So, as of 2/19/2013, I was 209.8 pounds. Then the next week hit. It was pretty bad, and set me back basically a week and a half.
It started President's day. Because it was a holiday, the team and I went to the cheap dish. It's basically a half price cafeteria. I had some Cordon Blue, fries, and "Yakisoba noodles", which, in truth, looks more like spaghetti and hamburger mix. I finished the Cordon Blue and fries without trouble, but I didn't really dig into the noodles for the above reason, and because I was full.
A few days after that, I had a breakdown and scarfed 1/4 a box of triscuits and the few twizzlers I had left. Friday that week, there was a potluck where cake and ice cream were served. I tried not to overindulge, but I ended up with a slice of coffee cake and a cupcake. Sunday, I had to go shopping, and I made the mistake of going in hungry. I ended up buying another piece of cake and scarfing that down as a lunch replacement.
As I said, it wasn't good. I put back about 3-4 pounds because of that week. It's only today that I got back down to 210.0
I've been pretty good since then. I still eat mostly chicken or shrimp tacos for dinner, but occasionally I can make a carbonara pasta in some form. Last time I made shrimp carbonara.
Shrimp Carbonara:
Ingredients:
2 slices of onion, cut each slice across the center
12 medium shrimp detailed
2-3 oz spaghetti or fettucini
olive/canola oil
1 egg
Directions:
Cook the pasta until al-dente (when it's still semi hard, but noodly)
sautee the shrimp and onions
add the pasta and some of the pasta water to the sautee pan and sautee for a minute or two
crack an egg over the pasta/veggies and mix while sauteeing for a few more minutes
eat, be happy, bask in the glow the carbonara gives you after eating it
It's really simple, really delicious, and after eating it, I was basking in that good feeling for the next few hours. I did have to modify the original recipe though, which called for bacon instead of shrimp, and also wanted noodle-looking slices of zuchinni, neither of which I had. I say the whole meal in total came out to around 300 to 350 calories, and left me plenty of caloric room to add a salad to the end of that meal if I needed it.
So, anyways, short story, I messed up pretty bad, and only now have recovered from the damage I've done. I'm thinking the next few weeks will go better, especially since I'm just going to outright refuse to buy anything that constitutes a snack. Should help a bit while I'm not at work keeping busy and my mind off food.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Catch up, things went South
Since my last post, whenever that was, things changed, and not for the better.
I moved, for work of course. Prior to the move, I worked 2 jobs, was always exhausted, slept just about any chance I could, was always moving around, and pigged out on donuts, danishes, and anything else including actual food. And somehow, in that situation, I was stable at 190lbs, 30 pounds over the skinniest I've ever been. Just prior to moving I had gotten up to 200.
After the move, my job was to sit in front a computer and program. Problem was, I retained all the bad habits. I ate anything and everything because I hadn't been able to adjust at all. I slept at odd hours. I gained 20 lbs and shot up to 220 by the time five months had passed.
I'd tried working out, but it wasn't happening. I live in a higher elevation, I have a sedentary job. I almost ended up pulling my back twice before I just gave up. Exercise was clearly not going to work to get me to lose weight like before. To make matters worse, 5 years of chowing down at a bakery had given me a nigh insatiable sugar craving.
For Christmas, my sister got me a cookbook: Eat This, Not That!
The general gist of the book was low calorie but still fulfilling meals. I didn't have to starve, I didn't have to restrict my meals to something the size of a ramekin. In fact, the meals looked just as big as any I'd eaten before, but far more delicious and far less calorie intensive. My recent favorites are Shrimp or Chicken tacos. I do want to try Chile Relleno at some point though.
Using this cookbook, my general eating experience has been much better than before, although buying the ingredients has lightened my wallet a bit. To balance that, I've lost about 10 pounds since starting use of this cookbook and its recipes a month ago. I'm now at 210 pounds.
Keeping on the straight and narrow with the recipes has been hard at times. I have gained a pound or two back on a few occasions because of it. One particular week I gained back all the weight I had lost the week before, and I promised myself I would never eat sauteed food again until I was set with my weight, which is unfortunate because of how delicious zuchinni carbonara can be.
However, despite that, I've managed to lose 10 pounds, and that's a good sign. I've been giving myself encouragement as often as possible by writing down my new weight every morning at work, if I've dropped weight from my previous low. For example, one day I was 211.4, then 212.0, then 211.8, then finally back to 211.4. I didn't write any of those down. Today was 210.8, and I'll be writing that down monday. Hopefully tomorrow I hit 210.3 or, then 209.7 monday morning.
As before, my ultimate goal is 160, if I can attain it with just eating properly. My average weekly weight loss is about 2.5 pounds on a diet of approximately 900-1000 calories daily. I don't exercise, so I can't afford to eat more than 1200 calories a day, or I'll start gaining weight again. 1200 a day will actually result in sustaining my weight. Losing 2.5 pounds per week means that in 10 weeks, I should be back to 190, and at 20 weeks I should weigh around 165, assuming my weight doesn't plateau anywhere.
