and behold who do I see but none other than Ryan Powell, I heard he was a coach, but to see him in the flesh was an incredulous moment, kind of like being shown the location of Jimmy Hoffa’s body (which I will nethier confirm nor deny).

It turns out that this relatively angry guy is a descent coach.   I got there early and he was able to explain to me how to use the damper on the C2 Rower.  In setting the damper you have to treat it like gears on a bicycle, while at the same time taking into account ones height.  Ryan suggested that I should keep it set at 5-6 for longer rows, and 10 for shorter ones.  Much of how the machine functions is based on your ability to keep the flywheel moving, so the idea of efficiency is about using your energy to keep it moving, I think if I imagine myself actually on a boat the idea is to keep the boat gliding across the water as opposed to pull, glide, slow down, then pull, glide a little, slow down. 

The day’s work involved doing snatch balances.  We were instructed to do 5 sets of 3.  I was able to 4 sets of 3 at 145 lbs, and 1 set of 3 at 155 lbs.  This is video of my last snatch balance.

 

After the Snatch Balances we had to do Helen, but there was a choice of doing a 400 meter row, 400 meter run, or 120 double unders.  I decided I would run because it’s the true to form version of Helen, and because I suck at running, so every time we have a chance to run I should do it. 

Helen involves 3 rounds for time of a 400 meter run, 21 kettlebell swings with a 53 lbs kettlebell and 12 pull-ups.  I was able to finish in 11:55.  My pull-ups need lots of work, as does my running. 

It is hard as shit to run after doing kettlebell swings, especially during the third round, as I turned the corner for the final 50-60 meters I was trying to dig deep to spring it home, and the more I pushed the more my legs felt like they were going in slow motion. 

 Meals Day 15 and 16 

I only kept partial logs on Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday I got a case of indigestion that wouldn’t go away, in fact I had it when I went to bed.  I woke up 3 times that night to just get up and walk around.  I don’t know if it was the breakfast, or the chili I made, but something had me backed up. 

Sunday I had a snack before the WoD, then a descent size brunch afterwards, and then I wasn’t hungry for the rest of the day.  For dinner I had my Power Supply meal, without anything extra, and even the Power Supply portion felt large.  Normally the dinners they pack seem like a snack.  I trust myself so little with food, I texted Ryan to ask him if I should intentionally eat to make sure I have enough in terms of calories, he told me not to force the issue so I didn’t.

Weight

So my weight has fluctuated in the last week from 266 lbs down to 262 lbs, then this morning 265 lbs.  I know the primary point of this challenge is not weight loss, but I would like to see the numbers move more, when I started I said I would be happy with 10 lbs loss, now my expectations have increased and I would like to get down to the 250’s.  I’m eating strict, and have not cheated once. 

We shall see how things go during week 3.