#thewaronfat

I've been bad making regular updates here. but here we go.

It was a busy week last week. As of Saturday (Aug 25th) I finished the first 2 weeks of my shortcut to size program. I am glad to report that things are going more or less smoothly. Don't get wrong, this doesn't mean the program is easy, on the contrary its been kicking my ass hardcore. What i mean is that i've have stuck with the program and there has not been any delays. 

It is still early in the process, but i can already see changes starting to manifest. I did a measurement assessment and realized i went from 24% body fat down to 21% body fat and my waist went from 44in down to 38in. In weight ive gone down from 212lbs to 197lbs, however im not as focused on weight as i am on Body fat. To me these changes are significant and clear indication that my current regiment IS working. I plan to measure myself every two week and that way keep track of how things are progressing. The calculation of body fat was somehow rocky so i want to measure, over time, how it moves along. 

I also need to watch my mood and general emotions. They say working out is supposed to improve your mood, but lately ive been having periods of what i call "Momentary Deep Depression". Basically i just start comparing my self to others and just fill my head with thoughts of "You'll never accomplish your goal", "You'll never look like that", etc, etc. Its hard to fight but i do my best to keep it at bay. In some respects i believe this to be part of my old brain programming, that voice that kept holding me down for so long. Trying last ditch efforts to stop me from moving forward. Am i Crazy? perhaps...but that single thought helps me move forward.

How fast can you complete three rounds of this equipment-free drill? Your goal: 3:37

All too often when we start a new work out regimen, we are told that we must push forward no matter what. That we need to get up and dragged our asses to the gym in order to make progress. 

While I agree that we must push ourselves HARD in order to succeed (This is a War after all) I would also agree that taking a proper rest day is KEY to your continued progress.

The reason im talking about this is because ever since i started my new work out program (Shortcut to Size), I've been more tired than usual. Last night was a case where I was falling asleep driving home from work. I thought It would be a good idea to take a nap before hitting the gym for day 4 of the regimen and that all would be fine. Well, i was wrong. I over napped and when i woke up (10pm) I was still feeling very tired. My mind immediately thought "Lets skip the gym tonight" and this was immediately followed by a strong guilty feeling and a scream of "NO!! YOU MUST PUSH FORWARD YOU LAZY BUM!!!".  it was then that i decided to take a step back and just logically think about the situation.

My logical conclusion was to just take a full rest day and move my "day 4" workout program to Friday night, and Friday night's to Saturday night. Basically a shift. This compromise, as long as i follow through, is a good compromise. 

The lesson is to learn to listen to my body and have a secondary plan of attack when it comes to juggling my workouts around. DO NOT PANIC and dont let frustration take over. In my opinion, that is when you really compromise your success.