Today's thought

So I had this crazy idea last night to burn 1000 calories before breakfast. I've been making an effort all week to burn an extra 300 calories each day however I really wanted to do something to shake up the system.

I've got to confess, when I made my way to the gym I had no idea how I was going to pull it off. I was already feeling lethargic before I'd left my house. By the time I'd reached the gym I was positively light headed.

However once I started and focused on knocking out 50 calories at a time, I knew I was going to get it done.

A lot of training is mental. Our minds are likely to fail before our bodies. Particularly on endurance challenges. Being able to remain switched on mentally is an art. Often our minds want to be doing something else thus any sign of physical discomfort is magnified and seen as a cue to stop. However I made this 1000 calories challenge mandatory.

If felt good to overcome.

So good... that I immediately wanted to follow it up with another challenge. It was 12pm by the time I broke my fast. I was tempted to see whether I could continue the fast until the next day however I checked myself. There is rising to a challenge... and then there is just plain foolishness. I enjoyed my full day of eating today; it felt well deserved!

Today's stats

	Month	Day	Morning Weight	Calories In	Workout	Protein (g)	Carbs (g)	Fats (g)
Fri	May	11	221.2	1879	+1000cal Cardio	127	180	72

Today's workout

Treadmill
500cal, 5.5mph, 49’20”

Cycle machine
500cal, level 9, 44’50”

Last month stats

	Month	Day	Morning Weight	Calories In	Workout	Protein (g)	Carbs (g)	Fats (g)
Thu	April	12	225.5	2086	Back	195	128	87
Fri	April	13	224.3	1721	Shoulders/ Triceps	168	144	53
Sat	April	14	223.9	1697	Cardio	122	74	103
Sun	April	15	223.9	2255	Legs & Cardio	114	204	132
Mon	April	16	224.4	1916	Kickboxing	160	190	58
Tue	April	17	225.4	2374	Cardio	143	180	115
Wed	April	18	224.5	2329	Back	208	209	67
Thu	April	19	224	1780	Legs	146	169	44
Fri	April	20	224.7	1976	Shoulders/ Biceps	132	157	88
Sat	April	21	223.6	2482	Cardio + Stretching	163	186	122
Sun	April	22	224.5	2416	Legs & Cardio	88	264	111
Mon	April	23	225.3	2002	Kickboxing	128	182	76
Tue	April	24	224.3	1879	Skipping	114	161	84
Wed	April	25	224.2	1833	Cardio	135	190	43
Thu	April	26	223.2	1850	Chest	154	188	55
Fri	April	27	222.7	2080	Skipping	153	154	84
Sat	April	28	223.4	1826	Cardio+Bag work	122	124	66
Sun	April	29	223.4	3591	Cardio + Legs	112	353	185
Mon	April	30	223.1	2676	Kickboxing	165	207	126
Tue	May	1	222.4	2098	Back	154	160	90
Wed	May	2	223	1998	Rest day	154	248	45
Thu	May	3	221.6	2221	Chest +300cal Cardio	147	176	96
Fri	May	4	221.5	2206	Legs +300cal Cardio	130	189	192
Sat	May	5	220.2	2216	Abs +300cal Cardio	131	188	98
Sun	May	6	221.4	3160	+300cal Cardio	155	256	103
Mon	May	7	223.2	3501	Rest day	111	323	165
Tue	May	8	223.4	2178	Push/ Pull +300cal Cardio	153	200	88
Wed	May	9	222.5	2087	+300cal Cardio	158	162	88
Thu	May	10	222.3	1953	Push/ Pull +300cal Cardio	159	259	37
Fri	May	11	221.2	1879	+1000cal Cardio	127	180	72

Previous

Fit@40 diary - Entry #29: “Run Fat Boy Run!”
Fit@40 diary - Entry #28: "Mental plateau”
Fit@40 diary - Entry #27: How far would you go?
Fit@40 diary - Entry #26: Reset!
Fit@40 diary - Entry #25: Hot Stepper
Fit@40 diary - Entry #24: Chink of Light Years ahead
Fit@40 diary - Entry #23: Leg Day/ 300 challenge
Fit@40 diary - Entry #22: Back On My Grind!
Fit@40 diary - Entry #21: One off special
Fit@40 dairy - No #20: "One foot in front"
Fit@40 dairy - No #19: "Getting scientific"
Fit@40 dairy - No #18: "Another Day in Paradise"
Fit@40 dairy - No #17: "Keep on moving"
Fit@40 dairy - No #16: "Tuesday Takeaway"
Fit@40 dairy - No #15: "Leg Month"
Fit@40 dairy - No #14: "Duvet Day"
Fit@40 dairy - No #13: "Fighting The Urge!"
Fit@40 dairy - No #12: "After pleasure, pain!"
Fit@40 dairy - No #11: "Fitness takes backseat"
Fit@40 dairy - No #10: "Feet made for walking"
Fit@40 dairy - No #9: "No skipping"
Fit@40 dairy - No #8: "Have cake, don't eat"
Fit@40 dairy - No #7: "No cheating"
Fit@40 dairy - No #6: "While the trainers away"
Fit@40 dairy - No #5: "Many imagine, few execute"
Fit@40 dairy - No #4: "Breakdown, build-up!"
Fit@40 dairy - No #3: "No Days Off!"
Fit@40 dairy - No #2: "Hunger Pangs!"
Fit@40 dairy - No #1: "Upping the intensity"