Day 91 - Three months in!

Well here it is day 91 and I can't believe it has been that long. I say that at every milestone I think but I am really just blown away that so much has happened and it really hasn't been that long. Sorry about my bad attitude the other day, it carried over until the end of the day Friday and yesterday was pretty busy, as well as trying to work on some business issues, so anyway I'm here and doing well. Thanks to all my well wishers, it's great to have a community of people who care even when you are just having a bad day. I'm not going to do the AL for the weekend, I was way off track due to the above issues, but I have been pretty good for overall daily calories and still doing my workouts, so I hope that the fact that I wasn't really tracking or planning food, just trying to make the best choices at the time, doesn't hurt my weekly stats check tomorrow. I would really like it if I was still at least a pound down because I was 2 lbs down earlier in the week (granted, that was after the all fruit day, but still...) And my cardio for yesterday was not the planned HIIT, it was Jujitsu, but it was a really intense class for 1-1/2 hrs so I know I got in good cardio. And I have the bruises to prove it (you'll probably be able to see them in tomorrow's pics). :)
So tomorrow's a new day....trying to forget about the Colt's loss this afternoon and move on to the more pressing issues of life but it's hard :( Anyway, I will be doing the pushup challenge week 2 tomorrow and seeing if I can beat my previous best of 27. Then I have my regular workout and all the other daily tasks on my AL. This week's going to be a busy one so I'm really going to have to concentrate. Plus I only have 9 days left until my day 100 so I want to be really really tight on my accountability until that time to see how close I am to my original goals and set my goals for the next mission (most important one - meeting Adam, the Shredder Council, and Tom V!) So attached are my pics from Friday, both my regular ones and some poses since some of the other shredders were showing off their goods and I didn't want to be left out. ;) So welcome to the gun show...

Day 88 - Blah blah blah

I'm in a really crappy mood right now so I'm not going to say much, maybe I'll be back on later when I cool off to do my daily accountability but as of right now it isn't looking so hot. Did well with workout and food, though.
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Sorry about the negativity, having a domestic dispute.....anyway, did want to do my AL anyway:
1) Sleep: Minimum (1) I didn't sleep well and got up at 6:30, going to bed on time hopefully, though.
2) AVP: Minimum (1) Did it all twice today and worked a little on my pictures to go with my visualizations but still need to remember to do it more
3) Nutrition: Target (2) I had six meals but lowfat ice cream was my last meal so that wasn't really planned (stress eating!) but I was still within 5% of my ratios
4) Workout: Target (2) I did skip one round out of 4 on my quads for Muscle Rounds but I just didn't have the stamina for it probably due to the all fruit day yesterday. I did remember to have protein before the workout, though, so I was able to do everything else.
5) Prospect: Minimum (1) This is from Christy (THANK YOU) because she saw my post yesterday and gave me some awesome advice. Still need to do much more of this
6) IPAs: Target (2) Worked my accounting consulting again and made $100.
7) Vitamins: Target (2) Had my vitamins and protein shake this morning.
8) Water: Minimum (1) Got in 64 oz so better than yesterday but still need to improve on this.
9) Project: None (0) Didn't work on the DVD at all.
10) Accountability: Target (2) Sent my weekly pic to Adam, posted today's pics, and this is my AL so that's good. Didn't see everyone's blog but I'll do so tomorrow afternoon.
So the total for today is 14, only one more than yesterday, not happy about that. Thought I was going to do better than that, but this is a work in progress (obviously).
Grand total points = 27
I made a list of some rewards I would like to be able to redeem and after today I already used up some of them so here's the list:
150 pts = massage/spa service
150 = get car detailed
100 = get house cleaned
100 = $100 personal purchase
50 = manicure/pedicure
50 = pay off $50 of debt/put $50 in savings
40 = go out to movies
25 = buy new book/resource
20 = 1 hr video game/TV
I know some of those may sound weird to you but they are all motivating things for me so that's why I picked them. I'll add more if I think of some later. But for today, while I was stewing in my pissedoffedness (hey that's a word!) I played a computer game to get my mind off of things so I'm going to redeem 20 of my total toward that. Wasn't really a reward, but it did help adjust my attitude so it was worth it. So I only have 7 left now until tomorrow :)
Speaking of tomorrow, it is reward meal day (lunch w/ Jeff, although right now it doesn't feel real rewarding but by tomorrow I'm sure I'll be fine) so we are going to Red Lobster. Feeling like seafood. And after that we usually have a relaxing day but I need to do some prospecting and work on the DVD because I have not been getting any points for those yet! So I'll work it all out somewhere. Anyway, that's all for now, talk to you all later!!
Here's my pics:

