Friday, the 18th was suppossed to be my monday to getting back on to my diet regiment and work out scheme, however, I had a small voice in the back of my head remind me of something I have been told by others who have paved this path before. You have to listen to your body. If your body doesn't feel like being in the gym, don't force it. So, I ended up taking another cheat day and rest day, but I am still drinking a ton of water.
As far as the new supplement that I have added into my diet, the only difference so far that I can tell thus far is an unquenchable hunger. I am constantly feeling hungry all the time, but I think that is my metabolism kicking into high gear personally. I am still eating my normal 5-7 meals a day, and still drinking close to a gallon of water a day as well, and I still feel hungry. It could be also because I've cut down a lot of my carb and sugar intake, as I have now leaned towards a sugar supplement made by stevia. You can find more about them at Stevia. It is a bit pricey vs the amount you get. The other product that I have been mentioning a lot lately is MIO. I truly enjoy this as it helps break up the boredom of just plain water, with zero consequences!
Saturday Nov 19th, 2011... Today is my monday at work, so I didn't have any time pre-work to get to the gym. However, I am going after work and I'm feeling like doing legs with a 30-45 min cardio session post weight training. Meals for the day were a salad that had hard boiled eggs, spinach, a tiny handful of cubed ham, some cheese, maters, onions, and some baked turkey pieces. Snacks were celery sticks with almond butter ( its yummy! ), some carrots, granola, and 2 containers of greek yogurt, all accompanied with lots and lots of water.
Weight loss has been maintaining between 176-179. So, still about 9 lbs lost to date, however I'm still seeing an increase in muscle definition and tone. It's hard to grasp when you want to see a goal achieved based on a number, but mentally I'm willing to circumvent numbers if I can see tone/definition accompanied with a strengh increase.
Till my next post folks, keep true to yourselves, and remember, any goal not written down, is merely a dream!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Day 9 - Day 17... Nov 9-Nov 17
So, what has been going on for the past 8 days? Well, besides working a lot of overtime at work, I have been putting quite a bit of time in the gym as well. I have been following a new outline provided to me by a person I respect very highly.
I have also included Niox into my pre workout supps. It is a nitrous oxide supplement that basically helps with blood flow to the muscles, therefore being able to lift more. I have seen new highs in some of my lifts, but more than that, I have also see the ability to do more as I'm lifting.
I am still including cardio into my immediate post work out regime as well. Typically, I do either elliptical or spinner bike for 30 mins after, and occassionally i run on the treadmill as well. Much like with weight lifting, so goes with cardio. In order to see results you need to change up the routine, or else your body will get into a groove, and a rut and not only seeing, but getting results will start to plateau.
As far as the dieting goes. I have recently been advised to start cutting more carbs out because I am trying to lose more body fat, but keep the lean muscle mass. I have also been pointed towards using another supplement. For now, I will keep that to myself and see if any results can been seen as a result of adding it into my daily diet. Also, I am still maintaining my 1 day a week as a cheat day. Its a day where I put all worries with regard to my diet and eat whatever I want, WITHIN proper proportions. It's not a free day to act like a horse with a a food bag over it's mouth. I still need to be responsible in my eating proportions, even on my cheat days.
Most of my diet is still including, fruits, vegetables, chicken, wheat tortillas to make wraps with, one of my favorites in my diet... spinach, and a lot and a lot of water, with MIO added into it, or just plain water. One of my other favorite items in my diet has to be sweet potatoes. They taste so yummy!
Now, for today's cheat meal/day, I really splurged. For a snack, I had some chex mix. For dinner tonight we ate at applebee's. I ordered some 4 oz sirloin steaks, loaded mashed taters, I had 2 mozzarella sticks and some french onion soup as an appetizer and to wash all of this down, I had a long island ice tea and a shot of Jack Daniels.
I know I know, I spoke earlier that I was going to forgo alcohol, and I have and will. However, I had just a small amount to have because it is my cheat day, and it will probably be about another 6 weeks or longer before I even touch it again.
