Monday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 36

- Rest Day -

Food Log
Meal  1 - Noon - 16 Hour Fast
Hickory Smoked Chicken Breast (6oz), 1 Heirloom tomato sliced and 2 Avocados(12oz)
Meal 2
1 GF Ribeye (8-10oz) and Cauliflower Mash with a side Salad

Friday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 33

Rest Day

Still going strong with my Paleo Challenge + Leangains Intermittent Fasting! So pleased with my results thus far.. Have seen previous strength PR's crushed at a lighter weight!! Skin fold measurements are dropping and of course my overall body weight has really dropped. In a very short amount of time I've lost nearly 15lbs. This is not the finish line for me. I have big goals and I want to see how far I can go. I'm going to stick with the current food cycle until I see dips in performance or mood and then I will evaluate and adjust accordingly (more carbs, dairy etc) I can't to hit my desired level of leanness to start experimenting with some different Food Protocols. Stay Tuned!!

Food Log
Meal 1 18-19 Hour Fast
1 Ribeye and 1/2 NY Strip (12-14oz Total) and 1 Avocado

Meal 2 - Dinner Party with Friends @ Kristen's
Apps: Shrimp Cocktail, Mixed Olives, and Pepperdew Peppers
Main: Chicken and Steak Skewers with Peppers and Onions
Side 1: Winter Veggie Roast - Turnips, Rutabaga, Yams and Parsnips Roasted in Coconut Oil
Side 2 Broccolini Roasted in Ghee
Drinks: Red Wine
Desserts (optional): Assorted Cakes, Pies etc..

- I don't mess around

Monday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 29

-Rest Day-
Felt like absolute GARBAGE all day today.. After 28 Days of clean eating, its not smart to throw in a big cheat meal of pure sugar and alcohol! Anyways.. live and learn.. I had fun while doing it!! back on the rails today mentally stronger and wiser than yesterday

Meal 1 - 20 Hour Fast
Bison Ribeye with Broccolini roasted in Ghee and an Avocado

Saturday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 27

-Rest Day-

Here is a video of yesterday's shoulder press at 160#. As you can see, this was fairly easy and I would have easily gone over 160 had my tricep not cramped up on me.. I don't think I rested my arms enough going into this.
http://youtu.be/kqxBLiIgwV0

Looking forward to crush this PR in the coming weeks!!

Food Log
Meal 1 - 16.5 Hour Fast - Noon
8-10oz Chicken Breast with and Avocado and Tomato Slices

Meal 2 -

Tuesday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 23

Rest Day

A much needed day of rest.. I might even need to take one more day off.. I had no idea how bad that heavy single leg stuff would ruin me for the next few days.. My body is very very sore today.. Did a lil longer fast today.. Wasn't hungry at Noon when I had planned to eat so I just let it go until I felt hungry. Easy. Actually listening to my body.. What a crazy idea :)

Meal 1 - 2:00pm
Grassfed Ribeye with Kale, Mustard and Collard Greens with Ghee

Meal 2 - 6:00pm
BCAA's

Saturday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 20

Rest Day

Meal 1: Veal with Avocado

Meal 2: Sausages

Meal 4: Sushi Thai Too

Thursday Training and Paleo Challenge Day 18

Rest Day

resting up for tomorrow's date with "Grace"

Meal 1 - 17 Hour Fast - NY Strip with an Avocado

Meal 2 - 6.5oz Chicken Breast with Salad and EVOO+ACV

Meal 3 - Grassfed Beef, Pepper and Onion Skewers with a side salad

Sunday Training and Paleo Challenge Food Log Day 14

Rest and Relaxation Day

Had a Great Night last night and a very relaxing day today. Great Birthday Weekend Getaway with Kristen!!

Meal 1 - 8oz NY Strip with Cucumber Salad

Meal 2 - 10oz Ribeye with and Avocado, Tomatoes and Cauliflower Mash

Rest Day Paleo Challenge Food Log Day 8

Meal 1 - 8oz Grassfed Ribeye with an avocado

Meal 2 - 5oz Baked Organic Chicken with mixed greens, olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

Meal 3 - Bacon Wrapped Scallops and a "dump truck" salad

Slept great last night after a previous night of little to almost no sleep - overstrained. With my extra day off today I'm ready to get back in the gym! Just need to make sure my training is in line with my current food Rx. Looking ahead at some of these workouts, I may need to drop in come post wod carbs!

