Insanity: Day 59 – Max Interval Circuit
Today was a monumental day of exercise for me. Even though I'm still fighting a bug in my system, I got closer to completing all routines in a Max program than I have ever been before. I worked harder than I have worked since I started the program, sweated more than I've sweated in any program and actually completed some of the 45 second quadriceps based jumping exercise segments for the first time ever. It was quite an accomplishment for me to say the least.
As has been the case lately, I was able to blow through the warm ups. I was even able to complete the first of the three segments in the first circuit, which I thought was pretty neat. From there it began to get really challenging but I was able to get back into the swing of things quickly every time I stopped to rest. I love that I am progressing as much as I am in this thing, and I love that I can push myself through my own limits even now, at this stage of the game.
This excitement, and the sheer number of web site hits I am getting from searches that people are performing on Insanity, is leading me toward the launch of a new web site. I am not going to go into great detail just yet, but I have an idea for something very helpful to anyone that is either thinking about getting started or is in the process of their Insanity Journey. If I do decide to launch it, it will be very informational, hopefully motivational and somewhat instructional. We'll have to see if this is something that I am indeed intended to do.
But before I get into all that I need to make sure I finish my own Insanity journey. Which I will be doing this Sunday. The last day of the program, the fifth and final Fit Test, is this Sunday. And it is this Sunday that I am planning on launching myself into another round of it. If I hit my preliminary weight goal of 250 pounds by Saturday that will leave only 30 pounds to go to hit my overall weight goal of 220 pounds. Which I know I can do.
So until tomorrow, when I push through yet another set of limits toward my 250 pound goal, I dare you to dig deeper and look for your own limits so you can blast through them, destroying them forever as you push onward toward a more healthy, fit you.
My Diet for May 11, 2010
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Today was as good a day of dieting as I could have asked for. Three meals across the board, all nutritionally balanced and within my ranges of nutrients for the day.
Breakfast was a little bigger than I usually go, but I wasn't feeling well when I woke up and felt eating more would help with that. So I put together two egg tacos and complimented it with a toasted thin bun with some no sodium peanut butter.
Lunch was supposed to be shredded wheat cereal and peanut butter and banana sandwiches, but the milk I bought at 7-11 was sour so I ended up having the peanut butter and banana sandwiches with a single serving of dry shredded wheat.
Dinner was simple... chicken breast and steamed veggies. And though I only ate one chicken breast, I was oddly full after my dinner.
That's it. No snacking, no sweets... nothing but three squares for the day. And a whole lot of good nutrition.
My Diet
| Food | Calories | Fat (g) | Sodium (mg) | Sugar (g) | Fiber (g) | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast - Egg tacos and peanut butter sandwich | ||||||
| Coffee w/2 Tbsp Half and Half | 40 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 Corn tortillas | 220 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 Eggs | 140 | 10 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1 Harvest Grain Thin bun | 100 | 1.5 | 160 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Tbsp Peanut butter | 190 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Lunch - Peanut Butter sandwiches and fruit | ||||||
| 2 Harvest Grain Thin buns | 200 | 3 | 320 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 Tbsp Peanut butter | 380 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 1 Banana | 120 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Servings Sunny Select Shredded Wheat | 170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Dinner - Chicken breast and vegetables | ||||||
| ½ Chicken breast | 150 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 Servings Steam Fresh mixed vegetables | 140 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | ||||||
| TOTALS | 1850 | 74.5 | 766 | 42 | 39 | 91 |
