J Ellis's Check-In

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:34 am

Despite being an on and off No S-er and a strong proponent of the plan for years, I've never participated much on this forum or had a Daily Check-in Thread. My work, teaching, and eating schedule is so erratic, No S has been a real challenge for me in the last few years. I'm working to solidify the habit despite the logistical challenges in doing so.

Mon - SUCCESS, 500 PU

Tue - SUCCESS, 500 PU

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:05 am

Wed - SUCCESS, 500 PU

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:00 am

Thu - SUCCESS, 500 PU

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:29 am

Fridays are an interesting challenge for me. No S is about discipline for me, not weight loss. I already skip many meals each week, and I frequently eat at odd times. Typical example today. I ate a large breakfast around 10:30am and nothing else until close about 7:30pm. Friday evenings we host a Bible study in our home and coffee and desserts are shared afterwards. I decided to call an exemption tonight, and I made myself a sandwich before indulging moderately in a few sweets.

Fri - EXEMPTION (Pending further definition of Friday-Rule), 500 PU

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:05 pm

I went ahead and counted Friday and Saturday as my S-days this past weekend. I only managed to eat once on Sunday, but it was one plate and no sweets, so....

Sunday - SUCCESS

Pangelsue2 · Post by **Pangelsue2** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:23 pm

Welcome and best wishes. Sounds like you are doing well and are a free thinker. Congrats on both. What does the PU stand for? Some form of exercise? Push ups? If that is the case, 500?????????????

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:15 pm

Yes, the PU = Push-ups. Thanks for the welcome and the kind words.

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:50 pm

Monday - SUCCESS

I didn't get my push-ups in last night, but I intend to do so this evening.

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:25 am

Tue - SUCCESS

500 PU in 28:25

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:38 pm

Wed - SUCCESS

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 3:49 am

Thu - SUCCESS, 500 PU, 100 Pull-ups

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:01 pm

I took S-days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I suppose one of those could/should be a fail, but we're having a revival this weekend at our church, and hosting gatherings at our house in the evenings calls for some concession. It would be different if I were doing No S for weight loss, health crisis, or this were an ongoing and regular situation.

500 PU < 29 minutes

determined · Post by **determined** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:46 pm

Well done! Push-ups & I don't get along (bad wrists), but I you're doing so well with them!

Much success to you...

janie

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:08 am

Mon - SUCCESS

Have you considered doing push-ups leaning against a wall, countertop or desk? You might also experiment using push-up handles. They make push-ups possible for those who have problems with dorsal flexion.

determined · Post by **determined** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:17 pm

I hadn't thought of push-up handles...those would probably work well. I'm doing a lot of swimming lately (3 miles a week), but if I can't do that, I'll look into the handles. Thanks for the tip!

janie

Post by **reinhard** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:26 am

Joel,

Congratulations on the "PU!" As someone who bangs out an occasional few, I'm, if nothing else, in a position to be deeply impressed! My wife's uncle has been doing a similar number of pushups every day for many years, and the results speak for themselves.

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=274

Reinhard

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:28 pm

I follow an IF protocol much of the time but have been giving some thought over the last few months as to how to integrate the No S model with an IF model. I know several other forum members already do this, but I am playing with it as well. I am considering doing some tracking and/or updating on this thread.

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:19 pm

Wednesday: Success, 300 PU, Run 4 miles

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:15 am

Thursday: Success, 1,000 PU, Run 25 minutes

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:03 pm

I do more IF over the weekends and certain days. I'll confine this thread to my No S and No S/IF days.

Monday: FAIL - Blew it in the evening; 900 PU

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:40 am

Tuesday: FAIL, again - 300 PU
Super-stressful right now with a seriously ill child. No excuses.

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:26 am

Wednesday: FAIL, blew it again in the evening. A friend baked us a cake in view of the current family crisis. It's just not my week for self restraint, apparently.

500 PU
1 x 300 Dragan @ 10#
100 Crunches

J Ellis · Post by **J Ellis** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:00 am

Thursday: Fail, but a technical rather than disastrous or particularly regrettable one. I made the decision to eat an extra bowl of Mini Wheats with a banana tonight.

500 PU