Social Anxiety Support

Brightpaperwarewolf · 06-16-2009, 06:00 PM

Don't overlook your back.

For the upper back, a simple, but effective exercise is to lift your arms horizontally with your forearms bent 90 degrees and squeeze your shoulder blades to try to touch, your arms would be going back like you are trying to get your elbows to touch from behind, then retract and repeat. You can do it fast, but do it slow as well because it'll help with your flexibility, change the speeds. Literally, you could sit there on your chair, surfing the internet and do it.

For the lower back, there's an exercise called the bridge and it's a highly effective exercise that helps with posture. Google this, I'm not the best at instructions

Just thought I'd recommend some moves to your arsenal and help you out on achieving the body of your dreams because for everything it's achievable as long as you keep showing up, no matter if you are up for it for that day, work half your routine, it's better than nothing. Just as long as you keep going. Keep it up tho, even though you have some beers once in a while, there's no point in working out when you can't enjoy life

Omnium11 · 06-17-2009, 05:54 AM

Hiimnotcool: Great pics man! You can definitely tell a difference in the back and stomach. The biceps and shoulders as well. I was having my mom take pics of me but she held her finger over the lens on all the pics of the first day lol. (Which is unfortunate cause I was bloated and retaining water like a camel that day lol) I do have 1 pic of second day though, with her finger only covering about 30% or so , got a pic from the third day as well.

Omnium11 · 06-17-2009, 06:01 AM

Day 3: (Yesterday)

Weight 185.8 (total weight loss 6 pounds)
General Sentiment 5.5
Distance ran 2 miles

The day started out very good and I talked to a good friend on the internet when I woke up which helped put me in a real good mood. I exercised for 2 miles which was damn hard because of my soar legs and the low low calories. As soon as I cycle out of this phase of the diet and start eating more normally I should be able to run a bit farther. Later on in the day I had a big overreaction to something my brother said. Put me in a bad mood for rest of the day. The first part of the day was so good though that the general sentiment is about a 5.5 average for the day. I did approximately 1 hour meditation about half of which was successful. I think I need to do lots more. I also sat in the sun for a while which seems to help.

Will post some pics here a bit later.

Omnium11 · 06-17-2009, 06:04 AM

I think I'll post a morning update for day 4 cause I want to set goals today, no more slacking on the mental transformation part, will edit this later in the day

Day 4:

Weight 184.2 (total weight loss 7.6 pounds)

Woke up feeling sort of agitated and kind of sick. Slept way too long as well. Today I will focus more on the mental side of the transformation.

Goals:
At least 3 hours of meditation today
Try to stay present even when not meditating
Internet less than 2 hours
Sit out in sun for half hour

kikachuck · 06-17-2009, 06:11 AM

Are you familiar with John Stone Fitness? He did sort of this same thing for YEARS. Although without the SA thing to fix as well..

http://www.johnstonefitness.com

Omnium11 · 06-17-2009, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikachuck

Are you familiar with John Stone Fitness? He did sort of this same thing for YEARS. Although without the SA thing to fix as well..

http://www.johnstonefitness.com

Oh yeah I remember this guy. I remember seeing him years ago. Thanks for the reminder! That is possibly the most inspiring and motivational thing I have ever seen. The guy completely transformed himself in such little time. He looks completely different. Amazing!

Just completed about 35 minutes of meditation. Feeling much better now. Will check back in in a bit with pictures.

Cerberus · 06-17-2009, 10:50 AM

I started doing the dreaded deadlifts on Monday and my back is really sore.
I've changed my workout to focus more on the core exercises.

I also started taking in 160-180 grams of protein a day. It's amazing how filling a skinless chicken breast is, considering how few calories it has. I counted up roughly how many calories I take in a day, and it's somewhere between 1800-2100, which puts me at a 400-700 calorie deficit.

I've changed from doing interval training or HIIT on my exercise bike to doing steady state cardio for a longer period of time. I'm hoping this will jump start my body into losing fat because I've been doing interval training or HIIT on my exercise bike for quite a while. I also hike around a gully nearby with a lot of steep hills with my dog a few times a week.

hiimnotcool · 06-17-2009, 11:34 AM

Man you're doing really good. The weight looks like it's just falling off!! In 3 weeks I've only lost 2 pounds lol. Keep up the good work. I really like the style of your daily recaps too. You have quite a bit of discipline to be able to meditate for hours in a day. Have you considered Yoga? It's really great for focus and meditation but then gets your muscles involved too.