Rest Day and Paleo Challenge Food Log Day 7

Had. Nice relaxing day today with Kristen. We basically just sat on the couch, watched football and cooked up one of the best meals I have ever had!!

We had 4 Chicken Apple Sausages, 4 Sun Dried Tomato Sausages, 2 Avocados, 2 Tomatoes, 1 Bell Pepper, 1/2 Sweet Onion, 2 Sliced Portobello Mushroom, Steamed Kale, Coollard and Mustard Greens.

Unreal!!

Might be the only meal I eat all day today.

Wednesday Training and Diet

- Rest Day -

Diet
Meal 1 (10:00am) 17 Hour Fast
7oz Bison with Collard Greens, Tomato Sauce and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Meal 2 (1:30pm)
5 Eggs with Onions

Meal 3 (6:00pm)
Tuna Steak with Asparagus and Avocado

Blocks
Protein: 19
Fat: 45
Net Carbs: 3

Thursday Training and Diet

-Complete Rest Day-

Diet
Meal 1 (9:00am) 16 Hour Fast
5 Eggs with 3oz of Bison

Meal 2 (1:00pm)
5oz Baked Halibut with Mixed Spring Greens and EVOO

Meal 3 (4:30pm)
4oz Bison and Collard Greens with and Avocado and Ginger Garlic Vinaigrette

Blocks
Protein: 18
Fat: 58
Net Carbs: 2

Friday Training and Diet

Gave a few lessons yesterday in the cold and rainy weather.. Woke up this morning feeling worse than I have in the last few days.. This is starting to get really old really fast.. I need to start getting better. My goal today is to drink lots and lots of water, rest and try to recover.. No workout or cardio today. Just some good couch time.

Meal 1 (11:00am)
5 Egg Omelet with Onions

Meal 2 (1:00pm)
Salmon with Mixed Greens and EVOO

Meal 3 (4:30pm)
Bison with Broccoli, Ginger Vinaigrette and Avocado Slices

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,568
Protein: 130g
Fat: 94g
Net Carbs: 20g

Back From the Dead

I've been on my death bed for the last 5 days or so.. Came down with a really nasty cold that sidelined me from any type of physical activity. However, it didn't seem to effect my appetite.. I ate all kinds of junk food... It's really all I wanted to eat - Peanut Butter and Jelly, Gluten Free Pizza, Ravioli's, Ice Cream, you name it and I ate it..I'm not proud of myself for letting go like that, but I did it for whatever reason and I don't want to do it again for a very long time.
I'm feeling a lot better today. I was able to get outside today and go for a little walk and soak up some sun. On my walk I came across this giant log so I flipped it end over end for about 100 yards or so.. Felt nice to move something around after being stuck in my bed for 120 hours. I will obviously play it by ear but I hope to try to get to the gym again tomorrow and move some light weight around.. at the very least, go on another walk or jog and try to get the heart rate up and break a little sweat..

Back on my regular meal plan

Meal 1 (12:30am)
5 Eggs Scrambled in Coconut Oil

Meal 2 (2:30am)
5oz Bison with Collard Greens and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Meal 3 (5:30pm)
Tuna Steak with Asparagus and Avocado Slices

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,482
Protein: 138g
Fat: 71g
Net Carbs: 18g

Wednesday Training and Diet

I was supposed to workout today but woke up feeling like absolute shit. Running a pretty good fever, no energy and have something nasty on the back of my throat. Very dizzy any time I try and sit up.. Taking it easy today. I woke up to hit the gym but ended up falling back asleep on the couch in about 5 mins. Don't really have an appetite today but I will try and eat like normal.


Diet

Meal 1 (8:30am)
5 Eggs Scrambled in Coconut Oil

Meal 2 (11:30am)
4oz Chicken with Avocado

Meal 3 (2:30pm)
4oz Chicken with Avocado

Meal 4 (4:30pm)
5oz Bison with Collard Greens and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,602
Protein: 139g
Fat: 88g
Net Carbs: 15g

Tuesday Training and Diet

- Rest Day -

Went to bed last night with wicked back pain. Spent the night stretching and trying to relax my lower back. I never take pain meds, but I could barely lay in my bed so I took 3 Advil and went right to sleep. Woke up feeling about 40 - 50% better. Its raining again today in NJ, so its a perfect day to just relax, rest and recover. May even do an ice bath later today. I also am doing some IF this morning, around 16 hours, and lots of hamstring stretching!

