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THE CHALLENGE HAS BEGUN. NO MORE ENTRIES ALLOWED FOR THIS MONTH'S CHALLENGE!

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Questions belong in this thread (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=30384).

Until the challenge begins, please refrain from making any posts in this thread except your Official Entry post. Once the challenge starts, you may post all you like.

This premise of this challenge is pretty simple: Each participant starts the month with 100 points. A point is deducted each time a workout is missed, a meal is missed, an unscheduled "cheat" meal or snack is consumed or a daily update to your official challenge post is missed. The goal, of course, is to finish the month with 100 points!

Here are the rules:

1) The challenge begins on April 1, 2009. You must have your starting post up by 7:00 AM (EST) on April 1, 2009--NO EXCEPTIONS!
2) It doesn't matter if you are cutting, bulking or maintaining. The common goal here is 100% consistency.
3) Each person participating in the challenge should start a post in this thread by the cut-off time. Your Official Challenge post must be updated each and every day. The updates won't take long (examples below). If you miss an update, you must deduct a point. Please note that you should edit your existing Official Challenge post--don't start a new post every day.
4) Miss a workout for any reason, deduct a point.
5) Miss a meal for any reason, deduct a point.
6) Eat an unscheduled "cheat" meal or snack, deduct a point.

Feel free to post before/after pictures if you like (optional).

Of course this challenge is based on the honor system. You can cheat, but that would be pointless.

Here's an example Official Challenge post (feel free to copy and paste, substituting your own information):

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Sample Official "100 Challenge" post


GOAL: Cutting


COMMENT: I want to reduce my body fat to 8%.


WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: chest & triceps (PM)
Tuesday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)
Wednesday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: back & biceps (PM)
Thursday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)
Friday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: delts & traps (PM)
Saturday Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM); Weight training: legs (PM)
Sunday: Stationary bike, 45 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)


MEAL SCHEDULE
Six meals per day, one cheat meal per week.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 200 pounds
BODY FAT: 9.8%
ARMS: 16.75"
CALVES: 16.5"
CHEST: 42.75"
FOREARMS: 13.5"
HIPS: 38.75"
THIGHS: 24"
WAIST: 32.5"


END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


DAILY LOG (Note: Each entry should be completed the day after, or at the end of the same day after all meals/workouts are completed. Please be sure to keep a running total of your points, as shown below.)

APR 1: I did my cardio and ate all meals as scheduled.
-0 points [100 points]

APR 2: My car broke down and I missed my back workout. I walked to Burger King for dinner and had an unscheduled cheat meal.
-2 points [98 points]

APR 3: I missed my cardio today, but ate all meals as scheduled.
-1 point [97 points]

APR 4:

APR 5: I missed yesterday's update, but I did my delts and traps workout yesterday, and ate all meals as scheduled (including my scheduled cheat meal). Today I did my cardio, ate all meals as scheduled and did my leg workout.
-1 point [96 POINTS]

You get the idea.....

Starting Stats:
Weight: 211.6
BF%: 42.5

April 1: I'm struggling with setting goals at the moment, while I'm on a medication that will make me retain water and increase hunger, and my joint issues are unresolved to the point where I'm very nervous about doing anything even medium-impact. I am, however, going to update daily.

April 2: The steroids (the anti-inflammatory kind, not the other kind) don't seem to be affecting my appetite as much as forecasted, and they do seem to be helping, but I'm still not feeling so hot. Still going to karate consistently, but it is a struggle to get though some of the higher-impact workouts.

April 3: Appetite is definitely low. Couldn't even manage to eat lunch today - made myself eat some nuts. Mostly pain-free today, but still just not top form.

April 4: Appetite seemed to come back last night, and I'm still feeling ok. Hopefully this flare-up is over and I can pick things up a little next week.

April 5: Missed.

April 6: The steroid course is over, and I can feel it. My appetite is completely gone, although I'm fortunately only a little achey right now. If it gets no worse than this, I will make it through the month just fine. I need to at least make it through next Wednesday, when I expect to test for my next belt in karate.

April 7: Missed.

April 8: Missed.

April 9: Obviously I'm not doing so good with the update thing. I'm back where I was before the steroids, pain-wise, and this is not making sitting in a desk at work or, for that matter, forming complete sentences a whole lot easier. I'm still doing karate regularly, which is good, but I'm just terribly frustrated otherwise.

April 10: Things appear to be improving, so I'm going to hold off on begging more pills from the doc for a little while. Need to survive my belt test though...

April 11: The weather doesn't seem to be willing to cooperate, but the weekend is just easier to cope with overall. Have a new haircut that is making me grumpy about my extra chin - it should be excellent motivation for next month.

April 12: I'm thinking that my next set of plans needs to assume that working out first thing in the morning isn't going to happen.

April 13: Entered the May challenge - plans are starting to congeal. I'm hoping the doc that I'm seeing next week has some coherent advice for me.

April 14: I suspect the end of this week will be very bad - swelling seems to be increasing.

April 15: My suspicions from yesterday have only increased. Noticeably more pain today. Should be able to put on a good show for the doc on Monday, at least...

April 16: The test went well - endorphins solve many problems - but today is not good at all. Looking forward to a solution.

April 17: Missed.

April 18: Missed.

April 19: Very much looking forward to the doc appt tomorrow. The last few days have sucked.

April 20: Scrip for prednisone, bloodwork and xrays taken. Looks very much like rheumatoid arthritis, which is not a surprise. Going back next Monday to review all the test results - need to ask about physical therapy/massage and whatnot.

April 21: Started the prednisone, appetite is very low. Plotting and scheming.

April 22: Dry mouth, and feel like I've had way too much caffeine, but without the energy - just edgy and irritable. Hopefully this will not last.

April 23: Practice last night sucked. Still a fair bit of pain, and the swelling doesn't seem to have gone down all that much.

April 24: Rained this morning, which is never fun. I'm definitely not thrilled by this med so far. Looking forward to the weekend.

April 25: My last free weekend before I go hardcore.

April 26: Enjoying my last free day. Will be spending the next few days perfecting my May plan.

April 27: Doc gave me a bunch of new meds, a PT scrip, and orders to lay off the karate until everything calms down. I'm happy about all but that last bit.

April 28: Ate clean yesterday, drank a whole bunch of water, and dropped four pounds of water weight. That never ceases to be fun. Started the new meds this morning - we'll see what the combo does.

April 29: Had a wicked headache last night. Couldn't tell if it was from lack of carbs, lack of caffeine, or from the meds. Will see how it goes today.

April 30: First PT appointment this morning - went well. Paraffin dips are lovely. Feel somewhat better today, we'll see if it continues.

The ball is still rolling from my March Challenge (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=698274#post698274) and I'm enjoying the fit-o-rama. April is going to be a great month!

GOALS FOR APRIL

1. Work out 5x per week at the gym
10-15 minute cardio warm-up, then weights for each muscle group. Abs every other day.
Day 1 - Back
Day 2 - Biceps and Triceps
Day 3 - Legs
Day 4 - Chest
Day 5 - Shoulders

2. Bike 36 minutes EVERY DAY
Done on my home exercise bike. No missed days!

3. No junk food
Prep meals in advance, bring them to work. When I'm forced to eat out, it's got to be healthy (e.g. roasted chicken vs. deep fried pizza.)

4. Update this posting daily!
I lost another 8 lbs in March, and 1.75 inches from my waist. I'm still taking weekly photos, but I haven't even looked at them since last month. I'm looking good in the mirror, and enjoying the changes!

By the end of the month, I want to achieve:
Waist - under 34 inches
Weight - in the mid 170's
Thighs - smaller! 23 inches would be a small-legged dream for me right now.

I have two birthday celebrations this month (my brother on the 8th and my sister on the 15th) along with easter, so there are going to be three cheat meals condensed into one mega-weekend on the 10th. Besides that, I'm going to keep it healthy.


STARTING STATS
Bodyfat: 26.2% (reading from a janky bodyfat scale, seems a bit too high, but then again I'm still fat)
Weight: 186.5 lbs
Arms: 13.75"
Chest: 39"
Waist: 35.5" (abs fully flexed)
Hips: 40.25"
Forearms: 11.5"
Thighs: 24.5" L / 24.5" R
Calves: 16.5"

ENDING STATS
Bodyfat: 24.5 (still the same Janky bodyfat scale)
Weight: 179.2
Arms: 13.5"
Chest: 39"
Waist: 34"
Hips: 39.5"
Forearms: 11"
Thighs: 23.75" L / 23.5" R
Calves: 16"

DAILY LOG
April 1: Damn! I ate ten pies today. -10 points. JUST KIDDING - APRIL FOOL'S!!!!!! Actually, I ate no pies today - my eating was on target. I also ran 15 minutes at the gym, exercised back, and did 36 minutes on the bike. My legs are still painfully sore from the lunges on Monday - today, someone at work asked me if I was OK, since I had a bit of limp to my walk. It's already much better, but I really did a number on them, which is great! April is going to be the month where this thing really happens!
-0 points [100 points]

April 2: Ran 15 minutes at the gym today. I've increased my treadmill speed from 5.2 MPH to 6.5 MPH, but I can't do the full 15 at 6.5 yet. I'm going to try to ramp up to that over the next month. Right now I'm running as much as I can at 6.5, then dropping it when I've reached my limit. I exercised shoulders today, and I was tired and weak. I did OK, but it felt like the workout could have gone a bit further. I also did 36 minutes on the bike in the evening, and I ate everything on target. I'm excited about dropping down to the 170s. Also, I can really feel those deadlifts from yesterday in my lower back - it's great, since I usually don't work those muscles hard enough.
-0 points [100 points]

