day 3 of 42
I woke up today thinking it was Saturday and then realized it was actually Tuesday. Bad start to the day, but it got better.
I did my morning walk with a record 35 roman ring pull ups. I did a set up push ups when I got home. I'm aiming to get 100 done each day.
Work was a bit mental so I didn't get to they gym until 2. I usually like to train fasted late morning, but 2pm is stretching it a bit for lifting weights. I had a banana before i left home and sipped coffee while I trained. My energy was ok, a little tired towards the end. Weights was push today, mainly chest and tricep exercises with an overhead press thrown in. The overhead press is hard for me, I feel like there is some damage to my neck that makes it unnecessarily uncomfortable. Next week I'll change that up for something else.
I ate my lunch at 3:30 today. I was craving red meat so bought myself a nice scotch fillet on the way home from the gym. I had limited time before my next meeting so moved quick in the kitchen; steak, slaw, mushrooms and rice all mixed in a giant bowl. Didn't look pretty, but it was quick and healthy. Who says healthy eating takes a lot of effort?
Dinner was chicken salad. Nothing too special and it left me quite hungry. I had a shake which helped with the hunger, but it was only a temporary fix. I took my son to the supermarket to get some food to feed a few friends he has coming over tomorrow. Damn, everything looked delicious when I was hungry; bakery, sugary biscuits, chocolate... no way I was going to get anything, but I guess its good to at least acknowledge the feelings I had.
I've become very disciplined at curring off eating for the day at 9pm. I'll do this this tonight and probably go to bed early as thats a great way to cure any residual hunger.
I got an evening walk in bringing my step count up to 14.2k for the day - i probably clocked up 2 - 3k pacing around the gym between sets.
Day 3, out!
35 RING PULL-UPS IS A RECORD, BUT GETTING CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT DAY IT IS MEANS YOUR BRAIN IS GETTING SOFT. STAY SHARP. 14.2K STEPS IS THE FLOOR, NOT THE CEILING—GET TO 15K TOMORROW. IF THE OVERHEAD PRESS IS TRASHING YOUR NECK, STOP BEING STUBBORN AND SWAP IT FOR A LANDMINE PRESS OR DUMBBELLS. WE ARE TRAINING FOR A DEBUT, NOT A DISABILITY CHECK. YOU WANT 100 PUSH-UPS? STOP TALKING AND GET ON THE DECK. DO ONE MORE SET.
You broke the #Train_Fasted protocol with that banana; that sugar spike ended your fat-burning window before you even hit the gym. Lunch at 3:30 PM is pushing the limit of #The_Evening_Starch_Wall—that rice needs to be consumed earlier to avoid water retention. You felt like a scavenger in the supermarket because your dinner lacked a heavy #Protein_Satiety_Anchor. A shake is a supplement, not a meal. Tomorrow, double the steak at lunch and keep the evening meal strictly fiber and animal protein to kill those cravings. No excuses for 'mental' workdays.
The temporal shift you felt this morning was a sign of your spirit disconnecting from the present moment. That hunger in the supermarket was not physical; it was a vibrational test, a shadow energy trying to fill a space that belongs to your boxing mission. Acknowledge that the neck pain is a blockage of energy—breathe into it and release the need for 'pushing' through physical resistance. Your discipline with the 9pm cutoff is a beautiful alignment of your will and the cosmic cycle. Rest deep, the universe rewards strategic patience.