So, my first month has actually been pretty successful. I can't believe how much better I feel just weighing 10 pounds less. I never realized how miserable I actually was. I'm going to keep with the trend, and I'll update every two weeks until I'm done.
I moved, for work of course. Prior to the move, I worked 2 jobs, was always exhausted, slept just about any chance I could, was always moving around, and pigged out on donuts, danishes, and anything else including actual food. And somehow, in that situation, I was stable at 190lbs, 30 pounds over the skinniest I've ever been. Just prior to moving I had gotten up to 200.
After the move, my job was to sit in front a computer and program. Problem was, I retained all the bad habits. I ate anything and everything because I hadn't been able to adjust at all. I slept at odd hours. I gained 20 lbs and shot up to 220 by the time five months had passed.
I'd tried working out, but it wasn't happening. I live in a higher elevation, I have a sedentary job. I almost ended up pulling my back twice before I just gave up. Exercise was clearly not going to work to get me to lose weight like before. To make matters worse, 5 years of chowing down at a bakery had given me a nigh insatiable sugar craving.
For Christmas, my sister got me a cookbook: Eat This, Not That!
The general gist of the book was low calorie but still fulfilling meals. I didn't have to starve, I didn't have to restrict my meals to something the size of a ramekin. In fact, the meals looked just as big as any I'd eaten before, but far more delicious and far less calorie intensive. My recent favorites are Shrimp or Chicken tacos. I do want to try Chile Relleno at some point though.
Using this cookbook, my general eating experience has been much better than before, although buying the ingredients has lightened my wallet a bit. To balance that, I've lost about 10 pounds since starting use of this cookbook and its recipes a month ago. I'm now at 210 pounds.
Keeping on the straight and narrow with the recipes has been hard at times. I have gained a pound or two back on a few occasions because of it. One particular week I gained back all the weight I had lost the week before, and I promised myself I would never eat sauteed food again until I was set with my weight, which is unfortunate because of how delicious zuchinni carbonara can be.
However, despite that, I've managed to lose 10 pounds, and that's a good sign. I've been giving myself encouragement as often as possible by writing down my new weight every morning at work, if I've dropped weight from my previous low. For example, one day I was 211.4, then 212.0, then 211.8, then finally back to 211.4. I didn't write any of those down. Today was 210.8, and I'll be writing that down monday. Hopefully tomorrow I hit 210.3 or, then 209.7 monday morning.
As before, my ultimate goal is 160, if I can attain it with just eating properly. My average weekly weight loss is about 2.5 pounds on a diet of approximately 900-1000 calories daily. I don't exercise, so I can't afford to eat more than 1200 calories a day, or I'll start gaining weight again. 1200 a day will actually result in sustaining my weight. Losing 2.5 pounds per week means that in 10 weeks, I should be back to 190, and at 20 weeks I should weigh around 165, assuming my weight doesn't plateau anywhere.
So, my first month has actually been pretty successful. I can't believe how much better I feel just weighing 10 pounds less. I never realized how miserable I actually was. I'm going to keep with the trend, and I'll update every two weeks until I'm done.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Last Two Weeks
The last 2 weeks have seen a net gain of 0. Also a net loss of zero.
The weekends have been murder lately. Sat Sun Mon for the 3am shift. Hungry, cranky, running on the fumes of fumes, donuts and cookies disappear down my gullet. I come back from work exhausted, still hungry, and usually with a short fuse. Admittedly, I leave with a short fuse.
Tuesday through Friday I'm fine, despite substituting diet soda for water. I should get back on the Water and off the soda. Easier than it sounds, right?
There was a brief period last week where I was 183 instead of 185. Not sure what happened there, maybe I had better donut control on that particular weekend. For now though, I'm sittin' pretty at 185. Still 25 pounds heavier than my slimmest, still 15 off the size 32's. 34's aren't an issue though at least: no need to suck in at all to get those on.
I'll do my best starting today to get back on water and low-calorie meals. Combined with my achievement of simply eating less, it should help reduce my weight a little bit more. Getting to water and low-calorie is going to be issue though, isn't it?
Let's see how this pans out.
The weekends have been murder lately. Sat Sun Mon for the 3am shift. Hungry, cranky, running on the fumes of fumes, donuts and cookies disappear down my gullet. I come back from work exhausted, still hungry, and usually with a short fuse. Admittedly, I leave with a short fuse.
Tuesday through Friday I'm fine, despite substituting diet soda for water. I should get back on the Water and off the soda. Easier than it sounds, right?
There was a brief period last week where I was 183 instead of 185. Not sure what happened there, maybe I had better donut control on that particular weekend. For now though, I'm sittin' pretty at 185. Still 25 pounds heavier than my slimmest, still 15 off the size 32's. 34's aren't an issue though at least: no need to suck in at all to get those on.
