Success Warrior: The Blog That Embraces ADHD

Focus

So,

I have got way too much that I want to accomplish and that means I have to cut back somewhere.  I've tried cutting back on sleep but there's only so far you can go with that.  One thing that I want to focus more on for the next little while is my training.  College starts back up again on Sunday and I have been putting in extra time at work.  I have several projects around the house that I would like to get done before summer and I would also like to read a book or two that aren't required reading.  You know, just for fun. <gasp>  It would also be fun to learn how to draw.  The least essential time-consuming thing that I do is keep this blog updated daily and that is going to have to be where the cut comes for now. 

The plan, for now, is cut back to a scheduled post once a week, probably on Fridays.  I'm sure there will be bonus posts when stuff really grabs my attention and I may throw in some Saturday videos if I run across any that I'd like to share.  With any luck, this will create the balance that I need at the moment.

I can't just quit blogging.  This medium is a perfect fit for my personality and my writing style.  It has allowed me to put my thoughts in order and make space in my brain for more exciting notions.  When taken as a whole, this blog pulls off the trick of being whimsical while being deliberate and allows me to tinker around with reality-changing ideas.  This blog has become an integral part of my journey.

It just needs to share my time better with all the other things jumping up and down yelling, "Pick me!  Pick me!"

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Success Warrior is an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life.

Have you heard of P90X? That's BeachBody. They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, TurboFire, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more. They have some of the best exercise programs on the market. These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body. They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology. Go HERE to learn the most inexpensive way to get Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs. Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer.

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of. Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there. If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link. Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Disturbing

So,

I've got my beliefs post on the backburner and I've got an idea for another post especially for the cult members dancing around in my mind taunting me and I just don't have the time tonight to get to either one. 

I'll be happy when college is over.  Almost as happy as I am that I have never had to pee in this bathroom.

Wiped Out!

 
So,

I am completely wiped out today. 

I will probably be asleep by the time you read this.

Working on Video

 
So,

I have been knocked so far out of my groove this week that I'm not even sure that I can my groove from here.

That does not sound right.

No, it doesn't.

Today, I did finally video some more martial arts moves for one of my Utah students.  It's something that I probably promised late last year but things have gotten in the way.  Now, I have done them but I need to edit them.  So instead of this blog's usual wit . . .

Hahahahahahahaha!

Shut it!

Instead of this blog's random thoughts on the world, I'm going to work on editing and uploading videos.

Have a good night.

Happy Valentine's Day

 
So much to say and absolutely no time,

So,

Happy Valentine's Day!

Christmas Shopping

 
So,

All of my blogging time was eaten up by the Christmas shopping monster, 100% of which I did online this year.

Now, About That Before Picture

So, I'm back on my computer.  How cool is that!  That means that I have access to all my files again.  Huzzah!

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First, though, let me get this off my mind. 

I rarely venture into the news stories anymore since most of the articles are either propaganda or complete bullshit put forward by incompetent news "journalists".

"Gee, SW, don't sugarcoat it.  How do you really feel?"

So, I have no idea why I ventured into the news stories yesterday.  Completely lost my brain.  I should know better and just stick with the blogs and newsletters that I trust, but I thought, "What the hell?  Let's see what's new," and then I came across this gem, which reminded me why I don't venture into the news realm.

Adding Fish Oil to Low Fat/High Carb Diet May Improve Cholesterol

The title was a dead give-away but I thought I would just go check it out in case my assumption was wrong.  It wasn't.  I'm not going to bore you with the whole article but I'm going to just cut right to this beautiful nugget:

"At the study's start, all participants had similar post-meal blood fat responses. But by the end of the three-month trial, those on the high-fat/monounsaturated fat-rich diet or the low-fat, high complex carbohydrate diet with fish oil had better responses."

So, you could eat a healthy diet, which includes fats and no grains and be fine or you can eat the shitty diet that the doctors recommend which will actually make you sick and then to fix that, you can supplement said shitty diet with fat to make up for the low fat part that the ass-hat doctors have you on.  

Do you think that with all the PHDs scattered amongst the researchers that they even remotely get the irony of adding fat to a low fat diet so that people can be healthier?

If they ever figure that part out and then take their patients off of grain, they are going to be absolutely amazed.  Here's the headline for the miracle that will happen when these people no longer have Type II Diabetes:

Adding Fish Oil and Eliminating Grains from a Low Fat/High Carb Diet May Reverse Diabetes

Jeezus!

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 Alrighty then, let's do a quick recap.

I'm changing lots of things over the next 11 weeks as far as my fitness goes and decided to take a before picture just out of curiosity. 

How quick was that?  Look back a couple of posts if you want the long version.

Here's the pic (Sorry about the full-frontal nudity):

 
Have you ever noticed how pale people are in their before pictures?  Then in the after picture, they are tanned, shaved, have their hair combed, their teeth brushed, and new shorts on.  It really makes for a striking before/after scene.  I can't promise the same results.

 
I'm already tan, my teeth are brushed, and I'm not going to shave my chest for an after photo.  It's true that I haven't combed my hair for this before photo and that I will likely have to comb my hair for the after. 

I really don't know what's going to happen over the next couple of months and I suppose that it's quite possible that my after picture will look very much like this one.  If that's the case, I'll wear different shorts to show that they are different.