Other than that, things have been going well. The weight has been maintaining the same, however I am seeing some results in tone and definition in my muscles. As I also just recently found out, that there is an actual number of muscle vs fat weight. Muscle apparently weighs almost 3x's the amount as fat. So, 1 lb of fat is about the same amount of 3 lbs of muscle. So, that helps put quite a few things into perspective for me with regards to weight loss vs muscle.
Till the next day or so, I hope that this journal that I am jotting down will help others who may or may not be traveling down this road themselves and appear to be stuck or in a rut.
I have also included Niox into my pre workout supps. It is a nitrous oxide supplement that basically helps with blood flow to the muscles, therefore being able to lift more. I have seen new highs in some of my lifts, but more than that, I have also see the ability to do more as I'm lifting.
I am still including cardio into my immediate post work out regime as well. Typically, I do either elliptical or spinner bike for 30 mins after, and occassionally i run on the treadmill as well. Much like with weight lifting, so goes with cardio. In order to see results you need to change up the routine, or else your body will get into a groove, and a rut and not only seeing, but getting results will start to plateau.
As far as the dieting goes. I have recently been advised to start cutting more carbs out because I am trying to lose more body fat, but keep the lean muscle mass. I have also been pointed towards using another supplement. For now, I will keep that to myself and see if any results can been seen as a result of adding it into my daily diet. Also, I am still maintaining my 1 day a week as a cheat day. Its a day where I put all worries with regard to my diet and eat whatever I want, WITHIN proper proportions. It's not a free day to act like a horse with a a food bag over it's mouth. I still need to be responsible in my eating proportions, even on my cheat days.
Most of my diet is still including, fruits, vegetables, chicken, wheat tortillas to make wraps with, one of my favorites in my diet... spinach, and a lot and a lot of water, with MIO added into it, or just plain water. One of my other favorite items in my diet has to be sweet potatoes. They taste so yummy!
Now, for today's cheat meal/day, I really splurged. For a snack, I had some chex mix. For dinner tonight we ate at applebee's. I ordered some 4 oz sirloin steaks, loaded mashed taters, I had 2 mozzarella sticks and some french onion soup as an appetizer and to wash all of this down, I had a long island ice tea and a shot of Jack Daniels.
I know I know, I spoke earlier that I was going to forgo alcohol, and I have and will. However, I had just a small amount to have because it is my cheat day, and it will probably be about another 6 weeks or longer before I even touch it again.
Other than that, things have been going well. The weight has been maintaining the same, however I am seeing some results in tone and definition in my muscles. As I also just recently found out, that there is an actual number of muscle vs fat weight. Muscle apparently weighs almost 3x's the amount as fat. So, 1 lb of fat is about the same amount of 3 lbs of muscle. So, that helps put quite a few things into perspective for me with regards to weight loss vs muscle.
Till the next day or so, I hope that this journal that I am jotting down will help others who may or may not be traveling down this road themselves and appear to be stuck or in a rut.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Day 8- Nov 8, 2011
Day 8 felt as good as the previous day. Each day I typically wake up feeling good and sore. Its a constant reminder that I am doing something to the muscles and they don't appreciate it as much as I do.
Got myself ready for work, and had lunch/dinner already packed from the previous day. Whole wheat tortillas, fresh spinach leaves, alfalfa sprouts, and some pan fried chicken seasoned with Mrs. Dash.
I also made yesterday some of my most favorite banana bread. I will post the recipe here in a day or two. I also attempted to make a new dessert with Melissa's help. We made up a batch of sugar free + fat free chocolate pudding, dipped a banana half through it and then rolled it around in some granola. Then we took them and placed them in the freezer. However, after letting them set in the freezer for a long time, the granola lost it's crunchiness, but not the flavor. I was aiming to maintain the crunchiness of the granola, so we shall see what happens the next time.
As for tonight, in the gym, the targeted area was the back and abs with a cardio session to follow. Achieved a new max weight on the shoulder shrugs for traps. 80 lb dumb bells in each hand. It felt great to be able to accomplish the new goal, and I'm sure I'll be sore for the following day or so as a reminder of such accomplishment.