I'll do my best starting today to get back on water and low-calorie meals. Combined with my achievement of simply eating less, it should help reduce my weight a little bit more. Getting to water and low-calorie is going to be issue though, isn't it?
Let's see how this pans out.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Week 5.5
Last time I weighed myself was Monday. Despite the hardcore resurgence of Diet Pepsi, I'm at 185 lbs. Combine this with my 34 jeans, which were previously tight, now fitting pretty much perfectly, I'm calling this a success in the face failure.
The failure is Diet Pepsi. Still, success was had, and I'm happy about that.
Assuming that if I were to drop Diet Pepsi again, I'd lose another few pounds, my guess is that my actual weight is 182. That lines up with what I know about my body and pant sizes. At about 170 pounds I can realistically start looking at size 32's. They'll be tight, but they'll be feasible. I don't know that I want to bother with them until 165 pounds though.
I'm surprised at how much weight I've lost this last month or two. Simply eating less does wonders. The trick is, however, eating less, isn't it? Seemed like an unbearable fate back then, drooling over pop tarts and candied treats. Now I barely give any of it a second look. It's not that I'm disgusted by them, I still like them. I just...don't eat them, and don't even think about it.
I haven't even been working out. In fact, I've been glued to the computer almost every hour of every day, whether for work, TV, or games. The only exception is work, and necessary chores. My exercise has been sitting on my ass.
Probably the other half saving me is that I don't cook anymore. I suspect that if I cooked, like Ty, I might have an impossible time not eating what I make.
So, week 5 and week 6, success! Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat!
The failure is Diet Pepsi. Still, success was had, and I'm happy about that.
Assuming that if I were to drop Diet Pepsi again, I'd lose another few pounds, my guess is that my actual weight is 182. That lines up with what I know about my body and pant sizes. At about 170 pounds I can realistically start looking at size 32's. They'll be tight, but they'll be feasible. I don't know that I want to bother with them until 165 pounds though.
I'm surprised at how much weight I've lost this last month or two. Simply eating less does wonders. The trick is, however, eating less, isn't it? Seemed like an unbearable fate back then, drooling over pop tarts and candied treats. Now I barely give any of it a second look. It's not that I'm disgusted by them, I still like them. I just...don't eat them, and don't even think about it.
I haven't even been working out. In fact, I've been glued to the computer almost every hour of every day, whether for work, TV, or games. The only exception is work, and necessary chores. My exercise has been sitting on my ass.
Probably the other half saving me is that I don't cook anymore. I suspect that if I cooked, like Ty, I might have an impossible time not eating what I make.
So, week 5 and week 6, success! Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Week the 3rd? or 4th?
I forget if this is the 3rd or 4th week since I started a better nutrition program combined with less consumption...I guess it's the third since I started posting about it, so let's say the 3rd week.
The weight scale has me down another 2 pounds, so I'm doing something right. 186 is the weight, and the 34's I recently bought fit without an ounce of "sucking in". I actually think I'm going to need a belt after another 2 pounds go.
Conquest of sugar has gone well. I'm not completely unfettered, but I don't outright crave any of it by just looking at it. I used to be able to smell sugar from a mile away, but not now. I don't even consider eating that cookie in the sample bin anymore, or eating the donut that broke and can't be put out for sale because of it.
Diet soda is making a comeback. I do need something tasty to drink, I just don't down 2 liters of it every day like I used to a month ago.
Meal wise, it's still mostly meat, and when it's not, I keep the calories low. An example is a soup that has a lot of carbs. It's not enough for me, so I dump an entire can of green beans in with it. THAT is enough, almost too much, but it sates me.
So, in one month I'm down 6 pounds just from eating and drinking better. Maybe it could have been 10 if I was really on top of it, but I'm easily 15 from the 200 mark, and I feel pretty good about that. I'm looking forward to losing more, and I wonder how much I can let just evaporate with better nutrition, as opposed to actively trying to melt it off with exercise.
The weight scale has me down another 2 pounds, so I'm doing something right. 186 is the weight, and the 34's I recently bought fit without an ounce of "sucking in". I actually think I'm going to need a belt after another 2 pounds go.
Conquest of sugar has gone well. I'm not completely unfettered, but I don't outright crave any of it by just looking at it. I used to be able to smell sugar from a mile away, but not now. I don't even consider eating that cookie in the sample bin anymore, or eating the donut that broke and can't be put out for sale because of it.
Diet soda is making a comeback. I do need something tasty to drink, I just don't down 2 liters of it every day like I used to a month ago.
Meal wise, it's still mostly meat, and when it's not, I keep the calories low. An example is a soup that has a lot of carbs. It's not enough for me, so I dump an entire can of green beans in with it. THAT is enough, almost too much, but it sates me.
