I’m feeling very defeated right now. I never thought it would be this tough. I’m running out of steam, and motivation for this project. Despite weighing in at 209 lbs now, I’m not doing any of the things I know I need to do to keep improving. I’m not writing down my food anymore, I’m not keeping my fridge well stocked all the time, I’m not preparing meals ahead of time so I don’t have to rush and buy food somewhere, my internal drive is just fading. Getting enough calories without having grains is so damn hard! Continue reading »

Despite my lack of discipline (or perhaps, because of), I am weighing in at a sold 208 lbs, up 6 lbs from my start 5 weeks ago. I say lack of discipline because my diet and workout regimen have not been very strict or true to my initial goals. Especially within this last week, I’ve pretty much been eating whatever I want, and not working out nearly enough. Continue reading »

Here’s a quick 5 minute video I made earlier today explaining how to kip your toes to bars. CrossFit also posted one that I think covers something I didn’t explain well, and that’s kicking STRAIGHT DOWN after touching the bar instead of out. Here’s the link for that.

Efficiency Tips Toes2Bar

As of Monday I was up another 1.5lbs! So right on track. However, today I weighed myself again to give an update for this slightly (*cough, very!*) delayed post. It wasn’t my usual weighing time, but I was actually down at 205 (from 207.5) since Monday. So I’ll have to pay attention and if that keeps up, things are going to have to change. Continue reading »

Week 1 is in the books! I’m pretty happy with myself for actually sticking with it (95%). I had a burrito from a local mexican place the other night, and caved and got pizza with my roommates last night, but overall it was a solid week. I weighed myself yesterday at Atlas, and got 201 lbs, so I was a little discouraged, but not too concerned. However, that was on a different scale than my original weigh in, so this morning I weighed myself on that scale, and came in at 204 lbs! A 2 lbs increase! Hopefully this keeps up! Continue reading »

For a long time, I’ve wanted to build a bigger frame. Bigger biceps, bigger chest, broader shoulders, etc. but it just hasn’t happened. Despite lifting more, adding protein shakes, and attempting to overall eat more, I just haven’t been able to add muscle like I wanted to. Up to now I’ve always considered adding muscle to be impossible, blaming a high metabolism. So I’ve decided to start weighing and measuring my food with the goal of gaining 10lbs in 12 weeks to put this theory to the test. Continue reading »