Bcumminsturbos V-Diet Log

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14 SEP (Day 5):

Weight:

Wake-up: 257.4 (+1 lbs) (4:00 am)

Total: -3.6 lbs

Clothes, especially shirts have been fitting a little bit better already.

Although I finally found my tape measure, and did my initial measurements, heart dropped to see how bad it has really gotten, but here they are:

Chest: 50 in
Waist: 44 in
L. Bicep: 15in
R Bicep: 15.5
L Forearm: 11.75
R. Forearm: 11.75
L. Wrist: 6.5in
R. Wrist: 6.75 in
L Thigh: 28.5 in
R Thigh: 28.5 in
L Calf: 16.5
R Calf: 16.5

Diet Observations

1st Weekend…real test. All of the snacks and stuff that are normally really easy to avoid while I’m at work are there…very tempting throughout the weekend, but I stuck to it mostly…even through the set back where my magic bullet blender caught on fire…went and bought a Ninja, hand shaken weren’t doing it for me.

By HSM time I was pretty hungry, found myself really looking forward to the chicken and vegetables.

Meal 1 (9am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin
Meal 2 (12pm): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 3 (3pm): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 4 (5pm): MB Drive, 1 scoops, 1x Flameout

HSM: 12x Naked Chicken Wings, 150g sweet potatoes/carrot/onion mix

Daily Activities

Took the dog for a walk 1 mile
4th Grade Football Game: Good for about 3K steps and 3h activity.
Less sore today and noticed fewer “dad groans” when I was getting up from couch

Rating Scale
Stress: 8 (having to face the hard reality of how bad I’ve let myself get, and scope how hard I really have to work to get right).

Hunger Control: 8 (It was really hard today; all the snacks and stuff are available…made the kid’s hotdogs and hamburgers…hard to not eat fries…)

Mood: 3 (nosedived when I woke up and did my measurements…knew from the start it was going to be bad…probably why I avoided it until now)

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15 SEP (Day 6):

Weight:

Wake-up: 256.4 (-1 lbs) (4:00 am)

Total: -4.6 lbs

Noticed a small improvement in how clothes are fitting

Diet Observations

1st Weekend…the restraint challenge continues…pancake breakfast after church…drank a shake before I went, and the green eggs and small portions made it easier to say no thanks.

A little easier to say no to the snacks today, but after house and yard chores I was really, really hungry so I probably went a little hard in the paint with the HSM.

Meal 1 (7:30am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin
Meal 2 (11pm): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 3 (3pm): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 4 (5pm): MB Drive, 1 scoops, 1x Flameout

HSM (6:30): Hamburger patty (1/3 lbs), 2x Naked Chicken Wings, 225g Boneless Skinless Chicken, 150g 12x Naked Chicken Wings, 150g sweet potatoes/carrot/onion mix

Daily Activities

Took the dog for a walk 1 mile
Mowing / Edging the Lawn
Pool Care
Laundry
Cleaning Kid’s Rooms with them

Rating Scale
Stress: 6 (still stinging a little bit from the measurements, and it doesn’t help being a Cowboys fan and watching the Saints stomp 'em out).

Hunger Control: 8 (Really hard again today; did ok…)

Mood: 5 (better this morning, a little bit more resolved…more sleep though 8.5h almost 9h…felt like I needed every minute).

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16 SEP (Day 7):

Weight:

Wake-up: 256.8 (+.4 lbs) (4:00 am)

Total: -4.4 lbs

Diet Observations

1st Weekend complete, was actually pretty stoked to get to the gym this morning.

Meal 1 (11:30am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout…(left the curcumin at home, will have to get at Meal 4)
Meal 2 (13:30) MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 3 (15:00): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 4 (17:00): MB Drive, 1 scoop, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin

HSM: 300g Boneless Skinless chicken, 150g California blend mixed veggies, 1/2 cup marinara sauce.

