Project Geek Chic

It’s been a while. And I’ve done some damage. Not going to lie, I’m embarrassed and I bit angry with myself.  I’m back up to 168-171. This is not acceptable. I am not doing the drastic detox again (at least not right now), but I need to make some immediate changes. Also going on vacation for the next two weeks which can be deadly.

Here are my thoughts:

1. Heavily restricted diet. Mostly raw, avoid processed food. Avoid late night eating. Up water intake.

2. Work out - 1 hour a day mandatory. An additional 30-60 minutes walking/cardio.

When we return, I will purchase the bike I keep talking about and begin biking to work 3 days a week.

If nothing else, this post is a stake in the ground to get me back reporting progress, and staying honest.

See ya’ll tomorrow.

Thursday of my first “workout” week.

Here is my progress so far. I will not be tracking weight or inches until I accomplish this for 14 days (that’s my habit forming timeframe).

Monday - Exercise Bands, Abs

Tuesday - Exercise Bands, Abs - Purchased Nike+ shoes

Wednesday - 15 min walk (per Nike+ coach), Abs

Thursday - 5 min walk, 1 min run, 5 min walk, 1 min run, 5 min walk - repeate 2x, Abs

Scheduled for Friday - Exercise bands (Was going to do tonight, but walked too long), abs.

So far, so good. Fitness week on is shaping up to be a success.

I will be doing another detox, but not right now. I’m going to layer in working out and cardo this next two weeks, then re-evaluate progress.

I will continue blogging.

Back on the juice. I love that it sounds like I’m on steroids for some reason. Makes me chuckle.

I ended the juice detox at 154. I immediately floated to 156-159. I expected this.  Last week I decided I that I wanted to do another kick start to move the scale down just a bit. The other deciding factor was I was beginning to feel sluggish, and I was starting down the road of bad food choices once again. I’m level setting over the next two weeks (only two weeks this time), and then proceeding on to managed diet and more exercise.

Per plan - water fast today, add in juice tomorrow. I’m in the market for a commuter bike, so I need recommendations. I have a 2 mile route to my office, and I want to start using it to exercise.

I will do weight/measurement check in this evening. Once these two weeks are up, I will be blogging more. I need this to keep me honest.

Oddly enough, it doesn’t even begin to describe it. I have shied away from this safe space for nine days, and I don’t have a good reason. I don’t want to say I burnt out a bit, but I am definitely feeling a bit crispy around the edges. Maintaing a writing pace was easy when I had “OMG I lost 15lbs!” Every other day, and now I’m into a normal rut.

To catch everyone up, after the detox, I did raw food for 14 days. This was not just salads, but raw “dishes”. Pasta made from Zucchini. Best chili I’ve every had in Romain lettuce leaves. “Chocolate” balls made from dates, raisins, and Carob. All very good.

During this process I have maintained between 154-158 (in the morning). Today after work I weighted myself (at a different time, after dinner) and I’m at 161. Immediately I panic. “All that work for nothing.” “I can’t gain more weight.” “Run away!”

By writing again, I’m attempting to allow cooler heads, or at least cooler versions of me, reflect on the fact that some fluctuation is normal, and to stop worrying so much. I need to up my activity (a theme from past entries, no past life), and finally buy that damnable bicycle.

This week. I will buy the bike this week.

Here’s hoping 158 tomorrow - at least I’ll be back in my range.

This is a process, and I’m at step 1.

The full blog is going to take a while, and I didn’t want to abandon any form of writing. Therefore, after a week break, I am back. Time Lord Victorious.

Interesting point of the journey. I have been eating Raw Foods for the last week, and while incredibly yummy, weight loss has halted, understandably. I am now fluctuating between 154-157 lbs. I am trying not to get frustrated, and also trying not to convince myself I’m getting fat. I have been overweight for almost a decade, and I still can’t believe I’ve lost the weight I have. I don’t know about anyone else, but I never thought I looked fat until I saw pictures. In the mirror, I saw who and what I wanted to see. Almost the “residual self image” from The Matrix. I keep going back to my before and after picture to remind myself that an incredible change has happened, and is continuing to happen. If I have a piece of advice to people setting out on this journey it is this. Take photos, write in a journal, share your experience. You will be grateful when you are done.

The overall plan is 135-140 on 10/12/2010 - my 32 birthday. I will be in the best shape of my adult life. Actually, life period.  I do seriously believe I have launched Michael Sean Becker 2.0. Man I’m geeky.

I owe a lot of people responses to questions and comments that have been emailed to me, messaged on Facebook, and sent via Twitter. I will get replies out this week. I am going to begin to blog generally again about the things I care about, namely tech, the media, and how they cross.

Till next time.

I’m working on getting the blog moved to its permeant home (same address but either WordPress or Drupal). This should be before weeks end.

The reaction to my transformation has been incredibly positive. It’s so overwhelming to see people’s reaction to my hard work. Very gratifying.

Back on solid foods, and so far so good.. Tonight Erisa made a raw food pasta (zucchini strands) and the best tomato sauce with sun dried tomatoes. So good I can’t stand it. I’ll get the recipe and post it here tomorrow.