Mindflayer's looking for abs Log

Day 22of 75 hard
2026-01-26
Wt: 171.5
Steps 20,317
Bi-Triceps-Grip

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P144. New book 'Writing and Thinking. P30
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 166g protein - Calories 1940.

Today's mood: Out the door at 7am. Sunrise at 7:50

Outdoor Pic, Progress pic, Food pic. Tuna with light mayo/relish on 1/2 Spinach wrap. Dinner is Chicken and Yoghurt

Day 23of 75 hard
2026-01-27
Wt: 172.3
Steps 20,263
Shoulders

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P150. New book 'Writing and Thinking. P36
In choose your enemies wisely, it askes you to do a self SWOT analysis. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
It is easy to point out your own strengths, but says ask others about your weaknesses or blind spots. Obviously if you knew
what they were, they wouldn't be blind spots. Part of my own self improvement (not health related.)
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 151g protein - Calories 1780.

Today's mood: I always feel cold after chugging a lot of water. The water out of the fridge is about 6degrees c. or 43f.
I checked out the thermic effect of drinking 3800ml of water at 6c. AI estimates 100-130calories are burned getting the water to (body temp) 39c or 98f.

Outdoor Pic, Progress pic, Food pic. My Cosco Protein Haul. My guilty snack is pepperoni. 9g protein and 150 cal per stick.
Processed meat is not too good health wise, but at least it has protein. My diet was not intended to be low carb, but that is what it ended up being as there is no room for carbs.

Day 24 of 75 hard
2026-01-28
Wt: 171.5
Steps 21,527
Chest Day

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P160. New book 'Writing and Thinking. P46
Motivated by reading the Writing Textbook so I started writing that Poker-Murder story.
Had to go way back and am working on a timeline of events. It is kind of interesting thinking about how I got involved in poker
and even how I started to post on 2+2.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 160g protein - Calories 1755.

Today's mood: I drank one of those Premier Protein drunks. Tastes just like my regular protein drink (that I mix every day) except it is way more gritty.
ie. take 1+1/4 scoops of protein powder, blend into water then take a couple of multi vitamin tablets.. grind them up and mix it in.

Outdoor Pic, Progress pic, Food pic. Liquid vegetables today.

Day 25 of 75 hard
2026-01-29
Wt: 171.5
Steps 20,828
Arms and grip strength
Also did a Norwegian 4x4 for heart/cardio on the treadmill as part of the 20,000 steps.

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P170. New book 'Writing and Thinking. P56
Did more research into my real crime story. Will try to do about 1h per day of work on this story.
It is in conjunction with the Writing text. Exercises such as write a paragraph describing a person you know.
My mind went straight to .. how would I describe this guy.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 142g protein - Calories 1950.

Today's mood: 25/75. Keep at it.

Outdoor Pic, Progress pic, Food pic. Oatmeal, hemp hearts and Yoghurt for lunch; Salmon for dinner. I made also pasta for the rest of my family. I ate none. I have not
had any pasta, bread, cookies or chips in 29 days. Oddly I do not crave them at all.

Day 26 of 75 hard
2026-01-30
Wt: 171.2
Steps 20,128
Abs

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P180. 'Writing and Thinking. P66
While reading/researching my story, I found some photos of old dirty poker chips, that brought back memories.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 144g protein - Calories 1940.

Today's mood: Went to bed early. Trying to stay motivated.

Outdoor Pic, Progress pic, Food pic.

Day 27 of 75 hard
2026-01-31
Wt: 171.2
Steps 20,364
Chest day

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P190. 'Writing and Thinking. P76
Writing Chapter 1 and 2 outline. Background and Poker the early days.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 132g protein - Calories 1950.

Today's mood: Wife said I lost some of my gut recently... nice! (Unofficial last day of 2000 calories. Trying for limit of 1900 in Feb.)
Outdoor Pic, Progress pic, Food pic. beans and liquid Veg. Dinner: Protein yoghurt Oatbowl and more liquid Veg.

Day 28 of 75 hard
2026-02-01
Wt: 171.2 seems pretty steady
Steps 20,087
Sunday-No weights

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P200. 'Writing and Thinking. P86
Making a list of questions (with hints from CYEW) for a meeting tomorrow with another RE investor.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 120g protein - Calories 1650. Was online for much longer in the evening , 4.5h instead of the usual 2h, with a group of friends.
Had a diet 7-up only during the 4.5h instead of my evening protein snack.

Today's mood: Pouring rain. My socks and runners were soaked when I got home. Only did 45min outside ie. Same route, but ran more than usual to get out of the rain asap.
Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pic. The beans look like a set of lungs!

Day 29 of 75 hard
2026-02-02
Wt: 172.1
Steps 21,098
Arms and grip

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P210. 'Writing and Thinking. P96
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 161g protein - Calories 1880.

Today's mood: More rain. Keep up the steps.
Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pic.

