We had a friend over last night for dinner. I ate some food that isn't exactly part of the nutritional program plan, but it wasn't too far off the charts either. I just stayed away from the breads, simple carbs, and sugars. I ran and extra mile this morning to help make up for it.

little steps to success....

Dropped a few pounds. My nutritional program is pretty easy to follow so far...sometimes I want a cookie...seems like I'm surrounded with bad food. Luckily, I like the foods I've been eating. Protein shakes seem to curb the craving for sweets. I had a good workout at the gym in the morning, then another good workout at the dojo, then ran for 30 minutes on the elliptical. Maybe I'll get in another workout tonight in one of the classes.

I'm headed to the gym soon. I'll be working shoulders and arms today. My legs don't seem very sore from the leg routine I did yesterday. I think I ran most of the acids out on the elliptical. It feels good to be back on a solid routine with my stregth training and cardio. I need to start working my flexibility more. I will begin some yoga soon.

going to bed a little later than planned. I will still try to get up early and get in a good workout in the morning.

Great workout at the gym this morning...now let's see how things go at the dojo.

Off to the gym I go. Leg day...Many people dread leg day. I love it...

Evening Muay Thai, Randori, and Jiu-jitsu didn't serve as good workouts for me tonight. However, I did stop at the store to pick up some foods for my nutritional progam. Kippered herring, white albacore tuna, salmon, smoked salmon, pickled herring in wine sauce, and diet green tea. This high protein low carb diet is right up my alley.

Looking foward to tomorrow's workouts. Good night.

Great workout this morning at the gym. I did upper body circuit training with the weights and then ran 2 miles on the elliptical...drenched with sweat at the end. I also did a pretty good job keeping with high reps and lower weight. I have to resist the temptation to pyramid up in weight. The diet is feeling pretty good right now. Avoiding carbs isn't quite as difficult for me as I thought it would be. I am allowing myself one cheat day per week. This gives me a chance to carb up for the next week of workouts and help prevent ketosis.

On today's agenda...work out, teach, workout, workout, take a break, workout, workout, teach. Sounds like a lot, but to me its just another Wednesday.

diet

Starting a new (new to me) nutritional program this week to start the fat burning process. It might make me a little grumpy (more than normal). Anyway, back to the gym right now.

looking forward....

After taking a short "vacation" to Vegas, I am really looking forward to getting back to the gym and dojo to get in some good workouts. I ate a lot of food over the weekend. Now, its time to cut back and trim down. See you at the dojo.

A lot of walking again today. Poor little Malcolm wears himself out. He enjoys the walking, and will go and go until his body just says "no more". Then he gets super tired and has to be carried. I kind of do the same thing...but there isn't anyone here big enough to carry me....

My feet hurt. My knees hurt. My back hurts....other than that, Vegas is great!

Diet...

I've been eating like a pig while here in Vegas...due to the buffets. I have been taking advantage of it before I start the strict weight reduction on Monday. Aldo at Vitamin World gave me some pretty good tips. I will use myself as a test dummy before I pass these tips onto anyone else.
Anyway, we have been having a pretty good time here in Vegas.

feeling good

Felt pretty good today. Ran on the elliptical for 2 miles, did randori and Muay Thai in the morning classes and then Muay Thai and randori again in the evening. Took a hard kick to the knee from someone that left me limping a bit toward the end of class, but it will be alright tomorrow. I plan to get up a little earlier tomorrow to get in a good weight lifting session before running. Good night.

So, I have been slacking on my workouts for the last few days. I'm looking forward to getting back to the gym, proper nutrition, and randori tomorrow.

alarm...

I forgot to set my alarm last night, so I missed my morning workout. I will try to make up for it this afternoon.

Pretty disappointed in last night's fights. The show was good, but I didn't like some of the results.

I did get to eat one of the best burgers I have had in a long time after the fights at the Medford Red Robin. That made me a little happier.

I also comforted myself at home with a bowl of chocolate ice cream...at 2am.

Bad fights...good diet cheat day.

Morning workout was pretty good today. I did hack squats, leg curls, leg extensions, calf press, and then ran on the elliptical. I also got in some throws at the dojo with Mike and Anthony. My nutrition has been much improved over the last few weeks as well. While in San Francisco, I purchased a Mt. Dew (drink of choice since middle school). I hadn't drank soda in several days at that point and felt a little cheat was ok. However, upon taking the first drink, I noticed that my stomach right away had an adverse reaction. I recoginzed the feeling, but I had never linked it to the dew. No doubt this time. That settled it for me...No more Mt. Dew....I will miss you. Anyway, since then it has been "good for me" drinks only.

Still feeling good...

I was feeling a little bit beat up this morning, so I skipped the morning run and opted for the afternoon run. I did interval running on the elliptical--30 seconds sprint-30 seconds slow run for a duration of 30 minutes. Whew...tough workout, but a great tool for training for Judo/Jiu-jitsu tournaments. Well, off to teach Jiu-jitsu now. See you at the dojo.

Great workouts today followed by great dinner at China Palace. Happy "old calender" New Year!

working out

Finally able to get in some workout time. It feels good. My body is responding well to the cardio and circuit training. We start the boot camp on the 18th. I have worked myself through it a little already. Tough workout!...but survivable.

We just arrived at Dan and Katya's place in Santa Cruz. Long winding drive. Now we can eat and rest a bit.

wow! I just realized that my son's 3rd birthday is only a month away.

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I read some interesting information about insulin levels. It has inspired me even more to change my dietary habits. #1--Soda is out.