April 3: Ran 15 minutes at 6.5 MPH. I barely made it, but I got through the full run without dropping the speed. I exercised chest today, and I biked 36 minutes this evening. All eating was deliciously on target. Seeing the pump in my chest is definitely motivational. I'm impatient about the flab around my midsection, but it will eventually clear on out of there, leaving me with a good combination of 40-ish chest and 32-ish waist.
-0 points [100 points]

April 4: Took today off from the gym. Ate on target. Biked 36 minutes. Cha-ching!
-0 points [100 points]

April 5: I ate on target today, and I cooked 20 lbs of boneless chicken breasts and 8 lbs of extra lean ground beef. I froze most of it, and now I'll have enough healthy food to last for the next 3 weeks. It's great to do all that cooking at once. I roasted some potatoes with the chicken, and I think the extra carbs energized me, since I killed it on the bike tonight. I usually do about 11.2 miles in 36 minutes, but I did 12.2 tonight. I'm going to reevaluate my diet tomorrow, since my weight loss seems to have slowed this week. I've been pretty consistent with it, so a bit of a caloric reduction might be in order. I rested from the gym today, but I did 100+ crunches on the new swiss ball I bought. I'm going to do some crunches at home every night, to get some extra ab work in. I also stretched today, which felt great - I need to remember to do that every day, since I could really stand to improve my flexibility. Overall, I'm feeling great, and looking good too!
-0 points [100 points]

April 6: Ate on target today. Ran 15 minutes at the gym and exercised back. Eating was perfect. Biked 36 minutes, got all 12 miles in. Also did some abs on the ball.
-0 points [100 points]

April 7: Ate on target today. Ran 15 minutes at the gym and exercised biceps, triceps, and shoulders. Eating was perfect. Biked 36 minutes, and did some abs on the ball. I bought a chin-up bar that fits in a doorframe, and I'm going to try to integrate some chin-ups into my routine. I can't do very many right now (2 or 3 max!) so I look forward to improving that.
-0 points [100 points]

April 8: Ate on target today. Went to the gym and exercised legs, which was outrageous. I squatted with a low amount (60 lbs plus the bar) but it's good to finally get into the squatting game. I also did lunges and my highest weight ever on the leg press. I ran 15 minutes on the treadmill at the gym, and I biked 36 minutes tonight. My chin-up adventures began today, I can only do about 4 in a row, so there's a lot of room for improvement there! I also did 100+ crunches on the ball.
-0 points [100 points]

April 9: Ate on target today. Went to the gym and exercised chest, with a 15 minute treadmill warmup. I'm now out of town until Sunday night, for Easter, so I was not able to bike. -1 for that. The next three days are going to have bouts of sporadic unhealthiness, but overall I'm still going to maintain my usual level of fitness. I'll get back on the bike Sunday night, and into the gym on Monday. My legs are hurting from yesterday's exercise, but I think the stretching I've been doing has helped stop some of the pain. We'll see if that lasts tomorrow!
-1 point [99 points]

April 10: No exercise today except for some push-ups and some crunches, so -1 for that. I also ate some Chinese food and brownies in celebration of my brother's birthday, so -1 for that too. The rest of the day was filled with healthy eating, and I opted out of other unhealthy snacks that were offered up. It's going to be some more of the same tomorrow, but things will stabilize on Sunday.
-2 points [97 points]

April 11: No exercise today except for some push-ups and some crunches, so -1 for that. I also ate some pizza and birthday cake, so -1 for that bad eating. The rest of the day was fine. I actually bought a new, slim-fitting shirt today and I was amazed that I didn't look very fat when I was in the change room. The last few times I've bought clothes, I always felt disappointment over my weight. No matter how good the clothes looked, they were on a less than optimal body. I've still got a good deal of weight to lose, but I feel like I'm only a few weeks away from really hitting the "athletic body" look. I'm excited by that, and it makes me want to go and work even harder in the gym! The rest of April is going to be clean, and May is looking clear too!
-2 points [95 points]

April 12: My eating wasn't perfect today (I had some dessert with dinner, and a bit of chocolate during the day, so -1 for that) but I got back on the bike when I got home. I'm going to hit the gym 5x this week, and my eating is going to be perfect! I'm going to take photos and measurements tomorrow. I also did some pushups, pullups, and crunches tonight. And I've been stretching every day! I feel myself getting more flexible, and it's great.
-1 point [94 points]

April 13: My eating was perfect today. No more cakes deluxe. I ran 15 minutes at the gym, and I exercised my back. I biked in the evening, and also did abs and stretching. What a heck of a fit day! Here's a tale of weight loss success: I bought some jeans on February 28 - Levis 501 STF, 33 waist, 34 leg. They were pretty tight when I got them, but I knew they would stretch a bit, and I also planned on losing more weight! The 33's are now pretty loose, and today I tried on a pair with a 31 waist. I know pants aren't absolute measuring tools (my true waist is still 35) but it was cool to try on the tight-fitting 31's and think "these things will fit in a month or so!" - I didn't get them, as I'm not buying any additional clothes until I'm done my cut, but it was an interesting moment in the Levi's store. :)
-0 points [94 points]

April 14: Eating was perfect. Ran 15 minutes at the gym, and exercised biceps and triceps. Stretched, did ab crunches, and biked for 36 minutes at home. I'm up to several sets of 7 consecutive chinups on my bar, which is good. I've been doing them at pretty much every opportunity, but my triceps / elbows are feeling the pain of it. I can't wait until this gut is gone. I'm making a conservative estimate of July 1 for total stomach abs-tasticalness. I signed up for the May 100 challenge today, so I'm going to keep the ball rolling!
-0 points [94 points]

April 15: Eating was perfect. Ran 15 minutes at the gym, and exercised legs. Biked 36 minutes in the evening, and I cranked up the difficulty on the bike, which was suitably painful. Unrelated to fitness, I bought a cat today! I pick it up from the breeder in a month, and I expect to be even more fit then!
-0 points [94 points]

April 16: Ate perfectly today. I went to the gym and exercised chest - ran for only 8 minutes as a warmup, since I was a bit rushed. Biked 36 minutes on the harder difficulty level, which was pretty tough to complete. My weight has been going up and down a bit lately, so I'm interested to see how it clocks in on Sunday. I still have quite an amount of noticeable fat to loose, but I can see a decrease in my stomach area. As I drop from 182.4 (today's weight) to 170, I'm curious to see where those next 12 pounds come from. Legs and gut are kind of my only options, so it will be great to achieve that slimness. Once I'm done cutting (when I reach an abs-tastical 10% or less bodyfat) I'm looking forward to adding some additional muscle, and really working my arms to make them grow. I think my body would be really well proportioned with an additional 2 inches on my arms, but i know that won't come easy.
-0 points [94 points]

April 17: I ate perfectly today, but I had to skip the gym due to an immediate after-work commitment. I'm going to make up my shoulder session on the weekend. I biked 36 minutes tonight, and the new level isn't getting any easier.
-0 points [94 points]

April 18: I ate some pizza tonight, so -1 for that. I feel good about it, since it was definitely a decision to live my life and not worry about what I was eating - I've been doing really well, and my weight loss is still going to continue in the right direction. The only minor fallout is that it might effect my weight / measurements tomorrow... but it will all shake out in the end! I didn't get to the gym, but I hit the bike for 36 minutes in the evening. Also did some stretching and crunches. Here's a wacky pants update - my original jeans (the 33x34) were defective - the crotch ripped after less than a month of wear. They were replaced for free by Levis today, and I got the 31x36 pair! Now they're tight again, and I'm looking forward to wearing them!
-1 point [93 points]

April 19: Ate on target today. I went to the gym and learned some proper deadlift form, and exercised shoulders. I biked 36 minutes in the evening, and did some crunches and stretching. I'm so inflexible (as seen during the deadlifting lesson) so I really need to pump up my stretching.
-0 points [93 points]

April 20: Ate on target today. Exercised back at the gym, and ran for 15 minutes. I also biked 36 minutes tonight, although I really didn't feel like it. I forced myself to do it, and although I started off lazily, I got a pretty decent workout in after all. I stretched at the gym, and will do a bit more stretching and ab crunching before bed.
-0 points [93 points]

April 21: I ate an unplanned lunch sandwich that wasn't very healthy, and pretty carby, so -1 for that. Otherwise, I ate on point, though I was hungry towards the end of the day. I exercised biceps and triceps at the gym, but I opted not to run - I think I'm going to cut out my gym running for the next while, as I don't have time to complete everything I want to do when I'm going during the day and leaving work. 15 minutes of running adds to the time I'm away, so for now, that's off the table. I still biked 36 minutes, and I figure I'll just take care of the cardio at home. I stretched and did abs also, it always feels good to stretch. It's amazing what the difference is between how close I can get to touching my toes before and after stretching my hamstrings with a few dedicated stretches. Afterwards, it's instant. I really need to lock down my eating for the rest of the month, and I may even need to reduce a few calories, since my weight loss has slowed considerably this month. That's partially a reflection on the fact that I've lost most of the "easy fat" but I still have a way to go before I'm at my target.
-1 point [92 points]