I did another fairly easy workout today.  I'm still on Recovery Month so I haven't been pushing hard.  I am going to start the loping part of the plan on Wednesday and I'm going to play disk golf on Thursday (both in my VFFs, of course).

I'm still doing the low carb thing until Friday night when I'll switch to a Paleo + Dairy type of diet.  I don't really do much dairy but I throw cheese on some things.  I read an interesting article today (that I have lost or I would share it with you) that stated that Paleo diet is probably best for health but Paleo + Dairy is probably better for strength training.  I still don't think I'm adding enough dairy to make it worthwhile.  How much cheese is on a taco?

By "taco," I mean, "Mexican Lettuce Wrap."

That's what I'm having for dinner tonight, as a matter of fact.

I read a blog post (and this one I could find to share with you) about beginning a new fitness program.  Tara is a been there, done that, bought a smaller t-shirt person who has so much compassion for people starting out that it is palpable.  If you are just starting a fitness program or are thinking about starting a fitness program, read that blog post then head over to her blog to see how someone loses 80 pounds (and counting).  Right now, my favorites posts that she has done are "I am an athlete" and the one about the hoodies.  Great reading.

I can't tell you how much I'm ready to get started on my 10 week plan.  In reality, I suppose I have started an 11 week plan but I won't feel like I have really started until I'm following the resistance part of the program.  One week from today though so it's getting close. 

Next week, I am starting an extra karate session too.  Sheesh!

It should be an interesting 10 weeks.

Stay tuned.

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Follow me on Twitter to get updates on when new posts show up on this blog (plus get random thoughts on the life of Success Warrior) and feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

Success Warrior is an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, TurboFire, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.  Go HERE to learn the most inexpensive way to get Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Getting Ready to Get Back to Fitness Posts

Alrighty then, it is my intention (and since I've had so many intentions before and reserved my place in hell with a private parking spot, adding more intentions certainly can't hurt) to start blogging about fitness next week.  I have to get through this weekend and time for the last couple of days seems to slipping right through my fingers plus the doctor has added a writing assignment for me, which has taken more time that I thought it would.  It's a pain log and I feel that as I'm starting out, I need to be very clear about things and go into good detail but as time goes on, it should be easier to update.

I want to add two other disclaimers here before I head off to watch The Wild Things with Trey.

First, I am under doctor's orders to go with light weights and high reps so that's what my plan looks like.  I'm doing lots of reps with very little weight (5 and 10 pound dumbbells).  For those of you that are following along at home though, you can alter things by adding weight and lowering the reps.  Almost everything that I'm doing this month is designed to make me sweat.  I promised my class that I would make them sweat for the next couple of months so there are lots of combined movements.  When we are working shoulders, we are working quads too so that the whole body involved.  When we are working the back, we are working the hamstrings at the same time so the entire back of the body is getting a workout.  The whole cardio aspect of the workouts has been bumped up a notch.  A couple of the workouts leave us completely breathless.  We take 90 to 120 seconds to catch our breath and then we do another circuit.  If you do it the way we are doing it (ahem, Lena), it's much more of a toning workout than a muscle building workout.

Second, I'll post my food journal again for those that are interested but be warned that I really don't care what I eat right now.  I've lost about 12 pounds since I hurt my neck because I don't eat enough and I have taken that as free rein to eat anything I want. 

For instance, have you ever heard of Ben & Jerry's Phish Food?  Now, I'm not an ice cream person, probably indulging a couple of times a year if we are doing something fun like vacation or a baseball game.  However, this is a yummy bit of gooeyness and over the last couple of months, I've eaten a couple of these little phishy, caramely, marshmallowy, goodness. 

That said, I have been trying to eat better because I have come to the conclusion that if I'm not going to eat very much, what I do eat should probably be somewhat nutritious.  The exact opposite of my original "free rein" thinking.  Surviving on Phish Food and Kettle Chips probably isn't the most healthy thing to do.  It's not all about weight.  In fact, as this blog has gone on, it has nothing to do with weight.  It's about health and the weight will follow.

Now, flip back one more time as I tell you that it is a challenge.  The pain or the meds or both have changed my cravings, desires, and portions over the last couple of months and every day brings with it a new challenge to fuel my body in a productive way.  There is a good chance that this food log is not going to be pretty and I'm not going to spruce it up or leave things out to make it look better for this blog.  Yeah, I try to teach people to eat right and exercise but I'm not going to fudge my blog to make me look better (even if the fudge comes in litte fish shapes). 

So, there you have it.  That's what's coming next week and I'll also start making my videos.  You get to see just how light the weights are but it will show you the exercises and you can modify the weight and reps to suit your purposes.

Now, I'm off with a change of plans.  It turns out that Trey has chosen board games for our family time.  Time for me to go kick everyone's ass at Sorry!

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I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.  Go HEREto learn the most inexpensive way to get Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

Hello? Blog?

I'm calling in sick to my blog today.

 

Make sure you give your feedback on yesterday's post.  The assignment has to be submitted today.

You Have to Be Kidding Me!

So,

I just spend over 30 minutes typing up today's post about health and fitness and when I hit save, it wiped it all out and now it's gone and I don't know if I'm up to typing it all up again.