So, in one month I'm down 6 pounds just from eating and drinking better. Maybe it could have been 10 if I was really on top of it, but I'm easily 15 from the 200 mark, and I feel pretty good about that. I'm looking forward to losing more, and I wonder how much I can let just evaporate with better nutrition, as opposed to actively trying to melt it off with exercise.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
2nd Week Update
It hasn't been a wildly successful week, but I haven't started a backslide. Things are ok in that regard. This week has been a bit stressful since the microwave incident. We've cleaned 3 rooms, moved about 300 sq ft of stuff (I mean it literally, that's how much floor space that stuff took up) out of the house, and cleaned the vents. Leaving work to work...it's not the best environment for sticking with the mostly protein diet.
You can guess that I've had more carbs than I should have, even caving a little Saturday morning and have a cheery cheese danish. More Peanut Butter sandwiches, the danish, a treat here and there. Enough to keep me stable, but not enough to cause gain, thankfully.
Now that the cleaning is, at the least, mostly done, it'll be MUCH easier to continue on the protein path that lies ahead. I, and probably everyone, have a stress limit, and that was about all I could put up with last week. This week, with less stress on the table, I can handle the stress of not eating what I want to.
Last week's weight was 188, the same as this week's. I'm looking to lose another 1-2 pounds by next Sunday.
You can guess that I've had more carbs than I should have, even caving a little Saturday morning and have a cheery cheese danish. More Peanut Butter sandwiches, the danish, a treat here and there. Enough to keep me stable, but not enough to cause gain, thankfully.
Now that the cleaning is, at the least, mostly done, it'll be MUCH easier to continue on the protein path that lies ahead. I, and probably everyone, have a stress limit, and that was about all I could put up with last week. This week, with less stress on the table, I can handle the stress of not eating what I want to.
Last week's weight was 188, the same as this week's. I'm looking to lose another 1-2 pounds by next Sunday.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Overcoming the Sugar Cravings
I've made some real progress this last week.
Conquest 1:
Work this weekend wasn't nearly as bad as it used to be. I shuffled (pretty literally) at 3am to work, and having already drank some water and eaten a PB sandwich (what else do you have time to make at 2:48am?), I didn't have that overwhelming mouth watering sensation that I used to get on approaching the bakery. I was able to avoid eating anything this weekend that took the form of chocolate, sugar, cookies, donuts, or otherwise. There were some close calls, where I actually stared at the chocolate for a few seconds, but I overcame. Go me!
Conquest 2:
Eating at home has worked out also. I've stuck with an almost nearly protein diet except for yesterday, where I actually needed some carbs because of work that I was doing to fix some smoke damage. Basically, I used an unfamiliar microwave on a chicken patty, and the thing was nuked. The microwave smells bad and smoke got everywhere, into a bunch of clothes that were out there, as well as the carpet and curtains...it was bad. I've spent about ten hours wiping everything down, throwing stuff out, moving stuff around. The smoke smell is just about gone now. Problem with this whole mess is that I've been banned from cooking...so...I don't know, I suppose I'll be eating a lot of canned tuna since I can't be trusted with a toaster after this.
Conquest 3:
I've also defeated soda, and graduated from flavored water to tap water. Now losing weight is even cheaper, and soda won't be holding back my efforts!
Results:
I've gone from 192 to 188.
Conclusion:
My 36's sag something horribly, but the 34's are still tight. Core workouts would fix the 34's tightness, but that's not the goal. The goal is and always was to get into 32's comfortably, and that occurs at about 170-165 pounds for me. I've considered working out, but my workouts typically add muscle mass. Having things fit better is nice, but I respond better to seeing actual numbers. For the time being, I don't plan on working out while I continue to work on keeping with good nutrition.
Conquest 1:
Work this weekend wasn't nearly as bad as it used to be. I shuffled (pretty literally) at 3am to work, and having already drank some water and eaten a PB sandwich (what else do you have time to make at 2:48am?), I didn't have that overwhelming mouth watering sensation that I used to get on approaching the bakery. I was able to avoid eating anything this weekend that took the form of chocolate, sugar, cookies, donuts, or otherwise. There were some close calls, where I actually stared at the chocolate for a few seconds, but I overcame. Go me!
Conquest 2:
Eating at home has worked out also. I've stuck with an almost nearly protein diet except for yesterday, where I actually needed some carbs because of work that I was doing to fix some smoke damage. Basically, I used an unfamiliar microwave on a chicken patty, and the thing was nuked. The microwave smells bad and smoke got everywhere, into a bunch of clothes that were out there, as well as the carpet and curtains...it was bad. I've spent about ten hours wiping everything down, throwing stuff out, moving stuff around. The smoke smell is just about gone now. Problem with this whole mess is that I've been banned from cooking...so...I don't know, I suppose I'll be eating a lot of canned tuna since I can't be trusted with a toaster after this.
Conquest 3:
I've also defeated soda, and graduated from flavored water to tap water. Now losing weight is even cheaper, and soda won't be holding back my efforts!
Results:
I've gone from 192 to 188.