April 22: Ate on target today. Exercised legs at the gym. I did not bike in the evening, since I fell asleep earlier than I expected - I was really tired, and it was good to catch up on the sleep, but -1 for not completing that. I posted in the fat loss forum about my diet, and I'm going to revise it so it's higher protein / lower carb.
-1 point [91 points]

April 23: I'm back in action, with my higher-protein (though not many more calories) diet. I exercised chest today at the gym, and I biked 36 minutes in the evening. I stretched at the gym, and I'm going to do a quick BBS - before bed stretch.
-0 points [91 points]

April 24: Exercised shoulders and ate on target today. My car broke down and required towing, so I didn't get to bed until 5:00 a.m. Needless to say, I didn't feel like biking at that hour so -1 for that.
-1 point [90 points]

April 25: Argh! I biked today, but I also had a cheat meal. I feel like I'm slipping here, need to keep it together and get back on track. I bought and cooked 19lbs of chicken and 7lbs of flank steak tonight, so I'll have what I need to keep eating properly.
-1 point [89 points]

April 26: I went to the gym this afternoon and did a bit of a full-body circuit. One exercise, 4 sets, per bodypart. It was good, I'm going to try to do those on the weekends to balance out the rest of my week. I also biked 36 minutes, and I ate on target. My back is sore today, I think I may have somehow pulled a muscle. It's on my left side, just above the shoulder blade. Hopefully it goes away soon, since it's kind of annoying. My weight was through the roof this morning due to the cheat meal, so i really need to clean up my eating for the rest of the month... i want to log more than 3 lbs lost!
-0 points [89 points]

April 27: My back was pretty sore last night, though I don't think I injured it lifting. It just feels tight, especially when I bend at all. I stretched today, and it seems to have let up a bit. That being said, I still exercised back today at the gym. Eating was on target, and I biked 36 minutes in the evening.
-0 points [89 points]

April 28: My mysterious back pain is 85% gone, so I think it was just stiffness from something I did earlier. Eating was on target today, and I biked 36 minutes. I had to work until 11:30 p.m. so I did not get to the gym, but I'm not going to dock a point since I'm going to make it up tomorrow.
-0 points [89 points]

April 29: Ate on target today. Exercised legs at the gym, biked 36 minutes at home. One heck of a day! I bought a headband to wear while I'm biking, since I sweat so much it pours into my eyes. I tried it for the first time today, and it works well. It was $6.99 at a sports store, and I think my eyes are worth it!
-0 points [89 points]

April 30: Yes in damn deed! Ate perfectly, exercised arms, rode 36 minutes on the bike. Today, for the first time, my weight was in the 170's (179.4) which felt great. On to May, where I'm going to rock it even harder and hit the low 170's.
-0 points [89 points]

GOAL: Overall improved health, Fat Loss


COMMENT: Ultimate goal: I want to reduce my body fat to 10%.


WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Weight training: Chest; Elliptical 30 minutes (AM)
Tuesday: Weight training: Biceps, Abs; Elliptical 45 minutes (AM)
Wednesday: Weight training: Legs; Elliptical 30 minutes (AM)
Thursday: Weight training: Triceps, Abs; Elliptical 45 minutes (AM)
Friday: Weight training: Back; Elliptical 30 minutes (AM)
Saturday Weight training: Shoulders/Traps; Elliptical 45 minutes (AM)
Sunday: OFF


MEAL SCHEDULE
Six meals per day; approximately 1900 calories/day with a 45-30-25 ratio

STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 253.8
BODY FAT: 43.20%
NECK:
CHEST:
ARMS:
FOREARMS:
WAIST:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
CALVES:

APR 1: Legs followed by 45 minutes on the elliptical. All meals as planned. (100 points)

APR 2: Missed the gym this morning (-1). All meals as planned. (99 points)

APR 3: Back/Traps followed by 30 minutes on the elliptical. All meals as planned. (99 points)

APR 4: In Port Charlotte today to help paint my Mom's condo; no workout (-1) Will post later about meals. (98 points)

APR 5: All meals okay yesterday, had a couple of beers (-1). Weighed in at 250.6 this morning on my off day. (97 points)

APR 6: Monday! UGH! Still have shoulder pain in left shoulder; did a long shoulder warmup then light chest followed by 30 minutes elliptical. All meals as planned. (97 points)

APR 7: Biceps followed by 45 minutes elliptical. All meals as planned. (97 points)

APR 8: Legs followed by 45 minutes elliptical. All meals as planned. (97 points)

APR 9: Triceps followed by 45 minutes elliptical. All meals as planned. (97 points)

APR 10: Back followed by 30 minutes elliptical. All meals as planned. (97 points)

APR 11: Traps/Abs followed by 60 minutes elliptical. Had a burrito for dinner last night with too many chips & salsa! (-1) All meals as planned today. (96 points)

APR 12: Off day, 254.4 @ 44.4% bodyfat. (97 points)

APR 13: Somehow I missed posting Thursday's update and then again yesterday! (-2) Chest followed by 30 minutes elliptical. All meals as planned. (95 points)

APR 14: Biceps followed by 45 minutes of elliptical. All meals as planned. (95 points)

APR 15: I am going to have to make some changes on my workout schedule. My shoulder is not getting better, in fact it is worse now than ever. For the past couple of weeks I have been experiencing sharp pain in my low back. I have been moving weights that I haven't been able to do since my 20's and let's face it, I ain't in my 20's any more! My shoulder has been a nagging on and off problem since my 20's and my low back pain has come and gone occassionally over the years, but last Jan/Feb I was rear ended twice within 5 days! My low back pain has intensified since then, but since I have lost 62 pounds since Aug 2008, that pain has diminished greatly. It was just within the last couple of weeks when I have had personal bests on leg presses, BB curls and shrugs that the pain has flared up again I have decided to take off a couple of weeks lifting to get my body to heal up. I will still do cardio six days a week. I have plenty of body fat to lose, so this may be my chance to focus on that. After a few weeks, I will incorporate some whole body workouts a couple times a week. I am going to start experimenting with some HIIT workouts. Today I did 65 minutes on the elliptical. All meals as planned. (95 points)

APR 16: 65 minutes on the elliptical, all meals as planned. (95 points)

APR 17: 45 minutes on the elliptical, all meals as planned. (95 points)

APR 26: First for the good news, I am down to 252.8 @ 43.3% bodyfat. My personal life has been on a downward spiral for several weeks now, really hitting me this past week. I didn't miss a single workout (-0 points), and my nutrition wasn't too bad since I pack my food the night before to take to work. (-2 points). Haven't posted since the 17th (-8 points) for a total of (-10 points). Pulling myself together, I am back in full force this week! (85 points)

APR 27: My shoulder and back were taking a beating, I was in constant pain. But I feel that I really need to incorporate weight training in my plan. I have reduced my weights by about 25% and upped the reps to 20 for 4 sets of each exercise with 1 min between sets and 2 mins between exercises. I finished on the elliptical with a 5 minute warmup then 45 second all outs with 1 minute rest for 11:45 then cool down for a total of 20 minutes on level 15. All meals as planned. (85 points)

APR 29: Dang it! I forgot to post yesterday (-1). Biceps followed by 12 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical on Tuesday. All meals as planned, bowl of ice cream after dinner (-1). Wednesday was leg day followed by 30 minutes on the elliptical. All meals as planned. (83 points)

APR 30: Triceps followed by 18 minutes HIIT. All meals as planned. Not exactly where I wanted to be at the end of the month, but I am still making progress! May is a new month!(83 points)

GOAL 1: Reducing
GOAL 2: No (zero) soda of ANY kind. Only exception is ginger ale for sickness (which is rare - knock on wood). I've done this from time to time in years past. The longest I've made it was a little over 2 years without a soda. We'll see how long this one goes.

COMMENT: I'm dropping 35 lbs of fat and reducing my bf from 28% to 10-14%

January's Challenge: Lost 8.5 lbs and 1.4% BF
February's Challenge: Lost 0.4% BF
March's Challenge:
Total Weight Lost: 8.5 lbs
Total BF% Lost: 1.8%
Total Inches Lost: 6.25 in


WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Weight Training; Cardio: HIIT
Tuesday: Weight Training
Wednesday: OFF
Thursday: Weight Training; Cardio: HIIT
Friday: Weight Training
Saturday: OFF
Sunday: OFF

MEAL SCHEDULE
Four to five clean meals per day, one cheat meal per week.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS: (relaxed); (flexed)
CHEST:
HIPS:
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WAIST:

END STATS
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WAIST:


DAILY LOG

APR 1: Whew! Another day done! 4 clean meals today. Scheduled OFF day. Just bought a house last weekend and began moving in over the last couple of days. Not to mention all my professors decided to give us all kinds of exams and quizzes this week to make up for the week we missed during Spring Break! I. Am. Exhausted!! It's all good, though. No soda again today (day 32)! Off to bed for some very much needed sleep! Good luck, everybody! (p.s. haven't found the box with my measurement tools yet, so as soon as I find that I'll post my starting stats for April and my finishing stats for March)
-0 pts [100 pts]

APR 2: Still unpacking! 4 clean meals today. Weight Training: shoulders. Cardio: 20 mins HIIT. No soda (day 33). Sleeep! I need sleeep!
-0 pts [100 pts]

APR 3: Dang it! missed an update! :mad:
-1 pt [99 pts]

APR 4: 4 clean meals today. Rough day at work. Becoming a typical Saturday, I guess. Scheduled OFF day. No soda again (day 35)! Time for sleep!
-0 pts [99 pts]

APR 5: 4 clean meals + cheat for the week. I had the BEST mashed sweet potatoes at work today! Scheduled OFF day. No soda (day 36). Dragging myself to bed now.
-0 pts [99 pts]

APR 6: Rough Monday. All I gotta do is just get through this month, though. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. 4 clean meals today, but no workout. No soda (day 37).
-1 pt [98 pts]

APR 7: 4 clean meals. Weight Training: Legs. No soda (day 38).
-0 pts [98 pts]

APR 8: Missed update. Geez!
-1 pt [97 pts]

APR 9: Well, another good day today. 4 clean meals today - was almost five but got engrossed in unpacking and lost track of time. Oh well. Weight Training: Shoulders. No soda again (day 40)!
-0 pts [97 pts]

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In

GOAL: Lose Weight


COMMENT: I want to lose 10 lbs.


WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Cardio 4 days a week
Weights at least 3 days a week


MEAL SCHEDULE
four to six clean meals per day, one cheat meal per week.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 141 lbs.
ARMS: 12"
HIPS: 39"
THIGHS: 22.5"
WAIST: 34"


END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


APR 1: I worked did cardio/weights this morning. Did not feel like it but still did.
100 pts
APR 2: I had a good cardio/weights workout. My eating was on track. I did not post on the day though. (-1)
99 pts
APR 3: Today was my cheat day and rest day. The cheat meal was delicious and worth it. I did not post today. (-1)
98 pts
APR 4: Today was a great workout day. I did both cardio/weights. Everything is on track.
98 pts
APR 5: Today I ate 4 meals, did cardio and did some weights. Was beat.
98 pts.
APR 6: Ate 5 meals today. Did a morning weights workout.
98 pts
APR 7: Ate 6 healthy clean meals today. Did a great weights workout.
98 pts.
APR 8: Ate 5 meals today. Ran 3 miles today.
98 pts.
APR 9: Ran 3 miles today....good pace. Ate 5 meals.
98 pts.
APR 10: Did some weights today. Ate 6 meals.
98pts.
APR 11: Did not workout. -1 Forgot to post. -1
96 pts.
APR 12: Cheat Day.
96 pts.
APR 13: Ate 4 clean meals, did weights workout.
96 pts.
APR 14: Did not post. (-1) Ate 5 meals, great workout.
95 pts.
APR 15: Had a great workout. Ate 4 meals.
95 pts.
APR 21: Did not post the past 5 days. (-5) Fell off the bandwagon for a lil bit, had some people come in from out of town, planning my wedding, studying for finals, working a full time job, standing overnight duty more than usual, and other stuff. It has been tough. After the first week in May it will be a lil more lax. I will be in the May challenge and hopefully will do a lot better. But I am back for the rest of the month and will try my best to stay on track. Today I did 30 min of cardio and ate 5 meals. Great!!!
90 pts.

In.

Falhurk's "100 Challenge" - A Moderate April!

GOAL: Cutting, consistancy.

COMMENT: I want to regiment myself to a maintainable schedule. In March whenever I went off of the plan it hurt considerably. My eating habits went to shit and I wasn't able to maintain the lifestyle I needed to so that I could attain my goals. I think that the single biggest issue I had (aside from self dicipline) was moderation.

1.) I will allow myself one optional cheat meal per week. It can be unscheduled but must be limited to just one cheat meal. My meals will become more consistant. I need to prepare things properly and allow myself enough time for it as well. I should be eating every 2.5-3 hours ideally. Furthermore, I would like to change the order in which I eat. This may cause for some additional preparation as I want to be eating the cottage cheese before bed rather than during the day. If I am eating consistantly hunger shouldn't be an issue.

2.) I will lower the amount of cardio I am doing. I think that on the days that I have been doing cardio I have been over-doing it and have been left fatigued because of it. I am moderately happy with the level of cardiovascular fitness I am in right now; this is an issue of moderation.

3.) I need to concentrate on getting enough water into my system. I feel quite a bit better when I do get enough water but often times I've forgotten to drink enough.

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Weight Day
Tuesday: Cardio Day (or off day)
Wednesday: Weight Day
Thursday: Cardio Day (or off day)
Friday: Weight Day
Saturday: Cardio Day (or off day)
Sunday: Cardio Day (or off day)

I will be following the Starting Strength 5x5 plan. I still need an adjustible chin-up bar.

Cardio days are not light days. I've been wanting to get myself into excellent cardiovascular condition. Most cardio days should include of something like a 10 mile bike, 5 mile run and 1 mile swim.

It should also be noted that my typical day starts at about 22:00 and ends at around 13:00 the next day. My challenge posts will be off a bit to reflect this. As long as I get in an update every day I will forgive the exact times.

MEAL SCHEDULE

Six meals per day, one cheat meal per week.

My meal plan will change a bit. I would like to add in a bit more fat to my diet as well as lowering the amount of protein a little while also possibly increasing the amount of carbs slightly. I want to get a bit closer to the 20/40/40 macro split.

Meal 1: Bagel & Light Strawberry Cream Cheese (3 Tbsp)

305 Calories
7.5g Fat
50g Carbohydrates
10g Protein

Meal 2: Tuna Sandwich with Kraft Mayo-Like Dressing

305 Calories
9g Fat
33g Carbohydrates
24g Protein

Meal 3: Cottage Cheese & Yoghurt (1.5 cups CC)

305 Calories
3g Fat
23g Carbohydrates
46g Protein

Meal 4: Chicken Breasts & Broccoli (3 breasts, 170g Broccoli caps)

290 Calories
6g Fat
8g Carbohydrates
54g Protein

Meal 5: Protmeal Shake (1 Scoop + 1/4 cup ground oatmeal)

302 Calories
3.7g Fat
27.9g Carbohydrates
41.6g Protein

Meal 6: Home-Made Chili (About 1.9 cups)

330 Calories
10.9g Fat
27.8g Carbohydrates
29.2g Protein

Totals 1837 Calories, 40.1g Fat (9.67%), 169.7g Carbohydrates (40.93%), 204.8g Protein (49.40%).

SUPPLIMENTS

3-6-9 Omega Oils
Multivitamin
Glucosamine
Melatonin

STARTING STATS (01/04/09)
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:

END STATS (30/04/09)
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:

DAILY LOG

APR 1: Update! I'll fill in more within a few hours, just wanted to um... not lose a point!

APR 2: Had my cheat meal today. It wasn't entirely unhealthy but I could have done better. I will be doing a workout today although it will have to wait until a bit later today. My days are offset by one though >.<

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GOAL: Continue reduction of body fat % and increasing lean muscle mass. Last month's calorie goals of 2000-2500 were likely not enough, so I'll try 2300-2800 this month. March's weights centered around full body work outs. I'm going to try to focus on certain parts on certain days with MAX-OT for April. Still need to instruct Spinning a few times a week, so hopefully that won't impede my recovery.

Still going to allow some cheating on Saturdays since I didn't go overboard with it last month. Alcohol on those days only, and if I sneak a nip of hooch any other day, a point is reduced.

Monday: 18:00 30m weights - legs; 19:00 1h Spinning
Tuesday: 17:30 30m weights - arms/core; 18:30 1h Spinning
Wednesday: 1h weight circuit
Thursday: off
Friday: 17:30 30m weights - chest/back
Saturday: 30m weights - shoulders/traps
Sunday: off

This is a very rough estimate of what I will do, and subject to change once I put this routine to the test. I'd also like to be able to survive a full 4 min of Tabata by the end of this.