Well, my workout today was as 30 minutes of Yoga and then 20 minutes of Pilates just to get the best of both worlds. I still haven't ran since a couple days ago because my legs are still sore. I may go out later in the day or evening and run 2 miles or so at the local track just to keep adapting.

Hope everyone else's regimen is going good!

kikachuck · 06-17-2009, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omnium11

Oh yeah I remember this guy. I remember seeing him years ago. Thanks for the reminder! That is possibly the most inspiring and motivational thing I have ever seen. The guy completely transformed himself in such little time. He looks completely different. Amazing!

Just completed about 35 minutes of meditation. Feeling much better now. Will check back in in a bit with pictures.

The amazing thing to me wasn't so much the fact that he did it, a lot of people do that, it was that he had the drive to chronicle it all on the internet, every single day, for so many years.

Omnium11 · 06-18-2009, 11:00 AM

Excellent job guys, yeah lol deadlifts and squats kill me everytime, least favorite exercises

Hiimnotcool: Most of the weight is water weight I think. The day before I started this diet I made loads of velveeta cheese dip and ate like 1 and a half bags of chips lol. I should put back on 30-40% of it once I up my calories. I actually downloaded a yoga video during my last transformation but never watched it. Sounds like it would be a nice change of routine. Will definitely try it out.

Omnium11 · 06-18-2009, 11:05 AM

Yesterday I did pretty good. I met most of my goals even though the meditation was only quasi meditation because I was only really in a good state about an hour and a half or so. I stayed out in the sun and am burned right now but should turn into a tan here shortly. Internet I did too long. (I actually sat and looked at recipe's online for about an hour yesterday lol)

Day 5
Weight: 181.2 (Wow I thought I would have leveled off now but weight just keeps coming off)
General sentiment: 5.5 or so

Need to focus more on meditation again today. Will help the food cravings go away. I am constantly thinking of food so far today.

Uploading pictures now

hiimnotcool · 06-18-2009, 11:45 AM

Yeah I would definitely recommend the Yoga. You can also go to google.com then click the 'Videos' option at the top of the page then just type 'Yoga videos' and you can stream them directly from the internet too. Pilates is also a really good workout too. I've been doing both for 3 weeks and it just feels good afterwards. The endorphins definitely get flowing.

Today I did a core synergistics workout. To be clear, I'm doing the P90X program so that's why it seems I do alot of weird things (like Kenpo, Core synergistics, Yoga, Plyometrics). It's basically 90 days to a complete transformation so yeah, this thread has turned into my day by day assessment of the program. If I knew how to burn the discs I'd send you the complete system (they're like 120-150 dollars online!) in the mail but for some reason they won't burn.

What's a typical day of food for you out of curiousity?

Omnium11 · 06-18-2009, 11:47 AM

I wish I had picture of Day 1 but my mom put her hand all the way through it heh. I was really bloated and retaining water so I looked pretty damn big. Its possible that I have days 3 and 4 confused here as well. They might need to be reversed. From now on I'm gonna take the pics myself and will get better lighting etc.

Day 1: 191.8 (no pic unfortunately)

Day 2: 188.4

Day 3: 185.8

Day 4: 184.2 pounds

Day 5: 181.2 pounds

Can't wait till I lose those boobs^

Omnium11 · 06-18-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiimnotcool

Yeah I would definitely recommend the Yoga. You can also go to google.com then click the 'Videos' option at the top of the page then just type 'Yoga videos' and you can stream them directly from the internet too. Pilates is also a really good workout too. I've been doing both for 3 weeks and it just feels good afterwards. The endorphins definitely get flowing.

Today I did a core synergistics workout. To be clear, I'm doing the P90X program so that's why it seems I do alot of weird things (like Kenpo, Core synergistics, Yoga, Plyometrics). It's basically 90 days to a complete transformation so yeah, this thread has turned into my day by day assessment of the program. If I knew how to burn the discs I'd send you the complete system (they're like 120-150 dollars online!) in the mail but for some reason they won't burn.

