M-A-S’s BodyBlog

Being deployed here in Iraq I have realized just how lazy and counterproductive I was back home. I have been here for 33 days and have lost 15 pounds. In the past week and a half I lost 6 pounds. I see many people here on Body Space with excuses like, I work long hours, I don’t have time to eat right, I’m trying to eat right, I don’t have time, and of course my all time favorite, I’m bulking.
My daily routine is consistent. I get up early before work at 4am lift for an hour, do some cardio and then go to work for 12 hours a day 6 days a week. My diet is very simple and doesn’t require much though. Usually it’s two chicken breast, ¼ cup raw broccoli, ¼ cup carrots, and a ¼ cup raw kidney beans. The only thing that varies is every other day I’ll have some apple sauce and if they aren’t serving chicken that day then I get fish or another healthy protein source.
Trust me, just force yourself for one week and you’ll suddenly be waking up before the alarm goes off. You’ll be running to the scale in excitement to see if you lost any weight. All it takes is a plan to simplify your life and de-clutter.  I like to live by the rule; if it doesn’t matter in five minutes then I’m not going waste time on it. Fitness and your overall well being well that does matter in five minutes and beyond. So next time you tell yourself some excuse, ask yourself, is that really the reason or am I just being lazy.

It is 2am. I am tired. I am depressed. I am self conflicted.  Being in the military I work some pretty interesting hours. Right now I’m working 12 hour shifts from 6pm to 6am. I live in base housing in an apartment style building. I sleep during the day…correction I attempt to sleep during the day. I probably only get about 4-5 hours of sleep.

Over the past couple of weeks I have been leading what you would call a false-positive life. I have been working out on a regular basis and my diet has been at best spotty but heading in the right direction. Now back to the lack of sleep. Lack of sleep makes me agitated and snappy. I then eventually do something to piss off my wife, causing me to feel stupid.  I get depressed and then start eating…crap.

Here is yesterdays food log…..or atleats the totals:

1970 Calories
82.5g Carbs
54.5g Fat
245g Protein
11g Fiber

Here’s yesterdays food log…I need to redue what I eat for breakfast, I’d like to stay between 50-70 carbs in the morning. Once I have the nutrition side of things down pat I’ll start Carb cycling.

Haven’t gone to the gym in two days. My arms for some reason were killing me yesterday from the arms workout I did. I guess moving the weight at a slow controled pace really does work. Plus I’m trying to readjust back to working nights, but i keep waking up at like 4 am and then I’m awake for the rest of the day and exhausted by 9pm.

Weight: 104.9

So the new year has come and I finally got my first workout in…about freakin time. I worked the past 2 night and the gym was closed due to the holiday so I was pretty much screwed. I did arms this morning and felt pretty good. I’m taking a new route with my workouts; I’m starting out lifting light-moderate and finish off the set with a moderate to heavy weight. I.e. Hammer curls: 15lbsX12, 20lbsX12, 25lbsx12, 30lbsX12. I get a pretty good workout and it allows me to maintain great form. I also rep very slowly up and slowly back down.

Weight: 205 

Christmas has come and gone and I have managed to unlike other people to lose weight. My knee is feeling amazingly better and I’ve started to take my dog for walks again in the morning. The temperature  is usually well below 30F usually around 22-24F so I like to think that walking at a very brisk pace burns calories and the fact it’s so cold makes my body burn even more calories to try and keep me warm.

The real test is suppose is on Wednesday when I go back to work. You might be saying so what. Well being in the military….in the Air Force….believe it or not will semi help you gain weight…the wrong kind of weight, if you are not paying attention to what you are eating. Lots of candy, lots of fast food, lots of going away luncheons…

Weight: 196.5  Waist: 37.75in   Est. bodyfat: 20%

Didn’t do much of anything yesterday except go shopping….well ok lets not go to much of anything. I started cardio again, I took my dog for a 2 miles very brisk walk. I felt satisfied with the walk when I was done, and as a result I lost some weight and a little on the waist.

Today will be a true test. Eat in moderation and stay away from the starchy stuff. It can be done. I also started taking Lipo 6X, I feel it’s working for me, and I’ve used it before so I feel comfortable using it. Normal workout resumes tommorrow. Short term goal right now is to be under 204 by Dec 31st.

Pretty much laid low today. I could have gone and done legs today and tested out my knee (I had knee surgery a month ago), but I had alot of other personal things going on so I knew i wouldn’t be focused in the gym. I will definantly go tomorrow though. My arms are pretty sore from yesterday which is a good thing.

Wght: 197  Waist: 38

So maybe it was water weight? Yesterday I was a little over 195 but today 197. Maybe it’s because I’m sick…maybe. Anyway did arms and abs today. Had a massive pump in my arms going for about 30 minutes and then went home, and went back to sleep so i wouldn’t be dead at work.

Today’s Workout:
http://workout.bodybuilding.com/M-A-S/?opt=det&ref=1165332