Starting stats: 199lbs, 13% BF

4/1: 2700c and 1h Weight Circuit class. Off to a good start. 100 points
4/2: 2800c, rested. Soreness from Monday's leg concentration finally going away. Even drilled a new hole in my belt (on the good side, haha!) 100p
4/3: I may as well deduce 2 points right now since my coworkers are going out for happy hour tonight, and we don't really socialize much. I will be having a beer or two, and I will not make my chest workout tonight - tomorrow will be my punishment, much like the self-whipping albino from The DaVinci Code. Food will remain clean today. -2. 98 Points
4/4: Did not have any cheat meals or drink as planned (yesterday was plenty) since I bartended this evening. Workouts done as planned. 98 Points
4/5: Calories within specs. Caught a little bug, hope it doesn't affect my workout tomorrow. 98 Points.
4/6: 2700c, worked legs for 30m and an hour Spinning class, worked through whatever bug is messing with me. Got home after working out and tried something new - cooked 3 free range eggs mixed with Kale Greens, olive oil, cajun spice and hot sauce. DAMN that was some good eating. 98 points.
4/7: 2400c, worked arms for 30m and 1 hour Spinning class. Still fighting off whatever this bug is, but I've been taking Animal Pak on these days and I seem to feel good enough to work through it. I've also discovered sprouted hemp bread. 190c, 4g fat, 26carb, 10fiber and 14g protein. Tastes better than I thought, too! 98 points
4/8: 2500c, weight circuit class was pushed to tomorrow so I'll take my rest day today and do the class tomorrow instead. Not sure if I need to deduct a point for that or not. Not like I'm skipping a workout, just rearranging my week. 98
4/9: 2800c, weight circuit class was cancelled outright, so I decided to go to the gym... until my girlfriend decided to come over. We went out and ate Mexican, I had a beer with dinner. -2. 96 points
4/10: Did not log my food, but ate my standard spread throughout the day. 45m weights on chest/back and attempted Tabata burpees again. Lasted 2.5m before I was destroyed. 96 points
4/11: Cheat day. Went to my weight circuit class in the morning but consumed copious amounts of alcohol afterwards. Still, the one day a week I'm allowed it, right? 96 points
4/12: Easter Sunday... Went to my parents house and did not behave myself. Sour jelly beans, cake and a couple of beers later, I just felt like crap that day, and a little the morning after. Deducting 2 for diet and alcohol intake, holiday or not. 94 points
4/13: 2600c. 30m weights on legs (although not fully recovered), and 1h interval Spinning. 94 points
4/14: Screwed the pooch a little bit on diet since I forgot to grill my chicken and cook sweet potatoes for my prepared lunches for the week, so went back to parents house for the leftover ham sandwiches and potatoes au gratin, and sucked down a few jellybeans while I was at it. 3200c. Worked shoulders and 1 hour Spinning. -1. 93 points
4/15: 2400c, 1h weight circuit class. Ate well and fought the temptation to have a beer while grilling my chicken breasts for the week. Still feel bloated and sluggish - dunno what the deal is. Maybe it's the weather, it seems to be getting everyone down. 93 points
4/16: 2900c, rested. Traps and shoulders still recovering from the other day. Went home and lost to the temptation of 2 beers while chilling at home. -1. 92 points
4/17: 2800c. Did not go to gym as girlfriend came over so I spent the evening with her. I grilled steaks and had a beer with it. Although it was outside of my plan, it was nice to see that a 12 pack lasted me an entire week. Subracting two for the beer and skipping the lift. Wasn't a great week, but wasn't exactly horrendous either. 90 points
4/18: 1h Weight Circuit class. A couple of cheat meals and mucho beer. Threw my first bachelor party that night and turned out good. 90 points
4/19: Went to girlfriend's and grilled burgers. Probably stayed within calorie specs, but not a clean source of food. -1. 89 points
4/20: 2500c, leg day and 1h Spinning. My stabilizers and balance on squats are really kicking in after a few weeks of them, and easily put 40 more lbs on the bar than last time which tells me that I wasn't pushing my potential due to my unease with the bar. I really see my squat going places. 89 points
4/21: 2600c, 40m arms routine and 1h Spinning. Nothing really noteworthy today. 89 points
4/22: 2500c, 1h weight circuit and subbed a Spinning class. My body was starting to show signs of burn out during the circuit class, so I took a more observant instructor role during Spinning rather than active participant. Tomorrow will be my first rest day in awhile. 89 Points
4/23: 2300c, rest day. However, partook in the office pizza, which comprised about half of my calories that day. Despite being within specs, certainly wasn't from a clean source. -1. 88 points
4/24: Calories roughly within specs, but took a half day off of work, so I stopped logging them. Did not work out, but did yard work with girlfriend, and had a couple of wines. Subtracting 3 points today. 85 points
4/25: Skipped workout today, you naughty boy. Didn't drink and ate well on the cheat day, but -1. 84 points
4/26: 45m on chest/back, 4m Tabata Burpees (well, 3m before I started shortening my work time and increasing recovery). Prepped chicken breasts and sweet potato lunches for the week. 84 points
4/27: 2100c, a little low but I just wasn't that hungry (a problem I don't see too often). Worked legs (squat has improved greatly since I moved to freeweights) and 1h Spinning (endurance - aka LISS/MISS), and really feeling that chest work from yesterday. 84 points
4/28: 2800c, worked arms and did 1h Spinning. Body is sore, but in the good way. I've gained 5 lbs since the beginning of the month, but judging from my weekly pictures, I'd say it's definitely muscle. 84 points
4/29: 2900c, weight circuit class was cancelled so took an unscheduled rest day (although the new focused lifting routines have been taxing, and it probably did me more good than harm). Still reducing a point for missing a scheduled workout. 83 points
4/30: Lousy end to an okay month. Rehearsal dinner for my friend's wedding, and had a BBQ afterwards, I partook as if I wasn't watching my intake at all. Beer, wings, pulled pork sammiches, damn it was good. Rest of the day ate clean. -2.

END: 81 Points.

GOAL : Be Consistent. I have started to work on my weight/BF% a million times only to quit after about 2-3 weeks.




WORKOUT SCHEDULE
I'm going to keep this simple to start so that i can gain confidence in my workouts.

Cardio at least 30 minutes. 3 Times a week.

MEAL SCHEDULE
Four to five clean meals per day, one cheat meal per week.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 240
BODY FAT:
ARMS: (relaxed); (flexed)
CHEST:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:

END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CHEST:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


DAILY LOG

APR 1: Ate all my meals today. No cardio yet but we're still early in the week.
[100 pts]

APR 2: Didn't eat lunch today, snacked on some trail mix though, and still stayed within calories for the day.
[100 pts]

APR 3:
[100 pts]

APR 4:
[100 pts]

APR 5: bad weekend. very discouraging start to the challenge. didnt do a damn thing properly over the weekend.
[94 pts]

APR 6: Ate properly today. Feel much better about this week. We'll see how it goes.
[94 pts]

APR 7:
[100 pts]

APR 8:
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APR 9:
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APR 10:
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APR 29:
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APR 30:
[100 pts]

GOAL: Drop weight from 209 to 195, train for Ride the Rockies


COMMENT: Recovering from surgery so my workout protocol will change as I am able to do more

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Cardio 5 days a week
Weights at least 3 days a week


MEAL SCHEDULE
Five to six clean meals per day, one cheat meal per week.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 209 lbs.
ARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


APR 1: Cardio : 40 Minutes on exercise bike [100 pts]
APR 2: No workout, diet off -1 [99 pts]
APR 3: No workout, cheat day. [99 pts]
APR 4: AM Fasted Cardio : 45 minutes, diet off -1, forgot to post -1 [97 pts]
APR 5: AM Fasted Cardio : 45 minutes, diet off -1, [96 pts]
APR 6: AM Fasted Cardio : No workout, diet on [96 pts]
APR 7: No workout, diet on. [96 pts]
APR 8: Off day, diet off, forgot to post -2 [94 pts]
APR 9: Off day, diet off, forgot to post -2 [92 pts]
APR 10: Road 10 miles, diet spot on [92 pts]
APR 11: No workout, diet spot on. Forgot to post (damn). -1 [91 pts]
Apr 12 : Cheat Day, Easter. No workout. [91 pts]
Apr 13 : Wrist is healing, so I am trying to add some weight workouts. I am working with therabands for now to workout my upper body. Diet on. [91 pts]
Apr 14 : Cycled for 15 miles, burned 1205 kcal. Diet (P/C/F 166/207/100 2366 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 15: Stationary Bike : 45 minutes. Diet (P/C/F 92/246/77 2021 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 16: Stationary Bike : 45 minutes. Diet (P/C/F 115/168/78 2101 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 17: Off day, cheat day. Diet (P/C/F 206/392/124 3536 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 18 : Stationary Bike : 45 minutes. Diet (P/C/F 191/128/77 1967 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 19: Stationary Bike : 50 minutes, 20 mile bike ride Diet (P/C/F 138/92/35 1249 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 20 : Stationary Bike : 45 minutes, 15 mile bike ride Diet (P/C/F 175/185/77 2154 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 21: Stationary Bike : 55 minutes, 21 mile bike ride. Diet (P/C/F 258/114/40 1872 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 22: 23 mile bike ride. Diet (P/C/F 213/168/52 2170 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 23: Much needed off day and cheat day. Diet (P/C/F 154/339/143 3241 Kcal) [91 pts]
Apr 24: Working on new business. Did not post, no workout, diet off. -3 [88 pts]
Apr 25: Working on new business. Did not post, no workout, diet off. -3 [85 pts]
Apr 26: Working on new business. Did not post, no workout, diet off. -3 [82 pts]
Apr 27: Working on new business. Did not post, no workout, diet off. -3 [79 pts]
Apr 28: AM Cardio, 45 minutes exercise bike. Diet off. -1 [78 pts]
Apr 29: Stationary Bike 45 mins, 26.8 Mile bike ride. Diet (P/C/F 184/139/58) 1776 Kcal [78 pts]
Apr 30: Stationary Bike 30 mins, 10.7 Mile bike ride. Diet (P/C/F 200/135/56) 1829 Kcal [78 pts]

I think this is the worst 100 Challenge I've had yet. My weight is exactly where it started, which means my diet is no where near dialed in. If I am totally dedicated, I tend to lose 1% of bodyfat per week without losing too much muscle mass. May will be a totally different story.

sure

GOAL: Cutting


COMMENT: I want to reduce my body fat to 8% by May. April 1 - 18 I will be only doing 2 cardio sessions a week.

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Weight training: chest (PM)
Tuesday: Elliptical, 40 mins (aerobic, fasted or pm)
Wednesday: Weight training: back (PM)
Thursday: Elliptical, 40 mins (aerobic, fasted or pm)
Friday: Weight training: Shoulders and arms (PM)
Saturday Elliptical, 40 mins (aerobic, fasted or pm) Weight training: legs (PM)
Sunday: Off or Elliptical, 40 mins (aerobic, fasted) (AM)

MEAL SCHEDULE
Five to Six meals per day, one/two cheat meal(s) per week.



STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 193.8 lbs
BODY FAT: N/A
ARMS: 16"
CALVES: 15.5"
CHEST: 40"
FOREARMS: 12"
HIPS: 41"
THIGHS: 24"
WAIST: 35"


END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CALVES:
CHEST:
FOREARMS:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


DAILY LOG

Apr 1: Did 150 sit-ups non stop. Did cardio. Ate all meals [100 pts]
Apr 2: Did 155 sit-ups non stop. Good workout. Missed 1 meal. -1 [99 pts]
Apr 3: Did 160 sit-ups non stop. Did cardio. Good workout. Unscheduled cheat meal [98 pts]
Apr 4: Good workout. Meals were off -1 [97 pts]
Apr 5: Day off. Unscheduled cheat meal -1 [96 pts]

Exams are a lot tougher than I expected. I'm going to have to cut this month short. Sorry guys. I will make my final measurements at the end of the month though.

GOAL: continue my transformation and reduce body fat to 12%

COMMENT: starting a new workout program (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=47056)

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
3 j6pk workouts (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=47056)/week

MEAL SCHEDULE
6 (5-7) meals/day, 0-1 cheat meals/week

STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 85 kg
BODY FAT: 13.7%
ARMS: 36 cm
CALVES: 40 cm
CHEST: 97 cm
FOREARMS: 31 cm
HIPS: 99 cm
THIGHS: 59 cm
WAIST: 86 cm


DAILY LOG

week22
APR 1: Upper Body j6pk wo (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=47056); 6 meals
-0 points [100 points]

APR 2: rest; 6 meals
-0 points [100 points]

APR 3: rest; 6 meals
-0 points [100 points]

APR 4: Full Body j6pk wo (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=47056); 6 meals
-0 points [100 points]

APR 5: rest; 6 meals
-0 points [100 points]

week23
APR 6: 6 meals; Upper Body j6pk w.o. - chest and arms;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 7: 6 meals; rest
-0 points [100 points]

APR 8: 6 meals; Full Body high-intensity workout;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 9: 6 meals; rest;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 10: 5 meals; rest;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 11: 6 meals; Upper Body high-intensity workout;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 12: 5 meals; rest;
-0 points [100 points]

week24
APR 13: 5 meals; rest;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 14: 6 meals; Full Body high-intensity workout;
-0 points [100 points]

APR 15: D Day

APR 30:
-16 points [84 points]

End stats: (D day)
weight: 85 kg
body fat: 13.4% (-.3)
arms: 36 cm
calves: 40.5 cm (+.5)
chest: 99 cm (+2)
forearms: 31 cm
hips: 98.5 cm (-.5)
thighs: 60 cm (+1)
waist: 85.5 cm (-.5)

Before/After pictures (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=45665#10)

Goals
Increase weight/reps on the major lifts (squat, deadlift, bench, military press, row, dips, chins)
Drop 1lb of fat a week

Meal Schedule
6 meals a day.
Lifting/Non Lifting eating plans.
Perfect diet (except April 4, family birthdays and dates with women)
No alcohol (except April 4)

Workout Schedule
3/4 lifting sessions a week. Either:
Quads/Hams... Chest/Tri's... Back/Bis... Delts/Traps/Calves... or
Legs... Chest/Delts/Tri's... Back/Bi's
(w/ 20 minutes LISS PWO)

DAILY UPDATES

April 1
Diet - Yes
Workout - Yes
Comments - Today went well. Did chest/delts/tris and set PRs on db bench and weighted dips. Finished up with 20 minutes cardio PWO.
Points - 100

April 2
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - No workout today. Worked 10-8.30 at work, managed to get all my meals in too.
Points - 100

April 3
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - I walked into town so got a little exercise in. Went to the pub in the evening, had diet cokes. Got in about half 12 finished up my food and went to bed.
Points - 100

April 4
Diet - No (see my rules)
Workout - Back/Bis
Comments - Hit deadlifts in the morning. Got a sweet 180kg, then some rack chins and curls. Check my journal for video. Was my birthday so diet was well off, went to town for meal with mates then quite a few beers and raving. :ohnoes:
Points - 100

April 5
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - Woke up at 1pm and went to bed at 11pm. Had 6 meals in 10 hours and still felt kinda hungry. That's what deadlifts does to ya!
Points - 100

April 6
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - Went out in the evening, didn't drink. Ate all my meals but had to change around some of the protein sources.
Points - 100

April 7
Diet - No (Important family meal)
Workout - Quads/Hams
Comments - Special family occasion so had prawn cocktail, sauce and lettuce followed by steak, chips, salad and cheese sauce. Ran out of broccoli so missed that part of one meal and didn't have energy to do cardio PWO. Damn.. - 2 points
Points - 98

April 8
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - Not much on yesterday. Just went to work in the evening. Everything was spot on. Roll on.
Points - 98

April 9
Diet - Yes
Workout - Chest/Delts/Tris BB Bench 95x1, 60x16
Comments - Awesome workout today. Diet spot on too. Remembered to do my cardio today.
Points - 98

April 10
Diet - Yes
Workout - Back/Bi's/Traps BB Curl PR. :lol:
Comments - Was my first shift at the gym. Did my workout but couldn't go upstairs and leave the desk unmanned so no cardio. - 1 point
Points - 97

April 11
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - Easy day really. Family friends came round for dinner but I stuck to my diet. No cravings. Bring on easter sunday.
Points - 97

April 12
Diet - Yes
Workout - N/A
Comments - Was nice to have a day off work. Got on with some maths work/revision. Easy day diet wise. Weekly stats in my journal.
Points - 97

April 13
Diet - Yes
Workout - Legs. Hit 135kg for 1 rep and 85x20 on squats. Then some RDLs and calf work. Got in the cardio too.
Comments - Good gym session. Had family round but stuck to my plan. No temptations from any of the nice food they had.
Points - 97

April 14
Diet - Yes
Workout - Cardio PM
Comments - Meals spot on and extra cardio done. Went to play pool in the evening with a mate. Would have had diet coke but no drinks as they were refurbishing. Took some Xtend and had that about 10pm before having last meal about 12.
Points - 97

April 15
Diet - Yes
Workout - Cardio PM
Comments - Same old. Diet good, cardio done.
Points - 97

April 16
Diet - Yes
Workout - Chest/Delts/Tris/Cardio
Comments - Good start to workout but then a bit rushed as had stuff to do. Got in the cardio at home after I drove home.
Points - 97

April 17
Diet - Yes
Workout - Back/Bi's/Cardio
Comments - Missed update, -1 point.
Points - 96

April 18
Diet - No PIZZA
Workout - No
Comments - Too busy doing maths. -1 for pizza, -1 for no update, -1 for no cardio.
Points - 93

April 19
Diet - Yes
Workout - No
Comments - Too busy doing maths. -1 for no update, -1 for no cardio.
Points - 91

April 20
Diet - Yes
Workout - No
Comments - Too busy doing maths, -1 for no update, -1 for no cardio.
Points - 89

April 21
Diet - Yes, except forgot broccoli from 2 meals as I ran out. - 2 points
Workout - Legs/Cardio
Comments - Had a great leg workout. :)
Points - 87

April 22
Diet - Yes, except some ice cream with the girl I'm seeing at the weekend. I'll call it a lunch date.
Workout - Chest/Arms/Cardio
Comments - Good workout and nice meeting that girl on her lunch break.
Points - 87

April 23
Diet - Yes
Workout - Cardio at 11:45pm :lol:
Comments - Just got my cardio in.
Points - 87

April 24
Diet - Yes
Workout - Back/Delts
Comments - Missed update and couldn't do cardio as I was on the desk at the gym before, during and after my workout.
Points - 85

April 25
Diet - No (went out on a date)
Workout - No
Comments - Went out to dinner. No time for cardio, should have made time.
Points - 84

April 26
Diet - No
Workout - Forgot cardio
Comments - Meh
Points - 82

Definately in. Did Jan & Feb and missed the signup for March. Been slacking a little the last two weeks. Need some incentive!

GOAL: Less fat, more lean mass


COMMENT: Would like to match the Jan 09 challenge and lose 7 lbs while continued improving strength and endurance.


WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Monday: Weight training: chest, back, core
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Weight training: arms and legs
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Cardio: 3 mile run (4 miles if I'm really feeling it!)
Saturday: Weight training: chest, back, core
Sunday: Cardio: 3 mile run (4 miles if I'm really feeling it!)


MEAL SCHEDULE
Six meals per day, one cheat meal per week. Alcohol consumption limited to 3 times for entire month. Feb 1 is a free day for the Super Bowl.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 204.8 pounds (official Apr 1 weight)


END STATS
WEIGHT: ???? pounds (official May 1 weight)


April 1: All meals. Good workout...lifted and ran a mile. 100
April 3: Bailing on this challenge. Still working out, just don't feel like making the commitment to update daily. I did run 4.5 miles today.

Goal: Getting back to health. Primary Goal: Weight loss, Fat Loss, Secondary Goal: Muscle Gain -- if it happens, it happens.

Comment:Can't believe that I am signing up!

Had to drop out mid-November 2006! because of increasingly not feeling well. My journals talk enough about my medical odyssey since then of one thing after another, which I presumed to be the cause of no energy or motivation.
But in fact it was a massive infection that built up in the sinuses of both cheeks starting in the the fall of 2006 (probably connected with some oral surgery then). My body's energy has been drained fighting it for the past 2 1/2 years.
5 weeks ago, I had sinus surgery to address one more ailment when the doc found the infection. He said he had never seen anything like it, cleaned it out and said I should start feeling more energized.
And boy was he right! I had more energy 2 days after a 5 hour surgery than for the previous 2 1/2 years. Apparently the energy can continue to increase for up to a year.