Day 87 - Rest & Fruit day

Okay well I have been so busy this week I have not done all the daily accountability I wanted to do so I have that finally all set up today since I am not doing a workout. Well, actually I did do a workout, the pushup challenge, but that didn't take that long and I count that as extra anyway. It was only day 2 for me so I'm going to withhold the results of the count until it's been one week (next Monday). Stay tuned to see if I can do more than my original 27!
So here is a picture of my accountability log (AL) and the description behind what I am doing. Sorry it is small, you'll have to click on it to read it, but I could not figure out another way to get it up here on Blogger from Excel (not much of an html person, any help would be appreciated!). I have 10 major daily actions that I have determined will allow me to achieve my physical, mental, spiritual, financial, career, and household goals. I'm doing everything together here, not just the physical part. The reason I did it the way I did was because I was reading suggestions from Jack Canfield's "Success Principles" and it talks about setting goals in an MTO fashion - minimum, target, and outrageous. It is a new way to look at tracking things so I thought that I would try it out since my past attempts at just setting daily goals and trying for them have not been good. So I'll start giving myself a point total every day and eventually I will be redeeming them for rewards I decide for myself. I haven't gotten that list together yet, but I'll be doing it soon and then I'll put it up here too. I'll also be determining what my highest priority household project will be and the time frame I expect to complete it in, as well as my other ultimate goals, just so they are documented.

Today I am doing all fruit so nutrition will be easy to track. I have decided that that is the one thing I am going to retain from the MS nutrition for now because I really think it helps "reset" my system. So I'll be having an all fruit day every 12th day of BFFM. Besides that, the schedule is Sat-Mon low calorie, Tue maintenance calories (refeed), Wed-Thr low calorie, Fri maintenance calories & reward meal. We'll see how that goes for me and Jeff. I'll be posting more later on, have to catch up on my picture editing and of course will be giving the AL total for the day, but for now I have to get to work! Talk to you all soon!
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Okay, so today was kind of a slow start on the AL. It was already partway through the day when I worked it all out so I knew I was going to miss a few anyway, but even later on I was not really prepared to complete everything. So here's what it looks like for today:
1) Sleep: Target (2) I did get up at 6am and I am going to bed right after I'm done with this.
2) AVP: None (0) Not good...still working on my visualizations but I do have my affirmation memorized so I could have done that but didn't.
3) Nutrition: Outrageous (3) Giving myself that because it was all fruit day and I stuck to it all day, though I am ready for some protein come tomorrow morning!
4) Workout: Target (2) It was a planned rest day and I did my pushup challenge but only completed the minimum number.
5) Prospect: None (0) Didn't even try - ran out of day but that's an excuse because I could have gone out after dinner but did not. Must get better at pushing myself to do this because it is the lifeline of my business.
6) IPAs: Target (2) Worked my accounting consulting and made $100 so it was good.
7) Vitamins: Minimum (1) Actually I forgot to take them until seeing this but I am getting them right now! So this helps remind me - yay!
8) Water: Minimum (1) Barely got in 32 oz, I guess with all the fruit I just didn't get thirsty. I have a serious headache right now, though, so it's either from not eating enough or not drinking enough water.
9) Project: None (0) Did start the list of projects I want to work on, though, and chose what I was going to work on, so at least I've got that taken care of. What I'm doing is that I have to finish the DVD I am making of the cruise we went on this summer and make copies for everybody that went. Yeah, that's how much of a procrastinator I am: been 7 months! So that's the highest priority right now and it should take 6-8 hrs to complete.
10) Accountability: Target (2) Got all the past pictures edited, finished up today's post and checked out most of the other blogs earlier today, just didn't do any commenting (sorry!)
So the total for today is 13, barely above minimum, so that's not acceptable for today. Will be able to focus more on it tomorrow with a plan in place, so I'm aiming for a much better showing tomorrow.
Before I sign off, here's the pics, and I also put the last few days of pics in their respective posts. Not sure how much of a difference I am seeing this mission, my stomach is flatter but I don't know of anywhere else I can see. But I'm my own worst critic I know so maybe you guys will see something...

