G8r80 and GT2003: onward!

Yeah, I think she is really making her point firmly this time. I really upset her when I told her that I would take blame for my area but she needed to work together with me with the 1 thing I had asked. I had really neglected some things but was so angry at her for not doing what I had asked her that I didn't even make an attempt to change what she had asked me to at that time. Childish i know, but it happened. Basically I admitted to my stuff and immediately changed but she's not yet willing to say that her lack of input had anything to do with the current situation. She's also thinking I'll revert back to my old ways (remember when I said I was angry and didn't make an attempt, she's not hearing that right now and thinks I'll revert if she gives in/negotiates). So, I think she has a lot of thinking to do right now and I'm trying to leave her alone and let her do it. Hopefully that line in the sand will draw closer as the days go by.

Off to the gym in 30 minutes. I hope its a good one!
 
The one place where it is okay to be a wimp is at home.
 
Enough of all that, now for the fun stuff! Great workout tonight, chest and tri's which consisted of bench press, flat bench flyes, close grip bench, overhead dumbbell tricep extensions and skullcrushers.

Cardio: 27 minutes on the treadmill, 15 on the elliptical and finished up with 18 on the stationary bike for a whopping 1 hour of cardio. I figure I've got the time for the next few days so I'm going to take advantage of it. The running felt really good and not near as hard as it has been. Hopefully it will continue to get a little easier as I continue with the weight loss.

Nutrition: Ate clean all day. I'm super focused right now because of everything going on. I'm making sure I eat enough but I'm not overdoing it. If I keep up this pace I should be able to reach my goal of 190 by Christmas. But, one step at a time.

Powerhouse workout tomorrow, back and bi's and who knows how much cardio. I'll report later. Take care, Greg
 
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Enough of all that, now for the fun stuff! Great workout tonight, chest and tri's which consisted of bench press, flat bench flyes, close grip bench, overhead dumbbell tricep extensions and skullcrushers.

Cardio: 27 minutes on the treadmill, 15 on the elliptical and finished up with 18 on the stationary bike for a whopping 1 hour of cardio. I figure I've got the time for the next few days so I'm going to take advantage of it. The running felt really good and not near as hard as it has been. Hopefully it will continue to get a little easier as I continue with the weight loss.

Nutrition: Ate clean all day. I'm super focused right now because of everything going on. I'm making sure I eat enough but I'm not overdoing it. If I keep up this pace I should be able to reach my goal of 190 by Christmas. But, one step at a time.

Powerhouse workout tomorrow, back and bi's and who knows how much cardio. I'll report later. Take care, Greg
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Greg, nice workout and nice philosophy! I think you should ratchet back your goal of losing 30+ lbs in the next 8 weeks - yes, Christmas is only 9 weeks away. That would be 3+ lbs / week which would be extremely difficult, maybe unhealthy, but, more importantly, mentally depressing if you fail. Why not go for 205 by then, which would still be a monster improvement?
 
October 12: 1000 yards in pool and ocean. Practiced sprinting and kicking.

October 14: 2000 yards in pool. First 1000 yards with pull buoy and paddles. Second 1000 yards with Zoomers and no paddles. I made the mistake of having coffee right before swimming and I fought nausea the whole time.

3x10 unassisted bw dips
3x10 x 25# dumbbell bicep curls
3x10 x 150# lat pulldowns

1 Hour on stationary bike.

1 mile on treadmill at 8:40. Tried to do second mile at 8:00 but flamed out. Maybe next time.
 
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G8R, Thanks! I was going by what fitday said which was my goal equalled 2.2 pounds per week which is achievable although a bit lofty. I think we've got 71 days until Christmas. I will be very happy with 205 or so by then. Thanks for doing the numbers for me. I shouldn't have blindly trusted fitday.

I'm finally looking somewhat leaner. I've got a little vascularity coming back to my forearms etc. My face is leaning out some. I'm wearing clothes I haven't worn in a while. My work pants are almost falling off of me and I took my belt up another notch today. I think I'll have to go down a size in work pants by next week. I'll try pants on when I get home this weekend. My shirts are amazingly getting bigger. Wow, the problems I've created. The good thing is I've got smaller clothes in the closet to get me through these tough times, lol. Take care all! I'm off to bed, tired after the workout today!
 