Conclusion:
My 36's sag something horribly, but the 34's are still tight. Core workouts would fix the 34's tightness, but that's not the goal. The goal is and always was to get into 32's comfortably, and that occurs at about 170-165 pounds for me. I've considered working out, but my workouts typically add muscle mass. Having things fit better is nice, but I respond better to seeing actual numbers. For the time being, I don't plan on working out while I continue to work on keeping with good nutrition.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Hitting the Reset Button
I'm starting over with the weight loss thing. Not deleting the blog, just trying again. For the last week I've been pretty good about my eating. Weekends feel impossible since I work at a sugar factory known as a bakery, but during the week, my meals have been simple and sugar free.
Protein. Sometimes a salad. ZERO soda.
Most of my meals have been a Chicken Pattie in a salad, Chicken Pattie with eggs, Beef, salad, etc. Snacks have mostly been fruit with the occasional PB sandwich. Drinking wise, I'm completely off the diet pepsi, which I drank like water, and am now drinking flavored water. I'm not completely carb free, but I'm hitting about 10-20 grams of carbs a day.
Still, I'm eating a lot. I've got to get past these hunger cravings to start, no doubt brought on by sugar withdrawals. I think another week without sugar should do the trick, hopefully, and then it'll be easier to eat less and start losing weight. If it isn't, I'm just going to keep plugging away at it. Right now, it's like I need to eat every 2-3 hours, so I stuff myself with a salad between main meals.
Shopping has become a much bigger pain. I went to the gas station for ice a few days ago, and they have these delicious 500 calories ice cream sandwiches for sale. I stared at it for a good 30 seconds before managing to pull away and not buy it.
I can't believe 300g of carbs is the recommended diet for anyone. They must be intentionally trying to fatten people up. That is literally the only thing I can think.
Just yesterday I went to a grocery store to buy milk and salad and the flavored water, and I happened by the pop-tart aisle...and I all but drooled over them for 2 minutes before tearing myself away. I had to pass the candy aisles, the chip aisle, and the ice cream aisle twice to get my chicken patties before checking out.
I haven't really lost any weight yet. I haven't even established my normal yet, as I'm still waiting for all the soda's sodium to leave the party. Also, eating all the time doesn't help with that, but at least I'm not scarfing sugary items down. Plus my weight machine doesn't quite work. It makes hand-wavy guess about my weight, so I have to check 3 times and come out with an average. My guess is that I've lost about a pound since changing my diet.
So, anyways, just wanted to write this little update. I don't plan on writing daily...maybe weekly will work best.
Protein. Sometimes a salad. ZERO soda.
Most of my meals have been a Chicken Pattie in a salad, Chicken Pattie with eggs, Beef, salad, etc. Snacks have mostly been fruit with the occasional PB sandwich. Drinking wise, I'm completely off the diet pepsi, which I drank like water, and am now drinking flavored water. I'm not completely carb free, but I'm hitting about 10-20 grams of carbs a day.
Still, I'm eating a lot. I've got to get past these hunger cravings to start, no doubt brought on by sugar withdrawals. I think another week without sugar should do the trick, hopefully, and then it'll be easier to eat less and start losing weight. If it isn't, I'm just going to keep plugging away at it. Right now, it's like I need to eat every 2-3 hours, so I stuff myself with a salad between main meals.
Shopping has become a much bigger pain. I went to the gas station for ice a few days ago, and they have these delicious 500 calories ice cream sandwiches for sale. I stared at it for a good 30 seconds before managing to pull away and not buy it.
Serving Size 1 sandwich (142g)
Servings Per Container 1
Servings Per Container 1
Amount Per Serving
| Calories 460 | Calories from Fat 200 |
% Daily Values**
| Total Fat 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat 0g |
| Cholesterol 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium 290mg | 12% |
| Potassium 150mg | 4% |
| Total Carbohydrate 60g | 20% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 4% |
| Sugars 40g |
| Protein 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 0% |
| • Vitamin C | 0% |
| Calcium | 0% |
| • Iron | 0% |
*Contains less than 2% of these values
**Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
**Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
Calories: | 2,000 | 2,500 | |
Total Fat | Less than | 65g | 80g |
Saturated Fat | Less than | 20g | 25g |
Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg | 300mg |
Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg | 2,400mg |
Potassium | 3,500mg | 3,500mg | |
Total Carbohydrate | 300g | 375g | |
Dietary Fiber | 25g | 30g | |
Protein | 50g | 65g |
I can't believe 300g of carbs is the recommended diet for anyone. They must be intentionally trying to fatten people up. That is literally the only thing I can think.
Just yesterday I went to a grocery store to buy milk and salad and the flavored water, and I happened by the pop-tart aisle...and I all but drooled over them for 2 minutes before tearing myself away. I had to pass the candy aisles, the chip aisle, and the ice cream aisle twice to get my chicken patties before checking out.