What's a typical day of food for you out of curiousity?

Will definitely check google yoga vids out. I think I'll do my running now and then try out yoga today. My energy is pretty low right now so I estimate only 1.5-2 mile run. Yoga should be a great substitute. Also will be nice for when I get tired of meditating.

My dad does the P90x. I think he still has it. He actually had me burn him a copy for his friend. I think I got them to burn with 'clone dvd' or something I found at the pirate bay. I hear great things about it. I'll see if I can get it off him. Especially the dvds that deal with the abs and core which are my weakest parts.

Also I think I'm gonna buy one of these pull up bars that you can stick up in a door frame. Apparently they work pretty well and you can get them for like 20$ on sale. Since I have too much anxiety to go to gym now these should help with my lats and such.

Omnium11 · 06-18-2009, 06:48 PM

Alright end of day review.

General sentiment: 5.5

Today has been mixed. On one hand I had the most successful meditation that I have had so far in this transformation using Adyashanti's meditation technique. I sat in the sun for a while again and have a light burn all over which will turn into a tan shortly. I also maintained some amount of 'presence' during the early part of the day and general felt pretty peaceful early on. I had some periods where my obsessive thoughts were triggered which caused me to nearly pig out on food because of the depression. I probably would have if I wouldn't have started this thread and have you guys doing this with me.

Thank you all for contributing and for the support! Feeling better already :-D

Edit:
UPDATE: Alright just completed another 25 minute guided Adyashanti meditaion. Very successful. Reminds me just how much this is a mental game. No food cravings any more. No obsessive thoughts. Think I will listen to 'The Power of Now' while semi-meditating as I drift to sleep. Feel very peaceful and body is having minor tingle sensations along my spine, body is very sensitive to feeling, just feels very good. This is where I want to be mentally :-D. In the zone as they say. I'm at the point where I just feel content to sit around and meditate or day dream. Little mental resistance. No compulsive desire to run off and occupy myself with the internet. Hope I can hold this over through the night. Tomorrow I will meditate immediately when I wake up. Then take a shower and meditate once again. The earlier the better imho.

hiimnotcool · 06-18-2009, 08:56 PM

Just a little add on to earlier----

I just ran 3 miles. I drank about 44 ounces of beer and decided to go run while slightly intoxicated. Felt pretty good and I didn't stop to walk once.

I figured the run would elimiante the drinking basically so I feel accomplished. lol..

Tomorrow is 45 minutes of Kenpo Karate!

***edit for next morning***
So this morning I woke up feeling very lazy and didn't want to workout at all. I was dreading the Kenpo workout because it's just non stop punching/kicking/blocking for 45 minutes so it gets pretty tiring. But I fought through the laziess and managed to get it done. Immediately afterwards I did a brutal Ab workout. 25 differet exercises at 10 reps each (pshh..some of them I couldn't get 10 reps in though.)

Good luck to everyone else today!

Omnium11 · 06-19-2009, 11:19 AM

Great job buddy! Keep it up

Day 6

Weight: 179.8
Sentiment so far: 6.0 - 6.5 Feeling pretty good had some good meditations earlier on. Gonna try and keep my computer usage to a minimum. So far only minor negative thoughts. So far food cravings haven't been too bad either.

Sunburned

Here's a different angle with slightly sucked in stomach

Cerberus · 06-19-2009, 12:36 PM

good job, ominum11. Try to make sure you're not losing any muscle by keeping your protein intake up, but you probably already know this.

My update on my weight: 170 lbs.

170 lbs. was my initial goal, so I've reached my goal, but I've set a new one to get a six pack. I can kind of see my abs when I push down on my stomach skin/fat. I'm guessing I have 10-15 lbs. more to lose to get a good visible six pack. And since I'm already used to being in a calorie deficit, I might as well go for it now. The last pounds are the hardest to lose, or so I hear, so it may take a while. I'll see.

I'll see about posting some pictures later.

Omnium11 · 06-19-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerberus

good job, ominum11. Try to make sure you're not losing any muscle by keeping your protein intake up, but you probably already know this.

My update on my weight: 170 lbs.

