Blam!! I'm Back Up and Running!

Day 51 / 90
Phase 2 , Week 8 , Routine 3
Kempo X
Weight: 255 lbs     -     Loss: 43 lbs
%Loss: 14.4 %     -     Rate: 0.282 %

I picked up a new DVD player last night, and before I went to bed, I tested it to make sure that I would not have any issues this morning. Today was the first time that I have done Kempo X at my gym at work, which went well except I got a late start again this morning(at gym at 4:40am) so I had an audience for the last 40 minutes of the routine. Oh well, think of it as a Karate demonstration. I don’t think that they were were very entertained, though, they prefer to watch CNN while they exercise. There is more room at the gym, so I didn't have to worry about kicking things, like I have to at home. I have been doing all of the 100+ vertical punches for a while now, but I noticed something today that made them more challenging. Toward the end, as the speed gets up there, it it easy to just bend you elbow for the punches(not really bringing each fist all the way back), but it is much harder to bring your fist all the way back to your ribs with your elbows behind you. Yesterday, I never did get to doing Core Synergistics, and I thought that I might actually have a chance when I left work early, at 1:00pm. My wife as recently discovered CraigsList, and she called me home so that we could hurry over to a house that was selling some furniture. They were offering all the furniture in the 2 bedroom house including appliances for $500. We rented a U-Haul and filled it with all kinds of stuff: 2 Queen Beds(Head board, frame, box spring, Serta mattress) with matching side tables, and 3 four drawer dressers(heavy), new refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, couch w/ pull-out bed, table, chairs, lamps, TV, etc... It took an hour and a half to load it(mostly by myself), then I got a short break before I had to unload it at home, so I could take the U-haul back. About half of the stuff came from the second floor of the house, including 2 of the heavy dressers. Thankfully the appliances were on the first floor. I did not get the U-haul back until 8:30pm. I am pretty sure that I made up for missing Core Synergistics, though I predominately worked my legs and back, and not my core(though I am sure the core got some work, and by Tony's definition, moving furniture is synergistic.) The proof is in the results on the scale this morning when I blew past my 40lbs loss milestone. That was a mind blowing moment. I felt like I was slimmer this morning when I woke up, but as long as this streak of slow to no loss has been, I wasn't expecting anything.

Diet:

• Turkey & Ham with Cheese Lean Pocket - 260 cal.
• Quaker Oats Weight Control Cinnamon Oatmeal - 160 cal.
• Nature Valley Roasted Nut Crunch Peanut Crunch - 190 cal.
• Green Apple - 85 cal.
• Campbell's Creamy Tomato Soup - 320 cal.
• Smart Ones Tuna Noodle Gratin - 250 cal.
• Wheat Thins 100% Whole Grain - 140 cal.
• Dole Classic Romaine Salad w/ Kraft Light House Italian - 75 cal.
• Half Chicken Sandwich on Stone Ground Wheat Bread - 100 cal.

Total: 1580 cal.