Velocity Diet 3.0 by T-Nation.com
I’m into the home stretch, the final week of the Velocity Diet, “Transition phase” week two. The first transition week, where you’re allowed to have one normal healthy meal per day, was lovely. The second one, where you’re having two, is, for all intents and purposes, pretty much my standard modus operandi in the wake of doing the program earlier this spring.
As alluded to elsewhere, I haven’t been a regular breakfast-eater in, uh, almost twenty years. Holy crap. Simply having one of the protein shakes when I get to work is one of the easiest options available to me, so I’ve stuck with it. Moving to a new office , where there aren’t a half a dozen decent lunch options literally across the street means that whipping one up at my desk, even on days when I don’t go to the gym on lunch, is quick and easy, too (which affords me the opportunity to do one of my favorite lunch-hour activities: take a nap).
Despite slight fear of monotony, I think it’s worth repeating myself from last week:
This is, honestly, the easiest part to maintain.
… at least from an eating standpoint. I’m actually anxious to get back to a more rigorous gym schedule, because, despite the intensity of the workouts, cutting back to half an hour three or four times a week from spending substantially more time there makes me feel like I’m missing something. I’ve got a few things I’d like to try that have been put on hold due to trying to adhere to the program’s dictated workouts as closely as possible.
Sticking to It
With the holiday weekend in effect, I will own up to some goofing off the last couple of days — fewer protein shakes and a bit more chips and salsa than were strictly called for (and, for the record, Tostitos’ raspberry-barbecue-chipotle “Summer Blend” is fantastic). However, even in the face of a free lunch at the office on Thursday, I behaved pretty well — three hot dogs without buns, and the smallest morsel of Apple Pie available (about 2 tablespoons).
The variations being introduced in the routine continue to be a welcome change. Both transition weeks use the same regimen, but after four straight weeks of the same three session sets, they feel fresh and new.
Progress
The weekly challenge was a bit frustrating; my time went back up by just under a minute. Considering that I’m leaving it all on the floor (okay, not everything; lunch is staying where it belongs) but my time is remaining constant, I’m more or less stumped. The only obvious conclusions I can draw are that I’m not having my afternoon shake at quite the right time, and that my aerobic conditioning has slipped a fair bit the further I’ve gotten from running a 15k just before beginning the program the previous time. That time, I had a really good aerobic base, and got stronger to “catch up” to it; this time, even though I’m stronger, my wind just isn’t there.
That said, running, in Florida, in July… not so much. I’ll make alternate arrangements for my cardio until it’s something other than stupidly hot out, thanks.
The scale dropped another pound and change, and body fat is still trending down towards the target coordinates. The weight loss has slowed somewhat, which is to be expected (as anyone who has tried to get lean can attest, the last few pounds are the most stubborn; at least, it sure seems that way). Stuff that doesn’t necessarily show up on the scale is moving in the right direction — I’m in danger of needing a new belt, instead of punching one more hole in the long-suffering one I’ve been reluctant (and too cheap) to retire.
One week to go. Then you’ll have a different flavor of madness to wake up to on Mondays. I am now required by my inner DJ and sadist to suggest that what’s next will be One Step Beyond….
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