Well, this was not a terrific week. I broke my streak of compliance on the No-S diet at 40 straight days. Though this is a new personal best, it would be better to now be talking about being on my 45th consecutive day. I also only ran once this week, and even then I didn’t complete a full 5K. The reason: stress over work stuff. I’m like Wally in that classic Dilbert strip:
Asok: I got the stress everyone talks about. What should I do?
Wally: Try using it as an excuse for not exercising.
Asok: So…it’s a good thing?
Wally: It made me the man I am today.
On the positive side, I didn’t missed a day of shovelglove and have continued to improve my chin-ups, dips, and bench press (3 of my 4 Hot 100 goals). On Friday, I did the following:
- Chins: -40 8/8
- Dips: -40 8/8
- Bench: 155lbs (86% BW) 8/8
In particular, my bench is shaping up very nicely, even though I am now performing it after the dips.
Finally, I also need to report a gain in weight. I’m now up to 181.6 lbs. I’m not discouraged by this number. On a week where I ate three big handfuls of Doritos on Wednesday night and barely ran, I’m pretty happy with such a small gain. I know that if I get back on the horse, I’ll be fine.
