Get Psyched!

I'm feeling really good about the 20 weeks, it would be exciting if I made some really great progress. It's not a big deviation from what I normally do, but there are a few critical differences. I think multiple modalities of measurement will be important so I can feel like my work is paying off. It will also let me effectively tweak my diet and exercise. While I will enthusiastically strive for compliance, I'm not going to be a rigid psycho because a) I don't have the attention span b) it leaves no room for serendipity since I might stumble on a tweak that fits my lifestyle and works.

Daily challenges:

• drink water throughout the day, not just morning and night
  
• take all supps (I divide up the fish caps and tend to forget some)
• veg with every meal
• one full hour at the gym even if it means hamster cardio

Weekly challenges:

• 90% diet compliance
• REAL PLANNING. I tend to either run out of time for cooking or run out of food toward the end of the week. It's easy enough to plan out every meal and shop accordingly.
• Measure progress. Lack of progress is information, denial is void of usefulness.

Long term vision:

• I want to step off the plane in Hawaii with no regrets
• I'm looking forward to being a fashionista again
• I'm going to look good nekkid at the age of 39
• TKD: I can't grow taller, but I can be harder, faster, stronger, and better conditioned

Random thoughts:

• In the past few weeks I've enjoyed the freedom of being able to go to a restaurant and order whatever looks good, but I want the freedom to do whatever I want without any shame in my surrounding shell. Ultimately, I want the freedom that comes with health and vitality and maturity and this immediate moment is the easiest it's ever going to be to regain my health.
• I already spend the time and energy eating clean and going to the gym so I might as well look like it
• I make more progress when I'm running toward a goal rather than running away from something
• The problems with doing something half-assed is that you're still doing 50% of the work, it feels like you're doing 75% of the work, but you're seeing 0% positive results.