Yesterday, after my run on the treadmill, I noticed a blister on the back of my foot. I do believe that will hinder my ability to get on the treadmill for at least today. So I decided to do some yoga from my P90x. To show how out of shape I am, I was only able to do 30 minutes of it. Nothing more embarrassing than when it is to hard to keep your arms in the air. I think I will add Yoga every other day so I can eventually get through the DVD.
I had a dream a couple of nights ago that was rather odd. I dreamt that I was back in high school and it was my senior year during football season. The bummer of it was I did not start in any of the games. I was a 2nd or 3rd stringer and never saw any playing time. Most of my dream was being bummed out and when I went to the coach and asked why I was not starting he said I was to fat. I looked at myself in the mirror (that was on the football field) and saw that I looked the same that I did in high school. My senior year of high school I was in pretty good shape, maybe a little chubby. Needless to say, it was a weird dream and I woke up kind of bothered by it. I knew that I had the dream because I have had losing weight on my mind for a while now.
Alright, I am going to take a shower and clean house... EXCITING!!!!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Weigh in and the 2nd week
Did my first weigh in and I lost around 9 lbs. Not to bad for the first weigh in; I know I could have lost more but I am happy with the amount. The 2nd week is usually the rough week for workouts and weigh ins. Typically weighing in after the 2nd week produces little weight loss. My hope is by being consistent with the first week (not going super extreme) and upping my workouts this week I will have another good loss for the 2nd weigh in.
I guess we will see in one week.
My plan for this week is similar to last week. Last week I did cardio just to get the weight down and I plan to do the same this week, just more of it. I probably won't worry much about actually working out muscle till I get down to around 250. My thought is by then I will be pretty consistent on the treadmill and could possibly be leveling out weight loss wise by then. By doing weights I will shock my body and increase the steady weight loss.
So here goes an exciting week of cardio/treadmill.
I guess we will see in one week.
My plan for this week is similar to last week. Last week I did cardio just to get the weight down and I plan to do the same this week, just more of it. I probably won't worry much about actually working out muscle till I get down to around 250. My thought is by then I will be pretty consistent on the treadmill and could possibly be leveling out weight loss wise by then. By doing weights I will shock my body and increase the steady weight loss.
So here goes an exciting week of cardio/treadmill.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Huff, Huff, Huff
First of all, that was a great Super Bowl game last night. I knew there was going to be quite a bit of temptation at the party I went to so I made sure to reserve at least 1/2 of my daily suggested calorie intake for the party. I have been under that suggested calorie intake every day since I started because I would like to lose more than 2 lbs a week. At least for now.
So I did quite well and I am pretty sure I stayed right at if not a little under my suggested intake (not really a sexy word when you think about it).
So I weigh in tomorrow and I wanted to make sure I pushed hard today. I went 5.5 miles today on the treadmill thanks to my new shoes I purchased. My old two pair either had no support or cut the back of my foot like a vengeful dwarf.
I am a little pooped because that is a little more than I have been doing so far but you need to push yourself a little bit or you will stagnate.
My wife has a choir performance in two weeks and she has to wear an outfit that shows off the figure. She said she may have to lose a bit of weight herself. I may try to talk her into a hike or something.
So I did quite well and I am pretty sure I stayed right at if not a little under my suggested intake (not really a sexy word when you think about it).
So I weigh in tomorrow and I wanted to make sure I pushed hard today. I went 5.5 miles today on the treadmill thanks to my new shoes I purchased. My old two pair either had no support or cut the back of my foot like a vengeful dwarf.
I am a little pooped because that is a little more than I have been doing so far but you need to push yourself a little bit or you will stagnate.
My wife has a choir performance in two weeks and she has to wear an outfit that shows off the figure. She said she may have to lose a bit of weight herself. I may try to talk her into a hike or something.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
LOL Biggest Loser
As I said in an earlier blog, I am watching biggest loser on my iPad while I am on the treadmill. I am still into season one and it is funny to see how basic it was to what it has become. It is also funny how many people get injured on that show. What is scary is that I think Gillian has not aged any and therefor could be a cyborg.
In the past I have tried to explode into workouts like they do on the biggest loser but that can be hard when you are on your own. I can go for a while but without Bob or Gillian yelling/motivating at me I have one rough day, then another and then I revert back to a couch slob.
When I had lost most of my weight I had made a strong effort to make it a lifestyle and I do regret not keeping it that way. I am making the same effort now to keep it a life style. If I were to miss a workout (have not yet) I will not get discouraged and if I splurge on a meal (still not yet) I will just correct the mistake for the future.
I have 3 days until my first weigh in an feel good about it.
In the past I have tried to explode into workouts like they do on the biggest loser but that can be hard when you are on your own. I can go for a while but without Bob or Gillian yelling/motivating at me I have one rough day, then another and then I revert back to a couch slob.
When I had lost most of my weight I had made a strong effort to make it a lifestyle and I do regret not keeping it that way. I am making the same effort now to keep it a life style. If I were to miss a workout (have not yet) I will not get discouraged and if I splurge on a meal (still not yet) I will just correct the mistake for the future.
I have 3 days until my first weigh in an feel good about it.
