http://deconstructingthememe.com ...while putting me back together. Again. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:13:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Surgery is done.  Recovery has begun. Things went fairly well though I did have to go in for a second mini-surgery to clean out a hematoma in the left breast two days post surgery. That was kinda scary. I thought it might be the first in a long line of complications. Other ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/abdominoplasty/im-back-12-days-post-abdominoplasty-breast-augmentation-and-mastoplexy/ Here's how bad my ADD is right now: I sat down at the computer because I needed to come here and get my workout log from my blog so that I can put it in my nifty new notebook. Ooops - need the notebook, it's on the kitchen table. Go ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/ramble-on/mindlessness/ I am such a bad bad blogger. I seriously think I have ADD. It's been bad the past few days. I can't complete a thought half the time. Once upon a time I had a free psychic reading done. The guy told me "Your mind is a buzz saw." Well, ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/ultimate-diet-20/ultimate-diet-20-wrap-up/ ...or something like that. I just had an awesome workout. I'm either stronger or I just wasn't pushing enough last week. I may not have been. I've never "power" lifted before.  Today I was making faces and grunting like the big boys! Ultimate Diet 2.0 - Week 2, Day5 Weight 134.5 kCals:  1968 Carbs: 199.5 ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/diets/i-am-tarzan/ Weight: 134.5 kcals: 3595 Uhm, so I lost what? 1.5lbs eating 1426 calories of crap - brownies, ice cream, donut, in one day. How much do I love this "diet"? Something weird is going on. I eat 1300 clean kcals and I gain weight. I not only triple the calories and dirty 'em up ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/diets/ultimate-diet-20-week-2-day-5/ 25 grams of Maltodextrin 15 grams Dextrose 23 grams Whey I feel like I drank a keg of coffee. I'm wired and literally dizzy. Almost like I'm drunk. I only got in 30 minutes of cardio. I did a Firm video this morning. It wasn't nearly as challenging as it was 60lbs ago but ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/ramble-on/the-only-thing-i-like-better-than-sugar/ Whoo hooo I get to eat  caramel truffle brownie sundae tonight! :) Weight: 136 kCals: 1302 Carbs: 19% (61.5g) Workout: Ab circuit, 20m treadmill, 40m Arc Hanging leg raises: 3x10 - These are getting too easy. Not sure if I'm working the abs correctly. I start from a dead stop, hanging, then lift knees ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/diets/ultimate-diet-20-week-2-day-4/ uhm...... Week 2, Day 1 Weight: 139.5 kcals: 1536 Carbs: 94.37g (going for 75g. oops) So, that's like 25% carb. Depletion workout: lower body- 90+ minutes, cardio - 60 minutes Day 2 Weight: 138 kcals: 1387 Carbs: 69.9g - 20% Depletion workout: upper body - 90+ minutes, cardio - 40 minutes - Wanted to 60. OK not wanted ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/diets/ultimate-diet-20-week-2-day-3/ Alrighty. I'm feeling a bit better today. Weight is back to where it was before I started Ultimate Diet 2.0.  Thigh and calf are +.25", belly (girth around naval where all my abdominal fat hangs because of the excess loose skin that doesn't hold things where they should be hence ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/diets/the-road-to-nowhere-day-1/ I'm up another pound. I do not have time to play with this diet. I have 6 weeks to my surgery and instead of losing weight, I've gained it. And it's not just fluid.  The fat roll on my stomach is fatter. I can tell just by the way it feels ... http://deconstructingthememe.com/diets/ultimate-get-fat-diet-20-day-6/