Thanks ILM. The Great workouts continue, tonight back and bi's

WORKOUT: Seated pulley rows 4x6-8, Lat pulldowns 4x6-8, barbell rows 2x8, dumbbell curls 3x6-8, preacher curls 3x8, isolation dumbbell curls 2x10.

CARDIO: 36 minutes on the treadmill 2 walk, 3 run, 2 walk, 5 run, 2 walk, 7 run, 2 walk, 3 run, 2walk, 3 run, increase incline to 10 degrees and walk for the remainder of the time. Walking done at 4 mph, running 6-6.2 mph.

7 minutes elliptical, 7 minutes stairmaster, 10 minutes on the bike

TOTAL CARDIO: 60 minutes

NUTRITION: Clean, that's all I gotta say except...have you ever tried to eat 60 grapes? It didn't look like tons but I ate them slowly and only got to 45.

THOUGHTS: A month or two ago I could have never imagined being able to complete 60 minutes of cardio at once, much less after a heavy lifting session. Stick to your guns, spend your time in the gym and IT WILL COME!!! Nothings easy but this is well worth it. I haven't felt this good in ages!!!
 
Greg, I'm glad to hear of your improvements.

Today, 600 yards at the beach in moderate chop water. Tough going. I exhale out my nose and it was burning by the end. I am gonna try exhaling out my mouth and see if that helps next time.
 
I was planning on working out again tonight with another hour of cardio. However, I nixed that idea because I could barely walk, lol. My legs were super sore from the last 2 days of 1 hour cardio sessions. Other than that I feel fine.

Did I mention my wife has totally decided she wants a divorce? Hmm, that's interesting. She doesn't even want to work at it. Guess we are going to talk to a lawyer soon. We basically (at this point) want to take what is ours, split the house profit, split our current debt and go our seperate ways. I'll pay child support as directed. I don't want the little man to get left out on this whole deal. That's the part I'm regretting right now!

Anyway, I've got another hour of cardio scheduled for tomorrow night. This endurance thing is kind of addicting provided I've got the time for it. Between 45-50 minutes I always want to stop/quit but talk myself into going the full hour. We'll see how things go from here. I'll be spending more time at the gym from now on, that's for sure.

I think I actually ate in surplus today for the 1st time in quite a while. I came in from work and was starving and ate 3 pieces of very thin crust pepperoni pizza. Then a friend called and we went out to Chilis and I had the grilled salmon, steamed vegetables and whatever else came with it (don't remember right now). So, I'm sure I went over a bit but I bet my metabolism will be screaming in the morning. So, all is well that ends well. I'll update after my gym/cardio session tomorrow.
 
Greg, bummer on the marriage issue - that really sux. But, this happens hundreds of thousands of times / year and kids of divorced parents go on to be fantastic adults.

I was gonna do an olympic tri in Boulder city (near Las Vegas) tomorrow, but my wife couldn't get away and I didn't wanna go by myself. So, my next scheduled tri is a half-Ironman length (70.3 miles) April 5 in Sarasota, FL. Flyinfree will be doing it also and I will be able to see him crossing the finish line as I start my run.:cheeky2:

Today: 4.5 mile barefoot beach run. Cut the s--t out of the bottoms of my feet. 1 hour on stationary bike.
 
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Did I mention my wife has totally decided she wants a divorce? Hmm, that's interesting. She doesn't even want to work at it. Guess we are going to talk to a lawyer soon. We basically (at this point) want to take what is ours, split the house profit, split our current debt and go our seperate ways. I'll pay child support as directed. I don't want the little man to get left out on this whole deal. That's the part I'm regretting right now!
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OMG. I'm stunned. I sure didn't see that coming (not that I know your situation, but if I were you, I think I would have been blind-sided by that decision). I guess your wife's lines in the sand got superheated and turned into glass ... :confused:

I'm really sorry to hear about this, Greg :(
 
I guess your wife's lines in the sand got superheated and turned into glass ... :confused:

LMAO, that's funny ILM. It's really probably all for the better. We have absolutely nothing in common and are basically together because she got pregnant. We've faked it pretty good for a number of years and truth be told I've wondered in the past if it would be better if we had divorced. I have very little doubt that there is someone out there who shares a lot of the same interests I do (exercise, church, healthy eating etc). Eventually I'll find them and we'll see what happens. I'm really not too upset, just happy that the guessing game is over. Time to focus on the kiddo and make sure he gets through it all OK. He's strong and smart and will likely pull throught it all OK. I honestly think he'll be fine and my wife (for now, hehehe) are currently working together pretty well to get things sorted out ASAP.

