A little something different

So, I'm not really going to talk about my workout today. Or for the past few days. I have been doing them and sticking to the diet and am down about 15 pounds. That's really all there is to say about that.

I would like to discuss my current job situation. I am currently in a job that I do very well, but I absolutely loathe. I hate being a cube monkey, strapped to a desk for 8 hours a day. I guess the only difference between my job and prison is that I get to leave when I'm done. But I always have to come back. Since October of last year I have applied for 11 positions with my current employer. I have interviewed for approximately 8 of those positions (2 were cancelled, one I was passed over as being "not qualified" for the position). I applied for a position that I felt like I was really qualified for in the sense that I have kind of done the job before. I say kind of because I did the job on the property side and this is the auto side. I know the demands of the job and feel like I was successful in my last post with the organization. I had a phone interview last Thursday and I felt like it went really well. I was feeling pretty pumped. I got the dreaded form email today that basically stated "thanks, but no thanks." Good thing that it came late in the day, cause I left after I received the email.

Now, I have to wonder why this has occurred. And what I can do to fix it. I feel like I interview very well for the most part. I admit that I could be wrong, but I know that I have had many strong interviews in the past. I have done everything I can to prepare for these interviews and for the most part felt like I was good enough to be moved on to the next phase of the interview process (they all start off with phone interviews initially). I haven't even been selected for a second interview. The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that there is something else at work here. Maybe I have a mark against me in my employee file that I don't know about.

I'm really starting to see the connections between my new job search and my dating life. Well, what used to be my dating life. You see, I got rejected so many times by the ladies that I just gave up. I decided that since the ladies all thought they were too good for me I was too good for them. So I have taken myself out of the dating game. The bachelor life really suits me. Like an Armani. Unfortunately, I can't just abandon work and say that I don't need it because clearly I do. But I have made up my mind that I am going to look for other positions in which I can hopefully move up the chain a little more efficiently than my current employer.

10 pounds!!

OK, so I'm down 10 pounds today. Woot, Woot. I know, I've been doing this thing for almost 3 months...but it's not as easy as it seems, if it were 6 pack abs wouldn't be so difficult to attain.

I didn't do my two-a-days today, and I feel OK with that. I worked through the WOD very quickly this morning and felt like that was a pretty good cardio component of the workout.

OK, I'm tired. Yoga tomorrow. Ugh.

Phase 3, day 2

Titles are getting cliche, sorry about that....

2 days of two-a-day workouts. I'm awesome. Didn't do so well on the diet today, but that's an easy fix. I just skipped lunch...and didn't eat a big dinner. I did my squat/thruster routine today followed by my ab routine. Pretty sure I won't be able to get out of bed in the morning. Here's the entire routine:

Squat/thruster skills: 2 rounds, relatively light weight cause my knees hate this stuff.

Squats--body weight only

Front squats

Overhead Squats

back squats

Thrusters

Abs

Leg raises

Pilates situp

Medicine ball toss

Weighted crunch

Standing weighted bends

Frog crunch

Max rep sit ups

Plank

Woot, I'm tired. And sore.

Phase 3

We're just going to ignore the fact that it has been almost 2 weeks since I updated.

On to other things. I have started phase 3 and am successfully (at least, today) navigating 2-a-days. That's the plan for the next month. 4 weeks away from not doing P90X for a very long time. I'm excited. I'm also excited to see the results of the past 3 months kick in. All told I'm down about 8 pounds...which isn't a lot considering the diet that I have been following. But I hold that to some not smart decisions regarding meals and not being 100% committed to the program.

I started a food diary today. All told for the day I'm at about 2300 calories. I'm not just counting calories, I'm also watching my fat, carb, protein content to try to get a baseline. And to also monitor weight loss. I'm really hoping to see some good results this month. And carry them in to the next month and the next year....

Also, I would like to make a point about something. If you invite me to lunch/dinner/coffee and I decline, please don't be insulted. I am making a very active attempt at a serious life change. I'm human and have my weak times. But fried chicken, even in wing form, has never been healthy for anyone. I say this all because I had to have this discussion with my boss when I refused to go out to a team lunch.

Stepping off the soap box now...

Wall

So, I've hit the wall. Glad that it is this late in the game. I am repeating week 3 of phase 2 this week. Next week is recovery week and then it's phase 3. Haven't weighed myself in a while, but I have been sticking to the diet pretty well and have been feeling really well. I'm repeating last week because I had some sleep issues. And some work issues. But I'm keeping up with it.

Sorry for the short update (Matt). Just don't have a lot to discuss.

Don't stop believin...hold on to the feeling..

So, I got on the scale on Friday...had added 1 pound from when I last weighed myself. That's no way to begin a friday. But, I weighed again yesterday morning and lost another pair of pounds. Still sticking to the paleo. Haven't cheated...yet. And I'm feeling great. So, that' puts me down 7 pounds thus far. And as I realized today, I'm in my last week of phase 2. The real weight loss is supposed to show up in phase 3. That's when things are changing so much you're body kicks into overdrive. This is probably I've taken this program as well. I'm ready for it.

I made an executive decision to stick with the Paleo diet until the end of the year. Should make the holidays interesting. Especially when I show up at my family's house with my own groceries.

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What a week

First off, I'm going to do a better job of updating this thing, I promise. It's gonna happen.

The week started off crazy. Work had me busy for about 20 hours on Monday and Tuesday. So needless to say, workouts didn't get done. But I've started making up for lost time and after tomorrow, I'll be all caught up on my workouts for the week.

The diet has been going well. Haven't eaten out or consumed a processed sugar/carb in over a week now. Headaches are gone. There's even a 2 liter of diet dr. pepper in my refrigerator that was left by my roommates girlfriend that has gone untouched. I even turned down a free lunch at mazzio's from my boss today as I didn't want to deal with the temptation of cheating on the diet.

I think that tomorrow I'm going to make some chilli. Use some ground turkey instead of beef. Perfect food for enjoying a cool Oklahoma Saturday while watching football. Who would have known that Oklahoma would have a fall this year? Usually it's still 90 degrees at this time of year.

I think it's time for sleep...got two WODs to do tomorrow.