170 lbs. was my initial goal, so I've reached my goal, but I've set a new one to get a six pack. I can kind of see my abs when I push down on my stomach skin/fat. I'm guessing I have 10-15 lbs. more to lose to get a good visible six pack. And since I'm already used to being in a calorie deficit, I might as well go for it now. The last pounds are the hardest to lose, or so I hear, so it may take a while. I'll see.

I'll see about posting some pictures later.

Excellent job Cerberus! My short term target is 170 or so too. Once I hit that I will drastically up my calories (relatively anyway, will still run a deficit though) then I will start lifting like crazy and get back into some very long runs. Right now my energy is pretty much toast. I will def lose some muscle during this 'extreme diet' part which should last another 4-10 days. My body has a real ability though of packing muscle right back on. Muscle memory I guess.

Currently feeling about a 7.5, a very light feeling, very relaxed etc
So far I have done about 2.5 hours of meditation! Real proud of myself. Mental resistance is gone and I am starting to feel that meditative state / presence in ordinary life. Definitely in the zone, no food cravings at all, its not even an issue anymore, no negative thoughts, no obsessive thoughts etc. I downloaded Red Baron 3d which is free and will use that as a reward later on today. Games are usually much better for me than internet.

Omnium11 · 06-19-2009, 08:06 PM

Alright end of day 6 check in:

General sentiment: 7/10

Today was a very good day. Did probably 4 hours of meditation. The less I use the internet the better it seems. (which is odd because when I am real anxious internet also seems to help take my mind off of it) When I'm at a good state the internet seems to bring me down. Lack of staying in the now, too much thought I think.

My face is starting to look thinner. My face seems to retain lots of fat. Starting to notice the weight loss in the face.

I think I will start a fire in the fireplace outside and do one last meditation before I sleep.

06-16-2009, 06:00 PM	#21 (permalink)
Brightpaperwarewolf Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Gender: Male Posts: 928	Don't overlook your back. For the upper back, a simple, but effective exercise is to lift your arms horizontally with your forearms bent 90 degrees and squeeze your shoulder blades to try to touch, your arms would be going back like you are trying to get your elbows to touch from behind, then retract and repeat. You can do it fast, but do it slow as well because it'll help with your flexibility, change the speeds. Literally, you could sit there on your chair, surfing the internet and do it. For the lower back, there's an exercise called the bridge and it's a highly effective exercise that helps with posture. Google this, I'm not the best at instructions Just thought I'd recommend some moves to your arsenal and help you out on achieving the body of your dreams because for everything it's achievable as long as you keep showing up, no matter if you are up for it for that day, work half your routine, it's better than nothing. Just as long as you keep going. Keep it up tho, even though you have some beers once in a while, there's no point in working out when you can't enjoy life __________________ Happiness is only real if shared.

06-17-2009, 06:11 AM	#25 (permalink)
kikachuck Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,970	Are you familiar with John Stone Fitness? He did sort of this same thing for YEARS. Although without the SA thing to fix as well.. http://www.johnstonefitness.com __________________ is here My Blog!!! http://kikachuck.blogspot.com/ My Myspace!!! http://www.myspace.com/kikachuck My Gmail!!! kikachuck@gmail.com

06-17-2009, 10:50 AM	#27 (permalink)
Cerberus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 5,721	I started doing the dreaded deadlifts on Monday and my back is really sore. I've changed my workout to focus more on the core exercises. I also started taking in 160-180 grams of protein a day. It's amazing how filling a skinless chicken breast is, considering how few calories it has. I counted up roughly how many calories I take in a day, and it's somewhere between 1800-2100, which puts me at a 400-700 calorie deficit. I've changed from doing interval training or HIIT on my exercise bike to doing steady state cardio for a longer period of time. I'm hoping this will jump start my body into losing fat because I've been doing interval training or HIIT on my exercise bike for quite a while. I also hike around a gully nearby with a lot of steep hills with my dog a few times a week. __________________ "Through the valleys grey Through the shapeless land I walk alone I'm left alone Through the deepest void, a blackened paradise I walk alone, I'm left alone"

