Double Crunch Challenge: Post-Post-Week Wrap-up
So the week after the… uhh, week after the double crunch challenge, I’m still doing crunches (though I’ve dropped it to 100 per day), I’m still eating relatively healthy (save for the Wendy’s my wife and I got for dinner because we were in a bit of a rush).
I’ve included having a handful of nuts between meals to keep the metabolism going. Water doesn’t seem to do it, even though I drink about 2 litres over the course of the day.
Today I started including lunges in my morning exercise. I’m not all that good at them because of balance issues, but I still got a burn from doing them, which is a good thing.
Interesting note: the guy I share my office with (I got to find a shorter way to say that – what about gismow?) just started on P90X. I looked at that at one point, but the pre-requisites definitely don’t allow for fat guys to start with that routine. Maybe once I get to that first plateau. Maybe.
Until Seth gets back (which I believe he said would be next week) I’ll add a new exercise each week. Maybe I should get my Wii Fit involved again. But I can’t watch BT and exercise at the same time if the Wii Fit is involved. Hmmmm.
Double Crunch Challenge: Day 5
Let me answer your question: Yes, it still hurts; but not as much as it did yesterday. That means my body just might be getting used to it. I spread out the crunches throughout the day – fifty when I wake up, fifty just before (or when I get) to work, fifty at lunch, fifty when I get home or after dinner, then fifty before I got to bed. It only really hurts once I hit the forty mark.
The greens: last night I had green beans. Leftovers went good in a salad for lunch today too. Tonight: I’m thinking spinach. Raw, in a salad. Throw some fruit in there and a light vinaigrette – that’s good eating!
Today’s question from PrimalStride:
Where do you get your power from? Are you able to survive, to thrive, and to flourish through the strength of your friendships with others? Do you have a deep religious fervor that keeps you going? Perhaps you just know, deep within yourself, that you are able to do whatever you wish?
I said in yesterday’s update that I wanted to be able to do physical activities with my family without running out of steam. I believe that drives me more than anything else. I am a Jesus follower, however, I don’t know that my relationship and belief in him would push me to get in shape; though I do like to joke every once in a while that “the Catholic Church says that gluttony is one of the deadly sins; I don’t know if it will send you to hell, but it sure will get you to heaven faster.”
Double Crunch Challenge: Update
On day 4 of the double crunch challenge: I’m hurting.
I’ve been faithfully doing my 250 crunches a day and have had very little difficulty in eating a different green vegetable each day. Friday was Green Peppers, Saturday was Broccoli and Celery (Looky! Double Dose!), Sunday was Asparagus. Today? Any suggestions?
Did I say I’m hurting? Wait… my fellow office dweller is gone for lunch. Time for 50 crunches! That’ll bring me up to 150 for the day.
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I’m back. Yes, I might be going insane when I hurt and I’m doing the very thing that makes me hurt, but hey – (cliche alert) no pain, no gain!
Today’s question posed by our PrimalStride fearless leader, Seth:
What do you look forward to most when you imagine yourself living a truly healthy lifestyle?
I see running around with my son without running out of breath after 10 minutes. I see looking forward to walking with my wife. I don’t see me better at sports, but definitely enjoying them more despite my lack of coordination.
It occurs to me that I should look at last week’s challenge (even though I had not committed to PrimalStride yet) and incorporate it into my daily routine.