Daily Activities

Warm Up

  1. 3 Rounds
  • 8x Dead Lift @ 95#
  • 4x Hand Release Push ups
  • 4x 25m Shuttle
  • 8x Sit Ups
  • Instep Stretch
  • Lat + Pec Stretch

Training

  1. 8 Rounds Trap Bar Deadlift
  • Round 1: 3x 210#
  • Round 2: 3x 240#
  • Round 3: 3x 290#
  • Round 4-8: 3x 305# (3 / 3 / 2 / 1) here is my new working weight, I am going to try again on a good weight, gonna try this one again on Weds…)
  • 3rd World Squat Stretch between each round
  1. 6 Rounds, every 75 Seconds Hand Release Push Ups x11 (11/11/11/11/11/5+6 on knees) Rest with whatever time is remaining in the 75 second interval. (Good number I think I can get all 6 rounds on Weds)
  2. 6 Rounds
  • 40 sec Plank (got 6 rounds, crapped out on round 5 at 20 secs, regrouped and did 6 all the way through…100% a mental thing)
  • Rest 30 Seconds
  1. 2 Rounds
  • Hip Flexor Stretch
  • 5x Shoulder Dislocates
  1. Walk 2 miles (treadmill): 31:04 minutes

Rating Scale
Stress: 4 (motivated for the week).

Hunger Control: 3 (Really hard again today; did ok…)

Mood: 5 (better this morning).

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Way to find a path to success!

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17 SEP (Day 8):

Weight:

Wake-up: 256.0 (-0.8 lbs) (4:00 am)

Total: -5.2 lbs

Diet Observations

Meal 1 (7:00am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin
Meal 2 (10 am): MB Drive, 2 Scoops, 1x Flameout…(did not remember to bring a new bag of MB Drive with me to work and ran out)

Meal 3 (1700): MB Drive, 2 Scoops, 1x Flameout

HSM (1800): Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice (300g Cauliflower Rice, 200g Boneless Skinless Chicken, 2 Eggs, 1/2 cup chopped carrots, 1/2 cup peas, 2 tbsp Sesame Oil, 2Tbsp Soy Sauce)

@T3hPwnisher or @TrainForPain: seeing some of the other previous logs, seems like I should be dropping more weight, how are these HSMs I’ve been posting, are they fitting the mold? Anything I should focus on changing?

Daily Activities
Hard to get out of bed this morning, stayed up a little later than normal to help the wife with some things for her work, and daughter decided 2 AM was the perfect time to insert herself onto my side of the bed…not the most rested when I woke up this morning…still made it to the gym, though was pressed for time this morning.

Warm Up

  1. 6 Rounds
  • 5x Squat
  • 5x Squat Jump
  • 2x Power Throw @ 10# Medicine Ball
  • 4x 25m Shuttle
  • Instep Stretch

Training

  1. 6 Rounds 1x Standing Power Throw @ 10# Medicine Ball; Slow Walk to ball after each throw - Throw back to start. Shortest attempt: 9.9 meters; Longest 10.4m
  2. 6 Rounds 1x Standing Power Throw @ 20 or 25# Medicine Ball; Slow Walk to ball after each throw - Throw back to start. Rest 20-30 seconds between efforts.
  3. 6 Rounds 150m Shuttle Every 1:15: fastest time: round 3 @ 45 sec; slowest time round 6 @ 48 sec
  4. 2 Rounds
  • Run 800m @ pace 8:22 - 8:36; Rest 4 Minutes Between Efforts (Made both ok, start to feel uncomfortable at the end of each.)
  1. 2 Rounds [HAM - Hip Mobility Drill]

Rating Scale

Stress: 5

Hunger Control: 8 (I was a dummy and forgot to ensure I was prepped for the day. The gap between last shake and when I got back home was pretty excruciating…made it, but I was not happy, and was super lethargic)

Mood: 2 (not the worst Hangry I’ve ever been, but it was getting there.

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A total of 5.2lbs lost in just 8 days is honestly really solid. If you kept that rate up, that’s like 20lbs in a month.

Some of your HSMs are a little low on dietary fat from what I see, but then you’ll swing in some chicken wings or a burger patty on the next day and compensate. It’s almost like carb cycling.

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18 SEP (Day 9):

Weight:

Wake-up: 256.2 (+0.28 lbs) (4:00 am)

Total: -5.0 lbs

Diet Observations

Meal 1 (8:00am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin
Meal 2 (11:00am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 3 (2:00 pm): MB Drive, 2 Scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 4 (5:00 pm): MB Drive, 1 Scoops, 1x Flameout
HSM: 70g Baked Salmon, Meatballs 250g, Cauliflower Rice 300g, Steamed California Bedley 170g, Olive Oil 10ml, Spring Salad Mix 60g.

Daily Activities
Real hard to make it to the gym this morning. Had to pump myself up that I was getting after heavy (for me) deadlift this morning. Got through the work out, didn’t hit my numbers…disappointing.

