Reduce/Eliminate Debt Week 4

A little less productive this week.  I guess I got all the easy stuff taken care of already.  I'm still making some progress (at $102/month saved), and I hope to have a good chunk more taken care of by the end of next week.

I'm not really getting anything from the Financial Intention thing.  I think I broke it from the beginning because I didn't really buy into it.  I always say that whatever you think is going to work, will.  Whatevs.

One side note, is that I feel like I'm spending time on this everyday, and that it doesn't seem very sustainable.  The hope I guess is that eventually, you wouldn't really have stuff to work on everyday.  Depending on what module starts next month, I might keep going on this one to just clean everything up.

Did really well on eating, gratitude, and mobility this week.  I didn't get to workout as much as before, because I hurt my back a bit, but that gave me renewed motivation to get my mobility going again.  On the diet front, I decided to eat super low-carbs and reduce calories (~1000/day according to fitbit) this week and next week to see if I can cut up before Vegas.  I'm not gonna get all Jersey Shore on you, but it's working :)

Reduce/Eliminate Debt Week 3

I've been making great progress on reducing my recurring payments.  So far, I've eliminated $80/month.  I've got another $200 or so that I think I can get rid of as well.

Although, I've been saying the stupid Financial Intention everyday, I'm still buy stupid stuff like chips and soda.  It's funny how bad decisions in one area are also bad decisions in other areas.  I've decided to add a reminder at around 5p to restate the Financial Intention, to see if that keeps me on track at night when I'm weak and stupid.

I'm still killing it on crossfit, but I'm slipping a bit with the eating and mobility.  Shouldn't be hard to get back on track.

Reduce/Eliminate Debt Week 2

It's been pretty easy to do my weird Financial Intention mantra every day.  I even tweaked it a bit to fit my issues.  I've been a bit better about making progress towards reducing recurring payments as well.  

I actually did an audit of all my recurring payments and was surprised at what they added up to.  On the up side, there were a good chunk of them that can be cut out with little or no pain.

I finally think the Financial Intention stuff is starting to pay off.  I still buy stupid stuff like popcorn at the movies, soda, dining out too much, etc., but I'm at least thinking consciously about it and make a few better decisions here and there.

Other Habits

Killed it on Paleo this week during the week.  I've also been going to crossfit everyday for a while now.  I'm super ripped at this point #lie.

I'm still doing the Gratitude habit, and I continue to enjoy it.  On a side note, I think it helps me fall asleep faster.  Weird.

Healthy Eating Week 3

The great thing about the way this Sea Change thing is setup is that it's noncommittal.  Every week, you try something.  If it works, keep it.  If it doesn't, move on.  I gave Eating Breakfast Mindfully a shot, but it's not for me.  I mostly felt like I was wasting time and not enjoying my little bit of morning time with Angela.

This week I'm going to start eating sweet potatoes.  This should be an easy one.  I don't particularly like the taste, but I have a feeling it's because of unfamiliarity.  I'd like to replace my regular potato/starch cravings with sweet potato because it's paleo.

I've been solid on avocado and green tea.  I'll probably do that for the rest of my life.

I've been much better at selecting and completing my MIPTs.  I'm forcing myself to do them first before my work tasks.  I'm also picking easier/smaller ones to get quick wins.

Warrior Diet

I decided to blog my progress this time instead of just writing in my little Evernote notebook.  My goal is get my weight down to 170 from my current 195 (depends on the day).  As a disclaimer, I've successfully did the Warrior Diet for about 2 months in October/November/December and lost about 20 lbs (215 to 195).  I usually refer to it as Paleo/Warrior, because I also only ate Paleo.  Previously, I primarily did a water fast until the main warrior meal instead of bits of fruits and vegetables.  This was mostly out of convenience, because I don't like many vegetables.

This go 'round, I will be closer to Warrior/Slow-Carb, as I will not be eating fruit, and I will be eating beans.   This is an attempt to maximize my fat loss by limiting high-glycemic index foods.  I may also experiment with the PAGG non-stimulant stack from the Four Hour Body.  I didn't use any supplements on warrior previously.

I haven't decided an exact workout plan yet, but I'll likely do some poor man's version of a crossfit workout everyday or every other day depending on the intensity.  (my previous success with warrior was also while I was going to crossfit ~3 times a week)  It is very unlikely that I will do any extended cardio (running, biking, elliptical) as I think that shit is a waste of time compared to a badass crossfit workout.

I record my weight, body fat %, and calculated muscle and fat.  I use a scale that calculates my bodyfat with bioelectrical impedance.  I'll try to post those numbers every day along with relevant observations, decisions, issues, etc.