Early to Rise...

Well, I have to work for a few minutes this morning so I'm up bright and early - actually waiting on work now to see if they're ready for me. I feel good, been getting plenty of rest as well.

The weight is down a couple lbs this morning, weighing in at 264, which is a 6lb loss in 5 days - this is exciting, and more along the lines of what I had expected. I'm mostly recovered from Thursday's gym routine, so this is just in time for this morning's bowling league. I also have bowling tomorrow night, so my next gym should be Tuesday morning. I think I will start over with the same split, doing squats, BP, and OP, and shooting for dead lifts and inverted rows on Wednesday. This should leave me time for cardio Tuesday morning as that's a work from home day for me.

I've been a bit remiss on my water intake over the weekend, seems it is more of a challenge when I'm not just sitting at a desk that's 20ft from a water fountain. I'll have to be better on my other work at home days this week. I'm also considering another salt water flush Monday night (the previous one seems to still be working a little every now and then!).

Slow Going?

It's the morning of Day 3, and I'm feeling pretty good! I was tempted to hit the gym this morning, but when my alarm went off around 5:30, I could barely get out of bed to turn it off; the gym yesterday is going to need some more recovery time... I did squats for the first time in 2 years, and it felt good but was hard on the legs. I might go do some cardio after work today to get some blood flowing through the muscles, though.

I hopped on the scale this AM and was a bit surprised to see only a 1-2lb loss. I've had very little of the lemonade mixture, which was light on syrup anyway, and lots of water, and even did the SWF last night. Not that weight is my primary goal here, but I thought of it as a very welcome secondary effect.

The Juice Man Cometh...

So I made it through day one!!

Also, I bought a juicer at walmart today, they have a GE for $39 that seems to be a pretty good model, though loud as hell. I juiced a bunch of lemons, with the skin on, and am curious to see how it tastes tomorrow.

Today the cravings were there, and evil me tried to convince misguided me that it's really okay to eat one meal a day. Thankfully I didn't believe that crap, because if I actually want to do some sort of fast/cleanse where I achieve mental clarity and a new viewpoint, I kinda have to do this right.

I am planning on hitting the gym in the morning. I've packed clothes and a towel for tomorrow, and set out my work out pants and a t-shirt (and socks) for heading to the gym. The plan is to actually walk the dog a bit in the morning, maybe 15-20min, to get out and enjoy the sun. I've set my alarm for 5am; wish me luck!

Here's hoping tomorrow will be a bit easier!

PS- I drank about 16oz of water with about 2tsp of salt in it... I don't think that was entirely what's called for, but that's about all I will manage for the first time. Perhaps tomorrow night will be a little more successful.

Hello? Where am I?

Well, it's been a couple years and I've been a tad remiss. Actually I was in quite an accident, in the hospital for a couple months and messed up my leg pretty bad - it was a surprise to quite a few people that I actually kept the leg.

The short of it is, my knee is a bit messed up, I'm missing a muscle in my calf and one in the front of my leg, have nerve damage, and have a plate and 8 screws in my ankle. I'm not exactly on track in terms of working out anymore :)

I've been on and off again for the last year, so I've put on about a third of what I originally lost. I'm looking to get back on the wagon, ASAP. I'm also looking to quit smoking (again), and start eating healthy (again). In light of this, I'm considering a fast/cleanse. While I will probably lose weight on this, my goal is really to get that clarity of thought and body that I hear comes with fasting. I know the whole 'detoxifying' theory is pretty much garbage, but it's a mental game, right?

So, I will be posting updates on "The Master Cleanse" that I will be trying for a few weeks (actually, the rest of April, with the last 5 days or so being to re-acclimate to food. I was intent on starting today, but poor planning left me with just water and I ended up getting a small soup and salad after work. Not a complete loss, but not actually starting the cleanse.

What is the cleanse? Basically, drink 6-10 glasses of "Lemonade" daily (this is lemon juice, cayenne pepper, water, and maple syrup). Also, the impactful "cleansing" part is a daily glass of salt water and possibly laxative tea. This sounds a bit too much like abusing laxatives, so I'll probably do the salt water as often as is reasonable, but that's about it.

Mark that down, day 1: fail. Lets go tomorrow!