Bryan's Bad Back

The diet has not been very difficult to cope with. One of the great advantages of this competition is that since both of us are participating and I have no other friends in the area I don't have any temptation to go out to eat. So I try to keep my calorie count between 1200 and 1800 per day. I've estimated (through internet assistance) I burn upwards of 3400 calories per day. That equates to a pretty decent calorie deficit.

Exercise is going alright. I joined the local gym; its pretty much a YMCA. I expect to do High Intensity Interval Training every few days (sprints on the treadmill) combined with basketball on off days, weights (only for my arms, I want to lose leg mass), and calisthenics (jump rope, pushups, and situps). Apparently I need to do more stretching and yoga: I have back spasms from playing basketball yesterday. So I am very out of shape and weak. After I get my endurance up I'll start long distance running as well.

Exercise:

Monday- HIIT on treadmill

Tuesday- Basketball (shooting around), Jump Rope, Exercise Bike (20 minutes), Biceps and triceps with free weights

Wednesday- More than 2 hours of basketball with my little brother

Thursday- Bad back; day off in the sauna

Diet:

Monday- (1100 calories) Boca Chicken with Salsa- Boca is a vegetarian brand, Boca Tacos, Nuts, Vitamin Water 10

Tuesday- (1855) Toast, V8, Nuts, Boca Tacos, Soup, Banana, Popcorn

Wednesday- (1675) Nuts, Boca Chicken, Salad, Toast, V8, Popsicle, Yogurt

Thursday- (1410) Nuts, Popcorn, Chicken and Vegetables, Vitamin Water, Boca Tacos

My diet will be roughly the same stuff over and over again, from now on I will only report calorie intake and new stuff that I haven't listed before or things that are bad for me.

Haiku

My back has spasms

I still need to orgasm

OOOh, Commissioner!