I have already started back to working out and building up. By April 1, I should be good to go.

So I am in!

My program:
Workouts 5 days a week in the AM with a potential make-up/ bonus day on the 6th, which may or may not get used, depending on my schedule and energy.

Workout Schedule:
Weights: M - W - F AM
Cardio: T -Th
Bonus/make-up day: Saturday AM if possible.

Food: All food preparation for the week done on Sunday.

Meals: 5 meals a day, various combos of macros depending on time of day and whether around a weight workout.

# glasses of pure water My goal is 6-8 glasses.

Supps: A ton :rolleyes: Mostly health related (I am old! man...) but some for fat burning/ weight workout.
# hours sleep - following BuffedStuff's lead, I am going to keep track of my sleep as that is an issue for me.

Weight: To be measured after cardio every Friday.
Body Fat: To be measured every other Friday, April 10 & 24
The trainer who said she would take BF measurements backed out for gym politics reasons. :rolleyes: So I will take my BF the first weekend in April myself.

April 1: Not off to a good start. I am in the midst of a grueling 3 day period at school. It will be over the end of Thursday (the 2nd.)
Did not get my workout in and my food was on track until the end of the evening. I was stuck in the office until 11:00 PM and just could not bring myself to eat that last healthy meal. Had a cheat instead. :(
Maybe I will be able to make-up the missed workout this weekend.
I had 9 hours sleep the night before. :tu: - 2 points = 98.
Water was good. :tu:

:(I am going to have to drop out. End of semester is too irregular. I am keeping up with my workout and food plan but not with the consistency this challenge deserves. So hopefully in May. But at least I gave it a try. :) If you want to see how I am doing, check out my fitness journal.

I'm hoping to be back in the game with an ability to focus more on this during April so... I'm in!

Goal: to loose 8lb
Incentive: To look my best when taking my two boys (and the wife!) swimming for the first time ever this summer!

Currently:

Daily calorie allowance: 1300

7 "meals" a day Monday - Saturday
No cheat meals Monday - Saturday
No Alchol

Weight training 4 days a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
Aerobic training 3 days a week: Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays

STARTING STATS
WEIGHT: 134lb
BODY FAT:12%
BICEPS: 13.25
CALVES: 14.25
CHEST: 37
FOREARMS: 11
HIPS: 34.5
THIGHS: 20.75
WAIST: 29

END STATS
WEIGHT: 129.5 (-4.5lb)
BODY FAT: 10% (-2%)
BICEPS: 13 (-0.25)
CALVES: 14 (-0.25)
CHEST: 36.5 (-0.5)
FOREARMS: 11 (-0)
HIPS: 33.5 (-1)
THIGHS: 20 (-0.75)
WAIST: 26.5 (-2.5)

DAILY LOG AND SCORE COUNT:

Wed 1st: Half hour run as planned. Diet should be OK till end of day. 100 Points
Thurs 2nd: Good leg training this morning. Looking to increase weights for next week. Diet strong. 100 Points
Friday 3rd: Good arms & abs training this morning. Diet still strong. 100 Points
Sat 4th: Good run this morning. Diet still Strong. 100 Points
Sun 5th: Very good unshecheduled run this morning. I'm swapping my cheat days around this week due to my wife's Tea & Cake Party yesterday, so as long as my diet remains strong today... 100 Points
Mon 6th: Good Chest & Abs training this morning. Diet even stronger! I WILL NOT FAIL THIS CHALLENGE! 100 Points
Tues 7th: Good Shoulders & Back training this morning. Diet strong. 100 Points
Wed 8th: An OK half hour run this morning. Diet remains strong (although I'm beginning to feel dangerously hungry in the late afternoons. I've been having an additional herbal tea to keep the hunger at bay) 100 Points
Thurs 9th: Very good leg training session this morning. Diet remains strong. 100 Points
Fri 10th: Good arm & abs training this morning. I'm making thsi my weekly cheat day as my parents are here for Easter! 100 Points
Sat 11th: Good run this morning. Diet steady (just said no to the first wave of chocolate eggs) The few days coulld be seriously challenging! 100 Points
Sun 12th: Day off training today. Managed to avoid all chocolate again but had a small piece of unplanned healthy cake... so... 99 Points
Mon 13th: Good chest and tricep training this morning. Gave up with holding off the constant barage of food and drink and had 1 beer. NOT HAPPY! 98 Points
Tues 14th: Good shoulders and back this morning, diet still strong. 98 Points
Wed 15th: Good run this morning. Diet Strong. 98 Points
Thurs 16th: Good leg session and diet strong. 98 Points
Fri 17th: Good arms and abs session yesterday and diet remained strong. 98 Points
Sat 18th: Good run yesterday. Diet remained strong. 98 Points
Sun 19th: Good "Reserve Run". Had my planned cheat sandwich. No harm done. 98 Points
Mon 20th: Very good Chest and Tricep training. Diet strong. 98 Points
Tues 21st: Good Shoulders & Back yesterday, diet challenging but remains strong! 98 Points
Wed 22nd: Good Run yesterday. Diet remained strong. 98 Points
Thurs 23rd:Good Legs set yesterday. Diet still strong. 98 Points
Fri 24th: Good Arms & Abs yesterday. Diet still strong. 98 Points
Sat 25th: Good Run yesterday, I had my cheat meal as planned (swapped for Sunday) 98 Points
Sun 26th: Excellent Run yesterday and diet strong. 98 Points
Mon 27th: Good Chest & Abs yesterday and diet remains strong. 98 Points
Tues 28th: An OK Shoulders & Back yesterday and diet remains strong. 98 Points
Wed 29th: Good Run, diet strong. 98 Points
Thurs 30th: Very good leg day, diet finishing very strong. 98 Points

FINAL SCORE: 98 POINTS

Goal: Fat loss
Comment: I'm measuring my food intake now and would like to stay around 2000 cals a day if not a bit under. One of my meals a day is often not prepared by me, so I'll be light on my meals early in the so I don't eat too much. I don't have cardio figured out yet so I wont currently be keeping track of it even though I may do some.

Workout Schedule
Monday: none
Tuesday: chest
Wednesday: none
Thursday: back + biceps
Friday: None
Saturday: calves + shoulders
Sunday: triceps + legs

Meal Schedule
Six a day. (five minimum, max 2000 calories total)

Starting Stats
Weight: 214 pounds

Daily Log

APR 1: Workout went well today, consumed 1922 total calories over six meals.
-0 points [100 points]

APR 2: Back workout went well, 1972 calories in five meals (I'll be taking control of my "mystery meal" so I can eat better all day).
-0 points [100 points]

APR 3: No workout scheduled today, meals went well although I didn't count them up today. I have some soreness in my armpit that's bugging the heck out of me. Thinking about re-arranging my workouts.
-0 points [100 points]

APR 4: Big slip up today, bad diet and forgot all about my workout!
-2 points [98 points]

APR 5: Did it all again!
-2 points [96 points]

APR 6: No scheduled workout, but I ate much better today.
-0 points [96 points]

APR 7: Great workout, diet still strong.
-0 points [96 points]

APR 8: Shifting workouts around, so nothing scheduled for today, diet still good.
-0 points [96 points]

APR 9: Still going strong.
-0 points [96 points]

APR 10: Great day today, think I can keep ontop of this.
-0 points [96 points]

APR 11: All Good. Still not sure where I'm going to move the workouts around to.
-0 points [96 points]

APR 12: Calf and Shoulder workout was tough. I think I've been slacking on my diet, so I'm going to deduct a point as well as reduce my intake slightly to about 1800 cals. I'll be eyeing this more strictly from now on
-1 points [95 points]

APR 13: Missed workout.
-1 points [94 points]

APR 14: Missed... Workout...
-1 points [93 points]

APR 15: Workout and meals fine!
-0 points [93 points]

APR 16: Workout was great, added more weight to it today. Meals good.
-0 points [93 points]

APR 17: Diet okay.
-0 points [93 points]

APR 18: Still good.
-0 points [93 points]

APR 19: Missed workout.
-1 point [92 points]

APR 20: Really tough workout, diet was spot on.
-0 points [92 points]

APR 21: diet ok.
-0 points [92 points]

APR 22: Forgot to update, but workout and diet were fine.
-1 points [91 points]

APR 23: Good.
-0 points [91 points]

APR 24: Forgot to update but otherwise fine
-1 points [90 points]

APR 25: ate poorly, otherwise fine
-1 points [89 points]

APR 26: everything in order.
-0 points[89 points]

APR 30: forgot to update quite a bit, and ate poorly! So much for finishing strong! Ending stats pending.
-4 points [85 points]

End Stats:
Weight: 206 pounds. (a total loss of 8 pounds, or 2 a week)

I'm pretty satisfied, but I think I can do better in next month's challenge.

I'm in. My first.

Starting stats:
183 cm, 89 kg, 21% body fat.