Cardio consisted of 30 mins on the elliptical machine.
The diet is going well, the work out regiment is heading down the correct path, and I'm already seeing results, so all of this combined is making me a very happy dieter with a goal in mind.
Till tomorrow.... have a great night
Got myself ready for work, and had lunch/dinner already packed from the previous day. Whole wheat tortillas, fresh spinach leaves, alfalfa sprouts, and some pan fried chicken seasoned with Mrs. Dash.
I also made yesterday some of my most favorite banana bread. I will post the recipe here in a day or two. I also attempted to make a new dessert with Melissa's help. We made up a batch of sugar free + fat free chocolate pudding, dipped a banana half through it and then rolled it around in some granola. Then we took them and placed them in the freezer. However, after letting them set in the freezer for a long time, the granola lost it's crunchiness, but not the flavor. I was aiming to maintain the crunchiness of the granola, so we shall see what happens the next time.
As for tonight, in the gym, the targeted area was the back and abs with a cardio session to follow. Achieved a new max weight on the shoulder shrugs for traps. 80 lb dumb bells in each hand. It felt great to be able to accomplish the new goal, and I'm sure I'll be sore for the following day or so as a reminder of such accomplishment.
Cardio consisted of 30 mins on the elliptical machine.
The diet is going well, the work out regiment is heading down the correct path, and I'm already seeing results, so all of this combined is making me a very happy dieter with a goal in mind.
Till tomorrow.... have a great night
Day 7- Nov 7, 2011
Day 7 started out with as a very good morning. When I did my morning weigh in, I had lost a total of 9 lbs thus far, since I've started this event. That's always a good thing when you see progression. My hats off thus far to my trainers.
We went into town today and we stopped off at Subway, and I was curious about their fit meals that they have. They quite honestly have a good variety that helps to either keep you within your calories or your fat parameters. I was able to enjoy an oven roasted chicken sandwich on a 6 inch 9 grain wheat bun that only had 320 calories. I complimented it with a fat free honey mustard dressing...but very lightly applied of course.
Gym time was good. It was arms an annihilation of the arms, bi's-tri's, and fore-arms. After which, I did 30 mins of the spin bicycle and then 20 mins in the sauna. My workout was so intense, that I pushed myself to being dizzy and lightheaded. I loved it!
We went into town today and we stopped off at Subway, and I was curious about their fit meals that they have. They quite honestly have a good variety that helps to either keep you within your calories or your fat parameters. I was able to enjoy an oven roasted chicken sandwich on a 6 inch 9 grain wheat bun that only had 320 calories. I complimented it with a fat free honey mustard dressing...but very lightly applied of course.
Gym time was good. It was arms an annihilation of the arms, bi's-tri's, and fore-arms. After which, I did 30 mins of the spin bicycle and then 20 mins in the sauna. My workout was so intense, that I pushed myself to being dizzy and lightheaded. I loved it!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Day 6- Nov 6, 2011
Today started off with the operative word of " SORE " My legs don't hurt from my leg exercise yesterday, but my inner and outer thighs are what is hurting the most from doing the abductors and adductors work out. But thankfully, there is a little potent pill called Ibuprofen to help quiet the pain.
Made it to the gym after taking care of the family's needs to ensure that Melissa would be able to stay off of her feet while I was gone for a little while.
Gym time was centered on the chest. Did bench presses, chest focused dips, declined bench presses, and cable crossovers. During each rep AND set of exercises I did ab work outs as well. Then after I did all of those exercises, I went and conducted a 30 min cardio on the elliptical machine.
Dinner tonight and as a snack throughout the night was a salad. The salad consisted of spinach leaves, 3 hard boiled eggs diced, 1 avocado sliced, 1 red pepper diced, a half of a tomato, 1 chicken breast diced up into cubes, some shredded mozzarella cheese and the dressing was lemon juice. Lemon juice gives it a bit of a zing for a flavor, and it has no calories, no fat, no sodium ( at least not listed on the label! ) It gives the salad a refreshing flavor.
