schedule | Project Bulk

Day 329 - front

Weight: 139.0 lbs.
Workout C: 26 minutes, 50 seconds; next: Workout C, July 29
Total inches: 124.5
Protein: 185g (54g over target)
Calories: 2,351

For the first time in nearly 11 months, I missed a workout.

The streak is dead.

I knew it was likely to happen this week, the busiest week for me this year. I was in the throes of putting on a business conference, so I knew something would likely give. Even now late at night, I’m trying to catch up on protein and calories missed earlier in the week.

That isn’t to say I didn’t get exercise running around a convention facility keeping things moving along, but clearly it’s not the same.

Usually, my schedule is flexible enough to allow a day or two of leeway in working out. But I had to let this one go, with just having two workouts this week instead of the usual three.

Fortunately, I was able to slip right back into my routine. I could make up for a missed workout, but that defeats the purpose of doing the minimum. I can however eat my way back to 140 pounds.

At least I made it almost a year in my workout schedule.

Day 329 - side

Day 9

Weight: 123.0 lbs.
No workout today
Total inches: 116.6
Protein: 145 g (27 g over target)

I wouldn’t begin to know the temptations that dieters face every day.

The only temptations I face are working out more and eating more. Just to see if I can move the numbers a little faster.

With blogging, more can often be better. More posts, more topics, more SEO traction, more traffic.

With adding muscles, I’m taking the steady route. For me, that means sticking to a strict exercise schedule, though it feels infrequent.

And that also means eating more than I normally do. “Eat like it’s your job,” advises “The 4-Hour Body” [Amazon | iTunes aff. links]. It hasn’t reached gut-busting proportions yet, but anything more than normal feels like a lot to a light eater such as myself.

The temptations I have aren’t huge, but they are present. I wonder if they’ll deepen as this experiment goes further.