06-19-2009, 12:36 PM	#38 (permalink)
Cerberus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 5,721	good job, ominum11. Try to make sure you're not losing any muscle by keeping your protein intake up, but you probably already know this. My update on my weight: 170 lbs. 170 lbs. was my initial goal, so I've reached my goal, but I've set a new one to get a six pack. I can kind of see my abs when I push down on my stomach skin/fat. I'm guessing I have 10-15 lbs. more to lose to get a good visible six pack. And since I'm already used to being in a calorie deficit, I might as well go for it now. The last pounds are the hardest to lose, or so I hear, so it may take a while. I'll see. I'll see about posting some pictures later. __________________ "Through the valleys grey Through the shapeless land I walk alone I'm left alone Through the deepest void, a blackened paradise I walk alone, I'm left alone"

06-17-2009, 05:54 AM	#22 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Hiimnotcool: Great pics man! You can definitely tell a difference in the back and stomach. The biceps and shoulders as well. I was having my mom take pics of me but she held her finger over the lens on all the pics of the first day lol. (Which is unfortunate cause I was bloated and retaining water like a camel that day lol) I do have 1 pic of second day though, with her finger only covering about 30% or so , got a pic from the third day as well.

06-17-2009, 06:01 AM	#23 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Day 3: (Yesterday) Weight 185.8 (total weight loss 6 pounds) General Sentiment 5.5 Distance ran 2 miles The day started out very good and I talked to a good friend on the internet when I woke up which helped put me in a real good mood. I exercised for 2 miles which was damn hard because of my soar legs and the low low calories. As soon as I cycle out of this phase of the diet and start eating more normally I should be able to run a bit farther. Later on in the day I had a big overreaction to something my brother said. Put me in a bad mood for rest of the day. The first part of the day was so good though that the general sentiment is about a 5.5 average for the day. I did approximately 1 hour meditation about half of which was successful. I think I need to do lots more. I also sat in the sun for a while which seems to help. Will post some pics here a bit later.

06-17-2009, 06:04 AM	#24 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	I think I'll post a morning update for day 4 cause I want to set goals today, no more slacking on the mental transformation part, will edit this later in the day Day 4: Weight 184.2 (total weight loss 7.6 pounds) Woke up feeling sort of agitated and kind of sick. Slept way too long as well. Today I will focus more on the mental side of the transformation. Goals: At least 3 hours of meditation today Try to stay present even when not meditating Internet less than 2 hours Sit out in sun for half hour

06-17-2009, 11:34 AM	#28 (permalink)
hiimnotcool Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Near Seattle Age: 24 Posts: 391	Man you're doing really good. The weight looks like it's just falling off!! In 3 weeks I've only lost 2 pounds lol. Keep up the good work. I really like the style of your daily recaps too. You have quite a bit of discipline to be able to meditate for hours in a day. Have you considered Yoga? It's really great for focus and meditation but then gets your muscles involved too. Well, my workout today was as 30 minutes of Yoga and then 20 minutes of Pilates just to get the best of both worlds. I still haven't ran since a couple days ago because my legs are still sore. I may go out later in the day or evening and run 2 miles or so at the local track just to keep adapting. Hope everyone else's regimen is going good!

06-18-2009, 11:00 AM	#30 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Excellent job guys, yeah lol deadlifts and squats kill me everytime, least favorite exercises Hiimnotcool: Most of the weight is water weight I think. The day before I started this diet I made loads of velveeta cheese dip and ate like 1 and a half bags of chips lol. I should put back on 30-40% of it once I up my calories. I actually downloaded a yoga video during my last transformation but never watched it. Sounds like it would be a nice change of routine. Will definitely try it out.

06-18-2009, 11:05 AM	#31 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Yesterday I did pretty good. I met most of my goals even though the meditation was only quasi meditation because I was only really in a good state about an hour and a half or so. I stayed out in the sun and am burned right now but should turn into a tan here shortly. Internet I did too long. (I actually sat and looked at recipe's online for about an hour yesterday lol) Day 5 Weight: 181.2 (Wow I thought I would have leveled off now but weight just keeps coming off) General sentiment: 5.5 or so Need to focus more on meditation again today. Will help the food cravings go away. I am constantly thinking of food so far today. Uploading pictures now

06-18-2009, 11:45 AM	#32 (permalink)
hiimnotcool Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Near Seattle Age: 24 Posts: 391	Yeah I would definitely recommend the Yoga. You can also go to google.com then click the 'Videos' option at the top of the page then just type 'Yoga videos' and you can stream them directly from the internet too. Pilates is also a really good workout too. I've been doing both for 3 weeks and it just feels good afterwards. The endorphins definitely get flowing. Today I did a core synergistics workout. To be clear, I'm doing the P90X program so that's why it seems I do alot of weird things (like Kenpo, Core synergistics, Yoga, Plyometrics). It's basically 90 days to a complete transformation so yeah, this thread has turned into my day by day assessment of the program. If I knew how to burn the discs I'd send you the complete system (they're like 120-150 dollars online!) in the mail but for some reason they won't burn. What's a typical day of food for you out of curiousity?