That was the day with regards to the exercise, and diet meal. Talk to y'all tomorrow
Made it to the gym after taking care of the family's needs to ensure that Melissa would be able to stay off of her feet while I was gone for a little while.
Gym time was centered on the chest. Did bench presses, chest focused dips, declined bench presses, and cable crossovers. During each rep AND set of exercises I did ab work outs as well. Then after I did all of those exercises, I went and conducted a 30 min cardio on the elliptical machine.
Dinner tonight and as a snack throughout the night was a salad. The salad consisted of spinach leaves, 3 hard boiled eggs diced, 1 avocado sliced, 1 red pepper diced, a half of a tomato, 1 chicken breast diced up into cubes, some shredded mozzarella cheese and the dressing was lemon juice. Lemon juice gives it a bit of a zing for a flavor, and it has no calories, no fat, no sodium ( at least not listed on the label! ) It gives the salad a refreshing flavor.
That was the day with regards to the exercise, and diet meal. Talk to y'all tomorrow
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Day 5- Nov 5, 2011
So, for today... it started out as a typical Saturday, except for the fact that I went to the gym. I swapped my workout days due to the fact that I missed them earlier in the week due to a busy schedule and having to do running around.
My pre-workout consisted of 1 package of Peaches and Cream oatmeal and Lunatic Lemonade Hemo Rage U.C.
At the gym, I chose to do leg day followed up by a 30 min cardio session. Most people will tell you to not do cardio on leg days, but if you choose the proper type of cardio, I don't see why you can't. Just don't run. My leg workout routine was: Laying leg extensions, seated calf raises, leg presses, and quad extensions. After that, I did hip abductor's and adductor's after that to exercise that hard to work area. After the leg work out, I did a 15 min row session followed by a 15 min spin cycle session.
My post work out meal was 2 banana's and 2 scoops of Pro-Gram Vanilla protein. The banana's were primarily to help with the post work out pain, and to get potassium back into my system.
Then after awhile, Melissa and I started cooking dinner. We had steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and asparagus. Fried up some onions and squash with a fat free, calorie free butter flavored cooking spray, and some broiled chicken. We seasoned the vegetables with what I call the no salt salt ( or fake salt ); pepper and Mrs. Dash.
The chicken was seasoned with the same stuff I believe. Truth be told, I didn't do much of the seasoning, I was too busy cutting up vegetables and cleaning up the kitchen as we were going.
Melissa made a broccoli soup by taking the stalks/stems of the broccoli, dicing them up and mixing them with 1 can of chicken broth and 1 can of cream of chicken soup. Stirring occasionally, let it cook for about 20 mins. Folks, let me tell ya, it was something good.
For dessert, I made 1 packet of fat free, sugar free jello chocolate pudding with 3 cups of non fat milk. Took a tumbler size glass ( roughly 6 ounces ), and layered the bottom of it with some non fat whipped cream, then took some more of the non fat whipped cream and layered the all four sides of the glass. Then, i took 2 scoops from a 1/3 cup measuring cup of the non fat chocolate pudding and poured it into the glass. To top it off, I added a small glob of the non fat whipped cream and placed it on top of the chocolate. I placed the glasses in the freezer for about an hour. Eat and enjoy!
It is so delicious and it was great to be able to enjoy a dessert and not have to feel guilty about it. Sorry, but there is no picture of the dessert to add, but there is a picture of the dinner.
Now mind y'all, I was unable to eat this entire portion for obvious reasons, and quite frankly that is another thing that dieting is all about-portion control.
My pre-workout consisted of 1 package of Peaches and Cream oatmeal and Lunatic Lemonade Hemo Rage U.C.
At the gym, I chose to do leg day followed up by a 30 min cardio session. Most people will tell you to not do cardio on leg days, but if you choose the proper type of cardio, I don't see why you can't. Just don't run. My leg workout routine was: Laying leg extensions, seated calf raises, leg presses, and quad extensions. After that, I did hip abductor's and adductor's after that to exercise that hard to work area. After the leg work out, I did a 15 min row session followed by a 15 min spin cycle session.
