AlaskaMuscle’s BodyBlog

I have made past the first three weeks of consistent training and diet.  It is finally becoming more of a habit than something I have to fit in.  I had a small food reaction this weekend that affected my digestive system and interrupted my sleeping.  I just wasn’t being careful enough.  It is amazing what you have to avoid when you can’t eat corn or beef.  Even supplementation has become a pain.  I have to take all of my supplements out of their capsules and put them in my protein shake.  I tell you what, that can really kill the taste.  Not that my shakes have that much flavor.  I can’t use artificial sweeteners due to the process they are made by which involves corn.  I use stevia powder as my sweetener.  I am also eating a ketogenic diet and that limits what can go in the shake.

My lifts have great lately.  I finally have a lifting partner that shows and I have been able to push some decent weights again.  I am doing 8 to 10 reps right now.  I want to go heavier with less reps but my trainer (my wife) says its not time yet.  I like to DC style of training but I don’t want to get hurt again.  I refuse to make one step forward and two steps back as I did in the past.  It is nice to have things working out.

I have been back in the gym for a few weeks now and my diet has been good.  I regressed into some stress eating during the last part of this week but I am back on track.  I have lost about 20 lbs in the last month and feel great for it.  I am finally getting my corn allergy under control and it is making a huge difference in the way I feel.

I have been using the Species line of supplements for the last month as well and am very impressed.  They really seem to amp my system without making me jittery.

I have been doing a simple 3 day split on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  I am lifting for about 45 min and then doing the 20 min Body for Life cardio on a power pacing bike.  On Sunday, Tuesday and Friday I am doing 35 min of walking on the treadmill and then doing abs, push ups and some core training.  I have felt better over the last few weeks than I have felt in a year.  It feels great to be back.

Well this was a great week for me.  I was back in the gym and got in all my workouts.  My diet was good and is getting better.  I am trying a two bodypart 3 day work out.  I am doing cardio 5 days.  I am trying to keep up on the mental aspect more than anything.  I am not sure yet on supplements but I am working it out.

My weight is going up and my motivation is going down.  I have not been in the gym for over a week and am having real problems being motivated.  This seems to be par for the course in my fitness journey.  I am going to the gym tonight and hope I can kick start this thing.

Well I made it three weeks with little problems.  I am working a lot of hours but am still making it to gym.  I have only lost about 2 pounds but I am still working hard.  It is so easy to fall back into the old habits.  I have been considering becoming a vegetarian.  According to the blood type diet I am not supposed to eat meat.  I am just not sure what to do at this point with the diet.  I know what not to eat and that has been pretty easy.  It is what to eat I have problems with.  I do not eat enough and if I get too hungry I have a tendency to go back to eating crap.  My lifts have been good.  I need to try to run 3 miles to keep on track with my plan to run a triathlon. 

Still doing two a days.  I have been running for 25 min after work then off to bed.  When I wake up I lift for 45 to 60 min then do 30 min of hill walking on the treadmill.  I am going to train for a triathlon this summer so I am trying to run as much as possible.  My diet has been good and is getting better.  I am trying real hard to have a positive attitude about my training.  I have bet some friends again and have until June to loose as much weight as possible.  My goal is 50 lbs and I know I can reach that goal.  I have been some what tired but still feeling good.  I am doing a power pacing class tonight, then legs, then work.  Can’t wait.

Did chest last night.  Felt great and shoulder did not hurt.  I did DB Bench, DB incline, Dips and DB Flies.  I then ran for 20 min, did abs and stretched.  It was great to be back in the gym and hitting it hard.  I have most of my food made for the week and I have enough for tonight.  I am still working nights and that seems to work better for me and my workouts.  I am trying some BSN supplements I found on BB.Com at a discount (old label).  I will see how they work for me.  Tonight I am going to a power pacing class and then will do legs.  After the workout it will be time for work.  Love them 10 hours shifts.

I am back again.  My shoulder is pretty much healed and I am feeling great.  I did not put on much weight during my injury and I am ready to jump back into it head first.  I have my meals ready and am just about to hit the gym.  I am doing cardio twice a day and lifting 5 days a week.  I just love to lift.  I ordered a few supplements and have saved some of my old ones.  I am ready to make the change I am always talking about.  My only real goal is to be happy with I have.  My goal is to loose 50 lbs by June 28^th.  I know I can do it and I expect you all to call me on it.  I am planning to update this as much as possible because it helps me to believe people are reading it.  I can’t wait for the journey to start so out to the gym I go.

I must admit I was a little depressed over not being able to explain my fatigue with the B12 deficiency.  I did take the full week off from lifting but I did my cardio.  My shoulder has been getting much better and I am looking forward to the pain going away fully.  I am pretty sure my fatigue is from a lack of sleep and poor diet.  My diet has been much better and today I lifted again.  Did back, biceps and cardio.  It felt great to lift again.  Yea I know it was only a week off but I just love to lift.  Tomorrow will be cardio, abs and an hour with the physical therapist.  I have most of my meals for the week cooked.  I am going to do great today on my diet.  I have faith.

I had an ok 40 min fast walk on the treadmill.  I had Physical Therapy today and I was in much better shape than I was on Monday.  I am doing the work I need to to make it better but I miss lifting.  I can’t wait to hit the weights on Monday.  My diet has been pretty good today.  Drank some RTD’s when I could not eat (worked a 12 hour shift).  I did have a few candy corns.  Bad me.  I really can’t wait to go to bed.  I have about 30 min left at work and then home and to bed.  Yea sleep.  By the way I got my B-12 results today.  Turns out I have elevated B 12 levels.  That’s right elevated not low.  I am glad I am not sick but I was hoping to get a shot and have more energy.  Damn I guess I will have to do it the hard way, eat right and work out.  Oh well.