The Journey, Not The Destination
Posted Today at 08:41 PM by Mikero1999
As promised, here is what happened yesterday.
I was going to run in the morning at dawn, but woke up at 5am, and after being up for a while I decided just to run at my normal time, around 9am. I knew it would be hot, but at least it would be a little less humid. Humidity was at 95% at 6am! That's pretty muggy.
So I hydrated like a madman before I hit the road. It was bright and sunny, and hot, but not killer hot. Temp was about 85%. I settled quickly into a good rhythm, and tried to take it as easy as possible. Fortuantely, I had 2 water points along my route. Go public water fountains! It was hot, and I was running at about 9:30 miles, but I felt pretty good. I really felt like a runner! Ran 8.5 miles, 1:20.
When I finished, I was craving some sushi. So I went and got some Publix sushi, and it was good! Then I had the idea to go see the Wolverine movie, so I went. I don't go to the movies very much, so I decided to cheat a little on my diet and get popcorn and soda. I did get a coke zero, and of course no butter on my popcorn. But I love popcorn and a movie, so I ate it with pleasure! BTW, that Hugh Jackman has some pretty ripped shoulders! He is pretty cut. I would be very happy if I looked like Hugh at his age. No, I actually want to be a little bigger than that!
So I get home, and have a normal meal of turkey and broccoli. My brother comes home, and wants to go to Mellow Mushroom. We go, and I decide to go ahead and blow out with a whole small pizza. It was delicious! Well, the beef topping was little burnt, but it still was good. Now, I was starting to get full after eating half, but I went ahead and finished all of it. Too much? Yes. Feeling guilty? Only a little. I need to remember that 10% is not going to make that much of a difference one way or another. And right now, I'm sporting 97%. The way I see it, that still gives me 7% for the rest of the mission, a month and a half. I know, I should try to adhere as best I can and use the 10% rule to account for unintentional losses. But from what I understand the point of this whole thing (which I include to be what I take from BFFM and RTP) is to create a lifestyle that I can sustain for life. Not a strict diet that I dream about going off of. Not a crash diet. Not a lifelong "contest" diet. A diet I can do on a constant, regular basis. And yes, that does include having a big meal every now and then. I realize this may slow my fat loss, but as long as I keep the big meals infrequently, then we are only talking about a very small amount. I am in complete agreement with Tom and Adam on reward meals, and this seems to be agreed upon in bodybuilding circles. I guess my point is: this is my diet, this is my life, this is my mission. If I want to eat big now and again, I will! Now, for this mission, and for the rules of this contest, if I do eat big, of course I will take off points. But in theory, I could lose several points a week and still get 90% overall, due to my wicked compliance in the first month.
Now, I don't want people to get the wrong idea. I am NOT recommending this for ANYBODY. This is my mission, this is my journey, and I will be the one who will have to live with the consequences. But I believe that there will not be a significant difference between getting 90% and getting 97%, at least for me, since I am already so lean. But who knows? Maybe my numbers will reflect the 7% difference, maybe not. I may never know, and it really doesn't matter. There are more important things than a few percentage points.
Now, I am not going to burn points until I get down to 90%. All I am going to do is not freak out if I skip a meal, or if I have a big meal one weekend. I will just keep on staying on track, spending the majority of time on diet. (I should mention here that my exercise is flawlessly compliant, except maybe for doing extra! The exercise is the easy part. I love working out!) This mission will end, and I am completely confident that I will have at least 90%, probably closer to 95%. And I will be shredded!
So that's where I am right now. I am really trying to find my balance, my sweet spot between hardcore and free range. I'll find it. The true experience is in the journey!
Here's me right after my run. Did I mention it was hot?
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