My post work out meal was 2 banana's and 2 scoops of Pro-Gram Vanilla protein. The banana's were primarily to help with the post work out pain, and to get potassium back into my system.
Then after awhile, Melissa and I started cooking dinner. We had steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and asparagus. Fried up some onions and squash with a fat free, calorie free butter flavored cooking spray, and some broiled chicken. We seasoned the vegetables with what I call the no salt salt ( or fake salt ); pepper and Mrs. Dash.
The chicken was seasoned with the same stuff I believe. Truth be told, I didn't do much of the seasoning, I was too busy cutting up vegetables and cleaning up the kitchen as we were going.
Melissa made a broccoli soup by taking the stalks/stems of the broccoli, dicing them up and mixing them with 1 can of chicken broth and 1 can of cream of chicken soup. Stirring occasionally, let it cook for about 20 mins. Folks, let me tell ya, it was something good.
For dessert, I made 1 packet of fat free, sugar free jello chocolate pudding with 3 cups of non fat milk. Took a tumbler size glass ( roughly 6 ounces ), and layered the bottom of it with some non fat whipped cream, then took some more of the non fat whipped cream and layered the all four sides of the glass. Then, i took 2 scoops from a 1/3 cup measuring cup of the non fat chocolate pudding and poured it into the glass. To top it off, I added a small glob of the non fat whipped cream and placed it on top of the chocolate. I placed the glasses in the freezer for about an hour. Eat and enjoy!
It is so delicious and it was great to be able to enjoy a dessert and not have to feel guilty about it. Sorry, but there is no picture of the dessert to add, but there is a picture of the dinner.
Day 4- Nov 4, 2011
So, I decided to make today a cheat day. Having a cheat day once a week is a good idea. It is my opinion that no matter how hard core you are, still having a cheat day is good for your mental welfare while dieting. It allows your mind to understand that you are not depriving it from the old food it was used to before you dieted, and it helps you to recenter yourself during the other 6 days of the week.
My cheat meal was 1 slice of pizza with a habenero pepper, and some extra cheese. I also took today as another rest day. To date, my weight loss is still 7 lbs since the starting of my journey. Not bad for about a week. It's an average of 1 lb a day. If I can maintain this weight loss, I have no doubt that I will be successful to achieve my goal and be able to accomplish this goal that I am going after.
My cheat meal was 1 slice of pizza with a habenero pepper, and some extra cheese. I also took today as another rest day. To date, my weight loss is still 7 lbs since the starting of my journey. Not bad for about a week. It's an average of 1 lb a day. If I can maintain this weight loss, I have no doubt that I will be successful to achieve my goal and be able to accomplish this goal that I am going after.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Day 2 & 3 -- I know I know.. I'm late
( WEDNESDAY DAY 2)
Today was a rest day from the gym, however I still need to get cardio done, as well as with Thursday.
One of the hardest things for me currently is having to fight the temptations of when I'm home and having the quick ability to snack on unhealthy foods. I understand that I have to eat 6-7 times a day, but I'm talking about the in between meal snacks.
The conflict for me is that I do not feel that I should control what my family has in the house food wise just because of my lack of self control and discipline. So, what is the solution to the problem? Increase self discipline, and grab that glass/jug of water. It is a great way to fill up the belly, and overcome that desire to want to snack.
Last night's ( Tuesday ) gym time was effective and very different. The biggest change I saw was that I under estimated the weight in which I could effectively train at. What I am getting at here is, I thought for certain exercises I could only do say 30 lbs effectively, and when I attempted the same exercise at 50 lbs and was able to maintain all the needed elements to perform the exercise properly. Definately a good thing to see the my strength increasing.