I haven't really lost any weight yet. I haven't even established my normal yet, as I'm still waiting for all the soda's sodium to leave the party. Also, eating all the time doesn't help with that, but at least I'm not scarfing sugary items down. Plus my weight machine doesn't quite work. It makes hand-wavy guess about my weight, so I have to check 3 times and come out with an average. My guess is that I've lost about a pound since changing my diet.
So, anyways, just wanted to write this little update. I don't plan on writing daily...maybe weekly will work best.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Re-Evaluation
Since my time away from working out, I've had that little extra time to think, and I've come to a perhaps obvious conclusion to those with the time to read.
My diet sucks, and that's why I haven't lost any weight. The workouts are great, no issues there, but those don't cause fat loss unless you're swimming 2 hours 6 days a week totaling 1.7 miles in the water per day. Back then, I was scarfing down 5 dollar bags of cheetos and losing weight. I don't work out anything close to that though.
Since I seem to be glucose intolerant in my old age, I'm going to try something I've never done before, and that's Atkin's diet. I expect it will be grueling, especially considering the weekend job at the bakery. Once I get sorted out on that for a few weeks, I'll resume working out. I expect to lose weight rather quickly, as my dad has lost alot of weight quickly anytime he did Atkin's diet and stuck with it for two weeks.
So, let's see how it works out. Posts will be short and pretty much related only to diet since I won't be exercising much (not alot of time for it lately anyways).
Wish me luck!
My diet sucks, and that's why I haven't lost any weight. The workouts are great, no issues there, but those don't cause fat loss unless you're swimming 2 hours 6 days a week totaling 1.7 miles in the water per day. Back then, I was scarfing down 5 dollar bags of cheetos and losing weight. I don't work out anything close to that though.
Since I seem to be glucose intolerant in my old age, I'm going to try something I've never done before, and that's Atkin's diet. I expect it will be grueling, especially considering the weekend job at the bakery. Once I get sorted out on that for a few weeks, I'll resume working out. I expect to lose weight rather quickly, as my dad has lost alot of weight quickly anytime he did Atkin's diet and stuck with it for two weeks.
So, let's see how it works out. Posts will be short and pretty much related only to diet since I won't be exercising much (not alot of time for it lately anyways).
Wish me luck!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The Thing I hate about Sleep Deprivation
This week has not been awesome for the diet, but it hasn't been horrible until today. Essentially, every day this week at school I would buy and eat one large Scone. They're pretty much straight carbs, but I was on break and everything, and kept not bringing enough food. I felt it would be better than Panda Express for sure. Overall, it wasn't too bad though given that I ate them when I'd be eating something else, just it was double the calories and way more carbs.
Then this weekend I went to work on 4 hours of sleep Saturday. Ate 2 donuts. Pretty sure that's 1000 unnecessary calories. Sunday I went in on 5 hours sleep, and ate 3 cookies (500 calories), followed by lunch at noon of an entire thing of Chicken Alfredo. Pretty sure that the day was 2000 unnecessary calories.
Problem though was sleep deprivation. When I'm like this, and it really CANNOT be avoided for me that I get sleep deprived, the chemicals that govern hunger go out of whack. Even after eating the cookies and alfredo, I was still hungry. I should have been stuffed or full at least.
Usually I have better self control and manage to only eat a cookie if anything. This weekend was pretty stressful though, and self control only works if your emotions are under control. Mine weren't. I was stressed, upset, and tired.
I'll be better Monday after some sleep, but I screwed up the diet this week, and I'm pretty sure any benefits of my dieting will not show until the end of the week at best. Way to go Mark.
Thankfully there is a saving grace. When you eat too much, it doesn't all go to fat. Most of it goes to waste. So this mess up won't cripple me, won't hamper me ALOT, but it's still progress lost, even if only a little.
Then this weekend I went to work on 4 hours of sleep Saturday. Ate 2 donuts. Pretty sure that's 1000 unnecessary calories. Sunday I went in on 5 hours sleep, and ate 3 cookies (500 calories), followed by lunch at noon of an entire thing of Chicken Alfredo. Pretty sure that the day was 2000 unnecessary calories.
Problem though was sleep deprivation. When I'm like this, and it really CANNOT be avoided for me that I get sleep deprived, the chemicals that govern hunger go out of whack. Even after eating the cookies and alfredo, I was still hungry. I should have been stuffed or full at least.
Usually I have better self control and manage to only eat a cookie if anything. This weekend was pretty stressful though, and self control only works if your emotions are under control. Mine weren't. I was stressed, upset, and tired.
I'll be better Monday after some sleep, but I screwed up the diet this week, and I'm pretty sure any benefits of my dieting will not show until the end of the week at best. Way to go Mark.
Thankfully there is a saving grace. When you eat too much, it doesn't all go to fat. Most of it goes to waste. So this mess up won't cripple me, won't hamper me ALOT, but it's still progress lost, even if only a little.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
34 Break
Just a quickie post explaining the title.
