Rorschach's House O' Me: Archive

4HB slow carb

Been doing this for about a week and today is my “cheat day.” It’s a bit plain but doable. Hard for me to get in the recommended protein amounts. Also very difficult for me to give up my beloved apples during the week. Even though my lame body fat scale % hasn’t moved for me I still measured ~1” reduction in my largest fat deposit (love handle/navel) measurement so...

Aug 20th

kettlebell swings

kettlebell swings 3x per week (50 reps min) karate up to 4x per week walking 4 miles a day eating “slow-carb” lately with one cheat day :][:

Aug 17th

checkin in

Approaching end of 2010, some details. I am in good equilibrium. Weight: ~162 Regimen: walking almost every day ~4 miles, lifting 2x or 3x per week, ~30 min session Warrior-esque diet: effectively one large meal per day, supplemented by an apple or glass of V8, 2 or 3 cups of coffee in the AM :][:

Dec 31st

Sprints

I do ‘em because I hate ‘em. I don’t know where I read it, but I have always tried to do at least one thing per day that I really don’t want to do. For some people it’s broccoli. (That’s crazy I love broccoli) For me its Tabata sprints today. :][:

Aug 13th

tabata elli

Tested to see if I could do tabata on the elliptical today. Answer: yup. Brutal. max resistance. Hr was ~170 when I finished. (9 cycles) :][:

Jul 28th

still tabataing

some notes: it really seems like a good benefit and addition to my regular walks and weights hard to find tabata exercises that maintain intensity (i.e. are not too easy) but also not hard on the balls of my feet (my left foot is kinda hurt right now.) seems to be MAKING ME MORE HUNGRY. I got this effect from p90x as well. When I go all-out heart-pounding sweat-pouring; later in the day I...

Jul 27th

pain thy name is tabata

good pain. Did some arms and abs tabata style today. So weird I like it. started to bonk out at the end, which is good. weight: 163.8 (yeah, weird) :][:

Jul 12th

new to me : tabata

Tried Tabata style circuit for the first time today. (new to me.) I like it. I am going to try and incorporate it into my routine. I did 3 exercises for 4 cycles. clean n press front squats flat bench Wow. It works. I think I can work up to 8 cycles. weight: still 165. :][:

Jul 11th

Trips and food

Just got back from a 4 days business trip and reunion with friends. Lots of wine, beer, desserts at dinner and such. But only dinners. Weight today: 165 :][:

Jul 9th

Early Linner

Family wanted to eat out for “Linner.” I had a chicken salad and some calamari. I am now -0.7 lbs from my pre-cruise weight. 165lbs. BMI 23.7 :][:

Jul 4th

Back on since Wed.

interesting effect, I am now back to my pre-cruise weight after only ~4 days. 165 :][:

Jul 2nd

And the Warrior Pauses

Ah the best laid plans of mice and men. Who the hell was I kidding thinking I would follow this plan on vacation?!? And… I also left out one detail. It was a CRUISE. Yup, I had never been on one before. Little did I know that you are basically sheep hoofing from trough to trough for feeding time. Good food. So I ate a lot. Mmm. I skipped a few meals here and there but vastly overcompensated...

Jun 28th

Warrior Diet Day 7

OK was not exactly strict on my business trip, I had a few salads with meat as lunches and then dinners. So far its pretty simple. I am heading off on vacation for a week and am still thinking of following it if possible. Weight has fluctuated a few pounds but this morning I still weighed in at ~167. Not surprising as some of the business dinners were pretty opulent. Energy level and hunger...

Jun 18th

Warrior Diet Day 3

Yesterday was much easier from a hunger perspective, not sure why. I ate dinner earlier (around 5pm) and that seemed to help. I made an awesome mushroom risotto which was pretty filling to go along with the meat and veggies. Exercise: 1 hour walk (brisk with some running at the end) Weight: 166.2 I am headed out to LA for a few days, not sure how much I will follow the plan but I am going to...

Jun 14th

Warrior Diet Day 2

OK some observations on day 1 hunger wasn’t too bad until about 5pm I actually thought I was feeling a bit lightheaded around that time, but may have been psychosomatic was very grateful and hungry for dinner ate 1 more piece of chicken than I normally would are 1 more serving of salad than I normally would I drank 1 light beer (mostly because I have a ton in my fridge that I am trying...