I did add a new aspect to my pre-workout routine; Oatmeal. By adding in oatmeal with my typical pre-workout supplement ( Hemo Rage UC ), I felt an even greater ability to lift more, and heavier. It gave a sense of more energy, more strength continuously throughout the workout, and a better recovery time after the workout. It's not a heavy meal by any means, and taking it at that 30-45 min mark before hitting the gym, makes it extremely useful by the time you start getting into your workout. At least for me, that is what I experienced.
As I am back on the diet and meal plan that I was on a few short months ago, getting everyone around me in my immediate life to remember that will obviously take time and therefore I must be patient with the transition phase. When people are so used to me being willing to eat just about whatever, even though in small portion, it's unrealistic of me to expect people to accept the fact over night, that there are certain things now that I just won't eat.
One of the things that I have recently introduced to my diet more now is fiber, and let me tell ya something, that definitely has been an eye opener on what it does!
As I am starting this 5 month journey, I've also made the mental decision to make some other changes that are not necessarily needed, but more on the lines of me wanting to do it to help give me that extra push forward to achieve my goal. The first item that I've decided to eliminate alcohol ( all types ). The major reasons for this is that alcohol is unwanted carbs and empty calories. Secondly, most alcohol transfers into sugar once it's been digested. The second item that I've decided to cut out are sugary drinks ( ie soda pop and my recent favorite, energy drinks ) The reasons why, again unwanted calories and too much sugar. However, I just recently found that Monster makes an absolute zero energy drink. It has zero calories, and zero sugar. It is basically a flavored drink with caffeine and vitamins.
( THURSDAY DAY 3 )
Not much occurred today as far as exercise went. Our day was mostly driving around, getting things done that needs to be done on pay days. As we left the house, I ensured that I did take with me plenty of water to drink so that I avoided the need to stop at a fast food joint and be tempted to get a soda pop or a different sugary drink ( ie lemonade, teas, etc etc ) while we were out and about. I also brought along with me a container of granola in case I had the desire to want to snack on some other quick food source.
However, while we were out and about, we did stop by Chik-Fil-a or however you spell it and I was not going to get anything until I noticed that they have 3 different types of wraps you can get now. I ended up going with a grilled chicken wrap with fat free honey mustard dressing to go with it. No fries, no drink ( remember, I brought my water with me ). The wrap was very filling and tasted great.
To date, when I started this adventure, I was weighing roughly 185 lbs. As I started this new project, I had annotated that I wanted to lose 20 lbs, well, the new goal is 25 lbs. This morning when I weighed myself, I am now currently at 178 lbs. i started this whole adventure actually on the 29th of October, but it took me 2 days to think if I was going to go through the whole daily blog of events, etc etc, or just keep it a quiet journey. I decided to go ahead and maintain a daily blog in hopes that others might read it, and possibly find answers to some questions that they have had but are too afraid to ask others, or just inspire some who want to shed a few pounds to do so.
Today was a rest day from the gym, however I still need to get cardio done, as well as with Thursday.
One of the hardest things for me currently is having to fight the temptations of when I'm home and having the quick ability to snack on unhealthy foods. I understand that I have to eat 6-7 times a day, but I'm talking about the in between meal snacks.
The conflict for me is that I do not feel that I should control what my family has in the house food wise just because of my lack of self control and discipline. So, what is the solution to the problem? Increase self discipline, and grab that glass/jug of water. It is a great way to fill up the belly, and overcome that desire to want to snack.
Last night's ( Tuesday ) gym time was effective and very different. The biggest change I saw was that I under estimated the weight in which I could effectively train at. What I am getting at here is, I thought for certain exercises I could only do say 30 lbs effectively, and when I attempted the same exercise at 50 lbs and was able to maintain all the needed elements to perform the exercise properly. Definately a good thing to see the my strength increasing.
I did add a new aspect to my pre-workout routine; Oatmeal. By adding in oatmeal with my typical pre-workout supplement ( Hemo Rage UC ), I felt an even greater ability to lift more, and heavier. It gave a sense of more energy, more strength continuously throughout the workout, and a better recovery time after the workout. It's not a heavy meal by any means, and taking it at that 30-45 min mark before hitting the gym, makes it extremely useful by the time you start getting into your workout. At least for me, that is what I experienced.
