Jumbo Rider’s BodyBlog

My first office party has just ended.  I stayed with fresh veggies and a couple of pieces of pineapple.  Unfortunately we played gift bingo using M&M’s.  I just couldn’t put the candy back and felt guilty about dumping it so I ate about 9 M&M’s.   Not bad really for a Christmas party.

I see many of my competition are getting their plan of attack together for the 2008 Transformation.  Here is my basic plan.

Until December 26th I will simply continue doing what I have been doing.  I won’t change anything up until then.  The Blood Type Diet lists foods by blood type as either ‘avoid’, ‘neutral’, ‘Beneficial’, and ‘Superbeneficial’ for diabetes or cancer.  My diet today consists of neutral and beneficial foods with protein and vegetable every 3 hours.  I have not had any grains for 5 weeks and do not plan to eat grains until after I have lost all my weight.  Even after losing all of my weight i will eat grains rarely.  The reason?  I just feel so much better without the grains.

Beginning the 26th I will eat the majority of my foods from the beneficial list. I do not know how much of a difference it will make in my weight loss, but it can not hurt.  I will also begin a new supplementation protocol that I will list on the 26th.  I am not hiding what I will be doing, but I need to leave some mystery.

My current training is swimming 3x a week for 30 minutes and actively working around the house.  Starting the 26th I will be incorporating many bodyweight exercises and band training.  I will also walk a few steps more every day.  Yes, I will be using a simple pedometer and if it does not beat the day before at the end of a day I will walk.

I look at the work Stonecoldtruth and Daretosoar are writing up and I feel far outclassed. The simple truth is that I am competing to achieve a transformation and need to do what is best for my body, not theirs.

Age is a funny thing.  You never notice that you are ‘old’ unless you are comparing yourself to someone younger.  I am the old man of the transformation group.  I am 6 years older than the next oldest competitor.  It will be interesting to see how my body handles the stress compared to my fellow contestants.

Music

Please send me the titles of your best workout music and why you like it.  I have a few songs that I like, but I need some more.