Day 84 and DONE!!!

I succeed in completing Muscle. It wasn't pretty but it is done. Now it is back to losing the fat and slimming down.

Here is a quick video of my journey:

A week away and some hard studying and then back at it!

Nuff said!

Todd

The Waiting Game

Sitting in the Chicago airport...watching the NFL Draft. Mindless work and waiting!

I will be home very late, more like early.

No work out today. Taking it as my rest day. Yesterdays "workout" made me sore! Unbelievable how running in sand and stuff works more muscles!

No pic tonight

Till tomorrow!

Todd

Day 80 beach bodies

This is what I posted on the SS today and didn't want to re-write everything!

Hope you are all having a great week! I am and will continue to do so.

Hoping I can get tickets for my B-day in Nov for a Vikings game...they play Green Bay on that day. Would be awesome to see it again!

Previous post:

So as some of you know, I am at a meeting this week. As part of the "team building" we did an obstacle course this eve.

I must say that a year ago I would have died. In fact it looked as though some might after we were done.

I was on a team of 10, (as was everyone else) and the last to complete the final leg of one of the obstacles due to where we lined up....but I was the first of our team to cross the finish line after the obstacles were completed. What I am saying is that from a sitting position in the sand I beat the rest of my team to the line....not bad from a former fat dude.

It is much better being in shape, even if I haven't lost all the fat. Cardiovascularly, I feel like I could do anything (except run long distances)

This is progress!

as for the rest of the day. Food right on!

Workout I just described (sort of)

Day 79 - tasting the end!

5 more days! So close!

I was good last night! Was even better today!

Had a great HIIT on the elliptical (30 minutes)

Still have dinner to go to tonight but I will be fine there. Mind is already made up on the food! Drink! and desert!

Clean food! Water and NO desert!

I made the commitment to myself that I was going to lose weight on this trip not gain!

I am sticking to that commitment.

All is well in the land of Todd!

Travel day

I was up before the birds today (4:00am) I programed myself to wake before the alarm. This was to keep harmony in the house. (at least try)

HAd good flights, No ash, No delays, no screaming babies.

Got to Florida, Juniper Beach area, right out side of West Palm Beach. Nice area!

This is the view from my rooms terrace

Not too bad. I am typing this sitting in from of the open door. Nice temps, not to humid!

Got to the Hotel and unpacked, Dressed for the gym and went strait there. As PLANNED!

Food was great today. No drinks tonight, even though I think they will be a flowwwwwing!

One week left and I am ending this one on a great note. Stick to the plan.

As for the rest of the week. I am not sure if blogging is going to be an issue. Haven't really looked over the schedule.

I will make the best of it though!

Later dudes!

Todd

Sunday Not Rest Day

Did a Muscle A workout today after church. I was the only one at the gym. It was a nice day today so the everyone must have been outside.

This allowed me to grunt and groan as much as I wanted. Beat some lifting records from the previous week. Legs seem to be recovering so much faster than the rest of me. It is so cool to see the amount of weight I can move with my legs. I truly think if I could have started Muscle after being 20% BF or less I would have seen much better results. I am NOT saying I have not seen results as of now because I have. I just wish I could see the muscle that I have put on under the layers of insulation! One more week though and it will be done!

But, This too will pass. I am reading the book and I know it is making a difference even if I have not finished it as of yet or even started the workout portion. The mental training is a reference that can not be explained.

All is looking good.

I get to spend the week in Florida and inside in classes all day. Fun HUH?

Early flight tomorrow, so early to bed!

I will try to post throughout the week but I am not sure about all the schedules.

Peace and Harmony!

Todd

NO Turkeys

Spent a day in the field and had a great time. Windy here, made for quiet turkeys....they must not like it?!?

We saw 5-6 real nice Toms in full strut (puffed out acting manly)

We just couldn't get close enough to them. We actually got there late so it was our own fault. Next weekend will be different. We will get there early (before light)

Brice (my oldest) had fun though. which is the reason we do it!

As for everything else. Food went out the window yesterday as well as the work out.

My work out today is going to consist of planting hostas around the yard.

Food will be on track though which is 80% of the battle for me!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Spend some time with your family!

Todd

Short one tonight

Just a short post today. Not a lot to talk about.

