Day 3 - Shake Day

Weight: 180.8lbs
Change: -5.2lbs

Down 5.2 already?? Sweet! The boss says to not get on the scale every day because there will be wonky fluctuations due to water balance, but I'm curious about those - this treating myself as a science experiment has been an oddly freeing experience so far. I don't feel personally attached to the number anymore; as though it's no longer a measure of what I'm worth as a person...and it's very weird to get on the scale without all the emotional interference that I'm used to. Weird, but awesome!

Two things happened today that I'm pretty happy about, so they must be noted here. Number one is that I put a pair of pants on that I haven't been able to fit into in a good long while. That was pretty cool. Number two (and I'm sure this is an effect of 10 000 kettlebell swings) is that I did my very first dead-hang pull ups today. Fuck yes!! I didn't really even think about it; it's just a habit that whenever I bring my kids to the park I give it a shot. Usually I hang from the bar and look like I'm attempting to fill my pants, but remain motionless. Not today though! I was so shocked that I fell right off the bar and landed on my butt in the sand. Then I thought hey, if I can do one, maybe I can do 2!! So I tried again and did one...and a half. Okay then, why not try kipping pull ups? Tried it once, failed, then I got booted off the monkey bars by my daughters and their friends. Anyway, good enough!

So to shake day...I figured that today would be the hardest yet but it wasn't too terrible, mostly because I had work to distract me for most of the day. It was also the first day of school for my children, so even when I wasn't at work the gong show at home was enough to keep me occupied.
The math of shake day looks like this (and these calculations are for me, so if you'd like to figure out numbers for your body please send me an email):

Caloric intake = lean body mass (LBM) x 10 which for me is 1388kCal
Macronutrient breakdown is 40% protein (139g), 35% fat (54g), and 25% carbs (87g)

So my shakes looked like this:
AM (Protein and Carbs): whey protein, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup almond milk, 2 scoops greens, water
Mid-morning (P&C): whey protein, 1/2 cup mango, water
Lunch (P&C): whey protein, 1 cup cherries, water
Afternoon (Protein and Fat): whey/casein protein, 3 tbsp peanut butter, water
Evening (P&F): whey/casein, water, 2 tbsp fish oil (taken separately)

Workout today was HIIT again; I did hill sprints on the treadmill (I know, I know - YOU try doing man-makers after fasting for 36 hours...just wasn't gonna happen) 15 x 20sec on, 40sec off. It felt freakin' terrible; after about 10 intervals it took the full rest interval for the spots to disappear. Afterwards I sat in the locker room for 20 minutes and stared at the wall, trying to figure out which way was up. But I survived, and tomorrow is carb day!! Whooee!