Like a Flash

Monday was a full on flat out day which went like a flash. I got just about everything I scheduled done and more. Topped that off by having a successful Oztag game then backed up for a solid gym session. Then did the study I had planned and then went to sleep without TV. It just kept going Up and Up. Diet was near perfect too. I was too busy to calculate my calories for the day but simply the threat of the "Count" kept me in stead. Another reward I am attaching to my weight-loss particularly is contributing $1.00 to a fund to get my first tattoo which I have promised myself for years as soon as I get fit. I am finding that I need to saturate this weight loss journey with rewards, goals and restraints to allow me to travel successfully. I find that what really motivates me one week will not have the same power the next week so this saturation method is required.

Today has so far been a diet success, Uni success and general mood success. My scheduled work has suffered at the hands of higher priority jobs, so while I haven't ticked off many jobs I had planned I still got a decent amount done. Now it is home to study then back out for a gym session. Alpha and Out!

FOOD DIARY - B= 2 slice wholemeal bread with jam, banana; S= tea with milk; L= 4 dinner rolls, serve cheese, bowl of lettuce, mushroom, 1/2 tomato; S= banana, coffee with milk and 1 sugar; D= 3 sausages, lrg serve mashed potato, lrg serve mixed veges, tomato sauce; Xtr= gum x 2, 4 lollies

EXERCISE DIARY - 30 min Oztag; Gym (3 sets of 5 min interval treadmill, 20 push-ups, 20 sit-ups; 20min warm up and cool down)

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He'ssss Baacckkkk.....

Yes, the Count has returned! The calorie count that is. On the second or third real venture out of the station of Awkward I believe I need the strict guidelines and support that calorie counting has given me before. While I don't like the stigma attached with "calorie counting" just simply having a quantitative measure of what and how much your eating is what I desire. I seem to get in a highly empowered and positive state when I get stuck into raw stats. Whether it is how many marks I get to get a 7 at university, how many items I need to finalise an account or how many calories I need to consume/burn to lose weight. For people who love to eat and also have the unfortunate habit of comfort feeding, as I do, the visual representation of exactly how much food you are consuming, in the form of calories is quite helpful.

First day of "leaving the Station" and already slept in and missed my dog walk and 15 min work-out session. No biggie though as I was up late at the gym and I will probably take some time to get used to the schedule I am after. Since this morning my diet has been near perfect and I have followed my schedule precisely. Alpha and Out

Re-Greasing the Wheels...

...in preparation for another journey of the Alpha train to begin. After a mid-week capitulation last week follwed by a late week refocus and re-empowering, things are slowly falling into place in my mental state. I am spending Sunday afternoon to prepare thoroughly for next week, I have gotten my last crappy food day for awhile, I am slowly fortifying my iron hard will to force me to do what I plan despite how I hear and am refocusing and strengthening my goals.

You know things are on the up when you wake up at 4:30am on a Saturday morning and get out of bed. Not just get out of bed but out of bed in a good mood and then take the doc for an hour long walk. I then decided to have a bit of R & R to make sure the wounds of last week have fully healed.

After a sluggish start this morning, I have slowly gained momentum and am now in a positive and productive mood ready for a massive week. Alpha and Out!

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And...Here...We...Go...

Another week, another set back, another solution, another comeback. My mental patience with work broke early this week, leaving me depressed, deflated and dejected. The result was little to no work done this week, the whole of Wednesday in bed watching TV and the comfort eating. However out of that doom 'n' gloom on the last working day of the week some clarity and some help.

With work finally getting some help I feel on the verge of another big push towards the Alpha domain. Simple clarity has almost immediately renergised and re-empowered me. But with Great power, comes Great responsibility. So I have chosen today to rework my blog so it can become a place of learning and Inspiration and fulfill my Responsibility to track my emergence. The biggest change apart from the colour scheme is the inclusion of my daily tips rather then including them in my blog posts as I think just reading through the tips would be great.

I am pumped and ready to put my bum up, head down and smash my way to the Alpha personality I am deep inside. Alpha and Out!

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Ain't Got No Fuel

Both in the literal physical sense and also the mental motivational sense. The past two days I have got next to nothing done at work and surprise, surprise my diet on the past two days has been hopeless. Yesterday involved nothing substantial from 730am to 400pm while today was worse still not eating until 230pm. Looking back over the past couple of months the days where I have had the least motivation, drive and energy have been days when I skipped meals. Notice I said skipped meals, usually unintentionally, rather than when I was restricting my caloric intake but spacing it out over 5-6 meals. My eating patterns at the moment is pretty much the worst type of pattern, long breaks between meals which leads to having massive meals at the start or end of the day.

On a more positive note, although I didn't do any work what so ever yesterday I managed to re-group that night and actually stuck to my study plan which left me in a positive end to the day. However by sun up all positivity was gone and replaced by a dead hunger and tired and lethargic behaviour. Tomorrow is another day, Alpha and Out!

Yesterday's Tip: Never resort, when possible, to meal "skipping" as this often leads to overeating to compensate as well as inhibiting metabolism and increase energy storage and therefore increased fat.

FOOD DIARY- B= apple;S= 6 vita wheats; L= 2 vita wheat; S= 3 slice cheese, 3 rice cakes, 5 biscuits, 7 lollies, 1/2 glass milk; D= pork chops, mashed potato, carrot; S= 4 pieces of liquorice; Xtr= tea

EXERCISE DIARY - 30 min Oztag

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6 Days to Live

Tracking my behaviour in the "Behaviour Box" has forced to me to realise exactly how much TV consumes my life. This past week I have spent over 28 hours in front of the idiot box keeping in mind I was trying to reduce my hours. This potentially means that in past weeks I have been eclipsing 30 hours maybe even pushing 40 hours. I feel empowered over this issue now, I think I needed the shock of just how much time I was wasting. In some ways it is no wonder why I have been struggling with some departments such as exercising, studying and at work - I only am effectively living in a 6 day week, a 26-27 day month and a 313 day year.

Having said the disruption of the TV, I still managed to get a lot done this weekend including reading, studying and planning for the week. For the only the second time this semester I am prepared for the Multi choice quiz before the day of the test. My diet today wasn't great but in terms of having several meals a day I am suceeding over the past couple of days.

The detailed and specific planning of the week, allowing for time slots and being able to tick off goals for the day led to a very productive work week. However the same planning was not so successful at home obviously due to the amount of TV being watched but also my pattern over the past couple 0f months, my emotional state and my physical state. This week I will try to rectify the issue at home while maintaining the productivity at work. Alpha and Out!

24 Hour Pitstop

After making some great headway the past week, a night of interuppted and little sleep forced me to make a pitstop. I was tired, had had a productive week but also quite stressful and things became a bit too much for me. I slept in, even though I was required at work early before Uni. On a positive not though, on a day like this in the past I wouldv'e skipped Uni as I had things to do. But todays Alpha is much stronger and I managed to attend a pretty good lecture. Even no money for parkin didn't stop me, I risked a fine for an hours parking while attending the lecture (Don't tell anyone). On returning from Uni I knew it was going to be one of those days and instead of wasting my time I decided to turn it in early and go home, to return on the weekend to make up for it.

This would've worked nicely however another pitstop at a supermarket meant some junk food, spending money and probably stopping me further. After a restfull day remaining Friday and Saturday morning I definately do feel refreshed, re-empowered and ready to keep on truckin'. The reading of a book on success by Tony Robbins made this lazy Saturday not a complete waste and has given me some great pointers to elaborate on at the right time. Back on track!