Warm Up

  1. 3 Rounds
  • 8x Dead Lift @ 100#
  • 4x Hand Release Push ups
  • 4x 25m Shuttle
  • 8x Sit Ups
  • Instep Stretch
  • Lat + Pec Stretch

Training

  1. 8 Rounds Trap Bar Deadlift
  • Round 1: 3x 210#
  • Round 2: 3x 240#
  • Round 3: 3x 280#
  • Round 4-8: 1x 310# (got my 3 couldn’t pull it again for the next sets); 1x 280x3; 1x 290x3; 1x300 x3. Crapped out here; got a real sore spot in lower back, need to let this rest until next week.
  • 3rd World Squat Stretch between each round
  1. 6 Rounds, every 75 Seconds Hand Release Push Ups x11 (11/11/11/11/11/7+5 on knees) Rest with whatever time is remaining in the 75 second interval. (Did not get all 6, but got more and previous rounds were easier)
  2. 6 Rounds
  • 42 sec Plank (got all 6 rounds, improvement)
  • Rest 30 Seconds
  1. 2 Rounds
  • Hip Flexor Stretch
  • 5x Shoulder Dislocates
  1. Walk 2 miles (treadmill): 31:04 minutes

Rating Scale

Stress: 5 (was not happy with my numbers this morning…regroup…refocus)

Hunger Control: 5 end of day was pretty bad…all I wanted to do was eat…alot…made it heavy veggies and dense protein, filled me up pretty good…

Mood: 5 (overall ok…after gym was pretty bad, but settled down once I got through the day)

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Appreciate the feedback.
I think I’ll get some more roughage in with some healthy oils and vinegar to even it out a bit.

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No shame in using some good old fashion butter as well, or some sour cream to dress up the chicken instead of the pasta sauce.

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I personally wouldn’t change anything. Comparison is the thief of joy. If you didn’t think you saw higher numbers elsewhere, I’d imagine you’d celebrate a 5lbs loss in a week while also improving your gym performance. A lot of us screw up progress by trying to make it even better - everything is moving in the right direction, so you’re doing the right thing.

Nothing wrong with adding roughage and oils, but don’t panic if it backfires on the scale a little in the short term - it may not immediately make you as regular as you’re hoping. Personally, as your goal is to lose, I don’t think I’d add anything I didn’t feel like I really needed.

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19 SEP (Day 10):

Weight:

Wake-up: 256.0 (-.2 lbs) (4:00 am)

Total: -5.2 lbs

Diet Observations

Meal 1 (8:00am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin
Meal 2 (11:00am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 3 (2:00 pm): MB Drive, 2 Scoops, 1x Flameout
Meal 4:(5:00 pm): MB Drive, 2 Scoops, 1x Flaemout
HSM (19:00): 200g Taco Meat (homemade), Meatballs 200g, 1/2cup marinara, .25cup Shredded Gouda

Daily Activities
Gym was super packed this morning at 05:00 am. Never been liked that before. Was going to go throw the medicine ball and do sprints and intervals; not able to do that so went for a brisk walk instead.

  1. 3-mile Walk (outside) : Average pace: 14:54; last was 2 miles Average Pace 15:27 (after lifting). So was able to increase time and endurance; but we’ll see if it holds after next lift day.
  2. Coaching at the field about 2h of NEPA

Rating Scale

Stress: 5

Hunger Control: 3

Mood:

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20 SEP (Day 11):

Weight:

Wake-up: 253.8 (-2.2 lbs) (6:00 am)

Total: -7.2 lbs

Was able to get a body fat reading in a BODPOD this morning (a monthly check up), last one was about two-weeks before I started Velocity. Since then, dropped 7.2 lb, 6 of which was fat, and the rest “non-fat” mass which could be muscle, or water. So pretty stoked about that; will add more strength training specifically to the work outs to see if I can keep the non-fat loss to a minimum.

Diet Observations

Meal 1 (8:30am): MB Drive, 2 scoops, 1x Flameout, 2x Curcumin

Daily Activities
No gym today, back flared up from the deadlifts on Weds, will stretch that out and working with the boy in the backyard this afternoon after work.

Rating Scale

Stress: 5 (happy about the loss, daunted by what’s still left to go…focusing on the positives)

Hunger Control: 3 (going into the BODPOD fasted made me pretty hungry, 1st shake calmed me down though)

Mood: 2 (best I’ve been in a while)

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That’s outstanding news! That high protein tends to be very protective of the muscle.

