Happy Birthday Devon!!!

Happy Birthday Devon!!

So, I took a vacation day today since school was canceled for Hannah. The roads in our hood are totally fine but i've heard there is still a lot of ice out there. today is day two without a headache. i'm pretty excited about that. in your teens and twenties, you can shrug off a headache or even a lump, bump, rash, etc. but when you're in your early thirties, you start to realize you're not invincible. Having a headache for 2 weeks was starting to worry me. i'm not usually paranoid but i was sure was feeling it last week.

Workout:
Nothing

Diet:
1pm: 2 eggs, 3 corn tortillas, 4oz beans, 2oz cheese
4pm: 1 corn tortilla, 4oz beans, 1oz cheese
6pm: 1 large cupcake
6:30pm: 1 large burrito
6:45pm: 1 small plate of nachos
10pm: muscle milk(haven't had it at time of posting but will)

headache is gone!!!

yay!! Today, i woke up and my 2 week headache was gone. I think it really was ibuprofen detox. It was so bad last night i almost gave in to some ibuprofen. Hannah and Melissa were very supportive and reminded me to be strong and break the cycle. i'm so glad i did. i slept 12 hours both nights. wow. life is a lot better without a headache. we're snowed in but i'm thinking about getting on the bike and braving the roads to the concordia or arbor lodge new seasons. not sure which one to try. i've never taken my bike out in the snow but i think it can handle it. not sure if i can but the bike should be ok. Our fridge is completely empty. we were planning on going to the store today so i really need to try to make it.

Update: So Hannah and Melissa pointed out how bad of an idea riding my bike might be. We drove slowly to new seasons sliding all over the road the entire way. Scary drive. My co-workers at that store said they were getting pulled over by cops for not having chains. we learned that chains are required on all roads. guess we're staying put for the rest of the day. Glad we have food. also, i dont need benchmark workouts to see if our workouts actually work. I was a able to carry 5 bags of groceries and a box of juiceboxes up stairs by myself today. that was all the proof i needed that this stuff works. :)

Workout

Diet:
11:30am: Muscle Milk
1pm: 6 buckwheat & rye pancakes with butter and maple syrup
7pm: large salad with tofu and 1 artichoke
8pm: 2 cups popped popcorn
9:30pm 4 buckwheat & rye pancakes with butter and maple syrup

(Lots of comfort food today)

lazy saturday

got off the couch once to eat and am back on it. i've had a headache for 2 weeks so i'm starting to worry a little. i read that it could be ibuprofen withdrawal. i thought it was stress but i dont feel that much stress lately. strange. might see a doc soon.


diet
noon: muscle milk
3pm: 4 eggs, 1 boca fake sausage patty, 1 sprouted bread slice
3:30pm 3 pancakes with maple syrup.
6:00pm 1.5 burritos from laughing planet and 1 big oatmeal choc chip cookie
10:30pm Muscle Milk

Its the little things...

As I get older it doesn't take much to make my day. Today the scale at the gym(24hr) made my day. One of my recent goals has been to deadlift 2.5 x my bodyweight. John suggested I weigh myself after today's deadlift. I went to 24hr fitness and weighed in at 178 which made my deadlift EXACTLY 2.5. I was so excited. I think people in the gym were looking at me funny as I got excited about my weight. I don't care about my weight in general but I was super excited about my weight today! I'm glad we ran around the block today before dead lifts. I was having a real hard time waking up and that was just what I needed.