Bonus Pic: Step Count from January 2026

Day 30 of 75 hard
2026-02-03
Wt: 170.1
Steps 21,209
Shoulders

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P220. 'Writing and Thinking. P106
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 157g protein - Calories 1745.

Today's mood: Treadmill is starting to make quick thumping sounds. One or more bearings is going to go kaput soon.
Outdoor pic, 2nd Outdoor pic, same place 3h later. Progress pic, Food pics.

Day 31 of 75 hard
2026-02-04
Wt: 169.5
Steps 21,527
Abs

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P230. 'Writing and Thinking. P116
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 158g protein - Calories 1750.

Today's mood: Went to bed early 9pm. woke up at 3am and could not sleep because I was
thinking about a project and details that I have to work out. Worked for 2h. slept from 5-6am then got up to do
my morning outdoor work.

Outdoor pic,. Progress pic, Food pic(s)

Day 32 of 75 hard
2026-02-05
Wt: 169.9
Steps 20,043
Rest Day. Lower back pain again.

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P240. 'Writing and Thinking. P130
Both the genitive case form and the periphrastic genitive are standard when the noun
denotes an animate being; women's hats, hats of the women.
When the noun denotes an inanimate object, usage is divided:
today's newspaper, never newspaper of today.
Others require the periphrastic genitive; corner of Main an Broadway, never Main and Broadway's corner.

My translation: Write it so that it doesn't sound weird!

4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 164g protein - Calories 1850.

Today's mood: Felt Lazy and didn't want to exercise because of lower back pain. Did my 20k and stopped.

Outdoor pic, Sunrise at 7:38am . Progress pic, Food pic(s)

Day 33 of 75 hard
2026-02-06
Wt: 169.5
Steps 20,446
Rest Day.

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P250. 'Writing and Thinking. P140
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 142g protein - Calories 1865.

Today's mood: Concentrating on RE deals etc. (work)

Outdoor pic, The moon and clouds at Sunrise . Progress pic, Food pic(s)

Day 34 of 75 hard
2026-02-07
Wt: 170.1
Steps 20,364
Chest Day

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' P260. 'Writing and Thinking. P150
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 128g protein - Calories 1540. Will probably be very close to 1900 tomorrow
as it is Superbowl and I have to meet some friends.

Today's mood: Super busy day. Outdoor as usual before sunrise (in the rain). 9am-noon, meetings with 4 different groups.
3pm viewing a RE property with my son. 5-6pm with wife. 7-9 working on a Contract. 9-9:40 reading.

Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pic. Only one meal today. Essentially didn't eat anything till after 6pm.

Day 35 of 75 hard
2026-02-08
Wt: 169.7
Steps 22,289

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: Choose Your Enemies Wisely' Finished 9/10 'Writing and Thinking. P160
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 190g protein - Calories 1900.
Thanks Sanjay for taking 4 of my 12 wings! at Superbowl.

Today's mood: He was asking me more about how I think/feel about things in general.
Re: Spending time with friends.
When a man cannot find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.’ Victor Frankl
I am not trying to be distracted, because I have many meaningful and purposeful things I want to spend time on.
I see my mortality and think of how many months and days I have left to do them. My enemies are Death and the Tax man.

Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pic. Only protein today. Salt and Pepper wings, foot long Hot dog (plain, no condiments or bun) and Diet coke for lunch.

Bonus Pic: morning Moon over a mixed use building (residential units over retail) before Sunrise.

Not sure what the calories are for the wings but i used the same 80-800 that is listed for those from the last restaurant that listed the calories.
On that day
AM
Protein shake pro 53g cal 300
Lunch
12" Hot Dog pro 20 cal 400
Wings pro 80g cal 800 (must be the oil)
Dinner
Chicken pro 28g 150
Snack
Pepperoni pro 9g cal 150
Sorbet pro 0g cal 100
totals protein 190g calories 1900
Water and Diet Coke are not listed. 0-0

No room left for fruits or veg, so I had none!!

Day 36 of 75 hard
2026-02-09
Wt: 169.5
Steps 20,317

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P175 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P10
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 136g protein - Calories 1790.

Today's mood: Tired and sore in my lower back and legs. Friend told me that the 75 hard is too easy for you and that I should add stuff.
I am not sure if that is true or not, but the consistency part is NOT easy. I actively have to think and do all the items.

1) Once per week, I do not feel like getting up before sunrise and going outside for 45min-1h.
2) I really miss my coffee. I really miss my Diet coke too.
Pre 75 hard I averaged 28-30 (8oz)cups of coffee per week. 2 cups in the AM and 2 cups decaf in the PM. Now I average 2-3 cups per week.
Diet coke is down to 1-2 cans per week, usually 1/2 can in the evening if I have a craving for sweets. (on the plus side, diet coke tastes super sweet to me now)
If I wanted to fail I would add 5 minutes of cold shower every day. (one of the 75 hard life protocols) Man I hate cold showers.