Temptation Averted
I missed a post yesterday so I might post twice today. Yesterday we had a poker party at our house with pizza, chips n cheese dip, alcohol, and other wonderful things (chocolate fudge cake). It was very tempting to say I will just have a little here and there. I was under my calorie tracker for the day but I knew that if I started to eat a little bit there was to much potential to grow and grow. Perhaps in a few months if I am doing good I consider this type of "reward" but for now I need to stick to not splurging.
I will say this about last night. It is not as much fun when there are drunk people and you are not one of them. But I guess I make myself a guaranteed designated driver, so maybe I will be invited to some parties.
Last time I was on the treadmill I wore a hole in the back of one of my shoes. This caused wonder chaffing which means I need new shoes. I will hopefully get those today so I can get back on the treadmill. I feel like I have lost a little bit of weight but I won't be sure until next Tuesday.
See you later today.
I will say this about last night. It is not as much fun when there are drunk people and you are not one of them. But I guess I make myself a guaranteed designated driver, so maybe I will be invited to some parties.
Last time I was on the treadmill I wore a hole in the back of one of my shoes. This caused wonder chaffing which means I need new shoes. I will hopefully get those today so I can get back on the treadmill. I feel like I have lost a little bit of weight but I won't be sure until next Tuesday.
See you later today.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
60 minutes down
On the treadmill for 60 minutes today and my feet are bruised. That stinks because a bruise takes a bit to go away so I might have to be creative on some of my workouts. Besides that I am doing pretty good, well for three hole days into a workout.
I was talking to my daughter last night. My daughter, normally a wonderful child has been on a preteen tear lately. I will not go into specifics but her mouth has been getting her into trouble (no swear words). This has put her in a bit of trouble with my wife and I (grammatically correct?). I sat down with her and told her that the next month will be hard on both of us. I told her that it will be discouraging at times to have to earn our trust back. It will be easy to look out 3-4 months in the future and wish for everything to be fixed, what will be hard is to look at each day and realize you have a long way to go.
I told explained to my little one that I am in the same situation. I have lost weight before so I know it is possible but I also know it takes a while and can get a little discouraging. It is easy to think as long as I continue a healthy eating style and workout that I will be skinnier and that will be awesome. It is harder to look at the day in front of you and say "time to workout and have my tummy growl."
February will be a rough month for my daughter and I (still grammatically correct?) but it can be done. I am looking forward to getting out of this month because as long as I continue what I am doing it will become a pattern rather than a burden.
Please no pat on the backs or "you can do its;" I am not looking for easy kudos. I will perhaps look for them 40-50lbs from now.
I was talking to my daughter last night. My daughter, normally a wonderful child has been on a preteen tear lately. I will not go into specifics but her mouth has been getting her into trouble (no swear words). This has put her in a bit of trouble with my wife and I (grammatically correct?). I sat down with her and told her that the next month will be hard on both of us. I told her that it will be discouraging at times to have to earn our trust back. It will be easy to look out 3-4 months in the future and wish for everything to be fixed, what will be hard is to look at each day and realize you have a long way to go.
I told explained to my little one that I am in the same situation. I have lost weight before so I know it is possible but I also know it takes a while and can get a little discouraging. It is easy to think as long as I continue a healthy eating style and workout that I will be skinnier and that will be awesome. It is harder to look at the day in front of you and say "time to workout and have my tummy growl."
February will be a rough month for my daughter and I (still grammatically correct?) but it can be done. I am looking forward to getting out of this month because as long as I continue what I am doing it will become a pattern rather than a burden.
Please no pat on the backs or "you can do its;" I am not looking for easy kudos. I will perhaps look for them 40-50lbs from now.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Weighing in
I have been debating how often I want to weigh myself to check progress. Everyday? Every other day?
After watching "Biggest Loser" I figure I would go for every week. The downside is if I don't change weight after an entire week it could get a tad depressing.
After three days with no caffeine I am surprised to experience no withdraws. I am not sure why but it appears to be a lot easier this time around compared to last time I tried to cut out soft drinks.
I saw an interesting article that stated a University in California stated that sugar is just as bad to the body as cigarettes and alcohol. I am not sure how correct that is. The article also stated a lobby group is trying to push for a bill that would either put an age limit on being able to buy candy or putting restrictions on how much sugar can be in candy.
Are you also going to limit the purchase of sugar itself? I agree that sugar isn't probably the best thing in the world but almost anything in excess can be bad for you. I blame myself for weight gain, I do not yell at the bag of M&Ms for making me eat them. I knew full well that candy isn't great for me, Children are also taught this. I am not sure that we need government to tell us how to eat, it seems just one more thing that is taken away from us.
After watching "Biggest Loser" I figure I would go for every week. The downside is if I don't change weight after an entire week it could get a tad depressing.
After three days with no caffeine I am surprised to experience no withdraws. I am not sure why but it appears to be a lot easier this time around compared to last time I tried to cut out soft drinks.
I saw an interesting article that stated a University in California stated that sugar is just as bad to the body as cigarettes and alcohol. I am not sure how correct that is. The article also stated a lobby group is trying to push for a bill that would either put an age limit on being able to buy candy or putting restrictions on how much sugar can be in candy.
Are you also going to limit the purchase of sugar itself? I agree that sugar isn't probably the best thing in the world but almost anything in excess can be bad for you. I blame myself for weight gain, I do not yell at the bag of M&Ms for making me eat them. I knew full well that candy isn't great for me, Children are also taught this. I am not sure that we need government to tell us how to eat, it seems just one more thing that is taken away from us.
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