looking ahead

Went and saw X-Men: First Class, and I cannot say enough good about this movie. This is one of those movies (at least to me) where I didn't want it to end, it could've been 8 hours long and I would've happily watched the whole thing.

Weighed 174.8 today, which means I GAINED weight in the past week (every person's worst nightmare). I'm honestly not sure why, unless its because I'm putting on more muscle mass but one can never just assume thats the reason. I'm adding in more vegetables at every meal, my current favorites being sauteed broccoli and onions or butternut squash (which takes quite a bit of effort to make what is essentially "mashed potato squash").

I'm hoping the increase to 4x a week will help me push through this plateau I'm currently sitting at, also this week I begin taking progenics (both more muscle and recovery drinks) as the crossfit coaches swear by the stuff. Like I said, I'm using myself as a guinea pig and you are going to reap the rewards. The main thing I have to be careful about is watching my calorie consumption as I'll be drinking two shakes a day (one shake in the morning) and one shake in the afternoon post workout. The stuff is kind of expensive, so if I don't see results in two months I'll switch to something else thats cheaper.

Goals for this week are to show up to every workout with renewed intensity. Also I want to show better discipling with portion control on things such as the paleo trail mix and cashew butter, both of which I keep in my office to help control afternoon cravings, and eat more greens.