Day 85 - All about the stats

So let's start with the measurements:

Weight: 155 lbs (GAIN of 1# this week, loss of 1# in M2, 11# overall)
Bicep: 11.25" (loss of .5" this week, .5" in M2, 1.5" overall)
Chest: 35.25" (loss of .25" this week, .25" in M2, 1.25" overall)
Waist: 28.25" (loss of .25" this week, .75" in M2, 2.75" overall)
Stomach: 31.5" (loss of 0" this week, 1" in M2, 3" overall)
Hips: 38" (loss of .25" this week, 1" in M2, 3" overall)
Butt: 41.25" (loss of 0" this week, .5" in M2, 2.25" overall)
Thigh: 25" (loss of 0" this week, .5" in M2, 3" overall)
Total inches: loss of 1.25" this week, 4.5" in M2, 16.75" overall

As far as bf% goes, I got an Omron BIA Scale for Christmas and just started using it. So I don't have a baseline on it from day 1 so here's where the results get confusing. It came in at 26% today, which sounds high to me, but I'll see what it looks like in the coming weeks to see if I really believe it or not. When I was 17% bf, I had someone else measuring me with an electronic caliper at a gym so I know that was way more accurate than anything I am doing here. And according to the calculator in MS, I started with 23% bf. So it definitely is lower than reality, but if I go with the trend, today it said I was 17.9%, meaning that I have lost just over 5% bf, and 10.5 of the 11# I have lost were fat, only losing .5# of lean mass over the last 12 wks. That's pretty impressive I think! So I am going to continue to use this calculation as well as the Omron and just see what I come up. Although I didn't lose weight this week, I still lost inches, so I am chalking that up to muscle gain (hopefully!) and continuing on, more strict on myself, from today.

Next topic: The Pushup Challenge!
Today was my first official workout for the pushup challenge so I am a little behind everyone else, but my starting count (27) puts me in the third column of week 3 (following the 100 pushups plan) As a side note, Suzette was talking about how the women don't seem to go down as far as the men on their form, and I have a few answers/theories about that. First of all, I didn't go down as far as I usually do in the video. I guess I was just concentrating on getting a lot in and making the video so much, that my form suffered a little. However, usually I start the "up" movement when the fronts of my thighs touch the floor, not when my chest does (which is supposedly correct form) so I still don't go as far as the men. A couple of reasons for that, personally: first of all, I have bad shoulders. I am very careful about what I do to them so I try not to extend them too much beyond 90 degrees. Second, this sounds weird, but I have done pushups in my Jujitsu class for 14 years now and we wear a gi in there, which is loose, so when the front of it hits the floor, that's when I go up, so I have inadvertently trained myself to not go all the way down. And third, yes, women are just not as strong, in the upper body especially. Hate to admit it, but it's a fact of life when it comes to biology and average strength. However, the more often we practice exercises like the pushup, the better we'll get, Suzette, so I say just do what you can for now, be happy that we are able to do more than most of the female population, and just keep working toward those goals so we'll end up better :) Okay side note over. I did well on the pushups until the last series - I rested 3 min before to try to work up enough energy to do at least 25 on the last set and I still couldn't make it. I only did 20 but I will keep working at it :) Then I did my regular workout - light/heavy lactic acid training on the legs and then I was totally wiped. In a good way :) So all I have tomorrow is HIIT and abs so that will be exciting!
For my nutrition today, I didn't track it exactly but I did well except that I only had 4 meals. I also have ran out of some of the things I was eating every day since Jeff is eating them now too, and they go quicker. So I need to make a run to the store tomorrow to stock up and get both of us back to total tracking. Then I will feel better knowing EXACTLY where we are. But I am confident that we are doing well enough as far as calories go at least, which is the most important part for now.

I was going to post my new Goals / Accountability List today but I'm afraid I'll have to give you all a rain check on that - it has gotten late and one of the things I have committed to do is wake up on time and to do that I have to go to sleep on time. And I'm already 1/2 hr later than what I was really aiming for, so I'll sign off for now and have more on that subject tomorrow, as well as my pics that I am behind on posting. Talk to everyone soon!