Six Peeps

August 21, 2007

FitDay Update: week 5 of 12

I don’t have a lot of blogging time today so I thought I’d just post a quick update from my Commando Diet! For all the doubters out there, I have stuck to my routine, not flinching one bit and the results are starting to show in ways I have never experienced before, nor expected!

To summarize: RORY PALAZZO, YOU ARE GOING DOWN!

This is my inspiration, but I’m not going to shave and grease up!

The routine:
M and F: lift days - 45-55 minutes of freeweights. (no I am not one of those annoying tank-top wearing, grunting, making-wierd noises, slow-walking with arms out kind of gym rats. I’m a regular guy and I prefer to go un-noticed at the gym, in case you were wondering!) Now Jenny on the other hand… she makes all sorts of crazy grunt sounds.

T/W/R/Sat: Run days - usually Wash Park. It’s a 2.75 mile loop. I run with Gary. Sometimes he has to poop and that slows down my time. Today we had a good day, I got him to poop BEFORE our jog. (Gary is my dog, in case you were wondering!)

When I can, I like to run an old favorite trail: Mt. Sanitas in Boulder. It’s only 1.5 miles to the summit, but a 1500 vertical gain so it’s very steep. “It’s a good way to hork up your esophogus!”.

Every day: Commute on my bike. To work, to the grocery store, to meet with peeps, day, night, rain, shine. I avg. about 60 minutes a day on my bike and probably 90-120 miles a week.

Diet: Small meals every two hours. Lean meats and whey protiens, whole grains, nothing too processed, fruits or other natural carbs. I strive for 2000 calories a day and 165 grams of protien. No fat, never ever and NO NO NO NO NO cheating. If I eat a cheese nib, I have cheated and therfore I am a huge failure! I’m not quite THAT hard on myself, but I DO NOT allow any tiny bit of cheating on M-Sat.

Sundays: I can eat whatever I want, sleep in if I want, working out is optional, but I love riding my bike and hate driving my car, so I still always ride.

RESULTS:

I’m in my 5th week. My goal is to get to 185 by Oct. 13 (I have 7 more weeks after this week).

Starting weight: 215
Current weight: 198
Weight lost: 17 lbs.
Remaining weight needed to lose by Oct. 13: 13 lbs.

Today I set a new record at Wash Park: 20.55, so 7.4 minute miles. My first run at Wash Park: 25:34. Mt. Sanitas, current time to beat (to the summit): 34:47

So there’s the “data”. Here’s the results that I really love:
1. I am 3 lbs lost from being able to say for once in my life, “I lost 20 pounds!”
2. I am no longer a dang “Clydesdale”! (over 200 lbs.)
3. Productivity is sky high. I get up at 5:30 AM, workout, go to work and HOLY COW, I am getting things done!!!
4. Other aspects of my life are following suit:
* I am nicer to people and generally more happy!
* I am less stressed and more confident about work and my career.
* I can see noticeable changes in my body and complexion
* I have suddenly become more tidy and organized, in the office (just painted and organized it), my car looks like it’s right off the lot, my finances, my business - I am developing super efficient client and employee systems.
* it’s almost time to go belt shopping. I am running out of knotches!
* My commute to work (on the bike) is powerful and with a steady cadence.
* Things are just happening. I don’t know how to describe it, but for the first time in my life, I feel that my management of fitness, organization, motivation, efficiency, etc… are all coming together and my daily routine is becoming more of a well-oiled machine! I still have screw-ups and set backs, and there will always be room for improvement in my business or financial, or with health and fitness. Even so, I have a solid plan and everything is improving in front of my very eyes!

I have been getting requests from peeps who want to see my “before” photo. Like I said on day 1, I will post my before and after photo on October 13. I do not plan on “flexing” or shaving my chest in the after photo, because I am not a meat-head.

I am starting to get excited. I want to run more races. I am thinking about blocking out a Sat from weddings next August to run the Pike’s Peak Ascent for the first time since 2004! I have a personal record on that mountain that needs to be crushed.

Anway, stay tuned for more or see how I’m doing at: MY FIT DAY

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