Random Events

It is crazy how random events can distract you from workouts. We planned to go out as a family and play soccer or some baseball and I found out that my hot water heater is leaking. It could have easily taken us away from our plan but calm measures and I think we can get the hot water fixed and do some soccer/baseball.

I made some lasagna this weekend and while I had just planned to have just one square each day I ended up with two. Thankfully I made to where each square only had about 550 calories in it but it was still more than I was planning on. Thankfully I was still under my planned caloriesfor both days and I am still planning on losing some weight tomorrow (the amount may be different than I had originally planned).

I am hoping to have lost at least 5lbs for this week. We will see tomorrow.

It felt like I just went swimming

I was on the treadmill for about 2 and 1/2 hours yesterday. The result was my clothes were drenched in sweat (and a little bit of spilled water from trying to run and drink at the same time). I burned over 1150 calories and consumed about the same. I may try this one more time today because I am not sure how much of a workout I will get this weekend.

I thought I would be exhausted from my workout but I actually felt pretty good; I was still able to play with my son and clean up my backyard a bit. I can already feel the results of being on teh treadmill for two weeks and I hope by the end of one month I will be able to run two miles in 24 minutes.

It can be discouraging at times because I use to be able to do that. At one point I was running a 7 minute mile and I do miss that. In many ways it feels like I have to start over and I guess I kind of do. What got me discouraged in the past would be things like that but  feel like I have a better mindset now. I am not focused on what has happened in the past (but I am aware of it so I can learn from it). I am focused on my weekly, monthly, and total goals.

Almost bent to temptation

I have managed to make it through a poker party, Super Bowl party, and eating out numerous times and I have not really felt the temptation bug; however, yesterday I almost gave into it. All it took was me sitting around the house by myself and being kind of hungry.

In the past, this is how I have gained the most weight. I would be doing homework or something and just get kind of hungry so I would make an extra meal or I would make my lunch or dinner bigger than I needed. I did not give into temptation this time and felt pretty good about it.

Today I plan on trying to burn more calories than I take in today. I have not done this yet and I know it will be hard, especially if I eat a healthy 1200-1500 calories. I am not sure if my body will be up for it yet. The rough part about working out when you are over weight is sore feet and chaffing (oh god the chaffing).  I think I am getting past those initial problems but we will see. It does make me respect the "Biggest Loser" contestants because according to them they can burn up to 10,000 calories a day. It probably helps they are well into the 300-400lb range but even then I would think I would be comatose.
This was their 7th week at the ranch, maybe I can do the same thing in seven weeks?

I would be happy with a consistent 2000 calories a day burnage.

Weigh In and the Third Week

Last week I mentioned I was worried because typically the 2nd weigh in results in little to no lost weight. I weighed in today and discovered I dropped about 6 more lbs. Pretty good for the 2nd week and this was a week where I ate out three times. I feel I am doing pretty good so far but I know I will eventually run into that week where I don't lose or dare I say gain something.

For now my focus is trying to average a 5lb weight lose, at least until I get around 250/240lbs. This week will be similar to last week. I plan on cardio for the most part, which means the treadmill and continuing the biggest loser series. This is, unless my feet start hurting again, then I will probably try some more yoga or other training.

One of the things I have to continue to focus on is consuming at least 1200 calories a day. When trying to lose weight it can be easy think about eating less and yes that is what you are suppose to do. However, if you eat under 1200 calories a day your body can go into starvation mode and stop losing weight. That is one of the reasons people don't lose weight after the 2nd week or don't lose weight when they try to lose weight faster and faster.

The "myfitnesspal program I have has been helpful with this. While I have went under the 1200 calories a couple of times over the past two weeks I have made a stronger effort to reach that goal. There are sometimes I go well over that too, but as long I as I do not go over my calorie max (which was set by "myfitnesspal" I should still lose some weight.

I look forward to this coming up week and after 4 weigh ins I will give an overall weight loss result.

1000 Calories

Didn't workout much this weekend since I had to rest my feet. I started back today and burned over 1000 calories on the treadmill. It was my first time since starting back with my workouts that I went over the 1000 calorie mark so I few pretty good, but tired at the same time. My feet are feeling better to, I may even try to burn another 500 calories for the day after I rest up.

I am pushing hard today because my "weigh day" is tomorrow morning. I am not sure how much I have lost but I am interested to see it.

On a different note:

Last week I started my daughter on conditioning for soccer. I am always hesitant to make 11-12 year old girls run but last year I could tell the difference in my soccer girls compared to some of the teams that did conditioning. I am still going to try to incorporate most of my conditioning into drills but the girls will still run some.

I am hoping I can condition myself as well so I can do some along with to be supportive. Anyway, my daughter has started conditioning and I hope to get her to fully active before the season starts. We have all taken winter off in my family so I do not want her to start off cold when the season starts.  She has done very well so far.

I look forward to a good weigh in tomorrow.

Good Night (not the go to sleep one but the happy time out one)

I had a good night out with one of my friends last night. While I am watching my calories I am also trying to make sure I don't eat three pieces of lettuce in front of my friends because;

A. I don't want to make them subconscious about what they eat

B.I don't want to appear to be that weirdo that is not eating when a group goes out to a restaurant.

I was able to go out to Applebee's and eat a good meal and go out to the club and order a screwdriver (no I am not a 17 year old girl, its a good drink) and still come under my calorie count for the day. It did help that I was on the treadmill for 6ish miles yesterday.

The downside to being on the treadmill for long distances is I now have two blisters on my left foot. The first blister just started to heal when the 2nd one popped up last night. I have been making a strong effort to not look like a pirate when I walk. I will probably need to stay off the treadmill today and tomorrow while my feet heal. It will be difficult to do other workouts during the weekend while my wife is home because I always feel weird working out in front of her.



I feel like I have lost some more weight so I am hoping my 2nd weigh in will be a good one. Still 3 days away so we will see.

There are a lot of Calories in that

My father has come in for a few days so I was distracted and did not make my post yesterday. My fault, but also blaming my dad can be fun.

One of my apps that I use on my iPad keeps track of how many calories I eat a day. It is a nice app because I can scan in the upc code or do a search for the item. Just to humor myself I did a search for a few items that I use to eat and it is kind of startling to see how many calories are in some of these items.

McDonald's double qtr pounder with cheese - 840 Calories. (I would eat two of these for lunch)

McDonald's large fries - 460 Calories

Large Coke - 310 Calories (I would refill this once or twice if I was in the restaurant.

Jack's Biscuit and Gravy - 420 calories (I would eat two of these)


These are just a few examples. It has been nice having the calorie tracker and the recommended amount of calories needed per day. Another thing I do is slice a little bit of cheese with meals, which usually adds about 270 calories to a meal easy. It is crazy how many calories I have consumed in a day.

When I have lost weight, it will be important to remember how easy it is to consume calories when not thinking about it.