06-18-2009, 11:47 AM	#33 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	I wish I had picture of Day 1 but my mom put her hand all the way through it heh. I was really bloated and retaining water so I looked pretty damn big. Its possible that I have days 3 and 4 confused here as well. They might need to be reversed. From now on I'm gonna take the pics myself and will get better lighting etc. Day 1: 191.8 (no pic unfortunately) Day 2: 188.4 Day 3: 185.8 Day 4: 184.2 pounds Day 5: 181.2 pounds Can't wait till I lose those boobs^

06-18-2009, 06:48 PM	#35 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Alright end of day review. General sentiment: 5.5 Today has been mixed. On one hand I had the most successful meditation that I have had so far in this transformation using Adyashanti's meditation technique. I sat in the sun for a while again and have a light burn all over which will turn into a tan shortly. I also maintained some amount of 'presence' during the early part of the day and general felt pretty peaceful early on. I had some periods where my obsessive thoughts were triggered which caused me to nearly pig out on food because of the depression. I probably would have if I wouldn't have started this thread and have you guys doing this with me. Thank you all for contributing and for the support! Feeling better already :-D Edit: UPDATE: Alright just completed another 25 minute guided Adyashanti meditaion. Very successful. Reminds me just how much this is a mental game. No food cravings any more. No obsessive thoughts. Think I will listen to 'The Power of Now' while semi-meditating as I drift to sleep. Feel very peaceful and body is having minor tingle sensations along my spine, body is very sensitive to feeling, just feels very good. This is where I want to be mentally :-D. In the zone as they say. I'm at the point where I just feel content to sit around and meditate or day dream. Little mental resistance. No compulsive desire to run off and occupy myself with the internet. Hope I can hold this over through the night. Tomorrow I will meditate immediately when I wake up. Then take a shower and meditate once again. The earlier the better imho.

06-18-2009, 08:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
hiimnotcool Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Near Seattle Age: 24 Posts: 391	Just a little add on to earlier---- I just ran 3 miles. I drank about 44 ounces of beer and decided to go run while slightly intoxicated. Felt pretty good and I didn't stop to walk once. I figured the run would elimiante the drinking basically so I feel accomplished. lol.. Tomorrow is 45 minutes of Kenpo Karate! *edit for next morning* So this morning I woke up feeling very lazy and didn't want to workout at all. I was dreading the Kenpo workout because it's just non stop punching/kicking/blocking for 45 minutes so it gets pretty tiring. But I fought through the laziess and managed to get it done. Immediately afterwards I did a brutal Ab workout. 25 differet exercises at 10 reps each (pshh..some of them I couldn't get 10 reps in though.) Good luck to everyone else today!

06-19-2009, 11:19 AM	#37 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Great job buddy! Keep it up Day 6 Weight: 179.8 Sentiment so far: 6.0 - 6.5 Feeling pretty good had some good meditations earlier on. Gonna try and keep my computer usage to a minimum. So far only minor negative thoughts. So far food cravings haven't been too bad either. Sunburned Here's a different angle with slightly sucked in stomach

06-19-2009, 08:06 PM	#40 (permalink)
Omnium11 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 329	Alright end of day 6 check in: General sentiment: 7/10 Today was a very good day. Did probably 4 hours of meditation. The less I use the internet the better it seems. (which is odd because when I am real anxious internet also seems to help take my mind off of it) When I'm at a good state the internet seems to bring me down. Lack of staying in the now, too much thought I think. My face is starting to look thinner. My face seems to retain lots of fat. Starting to notice the weight loss in the face. I think I will start a fire in the fireplace outside and do one last meditation before I sleep.