As I am back on the diet and meal plan that I was on a few short months ago, getting everyone around me in my immediate life to remember that will obviously take time and therefore I must be patient with the transition phase. When people are so used to me being willing to eat just about whatever, even though in small portion, it's unrealistic of me to expect people to accept the fact over night, that there are certain things now that I just won't eat.
One of the things that I have recently introduced to my diet more now is fiber, and let me tell ya something, that definitely has been an eye opener on what it does!
As I am starting this 5 month journey, I've also made the mental decision to make some other changes that are not necessarily needed, but more on the lines of me wanting to do it to help give me that extra push forward to achieve my goal. The first item that I've decided to eliminate alcohol ( all types ). The major reasons for this is that alcohol is unwanted carbs and empty calories. Secondly, most alcohol transfers into sugar once it's been digested. The second item that I've decided to cut out are sugary drinks ( ie soda pop and my recent favorite, energy drinks ) The reasons why, again unwanted calories and too much sugar. However, I just recently found that Monster makes an absolute zero energy drink. It has zero calories, and zero sugar. It is basically a flavored drink with caffeine and vitamins.
( THURSDAY DAY 3 )
Not much occurred today as far as exercise went. Our day was mostly driving around, getting things done that needs to be done on pay days. As we left the house, I ensured that I did take with me plenty of water to drink so that I avoided the need to stop at a fast food joint and be tempted to get a soda pop or a different sugary drink ( ie lemonade, teas, etc etc ) while we were out and about. I also brought along with me a container of granola in case I had the desire to want to snack on some other quick food source.
However, while we were out and about, we did stop by Chik-Fil-a or however you spell it and I was not going to get anything until I noticed that they have 3 different types of wraps you can get now. I ended up going with a grilled chicken wrap with fat free honey mustard dressing to go with it. No fries, no drink ( remember, I brought my water with me ). The wrap was very filling and tasted great.
To date, when I started this adventure, I was weighing roughly 185 lbs. As I started this new project, I had annotated that I wanted to lose 20 lbs, well, the new goal is 25 lbs. This morning when I weighed myself, I am now currently at 178 lbs. i started this whole adventure actually on the 29th of October, but it took me 2 days to think if I was going to go through the whole daily blog of events, etc etc, or just keep it a quiet journey. I decided to go ahead and maintain a daily blog in hopes that others might read it, and possibly find answers to some questions that they have had but are too afraid to ask others, or just inspire some who want to shed a few pounds to do so.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Day 1 Nov 1, 2011
So, I here I start, making a new blog that will cover the span of the next 5 months. I will be jotting down my work outs, my thoughts, feelings, my diet, meals, etc etc, at what I hope and attempt will be a daily occurrence.
Before I get into the reasons for this 5 month journey, I want to start off by thanking a few people. First and foremost my wife, Melissa. Without her daily support, I would not be where I am now, nor would have accomplished what I have accomplished thus far in my new journey. She has had to endure many, many days of me stepping on the scale. She has been there for me through my victories, and my losses. She has been there on my best days, and she's even been there when I've been at my worst. Without her, I honestly don't think I could have accomplished what I have thus far. So to her, I give an unyielding and never ending THANK YOU!
The next few people I will be mentioning, I will use their initials to respect the thought of privacy, as I have not gotten permission to use their names publicly, not only in this blog, but possibly many blogs to come within the next 5 month period.
First two are fellow co-workers. S.H. and C.A. Both of these guys have listened to me for hours and hours on end, selflessly, and patiently. Their knowledge, and help has been invaluable, I hope to be able to express to them one day my greatest appreciation for them both.
Next, a gentleman by the initials D.W. He is a patient individual, who too, has offered a large amount of knowledge, help, and guidance that has helped pave the path that I am now treading. Getting to know him has been an honor and a pleasure, and I am ever in his debt and owe him a debt of gratitude.