Diet

Meal 1 (10:30am)
5 Eggs Scrambled in Coconut Oil with some Goat's Milk Mozzarella Cheese

Meal 2 (12:30pm)
4oz Chicken with Avocado

Meal 3 (2:30pm)
Yellowfin Tuna Loin with Avocado Slices

Meal 4 (4:30pm)
5oz Bison with Collard Greens and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,580
Protein: 138g
Fat: 86g
Net Carbs: 17g

Saturday Training and Diet

- AM Fasted Cardio -
Average Heart Rate - 130bpm
Post Wod - Bcaa's and Glutamine


Meal 1 (10:00am) 16 hour fast
5 Eggs Scrambled

Meal 2 (12:00pm)
1 Can of Tuna with 2 tbsp EVOO and Spring Mixed Greens

Meal 3 (3:00pm)
4oz Chicken Breast with an Avocado

Meal 4 (6:00pm)
5oz Bison with Collard Greens and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,670
Protein: 140g
Fat: 95g
Net Carbs: 17g

Wednesday Training and Diet

- AM Fasted Cardio -
Did 20 minutes on the Bike and another 10 minutes on the StairMaster. Average Heart Rate was 115bpm. This type of light cardio will start to be thrown in way more than usual, not just on rest days. My plan is to hit my workouts in the AM and then come back after work and do a cardio session in the PM before dinner.


Meal 1 (8:30am) 18 hour fast
5 Eggs Scrambled in Coconut Oil

Meal 2 (11:00am)
1 Can of Tuna with an Avocado

Meal 3 (2:00pm)
5oz Cod with 2 tbsp EVOO and Spring Mixed Greens

Meal 4 (5:00pm)
4oz Bison with Collard Greens and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,664
Protein: 130g
Fat: 98g
Net Carbs: 16g

Sunday Training and Diet

- Rest Day/Carb Re-Load Day -

Meal 1 (AM)
Gluten Free French Toast Stix with Chocolate and Maple Syrup + 3 Egg Whites

Meal 2 (AM)
Gluten Free Oatmeal with Raisins, Honey and Whey Protein

Meal 3 (AM)
2 Slices of Gluten Free Bread and 3 Egg Whites

Meal 4 (PM)
Sweet Potato Puree and 3oz Chicken

Meal 5 (PM)
Butternut Squash Puree and 1 Can of Tuna

Meal 6 (PM)
Spaghetti Squash with Bison and Tomato Sauce

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 3,718
Protein: 160g
Fat: 41g
Net Carbs: 570g

Wednesday Training and Diet

- Rest Day -
Woke and wasn't to hungry.. Decided to grab a Venti Espresso and just do a little 16 hour fast. Yesterday I hit some big PRs for me and it felt great.. Last two days in the gym I was really focused. Each day I woke up without an alarm at like 4:30 ready to kill it.. Normally I would just close my eyes and try to grab a lil more sleep.. but I decided to run with what my body was telling me. I've been sleeping great, everything is in order - food, stress levels etc.. Really in a good place right now mentally. I can see my body making changes just in the past week. Really looking forward to three weeks from now when I'm done with this UD2 diet and see my before and after pics! Tomorrow is actually the first day of my first true UD2 cycle. With the Wedding and other things being tossed into my schedule I've had to improvise.

Diet
Meal 1 (10:00am)
5 Eggs Scrambled

Meal 2 (11:00am)
 1 Can of Wild Caught Tuna and Sardines in evoo with 1 tbsp Evoo and Baby Spring Mix

Meal 3 (12:30pm)
4oz Chicken with Avocado Slices

Meal 4 (5:00pm)
6oz Bison with Collard Greens and Garlic Ginger Vinaigrette

Macro Nutrient Breakdown based on Fitday.com
Calories: 1,873
Protein: 161g
Fat: 108g
Net Carbs: 15