Day 10 thru Day 14 - The Grind

Unfortunately, having no internet connection up in the north woods of Wisconsin has left me with a bunch of catching up to do regarding my posts to this blog. To wit, I’ve consolidated a bunch of the daily logs. This truly has been a bit of a grind, not only has the initial excitement wore off but I have to continue to do the plan over vacation. However, if I can accomplish the goals set forth in the plan and be successful with a 7 day vacation thrown in the middle, that would be saying something. Then I’d be left to imagine how much more effective this plan would be if it didn’t include 7 days of relaxation.

On any vacation, there’s many activities outside of the normal daily ritual. There’s certainly no shortage of things to do, but I’ve logged only the more abnormal items here. I could include, walking up and down a big honking hill 10 times a day to my cabin and the lake, pulling kids in an inner tube all day around the lake, but I won’t. Despite the fact that this plan is more activity based than exercise based. It’s about getting your body moving, doing something other than nothing, sitting around or whatever. I originally thought that I’d have to go walking every day or something, but the days are all jam packed with activities. It’s been easier than I thought. The rest of vacation logs are as follows:

Day 10

• 199!
• 3 cups of coffee
• 3 glasses of water
• 1000 mg Vitamin C tablets
• 2 ½ pieces of English muffin toast with butter
• 7 baby carrots
• 1 grilled grouper sandwich
• 1 small potato salad
• 1 pickle
• 1 mint
• 2 walleye fingers (like fish sticks)
• 3 fried cheese curds
• 5 crackers and beef dip
• wine
• cocktails

• 20 pushups
• horseback riding

Day 11

• 199!
• 1 cup of coffee
• 5 glasses of water
• 3 hard boiled eggs
• 1 blueberry nutri-grain bar
• 1000mg Vitamin C tablets
• 2 pickles
• 1 cheeseburger
• 1 Italian sausage
• 6 black olives
• 1 slice of beef summer sausage
• 7 Ritz crackers
• beers
• cocktails

• golf (riding in a cart)
• 1 hour of wiffle ball

Day 12

• 199!
• 1000mg Vitamin C tablets
• 4 cups of coffee
• 2 glasses of water
• scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese and leftover Italian sausage
• cheesy potatoes
• 1 blueberry pancake
• 6 cashews
• 2 slices of cheese and sausage
• 3 pieces of pizza
• 3 jalapeno poppers
• beer
• wine
• cocktails

• 25 pushups
• light swim

Day 13

• 199!
• 3 cups of coffee
• 1 glass of water
• 1 hard boiled egg
• 1 slice of pizza
• 2 slices of apple
• 5 slices of cheese and crackers
• 1 snack size bag of sour cream and onion potato chips
• 2 slices of grilled beef tenderloin with grilled onions and mushrooms
• 1 baked potato
• 1 bowl of Caesar salad
• beer
• wine
• cocktails

• 20 pushups

Day 14

• 199!
• 7 cups of coffee
• 3 glasses of water
• 2 soft boiled eggs
• 6 pieces of bacon
• 1 English muffin toast
• 3 slices of cheese and crackers
• 2 slices of grilled beef tenderloin with blue cheese, garlic, and sautéed onions
• 1 serving of diced potatoes
• 1 piece of garlic bread
• 1 bowl of Caesar salad
• wine
• cocktails

• 25 pushups
• light swim