Goal:
4 gym sessions per week: 1-2 cardio, 2-3 weight training
No soda, no candy, alcohol once per week
Drop 3 Kg (86 kg)
(I start doing a catalog that is more or less 24/7 between 23rd of April - 3rd of May)

Final goal:
This is me in 2001 doing some serious juggling. Weight about 76-78 kg, 12% body fat. Getting back to something like this is the final goal. Back then I went to a circus school and practiced juggling/acrobatics/dance etc for at least 40 hours per week, now I sit by my computer...

http://ut.pontusuggla.se/3b_over_head.jpg

- DAILY LOG -

APR 1:
-0 points [100 points]

APR 2: 3 good meals, okey workout: 15 minutes summit trainer, 70 minutes full body workout, 15 min streching. The session was way to long, but it was okey. Booked a gym instructor for the 20th.
-0 points [100 points]

APR 3: 45 minutes summit trainer at 80-85% for the first time. Only done 30 before. Planning on doing this at least once per week. Took a long time to stop sweatting... 3 good meals, managed to skip cake at work when celebrating a colleges birthday.
-0 points [100 points]

APR 4: I'm exited since I did one rep of 80 kg (176.37 lbs) in the bench this morning, this was impossible this Thirsday, really happy about that. 100 kg doesn´t seem that impossible. My parents are comming for dinner now so I´m planning to have 2 glasses of wine. (and so I did)

APR 5: No gym today. Whent out with my wife and two friends at 2, ended up on a bar after a couple of hours and after that at a steak house... Had 3 bears and an unscheduled cheat meal. -2 points, bad bad Pontus!
-2 points [98 points]

APR 6: 45 minutes summit trainer (link (http://us.commercial.lifefitness.com/content.cfm/summittrainers)). Okey food. Really misshappy with my scales, it sayes that I have gained 1% body fat since last week..? I know that they are really unaccurate, but I thougth that I could get a hint what way I´m going. I googled a good one this morning and I realize that they are a bit to expensive for right noe, they started at $320.
-0 points [98 points]

APR 9: This has been more difficult then I thought... The training is quite okey, my diet is okey even though its difficult not drinking beer when the sun has finally reached us in Sweden. I´ve missed 2 days, I had popcorn and beer twice. I think I´s going to be alot easier after the summer, but I will try to finnish this eavin if I end up under 100 points...
-5 points [93 points]

I did not finish March's challenge - but I actually did better in March than in Jan. and Feb. challenge - I have been really sticking to my diet and finally broke my plateau - I am at 122 (my plateau was 124 for about 6 months!)

I did it by listening to my body instead of counting calories - I am sticking to 5 to 6 small meals a day. No cheats this month.

What I really want to stick to this month is getting my workouts in - I just want to say that I have to work every body part at least once a week and then cardio 6 days a week.

04/01: Did great! No planned workout today. 100

04/02: Did good. 20 Min. Stairclimber 20 Min. Run/Walk. 100

04/03:

Goal: Get back into training and shift the weight I have put on since getting a desk job - lose 1 stone

Current: 15st 8lbs
Waist:

Plan of action:

Monday: Gym, mixed cardio
Tuesday: Kickboxing
Wednesday: Running (calf permitting)
Thursday: rest
Friday: Gym, mixed cardio or swim
Saturday: Gardening (I am a volunteer at a museum, digging in a good workout!)
Sunday: walk

Good luck everyone.

April 1st: after pulling up in the running warm-up and a trip to hospital, turns out I have a partial tear in my gastonemus?? ligament so no running for 8 weeks. Need to get over the shock of that and find other things to do - will start a thread for advice. No running today and no replacement activity yet (99)
April 2nd: Have been icing the leg and is a rest day anyway, heading to the gym tomorrow to do upper body work and abs (99).
April 3rd: joined local gyme on a 1 week trial. Did warm up, lifting upper body, some stretching - but gently and had a swim (99)
April 4th: Parents and gran came to visit, serious housework in the morning before they came. Swimming 30 mins in the evening but didn't post (98)
April 5th: Did the gardening today as I couldn't go yesterday. 3 hours of pruning, weeding and general clearing an I am Knackered (98)
April 6th: Weighed today, lost 2lbs. Tried a Body Combat class as I cannot run - was very strange but a good workout (98)
April 7th: 20 lengths of the pool, working my way up to 50 by the end of the month I hope (98)
April 8th: Going to Body Combat again tonight - still ache from the last one! (98)
April 9th: Rest (98)
April 10th: Sick, unable to go to gym. Hope to go tomorrow morning if feeling better (97)

April Review.

The chills:

Obviously I've fallen off the formal workout everyday/update thing.

Had a few more cheat meals than I'd planned to prior to the start of the month.

Didn't make much, if any, progress towards my fitness goals this month.

Yard and house are still not complete yet.

I realized just how sick I was of the bike. I'm biked out........

Under the weather for a long weekend with whatever hubby had/has.

Found out idiots who assembled home gym at new home did something wrong and now I have to track them down to come out and do it right (I can accurately conclude "um, it's not working", but I'm not qualified to diagnose or rectify.).



The thrills:

Had some really awesome kickass meals and a few much needed days of not a heck of a lot (when sick and a few days of just chillaxing when well).

Got a fair amount done in the yard on several occasions.

Got over whatever I caught pretty quickly (about 6 days start to finish, only 2 in the middle were the "I'm not doing anything today cuz I'm sick/Don't bother me" type days) and without the need to see a doc or do anything other than use a lot of Kleenex and overdose on O.J.

Didn't take any major hits on progress I'd already made.

Lost a few pounds. Not much in the way of inches (but a little), but I did drop a full BF percentage point.

I did some pretty active stuff on many a day. Now I know every schlub in a cubicle thinks their schlep to the vending machine qualifies them as "active", but I'm talking about:

*3 days breaking a sweat unpacking the new house and moving furniture from one room to another (including several of the "let's try it here......no there.....no......hmmm.....
I'm going to go put it back where it was......." type things) by myself

*significant yardwork at least twice a week

*got an exercise ball on freecycle.com

*3 hour softball game vs. juvenile delinquents (just some of them, and I love all of them!)

*got OUTSIDE to enjoy the fine Arizona weather, while it's not yet 117 in the shade

I got peace of mind from feeling almost settled in new house and new city

I realized my old routine was getting beyond boring and it's time to change it up

Anyway, I'm going to go sign up for May and get back on the wagon!

I'll join.

I'm in, I'll put the deatils down later tonight.

Im in

Same deal as last month...

starting at 193.8

Wed April 1: High carb, had cheat meal. Did my LISS. (0, 100)

Thr April 2: Ate well. Went to the new gym today so my workout was a little off. Not bad though. Not sure if I'm going to join. (0, 100)

Fri April 3: Took today off. Food wasn't great, I didn't eat too much but I went out and ate. It wasn't unhealthy but still not what I need (-1, 99)

Sat April 4: Ate well, did LISS. (0, 99)

Sun April 5: Lifted, high carb day everything was pretty good. (0, 99)

Mon April 6: Off work today, did LISS in the morning and ate according to plan. (0, 99)

Tue April 7: Great time lifting and ate well. Weight was down 2.6 pounds today (191.6) (0, 99)

Wed April 8; Did LISS, ate right. (0, 99)

Thr April 9: An off day today, ate a cheat meal. It was supposed to be a high carb day but I didn't exactly follow that plan I'm gonna modify it for today and tomorrow. (0, 99)

Fri April 10: Today isn't getting it done. No gym, didn't eat according to plan and drank. Need to put it behind me and move on. It wasn't all terrible - I drank somewhat responsibly and my food wasn't too terrible. (-3, 96)

Sat April 11: Decent day today...kinda back on track (0, 96)

Sun April 12: Lifted, ate ok but had 2 beers (-1, 95)

Mon April 13: Did my LISS and ate according to plan. Back on track. (0, 95)

Tue April 14: Great time lifting, ate well. (0, 95)

Wed April 15: Good day I ate according to plan and did LISS (0, 95)

Thr April 16: Meals were good; did some outside HIIT which was nice for a change (0, 95)

Fri April 17: Taking a week off lifting. Went to Mets game and had a cheat meal; ok but had a beer (-1, 94)

Sat April 18: Did AM LISS and ate well until the evening when I went out to eat (-1, 93)

Sun April 19: Went for my Sunday AM walk but went to another Met game, ate poorly and drank (-2, 91)

Mon April 20: Ate well, took a day off (will do the LISS tomorrow instead of lifting). (0, 91)

GOAL : Lose BF%

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
Cardio of 1 hour, at least 3 times a week.

MEAL SCHEDULE
1500 Calories / day with 1 cheat meal per week. No eating past 9pm.


STARTING STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS: (relaxed); (flexed)
CHEST:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:

END STATS
WEIGHT:
BODY FAT:
ARMS:
CHEST:
HIPS:
THIGHS:
WAIST:


DAILY LOG

APR 1: stayed within calories
[100 pts]

APR 2: stayed within calories
[100 pts]

APR 3:
[100 pts]

APR 4:
[100 pts]

APR 5: managed to do 1 hour of cardio and ate properly on saturday. -4 points
[96 pts]

APR 6: stayed within calories, didn't eat anything late.
[96 pts]

APR 7:
[100 pts]

APR 8:
[100 pts]

APR 9:
[100 pts]

APR 10:
[100 pts]

APR 11:
[100 pts]

APR 12:
[100 pts]

APR 13:
[100 pts]

APR 14:
[100 pts]

APR 15:
[100 pts]

APR 16:
[100 pts]

APR 17:
[100 pts]

APR 18:
[100 pts]

APR 19:
[100 pts]

APR 20:
[100 pts]

APR 21:
[100 pts]

APR 22:
[100 pts]

APR 23:
[100 pts]

APR 24:
[100 pts]

APR 25:
[100 pts]

APR 26:
[100 pts]

APR 27:
[100 pts]

APR 28:
[100 pts]

APR 29:
[100 pts]

APR 30:
[100 pts]

In:eek:

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