That's right, it's Wednesday so week 2 is finally over. This was filled with ups and downs - I was real nervous about because I didn't get to work out today. I woke up with a bad head cold and it really kicked my butt. After getting the kids off to school I fell asleep on the couch.
Now I'm feeling much better than I was this morning - Hopefully with some more medication and a good night's sleep I'll be 100% in the morning.
So onto the important part - the weigh in, well I am happy to report that my new weight is 257.5, which is 6.5 pounds less than last week for a total weight loss of 13.5 pounds or 5% of my starting weight. Yeah!!
At this rate, I might have a bikini body by mid-summer... Ha..
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Terrible Tuesday
Oh I did everything wrong today. After getting my daughter on the bus, I headed to the gym. On the stationary bike I have typically been achieving 7.5 miles in 30 minutes. And its getting easier as my muscles are starting to adapt to it. However, today was different at the 15 minute mark, I was hurting - my legs, my thighs, my back - something was not right. Then I realized that I didn't have breakfast. I normally make sure I eat first so that I have the energy. So I pushed and pushed and made it to 20 minutes and had to get off. I did go and lift some free weights, jump rope, did crunches, etc before leaving the gym. I still put in an hour, but I'm disappointed that I didn't get my 30 minute bike ride in.
The rest of the day seem to fall into place fine - I managed to eat healthy with regular portions and be full. This is a positive side-effect of eating smaller portions, now smaller portions are actually filling me up.
We are migrating our diets from flour products to whole wheat products. For dinner I made whole wheat spaghetti with spicy turkey brats and steamed green beans. YUM - The kids really liked it too. Another thing I've learned is just because there is a whole box of pasta or a jar of sauce doesn't mean you have to use it all. Our youngest was eating dinner at a friends so there were only 4 of us, so I made 4 servings - no leftovers, no seconds, no temptation. Now we have 2 servings of uncooked pasta and sauce that the Wife & I can have on pizza night.
After dinner I sat down, and played in my weekly online poker league - tough competitors took 8th out of 27 not bad. Then I had to get back to work - starting my marketing consulting firm - its going very well, but as the wife pointed out I will have quarterly taxes due in a couple of weeks. So I needed to get my finances into a financial software - so I spent 4 hours adding this years numbers into the software. As I was doing this I felt my throat was getting really soar, and I couldn't breathe through my nose. I was sore all over. A real mess.
I'm feeling pretty rough right now - tomorrow is weigh-in, but if I feel like this I may in the morning I may not even make it to the gym - would be kinda stupid to just go in to weigh-in and leave. But we'll see in the morning.
The rest of the day seem to fall into place fine - I managed to eat healthy with regular portions and be full. This is a positive side-effect of eating smaller portions, now smaller portions are actually filling me up.
We are migrating our diets from flour products to whole wheat products. For dinner I made whole wheat spaghetti with spicy turkey brats and steamed green beans. YUM - The kids really liked it too. Another thing I've learned is just because there is a whole box of pasta or a jar of sauce doesn't mean you have to use it all. Our youngest was eating dinner at a friends so there were only 4 of us, so I made 4 servings - no leftovers, no seconds, no temptation. Now we have 2 servings of uncooked pasta and sauce that the Wife & I can have on pizza night.
After dinner I sat down, and played in my weekly online poker league - tough competitors took 8th out of 27 not bad. Then I had to get back to work - starting my marketing consulting firm - its going very well, but as the wife pointed out I will have quarterly taxes due in a couple of weeks. So I needed to get my finances into a financial software - so I spent 4 hours adding this years numbers into the software. As I was doing this I felt my throat was getting really soar, and I couldn't breathe through my nose. I was sore all over. A real mess.
I'm feeling pretty rough right now - tomorrow is weigh-in, but if I feel like this I may in the morning I may not even make it to the gym - would be kinda stupid to just go in to weigh-in and leave. But we'll see in the morning.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday - and going strong
Well, its Monday again - weather is beginning to turn more spring-like and I'm looking forward to getting out in the yard and even hitting a few golf balls. I am really looking forward to getting back to sports - individual sports for now, maybe next year I will look at joining a softball league or something like that.
I had a conversation with my trucker buddy who is joining me in our efforts to return to fitness. He had previously had great success using the Weight Watchers program and one of the things he was telling me was that it is necessary to change your work out routine. In fact it shouldn't become a routine because your body will get used to it and figure out ways to store fat. So my question is how different does the exercise plan need to be in order to keep my body from storing fat?
Anyway, my wife & I have been doing very well at keeping our portion sizes in check - even when eating out - can you believe that you can actually eat at Buffalo Wild Wings and not blow your diet. We both had for the first time the Grilled Chicken Buffalitos with a side salad. It was surprisingly tasty and very filling. Big change from our usual of boneless wings and bufallo chips.
We're both using the gym and for now we have been cycling 30 minutes followed by 30-40 minutes on the circuit training.
