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You are reading this because you are one of the normal people who wants to get more fit. I say “get more fit,” because some people want to lose weight, some want to add definition, and some of you want to put on muscle mass. All of you want to improve your fitness level, and are looking for that “magical something” to make it happen.
Well, here’s the secret. 99% of you already have what it takes to get more fit. You are reading this, and this shows me you have the desire to make a change. Now we have to make that desire an action, then a habit.
A new study has looked at the health benefits of exercising and drinking moderately in combination.
And to think I felt guilty for drinking that beer after every Ju Jitsu class!!
FitLifeSF (OK, not all of us, just Smurf) had the opportunity to speak with Tara DelloIacono-Thies, Registered Dietitian at Clif Bar & Company, to pose some questions related to properly fueling yourself for your ride to work and tips for companies from one of the most bike-commute-friendly employers in the Bay Area.
I’m quite pleased to report… I. AM. VICTORIOUS! I stuck to the 6-Day Express program 100%, and here are the results:
- I dropped 5 pounds (OK, maybe more like 5.5 or 5.75, but I want to give myself a head start for next week.) For those wanting to get a little perspective on what you might expect- I started at 145 lbs, my goal is 127. I’m 5′ 6″ish. Keep in mind I also did a 5.75 mile run on Sunday, plus a week of P90X workouts.
- My bodyfat looks to have dropped a few percentage points, but we get pretty broad variance in our results.
- I lost an inch in my waist, an inch or so in my belly, a little in my chest (boo!) Not sure about my arms and legs, but I don’t much care about them. My hips are the same, which is fine by me.
- Most importantly, I know that I am able to live quite fine on significantly fewer calories, and I’m ready to dive into the P90X Fat Burner Nutrition plan (though MillionDollarBody.com is giving me a meal plan that has, in my opinion, more calories than I’d like.) I am kind of going to be Deal-a-Mealing it with the P90X nutrition plan, using the MyBeachBody?MillionDollar menus for ideas.
Yesterday, I ate pretty normally (even had a few juleps at the Derby- R.I.P. Eight Belles- and a margi afterwards) and dropped another half a pound before yesterday and today.
That said, I am blogging this from my couch, laid up with some fiercely sore/burning lungs and general malaise, so I had to miss today’s run. This is likely related to my immune system tanking from the steroid shot I had to get for my rashy face (read about it at the end of this post), but I’m sure the seriously limited calories this week didn’t help.
Things I’m most excited about in the coming week– STEEL CUT OATMEAL for breakfast, and getting to within 10 pound of my goal? Stay tuned…
It’s the last, and probably most challenging, day of the Slim in 6 6-Day Express program.
For starters, my work brings in FREE LUNCH every Friday– today is Indian. Somehow, enjoying chicken breast and zucchini with a plain fizzy water just doesn’t fly when the whole office smells of tandoori, tikka masala, naan and mango lassi.
For follow-up-ers, tonight is the Cock-T’s show at Annie’s Social Club and a dinner-date before at our favorite sushi joint, Yo’s. I have my plan of attack ready for tonight- I’ll be having one ahi sashimi, one yellowfin sashimi and a seaweed salad with hot tea at Yo’s, and club soda with lemon at Annie’s. But, still, hipster bars are kind of a pain in the ass without a bit of boozy buffer.
Surprisingly, I am feeling pretty well. I think the ill health effects I am suffering are more from the steroid shot I got for the poison ivy- tired, some joint pain and have a bit of a cough (steroid shots can tank your immune system.) I take this as exactly the kind of feedback I needed– I can go for 6 days on 1100 cals/day and not totally crash, I should be able to jump right in with the P90X+ “lean” and the fat burner eating plan with no ill effects. In other words, while I’m trying to get the fat off, I don’t need to be eating like a bodybuilder. I pride myself on eating WELL, but you know what they say about too much of a good thing… i think I was totally underestimating the quantity of good food I was eating.
We’ll see tomorrow morning at weigh-in if any of the past 6 days shows on the scale, tape or calipers. As I mentioned in my previous blog, I’m not counting on anything.
Incidentally, I tracked the poison ivy to eating a mango from the office’s Fruit Guys box about two weeks ago. I remember hearing once that mango skin has the same oils in it as poison ivy, but I’d never remembered reacting before. Anyhow, the mango was kind of not-ripe, so I was chewing the fruit off the skin. Apparently, I swallowed some because… well… you don’t want to hear about all that, now do you? Bah.