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21-25 SEP (Day 12-16): 26 SEP (Day17)

Weight: UNK
Weight: 254.8
Total: -6.2

So for the last 4 days, I was travelling for work, and sticking to the plan was not easy. Wasn’t able to weigh myself in the mornings, and it was hard to work shakes in throughout the day, just based on what I was doing.
I did do it though, and stuck to the one HSM a day, focused on protein and veggies while eating out, no alcohol (hardest social part) and was able to go to the hotel gym every day while out.
The key was preparing ahead of time, physically and mentally, made sure I had the stuff I needed with me, and mentally prepared myself for the day, knowing I wasn’t going to eat three times a day like everyone else on the trip.

Weighed in this morning at 254.8, up a pound, which I can attribute to probably to the travel day yesterday, but overall not bad for a week of not knowing or being able to measure.
Made it to the gym this morning, hard to get back into the swing of things, but did it anyway. Winding in on the last two weeks going to hit it real hard to finish string.

Diet Observations

Meal 1 (08:00 am): 2 Scoops MB Drive; 2x Curcumin; 1x Flameout

Daily Activities
Ball throw 10#: 6x Throw, walk, throw back
Furthest: 10.8 m (closing in on the 11 I need)
Ball throw 20#: 6x throw, walk, throw back
Furthest: 6.4 m

2x
100m (4x25m) Sled Drage (90#)
100m (4x25) Side shuttle
100m (4x25m) Dumbell Shuttle (40# each)
Rest 1 minute
3x 800m @ pace (on track); walk rest 400m
1: 8:37 pace
2: 8:07 pace
3 9:29 pace (was weird, didn’t feel gassed on the last one, but time showed me running slow).
Rating Scale

Stress:

Hunger Control:

Mood:

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Dude, way to get to yes! Making it work while on the road is huge.

Travel definitely is inflammatory. Along with that, if you were eating out at all, there was WAY more sodium in the food than you’d ever include on your own. “Salt is a cheap condiment”, to quote Dan John, and restaurants use a TON of it. You’re definitely set up for a “woosh” later on.

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But it sure did taste good.
I appreciate the support, the accountability piece also playing a huge part in being able to stay on the wagon.

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Last 2-Week Wrap Up (Day 18-27)

Weight:
27 SEP: 253.0
28 SEP: Didnt record
29 SEP: 251.4
30 SEP: 252.4
1-6 OCT: Traveling no access to scale
07 OCT: 250.8

Starting weight 07 SEP: 261
Ending Weight 07 OCT: 250.8
Total: -10.2

Measurements:
Start / End
Chest: 50 in / 50.5
Waist: 44 in / 42.5
L. Bicep: 15in / 15
R Bicep: 15.5 / 15.25
L Forearm: 11.75 / 11.75
R. Forearm: 11.75 / 11.75
L. Wrist: 6.5in / 6.75
R. Wrist: 6.75 in / 6.75
L Thigh: 28.5 in / 27.5
R Thigh: 28.5 in / 27.0
L Calf: 16.5 / 16.5
R Calf: 16.5 / 16.0

Training
Took a PT Test this morning

1st PT Test / Today’s PT Test

  1. Trap bar Deadlift x 3: 310x3 / 320x3 (+10 lbs)
  2. Reverse Medicine Ball Throw (10lb): 10.0 m / 10.3m (+0.3 m)
  3. Hand Release Pushup (full extension): 2 minutes 30 reps / 36 reps (+6)
  4. Shuttle Sprint 25m; Sled Drag Shuttle 25m (90lbs), Lateral Shuttle 25m; Farmer’s Carry Shuttle (40lbs) 25m; Shuttle Sprint 25m: total time 1m 53s. / 1m 44s (-9s met goal)
  5. Plank Hold: 2 min / 3 mins (+1 min); still need need 30 secs to reach goal)
  6. 2-Mile Run: 18:00 min / 19:07m (+1:07 min); Body shit the bed here, I finished and passed, but I was seriously struggling; I need to keep /improve the other scores and drop about 2 mins.

For the last 2-weeks I have been pretty lax about updating the journal but not lax on the meals and gym time and have been fairly locked into the rhythm.

Overall, I have been super happy with the results, but not yet where I need to be, I am going to continue, on for another round, the schedule and simplicity of the shakes and HSM has made the rhythm pretty easy to maintain, plus I have an event where I need to look my best first week in November.

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