Jun 13th

warrior diet day 1

I read (and am a fan of) Brad Pilon’s blog and “eat stop eat” lifestyle. I attribute my relatively new found ability to get “hungry” and not overreact to that feeling as a secret to me keeping at a stable and healthy weight for the last couple years. Some random thoughts: I believe there is a finite amount of willpower, and it waxes and wanes for people at various...

Jun 12th

May 15th

General

ah, my little fallow tumblrmablog. Lately my regimen: walk every day (~3.7mph, 4 miles) lift ~3x per week working so far for me. stable weight. :][:

May 5th

Arm

Surgery today. No lifting for 2 weeks.

Jan 19th

Jan 4th

FITBIT

Ok this thing pretty much rocks. I am only on day 2 but it definitely got me to move more and eat less. Took a 3.5 mile walk today in 9 degree weather. chilly but worth it. Better to get out than do nothing. Lately my routine is daily walking for about 50 minutes, brisk but not jogging. weights at least 3 times a week, mostly on upper body and abs. My rotator cuff has been acting up so I...

Jan 4th

Kenpo X

Now many pound lighter and on a pretty restricted calorie diet, I decided to revisit Kenpo X to see what my stats would look like: 0:59 492 cal 40% fat 165 max 134 avg :][:

Oct 12th

49 min walk run

still no lifting til my arm gets examined. :][:

Jul 4th

Nothin

Ain’t doing nuthin today.

Jun 30th

elliptical

6 intervals f11: 30 308 35% 171 149 :][:

Jun 26th

Elliptical

F11: 0:32 313 40% 159 147 :][:

Jun 20th

NROL Strength 1D4

Last S1 session. Now I am supposed to take 2 weeks off of lifting. Lets see if I can do that. F11: 0:25 196 45% 156 129 :][:

Jun 18th

walk

42 min 4mph HOT. :][:

Jun 17th

NROL Strength 1C4

plus long fast walk.jog F11: 1:17 606 kcal 50% 178 130 :][:

Jun 15th

NROL Strength 1A4

F11: 0:23 155 50% 165 120 :][:

Jun 14th

quick walk

f11: 47min 341 kcal 55% fat 158 max hr 124 avg hr :][:

Jun 13th

walk run

F11: 46 410 45% 182 (yikes) 139 :][:

Jun 12th

NROL Strength 1B3

Lots of walking lately. Neck Spasm. F11: 0:32 208 55% 155 120 :][:

Jun 11th

4 mile walk

left arm still hurts, taking a lifting break 0:52 372 55% 140 123 :][:

Jun 6th

Walk 1 hour

1:01 :][:

Jun 4th

Lark: Nutrisysem DVD

I got a free DVD for the nutrisystem workout. So I decided to try it out. F11: 40 min 309 cal 55% 175 (!!) 130 Overall not a bad workout. Its no plyometrics, but its decent. :][:

Jun 3rd

NROL Strength 1A3 + 30 min elliptical

Had a bit of vacation, too many calories. F11 (whole session) 0:58 499 50% 167 137 :][:

Jun 1st

walk/run 5mph avg

~431 kcal

May 29th

NROL Strength 1C2 + Walk

F11 (weights) :23 141 55% 148 116 :][:

May 28th

NROL Strength 1B2 + Walk

F11 for weights 0:25 148 55% 145 113 :][:

May 27th

NROL Strength 1A2

Time to work off those 4 lbs of beer weight. F11: 0:31 217 60% 155 123 :][:

May 26th

indy500

mile long walk to the IMS and 12 oz curls broheim.

May 24th

walk 55 min

took the kids, a bit slow but still fun. :][:

May 23rd

NROL Strength 1D1 + 50 min walk 4mph

F11: 1:20 572 60% 151 124 :][:

May 22nd

walk 3.6mi

3.6 miles, 52 min :][:

May 21st

NROL Strength 1C1

deadlifts galore. f11 0:30 185 55% 144 115 :][:

May 20th

elliptical

F11: 0:33 344 35% 192 (not) 153 :][:

May 19th

NROL Strength 1B1 + 30 min walk 4mph

Interesting. F11: 0:30 200 55% 153 122 :][:

May 18th

NROL Strength 1A1

I’M BACK. Hammies. tough one on the hammies. F11: 0:31 212 45% 165 122 :][:

May 17th