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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Quarter Century Ride

I did it! 25 miles...

...and just two days earlier I did 20 miles, which was a significant achievement over my previous record of 14 from 8 weeks ago!

The best part? Being fit enough to ride 50 miles in three days, and NOT feel wrecked the day after!

Under this protective layer of remaining blubber, I have an ass of STEEL!!!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Keep on Keepin' on!

Now that I'm past my one year mark, I'm really trying to think a bit differently...

Of course, my eating is still solid! I'm still doing the strict Paleo thing, eating 'clean', high quality, well sourced, 'real' food. To me, 'Paleo' isn't about historical re-enactment or any such nonsense - it's simply a framework to encapsulate my eating in way that is healthful for body AND mind!

However, I still have to watch my cravings, trigger foods, and old habits around emotional eating.

I've come to the painful conclusion that I haven't actually 'figured anything out', rather, it's a process; and as my body changes, so must my habits continually change. What a damn pain THAT is, right? At least I recognize it, hard as it is...

I'm also evolving on the other end of the spectrum, with my physical activity. After a year of Aqua Fit & walking, in the last six months I've added bike riding & bodyweight exercises into the mix. I thought I was doing GREAT, and was getting seriously STRONG, until I met with my trainer...and I realized that no matter how far I've come - I'm a weak & fragile shell of my former self! Torture via Yoga Ball is a terribly effective way to humiliate any sense of self esteem I'd built back in the last year - but it's an absolutely essential reality check to keep me from doing stuff that may cause serious injury.

I have a lot of work to do - and before I can start with the super-awesome barbell weight lifting, I have to be able to balance my fat ass on a yoga ball, while being able to lift individual limbs.

Core strength & balance ... that's what it all comes down to!

(With a terrible leavening of foam roller use!)

So - here I am, eating well while trying to be better, exercising well while trying to be smarter, and still evolving the whole package.

Friday, September 04, 2015

ONE YEAR

Holy Crap! Can you believe it's been a whole year? A WHOLE DAMN YEAR!!!

Take a good look at that picture. The bottom left is my starting point. In that picture, note the tip of my belt just barely touching the first belt loop. In the picture just to the right, I'm holding the tip of the exact same belt in my fingers.

Damn!

In the top row of pictures, look at the one where I'm in a white t-shirt. You'll notice I'm standing inside ONE LEG of those short!!!

Damn!

I wonder where I'll be a year from now?