I had a few extra minutes today, so I tried on some old size 34's I had instead of 36's that I typically wear. They came up and on easily. I didn't have to fight, hell, didn't have to apply pressure, to button and zip up the pants.
So, my weight isn't down, but my girth most definitely is. My 36's were feeling a little tight when I started 5 weeks ago, now the 34's fit just right. That's down 3 inches. Huzzah!
As for the "Break", this week has left me very little time for anything aside from classes and classwork. Because of that, I'm going to take a workout break until Saturday, repeat the bodyweight 350 (which incidentally made me ache all over for 3 days), and then start week 6 next week. Aside from the test next wednesday, there's nothing real major that will suck out my time.
That's unlike this week. I had to crank out a 2 week project in 2 days, then another 2 week project in 3 days, study for a test (which was absurdly brutal), and complete a homework for the class I have a test in Wednesday, and write 1/4 of a paper for a project for Engineering Capstone, ie a project that is slated to run across 9 months. If you mess this class up, you don't graduate.
So, summary: down 3 inches, weight is approximately the same, and I'm on exercise break until Saturday. Probably no posts until then.
I had a few extra minutes today, so I tried on some old size 34's I had instead of 36's that I typically wear. They came up and on easily. I didn't have to fight, hell, didn't have to apply pressure, to button and zip up the pants.
So, my weight isn't down, but my girth most definitely is. My 36's were feeling a little tight when I started 5 weeks ago, now the 34's fit just right. That's down 3 inches. Huzzah!
As for the "Break", this week has left me very little time for anything aside from classes and classwork. Because of that, I'm going to take a workout break until Saturday, repeat the bodyweight 350 (which incidentally made me ache all over for 3 days), and then start week 6 next week. Aside from the test next wednesday, there's nothing real major that will suck out my time.
That's unlike this week. I had to crank out a 2 week project in 2 days, then another 2 week project in 3 days, study for a test (which was absurdly brutal), and complete a homework for the class I have a test in Wednesday, and write 1/4 of a paper for a project for Engineering Capstone, ie a project that is slated to run across 9 months. If you mess this class up, you don't graduate.
So, summary: down 3 inches, weight is approximately the same, and I'm on exercise break until Saturday. Probably no posts until then.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
End of Week 5, Week 6 Workout 1
Things have been a bit busy for me lately. I'll admit that exercise isn't the highest priority on my list, but if I have time for it, I'll do when I'm supposed to. That said, I didn't find the time Sunday to do the end of week workout.
I ended up replacing workout 1 of week 6 with the end of week workout for week 5: the bodyweight 350.
The workout was pretty intense for me at my current fitness level. Here's what I can recall of the workout: 40 squats, 40 pushups, 80 step ups, 80 lunges, 40 close grip pushups, another 40 squats, 10 chinups replaced by wall-pushoffs, 20 jumps, 15 chinup replaced by more wall-push-offs.
I was pretty beat at the end of it. Heck, I was beat halfway through. I had to take short breaks between exercises as I getting so tired that I literally the break. I managed to finish the whole workout in 33 minutes, and I think that the workout would have taken me 27 minutes had I not needed any breaks.
My current diet hasn't allowed to me lose weight, as previously stated. 6 weeks in, still no weight loss. After getting some extremely appreciated advice, I'm pretty much changing my diet. Peas and corn are out, beans and green beans are in. Bread is pretty much done altogether. Given the amount of salt I sweated out yesterday, I'm going to need bananas...but otherwise it's Atkins for me as much as I can manage.
That means all protein. Since the diet isn't actually Atkins it goes by some other name, but essentially it's carb starvation, right?
With 3 weeks left of the plan, we'll see what kind of progress we make at this point.
I ended up replacing workout 1 of week 6 with the end of week workout for week 5: the bodyweight 350.
The workout was pretty intense for me at my current fitness level. Here's what I can recall of the workout: 40 squats, 40 pushups, 80 step ups, 80 lunges, 40 close grip pushups, another 40 squats, 10 chinups replaced by wall-pushoffs, 20 jumps, 15 chinup replaced by more wall-push-offs.
I was pretty beat at the end of it. Heck, I was beat halfway through. I had to take short breaks between exercises as I getting so tired that I literally the break. I managed to finish the whole workout in 33 minutes, and I think that the workout would have taken me 27 minutes had I not needed any breaks.
My current diet hasn't allowed to me lose weight, as previously stated. 6 weeks in, still no weight loss. After getting some extremely appreciated advice, I'm pretty much changing my diet. Peas and corn are out, beans and green beans are in. Bread is pretty much done altogether. Given the amount of salt I sweated out yesterday, I'm going to need bananas...but otherwise it's Atkins for me as much as I can manage.
That means all protein. Since the diet isn't actually Atkins it goes by some other name, but essentially it's carb starvation, right?