I had a conversation with my trucker buddy who is joining me in our efforts to return to fitness. He had previously had great success using the Weight Watchers program and one of the things he was telling me was that it is necessary to change your work out routine. In fact it shouldn't become a routine because your body will get used to it and figure out ways to store fat. So my question is how different does the exercise plan need to be in order to keep my body from storing fat?
Anyway, my wife & I have been doing very well at keeping our portion sizes in check - even when eating out - can you believe that you can actually eat at Buffalo Wild Wings and not blow your diet. We both had for the first time the Grilled Chicken Buffalitos with a side salad. It was surprisingly tasty and very filling. Big change from our usual of boneless wings and bufallo chips.
We're both using the gym and for now we have been cycling 30 minutes followed by 30-40 minutes on the circuit training.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
First Day Off
Last night, my youngest got sick - too much excitement in combination with the pizza sauce probably didn't sit well. But anyway, she's home with me cause you just can never be too sure. Fortunately she woke up feeling fine - but with the sad news that she had to stay home today because she got sick last night.
Nevertheless, I did not get to the gym today, instead I focused on eating right and taking care of my little girl. I consumed less than 1600 calories today including 2 slices of Aunt Millies Light 100% Whole Wheat bread - which is only 80 calories per 2 slices, as compared to the 70 calories in 1 slice of white bread.
When making our lunches my daughter told me she did not want the "brown bread", so I told her it was not for her it was for - it's diet bread. Her face looked puzzled "Diet Bread?" she asked. So I said well I can have 1 slice of white bread or 2 slices of brown bread and they are about the same calories - which would you chose? She pointed to the brown, I asked, "do you want the brown bread?" She firmly refused. Oh well more for me.
Now - I've never been a fan of wheat bread, especially whole wheat - but with 1 Tbsp of mayo and some mustard - I really liked it. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is looking for bread that is more healthy and tastes good.
Nevertheless, I did not get to the gym today, instead I focused on eating right and taking care of my little girl. I consumed less than 1600 calories today including 2 slices of Aunt Millies Light 100% Whole Wheat bread - which is only 80 calories per 2 slices, as compared to the 70 calories in 1 slice of white bread.
When making our lunches my daughter told me she did not want the "brown bread", so I told her it was not for her it was for - it's diet bread. Her face looked puzzled "Diet Bread?" she asked. So I said well I can have 1 slice of white bread or 2 slices of brown bread and they are about the same calories - which would you chose? She pointed to the brown, I asked, "do you want the brown bread?" She firmly refused. Oh well more for me.
Now - I've never been a fan of wheat bread, especially whole wheat - but with 1 Tbsp of mayo and some mustard - I really liked it. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is looking for bread that is more healthy and tastes good.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Start of a new Week
Well, talk about motivating - getting on the scale and seeing that my efforts are paying off Big Time. I know it will be a challenge to replicate this past week, but I'm going to try. I'm eating better, working harder.
Today, I only consumed 1500 calories and that included Pizza. Wednesday is Pizza night at the Powers' house, well with 3 kids, they are used to it and we can't let them down. So Pizza it is with breadsticks even. I know my mouth is watering. Along with the pizza and breadsticks I ordered a family sized greek salad for my wife & I to split. That was delicious, but holy cow the amount of sodium. The pickled beets and feta cheese in the Greek salad really drove that way up. so now for the pizza; I had a yummy Lean Cuisine Pizza, not the best but an adequate substitute.
After dinner, we decided to head out and find some geo cache. This is a new hobby that we as a family has picked up - for those of you who have not heard of it, it's basically a big scavenger hunt using GPS. People hide canisters, called cache, all around and log the coordinates. They then enter the cache into the online database where people like us can enter the coordinates and find the cache. Sometimes we're able to drive to within 20 feet of it, and others we have to hike up to a mile through fairly rugged terrain. We're walking and talking and finding them as a family. Great for exercise and teamwork.
Tonight, we searched for 3 cache that were within 5 miles of our home, we found the first one rather quickly, then we moved to the next - we were in the location, but could never find it. It's possible that someone removed it. And finally, the last one we were in behind a tire shop and within 25 feet of the cache when we stumbled on a pile of bones. At first I thought animal, but then I noticed the thick vertebrae and one bone appeared to have been clean cut. So being safe, I contacted the authorities and they came out and looked it over and decided further investigation was needed. I was told that we could leave and if anything turns up that they will be in touch. Kinda creepy.
Today, I only consumed 1500 calories and that included Pizza. Wednesday is Pizza night at the Powers' house, well with 3 kids, they are used to it and we can't let them down. So Pizza it is with breadsticks even. I know my mouth is watering. Along with the pizza and breadsticks I ordered a family sized greek salad for my wife & I to split. That was delicious, but holy cow the amount of sodium. The pickled beets and feta cheese in the Greek salad really drove that way up. so now for the pizza; I had a yummy Lean Cuisine Pizza, not the best but an adequate substitute.