It does help that I post this blog around 7pm and at that time, I check to see how I am on water, calories, and exercise. If I am missing stuff I still have 5h to work on it.

Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pics.

Bonus Pic. My new book

Day 37 of 75 hard
2026-02-10
Wt: 169.0
Steps 20,062

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P188 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P38
First section is on Real Estate Rental and Housing Costs, which is my specialty, so I find it extra interesting.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 168g protein - Calories 1635.

Today's mood: "There are no Solutions, only Tradeoffs" Thomas Sowell.
I know he means The application of scarce resources to infinite demands/desires in Macroeconomics, ie. More funding for X means higher taxes, more debt, or less funding for Y.
In H&F I am thinking I will trade off all my carbs (fun foods) and laziness for a shot at some ABS.

Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pics. Tuna and Salmon Sashimi and string Radish (Daikon) for Dinner, NICE!

Bonus, Ripping up my walk route for some upgrades.

Colorful Sunrise

Day 38 of 75 hard
2026-02-11
Wt: 169.5
Steps 20,014

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P200 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P50.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 166g protein - Calories 1770.

Today's mood: Half way. Keep going.

Outdoor pic, Came across 2 coyotes driving in the dark to my exercise route; Progress pic, Food pics. Added a dill pickle to my ham and cheese wrap. + 5 calories +++ flavour.

Day 39 of 75 hard
2026-02-12
Wt: 169.0
Steps 20,160

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P210 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P60.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 158g protein - Calories 1900.

Today's mood: Economics... Too much Regulation in RE = Bad outcomes.

Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pics. Spinach in the blender with apple, cucumber and scoop of whey protein, water, ice, almond milk.
My Spinach smoothie with sardine lunch and chicken dinner after blending

Day 40 of 75 hard
2026-02-13
Wt: 168.6
Steps 20,052

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P220 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P70.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 159g protein - Calories 1845.

Today's mood: I got about 6h sleep and did not want to get up. Got up and got outdoors anyways.

Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pics. A bit of barbeque pork with my steak, garlic mushrooms and onions.

Day 41 of 75 hard
2026-02-14
Wt: 169.5
Steps 21,418
Chest Day

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P240 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P80.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 123g protein - Calories 1410. sort of skipped lunch and had a Chinese fried mini water chestnut cake.

Today's mood: Almost forgot to take my body pic. Good thing I post. Couldn't find the pic so I took one late at night instead of AM.
Spent late night preparing my food for tomorrow. I have an all day RE conference. Will have to get up extra early to exercise.
Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pics.

Day 42 of 75 hard
2026-02-15
Wt: 168.2
Steps 20,036

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P250 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P90.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 152g protein - Calories 1900.

Today's mood: Took a cold shower yesterday .. could only do 84 seconds. Up at 5am to exercise on treadmill before going out. Need extra steps
as I will be sitting till dinner time.
Outdoor pic, Progress pic, Food pics.

Day 43 of 75 hard
2026-02-16
Wt: 169.3
Steps 20,317

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P260 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P100.
Will Likely skip the second half of Writing and Thinking as it is very old. Thinking, technical stuff and organizing writing is fine.
The second half seems to be about things that were pre word processing and are obsolete now. i.e. they talk about
The Encyclopedia Britannica and looking up words in the dictionary.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 144g protein - Calories 1645.

Today's mood: Tired. Wife made me go watch my son (28y old) play hockey at night. Bed at midnight, but still got up at 6am to exercise.
Outdoor pic, Is a holiday where I am 'Family Day' Feb 15th. Everyone sleeping, nobody on the road at 7am. Progress pic, Food pics.

Bonus pic: Blast from the past, when I had a real 6 pack. I was a competitive badminton player.
Trained for speed, reaction time and hand eye coordination; terrible cardio. Probably weighed 115lbs and had 15% body fat.
I was skinny strong. Could probably bench 155 free weights, but free weights wasn't a think back then for 13 year old kids.
Back then, the only place with real plates would have been a Gold's Gym. Only lifted on machines, but
could press some ridiculous amount... like 180-190 one rep max on a machine.
I was 10th out of 10 representing Canada, that went to the Jr. Pan am games in California.
My metal nametag badge.

Day 45 of 75 hard
2026-02-18
Wt: 168.5
Steps 20,191
Abs

1) Water 1 gal: Completed
2) Progress Pic: see below
3) Reading: 'Writing and Thinking. P310 New Book 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' Thomas Sowell P120.
4a)Outdoor exercise: Completed
4b)Indoor exercise: Completed
5) Follow meal plan: Completed

Macros: 149g protein - Calories 1500.

Today's mood: focus on protein
Outdoor pic, Beautiful Sunrise Progress pic, Food pics. Eating Light lunch, (no fruit- calories with no protein) to prep for tomorrow's DEXA scan.