3 month summary of calories:
This month it seemed a little harder to maintain discipline, but not too bad. It just felt like more effort as opposed to earlier when it felt more natural. Last week I got into another easy groove so hopefully that will continue for a while.
This coming week will be tough as I’m on the road with my boss traveling for a conference for a few days. We usually drink/eat a lot together when on the road so I’ll have to be extra disciplined.
11-Oct-2019: 2238 calories
Sharing a couple of bottles of wine with my wife tonight, which is where the extra calories are coming from.
Rowing workout W6O1: 5000 M in 24:00.2 (2:24.1)
I started out planning to row W6R3 which was 7500 M at 2:22 splits but I couldn’t maintain the pace and ended up deciding to quit at 5000 M which was going to be my row tomorrow. So now I’ll swap out and try the 7500 M row tomorrow. Probably going to shoot for 2:25 splits to make sure I finish. I believe this is the first workout I failed to complete what I had planned.
Even though my times are still terrible I’ve been increasing distance while dropping times with almost every row so I think maybe I need to stand pat on the split times for a little bit before I try to drop them further. Or else I just had a bad day, which happens.
12-Oct-2019: 1612 calories
Rowing workout W3R3: 7500 M at 2:25 splits
Finished in 36:08.7 (2:24.5 splits)
13-Oct-2019: 2612 calories
Hiked 9.2 miles with ~ 1500 feet of elevation gain.
Edited length of hike from 10.2 to 9.2 miles. Misread the map.
14-Oct-2019: 1635 calories
Rowing workout W6R5: 6 x 500 M r2
Wanted to shoot for splits less than 2:10 and averaged 2:06.8, which was better than I thought I could do.
Note: since I’ve decided to row all 3 required and 2 optional rows of the Pete’s beginner plan I’m just going to name the workouts W#R# for now on rather than using R for required and O for optional as I had been doing.
I’ll be gone for 3 days and eating all meals on the road during that time. I’m going to have one cheat meal Wednesday night and stick with my normal plan as best I can otherwise. I’ll be logging but probably won’t post until Friday.
Have fun on your trip. I have total faith in you sticking with it while you’re away. Enjoy your cheat meal.
Week 14: 18-Oct-2019
Weight: 227 pounds
Starting weight: 254 pounds
Weekly loss: 6 pounds gained
Total loss: 27 pounds
I’ll log the last 3 days later today. I didn’t do so well sticking with my plan but I don’t think I did completely terrible either. This has to be a massive water weight shift from more carbs than normal and probably a lot more salt than normal. It will likely all come back off this week.
15-Oct-2019: 4452 calories
16-Oct-2019: 3035 calories
17-Oct-2019: 2086 calories
I did worse than expected after finishing all the logging. And this was with skipping breakfast Wed and dinner last night. Still most of the weight gain has to be water weight.
18-Oct-2019: 1709 calories
Crazy sodium again today.
My trips to Ireland and Germany have been postponed until December, so I have close to 6 weeks between now and Thanksgiving travel where I can put in a really solid effort without a lot of distractions. So starting tomorrow I’m getting right back into my groove. I would like like to hit 212 pounds by then, but I will be happy with just putting in my best effort regardless of the results.
Got great news at the doctor today. Had a quick visit to check up on blood pressure and got the green light to stop taking metoprolol. I’m interested to see how this will effect my rowing times once it is completely out of my system. But more important is that each time I’ve reduced the dose, I’ve felt better with more energy and less depression, so hopefully that trend continues.
My doctor thinks if I continue with my efforts I’ll eventually eliminate the other two meds I currently take.
19-Oct-2019: 1381 calories
Rowing W7R1: 8000 M targeting 2:25 splits
Finished in 38:15.1 (2:23.4 splits) with the last 1600 M the fastest (2:18.8 splits).
Made this for some of my side dishes this week to try and get more fiber into my diet.
Just had some with lunch and it’s really good. Pretty good nutritional profile for a 7.5 ounce serving.
20-Oct-2019: 1628 calories
Walked 3.1 miles on easy trail at about 3.5 mph
Rowing W7R2: 7x500M r2 aiming for 2:07.0 splits
Averaged 2:04.8 splits with the last interval the fastest (2:00.3).
22-Oct-2019: 3028 calories
That should have said ~ 1550 calories but I blew it and had another ~ 1500 late night “snack”. And didn’t do the rowing workout I had planned to do.
Bad day, move on, etc.
It started with a yogurt parfait and devolved further into multiple hot dogs and some Doritos.
22-Oct-2019: 1392 calories
Rowing W7R3: 5000 M at 2:25 pace (Was supposed to be 8000 M but I killed it early)
5000 M completed at 2:24.8 splits. I decided about 3000 M in that I was going to quit at 5000 M and pick up the 8000 M row later in the week.
For some reason suddenly everything feels like a chore including food prep, logging, rowing, and especially work, which has been irritating lately. I know if I can push through this it will get easier again, so I’m going to try and keep my head down and deal with it until it feels good again. If it doesn’t improve soon maybe I’ll take a 4 or 5 day weekend and hope that will recharge things.
24-Oct-2019: 1608 calories
Was very tired and went to bed at 8:30 PM so no rowing. Plan to do the 8000 M row today.
24-Oct-2019: 1405 calories
Rowing W7R4: 8000 M at 2:25 splits
Completed in 38:35 (2:24.7 splits)
Not sure why when I’m in shape I can pound out miles for hours on end in the mountains, but 40 minutes on a rowing machine feels like death.
Week 15: 25-Oct-2019
Weight: 221 pounds
Starting weight: 254 pounds
Weekly loss: 6 pounds
Total loss: 33 pounds
Well the good news is that the six pounds I put on last week came right back off. The bad news is that I haven’t made any progress in two weeks.
I’ve decided to move on from this site but wanted to thank everybody ITT for your help. I’m pretty determined to hit my goals and I’m pretty sure I’ll get there.
Ugh