My Fitness BLOG - Accountability

Hello fellow fitness friends. I'm new here and have enjoyed reading some of the threads on fitness and nutrition. Here we are, at the end of the year and it is time for the proverbial New Year's Resolutions. It is time for me to straighten up!

Here's my background.... I am in my mid-50's. I have a fantastic wife that does a good job of helping me stay on the straight and narrow, but in the past two years we have both gone a little soft. A move, new jobs and temporary housing with most of our stuff in storage seriously disrupted our lives. All of my exercise equipment was in storage for 3.5 years. We have finally finished our house and now have our exercise room completely set up, as of last week. I know have no excuses that are worth a darn, except that a bottle of Whiskey is on the shelf waiting for me every day. Yes, I like to drink moderately and it sometimes gets in the way of what I should be doing in terms of fitness and nutrition. Gotta change that.....!

One thing from the past that always helped me was recording my efforts and having the accountability to post on a regular basis. I will do it here.

I am a fan of the Elliptical along with a stationary bike, and I also like free weight training.

I am going to have to start slow with the weight training. About 6 months ago, I really sprained my knee and I will have to start easy and light on the squats. Also, about 2 weeks ago, I was working on my RV Camper and with some strain and effort, I felt a pop in my left shoulder and it has been weak and painful. I have been rehab'ing it and it is coming along. Anyway, in my mid-50's... I can't just let my body fall apart.

So here we go....

12/27/24
Very light bench work with Dumbbells

 

Decided against the dreaded holiday excesses this year and stayed true to ketosis. I was 228 the day before Thanksgiving, 199 today and my birthday is Jan. 12, I'm going to be 185 and holding. Eat fats, or plants and roots, stretch, sprint, and don't let others drag you down.

 

Anyone know the weight of 1,000 rounds of 7.62x39 and .308 and 9mm and 5.56? .... Some might say I am well stocked with ammo, so my workout yesterday was moving my firearms and the ammo/gun safes from my previous residence to my new place (previous BOL). Carrying all that weight up and down stairs and from house to driveway, etc. took a while and I was worn out, having had a really good workout for the day.

My intake was much, much better. I kept my Whiskey to a single glass and dinner was only a steak with fresh veggies. When I have a craving before bedtime, I am now just eating a spoon of Peanut Butter and Honey.

Today, I will move closer and closer to a nutrition plan that is ZERO: Sugar, White Flour, Pasta's of any sort, etc... I won't go full Keto, as I want the energy to workout. Today will be my first day on the Elliptical.
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That's a ton of weight and sounds like a super workout! I think functional workouts like that are the best. Your meal sounded delicious and very healthy. Great job!

 

I ate right and worked today.

Um...That's it.

 

Today is Day #6 of zero alcohol. I feel so dang much better. It hasn't been easy, as drinking had become a big part of who I was. I decided to tackle just one goal at a time, instead of trying to start on everything at once. Tomorrow morning, I will hit the gym and start the physical fitness program.

 

Cut sugar and corn. That along with the alcohol reduction will speed you along tremendously.

 

I'm fighting a bad cold so I'm just stretching, eating right, hitting the sauna, and getting at least 6000 miserable steps in a day.

 

That's been part of my problem as well. The wife woke up sick with a really bad Cold on December 14th. I got it on December 19th. It has honestly taken us over three weeks to really get over this horrible thing.