I'm going home tonight, wife is going to her cousins later. I'm planning on at least some cardio if my legs don't crash on me. I might slip some weights in too, we'll see.

Diet continues to go well. I'm still eating but small amounts and pretty much all good food. I'm sure the weight will continue to drop off with everything else going on. I'm one focused man right now. Pictures once I reach my half way point. That's about another 5 pounds.

I'm sure I'll have an "excess" day Saturday with all the college football. I'll probably drive to Tulsa and spend the day with the folks. I need to fit these in cuz it's tough to make myself eat enough right now, lol. It's funny the things that motivate.... One good day of eating and my metabolism will continue to rage like it has today. All is truly well. Thanks for the concern. I love you guys/gals!
 
Wow, Greg! You're so calm about all this. I'm assuming that your faith is what is keeping you so centred right now? I wish I had that kind of faith.

I was brought up as an atheist but despite that, I have always believed in a God. The first time I ever set foot in a church was when my girlfriend got married. I was 20 and I remember I was quite upset to see Jesus on the cross at the front of the church. I thought to myself "What a horribly tortuous thing to have to look at." It really upset me. So I kept looking at the stained glass instead. Don't know why I told you that story :)

Anyway, I'm really glad you seem to be taking this all in stride. Our divorce rate here is almost 50%, so most people I know have been divorced at least once. And their marriages had all pretty much self-destructed by the time somebody had the guts to say "I want a divorce". By then, it's almost a relief ...
 
My faith is part of what has been missing in my life for quite a while now and I miss it. I am not an overly religious person but I've always known that I can handle whatever comes my way partly because of my faith and also due to a very supportive family. I really look forward to getting back into church because it's something I've missed. Sorry to hear about your church experience. Was it a catholic church? I'm methodist and our cross is clean signifying Jesus being raised from the dead and overcoming death. Hope you can find a church you like if you decide that is an interest of yours or something you want to explore further.

You nailed it on the head when you said most marriages have self destructed. Like many others I figured I could "make it happen" since she was pregnant with our child. WRONG! Others, learn from this, get married for love and love only. Otherwise it's likely (not definite, but likely) that you will end up going down the same path I'm on now. Find someone who you like to spend time with, has the same interests/foundation as you and develop a lifelong relationship. Sex is great but it won't hold a marriage together if the rest of it is unhealthy.

Dang, I just keep rambling. I'm off to get the kiddo ready for camping. I'll report after my workout tonight. Take care, Greg
 
Today 42 mile bike ride with the fast group that I hadn't ridden with since my surgery. I had forgotten how fast they were. At about the 18 mile mark, we were riding 2 abreast on a rural road, I was in the second row toward the shoulder. The guy in front of me pulls over to the right and I slowed momentarily and then resumed to take my pull. The protocol is to signal that you are going to pull over to let the next rider pull and he did not do it or it was subtle and I didn't catch it. Suddenly, I hear a "oh s--t", hear bikes colliding and several loud thumps. I slowed down in case there was someone right behind me and came back. One guy had a huge welt/cut on his face, between his eye and his ear and a broken helmet. He is gonna probably need plastic surgery to keep from looking Frankensteinian. Another guy had a nasty 3" long gash below his knee. I thought that I might have contributed to the crash when I momentarily slowed for the rider in front of me, but two other riders said that the accident happened in the 4th or 5th row and even if I had slowed momentarily, they should have been able to brake.

Overall 19.5 mph including stop signs and slowing down for turns.
 
glad you were in front of the wreck.

I know that sounds terrible, but you are the only one in that pack that I care about right this second.,

gald everybody else is ok too

great pace...

FF
 
G8r80

If your nose is burning in salt water its often because you dont have a small pause between exhale and inhale. Its hard to explain but I exhale of of both and the same time will simulataneously rotating so that when my mouth and nose clear the water line I still have about half a second of breath to exhale. I find this keeps any salt water out of my airways.

Do you have long nose hair? That doesnt help apparently :D
 
Thanks Todd. That wasn't the first time that a rider behind crashed "freakishly", as you know!

NBS, hmm, no on the long nose hairs, but you're saying finish exhaling after I am out of the water? What about if I exhaled out my mouth?
 
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