Had a great weight workout today. Lifted pretty heavy esp. on the legs. They are so much more developed than the rest of me.

I went into it today knowing it was going to be a great secession. I followed up the lifting with a nice 20 minutes on the elliptical. Ended up being a mile and a half. Felt really good about the whole day.

Actually, I was going to do my video from where I am taking my son on Friday to turkey hunt. But as luck would have it there were two toms (male turkey's) sitting where I was going to go. (can't wait to see if he can get one of them.)

Check out Dan's blog, I posted a hello there. SO who's next? Besides Dan of course.

Peace to all of you!

Todd

Great Day Today

Yes, I actually had a great day today....Not really a surprise though. I told myself last night before going to bed that today was going to be a good day!

Out loud even. About 10 times!

Installed 5 printers for a very needy client....hopefully they are done with me for a little while.

I still have to ask the question though. I drove to Minneapolis yesterday, 260 miles. (gas 2.75$)

The lab I work for is in Minneapolis. The client is in Minneapolis... Why am I driving, Spending the night in a hotel, paying for food, and then installing 5 printers in the clients office? Wouldn't it be better to have someone from the lab do this? (Just posing the questions)

SO why do I ask all these questions? At the beginning of the year, the lab manager asked me to try to cut costs by staying in cheaper hotels......HMMMMMM How about NOT! I stay away from my family 2-3 nights a week. I think I deserve to stay in classy hotels where I earn points! (lots of points)

So now I post the first question again......makes you go hummmmm!

Now back to life... I went to bed last night at 11:00. Awoke bright and wide awake at 4:30am!

WHAT!!!

At 6:00 after trying to go back to sleep numerous times, I got up, went to the gym and had a work out!

Good times. Food was on spot today. (motivation from the ladies-Jules and Tasha)

Two weeks left and all is going to end on a great note!

Now, Off to read another chapter in HBS!

The times are a changing!

I was thinking today after a conversation with a co-worker about a lot of different issues I have been having.

1) Work sucks!

When I break this comment down I see what I am doing. I am "MAKING" work suck!

SO I decided to use a different tone the rest of the day.

"Work is tough, what can I do each day to make it work for me?"

I am now working on a list of ideas that I want to put into use for the next 3 weeks. I want to see if this helps my issues.

2) My mental attitude has be lax lately!

Breaking this down, I think there are many issues that I KNOW are the reasons.

1) Sphere going down, attitudes flaring

2)Friends ("") not wanting to hear what I have to say because they were in the dump as well.

3)Last week it was not feeling well towards the end of the week after making it known I was going to have a great week in regards to workouts.

4) Lack of motivation to improve ME as a whole -vs- just trying to impress others with words on a blog.

SO, I take a step back and think. What do "I" want?

(1) I like some of the stories on the sphere, I just wonder if that is what it was designed for. I posted a while back I didn't feel like the support was there like it used to be...IE: Mission 1 May of 2009.

Did I get some serious flack there!

(2) Friends or so thought....Well, If I ignore them like they do to me, maybe they will come around. Funny, I haven't talked to one in over 2 weeks. All he ever does is say I've got it so good and his life is in shambles...Well who put it there? (HE DID) I continue to hit the ignore button on this one. I am in no mood to listen to his blithering!

(3) Believe it or not I am still feeling a disconnect in my head. (FOGGY) I do not know the reason. I feel better, but not all there. (it's a wonder I can even write all this)

I did do some cardio to get the heart rate up as well as get a good sweat going. Two weeks to go on this mission and then I'm done with Muscle. Back to basic training with more cardio. Gotta lose the fat!

(4) One of the reasons I decided to blog here as well. I need to step away and get back to what I need. A core of people that support me and I them to a similar journey.

I will still go on the sphere, just not to the extent that I was. There are some that I still support because they asked for it. I won't give up on them.

Interesting fact: of the 6 people in my team during Mission 1 there are 2 left. Myself and Elaine. Elaine has taken herself to the next level in my opinion. Way out of my league(not that I'm in a league) She rocks! (I need determination like that)

So there you have it. Blog #2 in the books.

Time to read some more HBS and try to digest it!

Oh and if you haven't read Tom's blog: go read it.....I am his distant relative, I just know it!

A New Day

Today is the first day of VikingShredder blog. I hope it will be an enjoyable experience for all!