The next person is C.P. I have just recently had the pleasure of getting to know this person and so far, it has been immeasurable. This person is a vat of knowledge and having an opportunity to tap into that has already proven itself beneficial.
Next in line, I would like to publicly thank the medical staff that has been overlooking my new life and their brilliance and knowledge for my needs as I have had to travel over many hurdles.
Lastly, I would like to publicly thank Nutrex Research, Inc and their staff. For making products that work, their invaluable knowledge, and help in product selection to best benefit the customer to achieve optimum results. They take time to listen to the customers, and from my experience, they don't just try to turn and burn the customers on and off the phone, making a sale in the end.
Nutrex has been a huge portion of my successful weight loss, and for that, I will be a loyal customer of theirs for as long as I am a nutrition freak.
So what is this whole 5 month journey about you may be asking yourself. The ultimate end result, for now, is a surprise that I will save until the time is right. Why, all of the sudden 5 months from now? Because, 5 months from this date, is an important date, and it's a vocal point. I have something to achieve, and I have a date in which I want to accomplish it by. By doing so, I put the pressure on myself to work my tail off as hard as possible to accomplish this goal by this certain date. I am beginning with the end in mind.
I will be posting regular meals that we are cooking and trying. I will be posting exercise routines, periodic photos, and if I am lucky enough, and can get the assistance of Melissa, I'll even post a video or two throughout this ordeal of who knows what.
Stay tuned my friends.... we've just begun an adventure!
Before I get into the reasons for this 5 month journey, I want to start off by thanking a few people. First and foremost my wife, Melissa. Without her daily support, I would not be where I am now, nor would have accomplished what I have accomplished thus far in my new journey. She has had to endure many, many days of me stepping on the scale. She has been there for me through my victories, and my losses. She has been there on my best days, and she's even been there when I've been at my worst. Without her, I honestly don't think I could have accomplished what I have thus far. So to her, I give an unyielding and never ending THANK YOU!
The next few people I will be mentioning, I will use their initials to respect the thought of privacy, as I have not gotten permission to use their names publicly, not only in this blog, but possibly many blogs to come within the next 5 month period.
First two are fellow co-workers. S.H. and C.A. Both of these guys have listened to me for hours and hours on end, selflessly, and patiently. Their knowledge, and help has been invaluable, I hope to be able to express to them one day my greatest appreciation for them both.
Next, a gentleman by the initials D.W. He is a patient individual, who too, has offered a large amount of knowledge, help, and guidance that has helped pave the path that I am now treading. Getting to know him has been an honor and a pleasure, and I am ever in his debt and owe him a debt of gratitude.
The next person is C.P. I have just recently had the pleasure of getting to know this person and so far, it has been immeasurable. This person is a vat of knowledge and having an opportunity to tap into that has already proven itself beneficial.
Next in line, I would like to publicly thank the medical staff that has been overlooking my new life and their brilliance and knowledge for my needs as I have had to travel over many hurdles.
Lastly, I would like to publicly thank Nutrex Research, Inc and their staff. For making products that work, their invaluable knowledge, and help in product selection to best benefit the customer to achieve optimum results. They take time to listen to the customers, and from my experience, they don't just try to turn and burn the customers on and off the phone, making a sale in the end.
Nutrex has been a huge portion of my successful weight loss, and for that, I will be a loyal customer of theirs for as long as I am a nutrition freak.
So what is this whole 5 month journey about you may be asking yourself. The ultimate end result, for now, is a surprise that I will save until the time is right. Why, all of the sudden 5 months from now? Because, 5 months from this date, is an important date, and it's a vocal point. I have something to achieve, and I have a date in which I want to accomplish it by. By doing so, I put the pressure on myself to work my tail off as hard as possible to accomplish this goal by this certain date. I am beginning with the end in mind.
I will be posting regular meals that we are cooking and trying. I will be posting exercise routines, periodic photos, and if I am lucky enough, and can get the assistance of Melissa, I'll even post a video or two throughout this ordeal of who knows what.
Stay tuned my friends.... we've just begun an adventure!
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