warmup
walks,run, inchworm

workout
dead lifts
1 rep max of 445lbs(2.5 X BW)

think I'm going to celebrate with a burrito today. :)

diet
11am: 1 muscle milk
2pm: 2 fish tacos, 1 cup rice, 1 cup black beans, small bag of chips
5pm: 3/4 muscle milk
6pm: 12oz Latte
6:30pm 4 pieces of sushi
8:30pm 1 piece of pizza
8:40pm Steak Sandwich and Salad from Hopworks

i'm so tired

i'm so tired i could almost cry. Had another late night at work. During a break though, i helped a friend(one of our company nutritionists) set up her home with wireless. I then installed skype so she could see her new baby niece. She broke down and started crying when she saw her niece in the live skype video. It even made Hannah and I a little teary eyed to see how happy this woman was. I wish every technical effort was that rewarding. it was pretty cool. it made up for the fact that i had to cancel tomorrow's reservation. work has been crazy busy this week. im loving it but i've been getting really tired lately. Hannah heard me telling the nutritionist about how much ibuprofen i take. Hannah came home and hid the bottle while telling me she doesn't want me taking any more drugs. i sure hope i dont get a headache. if i drink enough water, i wont get headaches. and if i get a headache, i'll treat it like a reminder to drink more water. No more ibuprofen. i quit a few weeks back but got on it again. i want my liver and gut to last a long time. i'm bummed about not working out tomorrow. :( i always enjoy thursdays.

Workout:
get out of bed at 9, get dressed fast and ride bike in cold to a 9:30 meeting

Diet:
9am: Muscle Milk
1pm: 1 donut
2pm: 1 donut
4pm: Muscle Milk
5pm: 1.5 pieces of sprouted bread
8pm: 1 bowl og split pea soup
10:30pm Muscle milk

power endurance

so i think today was what they call a power endurance workout. It was pretty hard. I cant even remember all that was in it. i've been really tired from work. i have another late night tonight. not as late as monday night though so i should still be ok for tomorrows workout. we got a puzzle at home. i forgot how fun puzzles are. ok, i better get to work. As everyone knows, i've been a horrible pacer. these long workouts have been good at forcing me to pace. I read about a guy who recently decided to go to "good form" and basically started over with all his stat recording. i think that's where i'm at with things. I expect my next round of squats and thrusters to be a lot lighter than i've been moving before(maybe not)i am a lot slower and weaker at most things but i feel like i'd rather build a good foundation and work from there. i'm very aware that i'm missing some of the cardiovascular benefit when i focus too much on form because of how slow i end up going. My thought is that if I slacked on form, i'd go a little faster but then burn out and not be able to finish. As it is now, the workouts take me twice as long as everyone but i feel like i'm getting a lot stronger with this approach. Form is what forces me to pace myself. i've heard buzz about some other folks in the gym doing the next portland marathon. i know marathons are so bad for you and are really a bad bad idea but i think it would be fun to run it again. i don't drink, smoke, or use drugs so I figure one marathon a year wouldn't be too bad. Evan and David have been swimming and its got me thinking that i want to get in the pool. i was on the swim team for so long that i burned out and became bitter towards swimming. i think its time to get back into it. finding the time is the real thing. Plus, i'm always on call and they dont yet make an underwater cell phone. :)

workout:
long one. i cant remember the details other than that there were lots of everything.



diet:
8:30 muscle milk
1:00PM muscle milk
3pm: 1 maple glazed donut
4:30pm: muscle milk
6pm: 1 piece of coffee cake
7pm: chips and guac.
11pm: muscle milk shake

i stayed up later than Todd today(i think)

i just got home from work. its 3am. at around 2am, i realized my chance of being functional for a 6:30am workout was slim. i had to saw through thick metal with a hack saw. i turned it into my workout. the technicians were impressed. i have the gym to credit. i actually pretended it was a WOD. i would saw has fast as i could for 30 seconds and then rest 15 seconds and repeat. we have some network upgrades that have to be done after hours. im so bummed that i'm missing tomorrows(today's) workout. ok, i had to drink coffee just to stay up as late as i did. time to watch dexter and try to go to sleep before the sun comes up.
diet
3am: muscle milk
11am: muscle milk
2:20pm muscle milk
4:30pm starbucks toffee bar
5pm: yellow curry with tofu and rice
8pm: pad thai noodles with tofu
10:30pm Muscle milk


workout: saw through lots of thick metal with a hack saw