- Every day when I drink my protein powder, I used to have it in a glass of water. Recently I have been having it in a small (160ml) jar of soy milk. The high powder-to-liquid ratio makes the drink the viscosity of olive oil; thick and delicious cocoa delight.
- I put raisins in my salad.
- Sometimes I grill veggies in a non-stick frying pan, and use about a half-teaspoon of olive oil anyway.
- Every morning I am pretty sure my bagel half is over the carb allocation. I don't measure and I don't care because if I become the kind of guy who obsesses over a few grams of bagel enough to bring out the knife and trim it down, I have utterly failed PCP and become a nutri-nazi.
- Pull-ups.
- Ham on occasion.
- If there is a slice or two of apple left over after rationing my daily fruit snacks...I eat them.
- I typically sleep less than six hours a night. I get up at 5:30 and do my jumps and 8MA, and sometimes (like today) I knock out the whole workout, before breakfast. And I feel better and more energetic than I ever have before.
- Sometimes I do the squats and sit-ups straight through, instead of in X sets of Y reps.
- I also do the jumping straight through: I set the timer for Z minutes (X sets * Y minutes), turn on the morning news on TV, clip the little piggy timer to my waistband, and get jumpin'.
- I often buy hard-boiled eggs at the convenience store on the way to work, even though they boil them in salt-water. I am eating so many egg-whites these days I really cannot keep up boiling them at home.
- I use some mayo in my paprika-and-tuna-and-tomato. See comment about bagel above.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, here are a few things I am probably doing too much of:
- I sometimes jump two or three times a day...just because I want to.
- I do alot of ab work: 8MA every morning, no matter what. It is silly because the 6-pack is a 99% narcissistic ego muscle. But at least I can admit that!
- Even if I have already done my daily workout, I will go to the dojo or the gym just to DO something before having lunch. Often that ends up being sit-ups and pull-ups and push-ups.
Sounds like it's time to introduce you to some new ab exercises. Take no pride in doing 100 reps of anything, that just means you've maxed out the effectiveness of that exercise!
ReplyDeletei love your list - I have been thinking about that, my biggy is I have fruit yogurt about half the time. I know - I am a criminal.
ReplyDeleteAlso - sometimes I get tired of peeling and eat the entire hard boiled egg. I use some olive oil as well.
I have gotten much more specific since I got the digital scale.
Also I often take more rest that required during the work out.
WOW this is better than confession or a 5th step
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Dude NO MAYO if you want to see those abs pop. COME ON!
ReplyDeleteActually I only used the mayo once. Tuna+tomato+paprika+cumin is the way to go!
ReplyDeleteI do however need some alternatives to balsamico for salad dressing...
Ren—I find avocado a good sub for mayo and salad dressing. Chopped up, it satisfies that need for fattiness on top of a salad, and if you get a really ripe one, it's perfect for spreading on bread or mixing up with tuna, eggs, etc.
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