After dinner, we decided to head out and find some geo cache. This is a new hobby that we as a family has picked up - for those of you who have not heard of it, it's basically a big scavenger hunt using GPS. People hide canisters, called cache, all around and log the coordinates. They then enter the cache into the online database where people like us can enter the coordinates and find the cache. Sometimes we're able to drive to within 20 feet of it, and others we have to hike up to a mile through fairly rugged terrain. We're walking and talking and finding them as a family. Great for exercise and teamwork.
Tonight, we searched for 3 cache that were within 5 miles of our home, we found the first one rather quickly, then we moved to the next - we were in the location, but could never find it. It's possible that someone removed it. And finally, the last one we were in behind a tire shop and within 25 feet of the cache when we stumbled on a pile of bones. At first I thought animal, but then I noticed the thick vertebrae and one bone appeared to have been clean cut. So being safe, I contacted the authorities and they came out and looked it over and decided further investigation was needed. I was told that we could leave and if anything turns up that they will be in touch. Kinda creepy.
First Weigh In
Well, typically I only blog once a day, but this is pretty important. So I figured today, of all days, is worth a double post.
So here goes...
I got to the gym this morning and after about 30 min on the cycle, I decided to meet my fate. I step up to the scale - dialed in my previous weight 2-7-1, and stepped on the scale. At first I was perplexed because the scale didn't move - then quickly I realized "that's a good thing" if it moved that would mean I weighed more.
So then I began to slide the weight to the left. My goal is 1.7 lbs per week to hit -100 by 5/7/11. So I'm sliding; well I met my goal as I'm sliding past 269 - 267 - 265 to my current weight 264! I lost 7 pounds in 7 days. Seven pounds represents 2.6% of my body weight. Now I know that I will not likely have this success every week - but if feels great to get off to a great start.
Now, my journal at everydayhealth.com wanted me to recalculate my calorie intake based on my new weight and activity level - HOLY COW - they want me to eat MORE!! I think I'll stay at my 2000 target - I have yet to hit it anyway.
Anyway - the Thin Man can see there's light at the end of this Tunnel.
So here goes...
I got to the gym this morning and after about 30 min on the cycle, I decided to meet my fate. I step up to the scale - dialed in my previous weight 2-7-1, and stepped on the scale. At first I was perplexed because the scale didn't move - then quickly I realized "that's a good thing" if it moved that would mean I weighed more.
So then I began to slide the weight to the left. My goal is 1.7 lbs per week to hit -100 by 5/7/11. So I'm sliding; well I met my goal as I'm sliding past 269 - 267 - 265 to my current weight 264! I lost 7 pounds in 7 days. Seven pounds represents 2.6% of my body weight. Now I know that I will not likely have this success every week - but if feels great to get off to a great start.
Now, my journal at everydayhealth.com wanted me to recalculate my calorie intake based on my new weight and activity level - HOLY COW - they want me to eat MORE!! I think I'll stay at my 2000 target - I have yet to hit it anyway.
Anyway - the Thin Man can see there's light at the end of this Tunnel.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
What a Day
I am exhausted and sore from today's activities. I started off by hitting the circuit training. I did 2 sets of each machine until I got to the vertical press and I felt a little pop in my right shoulder. It doesn't hurt now, but I didn't want to press it. On my way out of the gym, I noticed an open elliptical trainer (I have never used one) so I thought I'd jump on and knock out 30 minutes.
Keep in mind, I just finished lifting weights with every major muscle group for the past hour... Oh My God! First thing was that it was such a weird motion, I didn't know if I was walking, climbing or just rocking. I found it difficult to maintain a speed, I'd get going then I'd be running, or I'd slow down, and it'd want to go backwards. I felt like a toddler learning to walk. At about 8 1/2 minutes in, I realized there is no way I can make it 30 - but I wanted - but my body just couldn't push any harder. So I pushed myself to complete 10 minutes and got off. My right calf began to hurt. I think I'm pushing my body too hard too fast.
Tomorrow is Weigh In Day - the first since I started (271 lbs), one week ago. I'm feeling good, feeling more energetic - and I feel like things are toning up a bit. Hopefully, this will be affirmed tomorrow at the weigh in.
Wish me luck!
Keep in mind, I just finished lifting weights with every major muscle group for the past hour... Oh My God! First thing was that it was such a weird motion, I didn't know if I was walking, climbing or just rocking. I found it difficult to maintain a speed, I'd get going then I'd be running, or I'd slow down, and it'd want to go backwards. I felt like a toddler learning to walk. At about 8 1/2 minutes in, I realized there is no way I can make it 30 - but I wanted - but my body just couldn't push any harder. So I pushed myself to complete 10 minutes and got off. My right calf began to hurt. I think I'm pushing my body too hard too fast.
Tomorrow is Weigh In Day - the first since I started (271 lbs), one week ago. I'm feeling good, feeling more energetic - and I feel like things are toning up a bit. Hopefully, this will be affirmed tomorrow at the weigh in.
Wish me luck!
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