With 3 weeks left of the plan, we'll see what kind of progress we make at this point.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Week 5 Workout 3
I took Friday off of everything but fun. I needed the break pretty badly, between work, classes, homework, work, and working out. As a consequence, I didn't eat much, but I didn't work out either. I did have a Lucky Wishbone Mom Shrimp Friday night, and it was pretty delicious.
By and large, I've got my diet figured out. some kinda protein in the morning, oranges throughout the day with a sandwich for lunch, and then a dinner which is usually protein and veggies. Pretty simple, although I'll usually cook dinner and lunch for the next day at the same time.
So, things in the eating area are good. Not eating too much, too little, or too much at any one time.
The workout was surprisingly easy today, even with the weight vest. I need to find more weight, or find a way to make the exercises harder. Simply adding reps isn't doing enough as my endurance is going up.
Today was workout A by the way. Tomorrow will the Week 5 end workout.
Normally, by this point in the workout, I would have dropped to about my current weight, maybe slightly less, since I would normally start this 8 week routine at 200 pounds. So, I'm looking at the final 3 weeks of the program to see how low I can actually get.
There's a professional version of the program that is supposed to follow this, but it costs money, and I'm not going to pay for a workout routine. People have been able to lose weight and get fit since before recorded history, and I'm sure most of them were able to do it without having to pay a routine. Granted, different times and circumstances, but the concept is the same: why pay for what you can think up on your own? If it's free, well, why not take advantage then?
So, I blazed through Workout A, weight vest and all, then blazed through the cardio interval training, surprisingly. B's cardio interval kills me, but A's doesn't. I think B might become my new A and double the hard pace will be my B.
Interesting how easy today was. That can't be allowed to stay that way.
By and large, I've got my diet figured out. some kinda protein in the morning, oranges throughout the day with a sandwich for lunch, and then a dinner which is usually protein and veggies. Pretty simple, although I'll usually cook dinner and lunch for the next day at the same time.
So, things in the eating area are good. Not eating too much, too little, or too much at any one time.
*****
Today was workout A by the way. Tomorrow will the Week 5 end workout.
Normally, by this point in the workout, I would have dropped to about my current weight, maybe slightly less, since I would normally start this 8 week routine at 200 pounds. So, I'm looking at the final 3 weeks of the program to see how low I can actually get.
There's a professional version of the program that is supposed to follow this, but it costs money, and I'm not going to pay for a workout routine. People have been able to lose weight and get fit since before recorded history, and I'm sure most of them were able to do it without having to pay a routine. Granted, different times and circumstances, but the concept is the same: why pay for what you can think up on your own? If it's free, well, why not take advantage then?
So, I blazed through Workout A, weight vest and all, then blazed through the cardio interval training, surprisingly. B's cardio interval kills me, but A's doesn't. I think B might become my new A and double the hard pace will be my B.
Interesting how easy today was. That can't be allowed to stay that way.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Week 5 Workout 2
Since I've apparently been in starvation, I've been eating more, even though I might not necessarily feel hungry. I'm spacing snacks and such closer together, although I'm not eating more "calorie-dense" meals as it were. Breakfast remains at 300 calories approximately, dinner the same 400 or so, lunch was and remain at 300. Snacks are still oranges as well. The change is that I'm adding a second lunch of sorts, with an additional snack. In total that bumps calorie intake from about 1000 to 1400.
Admittedly, I haven't done the best job of it the last two days though. I've been a little short on that third snack, so I'd buy a scone, or yesterday I bought an ice cream cookie, valued at a cringing but delicious 500 calories (THAT was a bad move haha).
My weight machine lies. I went and weighed myself yesterday morning, and it said 183, where the day before I was 191. A quick look showed that indeed I had not dropped 10 pounds overnight, so I reweighed and came at 190.5, and reweighed again, another 190.5.
On the plus side, I seem to be losing a good deal of body fat. My stomach is trimming in a little more now, and rolls I used to have are either not as thick or gone completely. Love handles seem to be hardening up a bit as well, trimming also.
Weight loss is the just easiest measuring stick, but not the only one. At the end of the 8 weeks, if I can fit into my 34's just fine (I'm in a 36 with a belt on the last notch), then I'll know the workout did me right, whether I'm 200 pounds or 180.
I was sucking eggs after the first 1 minute run. Ooo boy. Somehow I crunched through all 6 rounds, neglecting the cool down at the end. I was panting pretty hard with some rib-aches for a good ten minutes after the workout.
All in all, I'd say it was a good workout. I haven't yet started increasing reps on the daily workouts, but I'm going to soon. For now, the lack of rest combined with the weight vest has been working well as I do my best to keep proper form.
Admittedly, I haven't done the best job of it the last two days though. I've been a little short on that third snack, so I'd buy a scone, or yesterday I bought an ice cream cookie, valued at a cringing but delicious 500 calories (THAT was a bad move haha).
My weight machine lies. I went and weighed myself yesterday morning, and it said 183, where the day before I was 191. A quick look showed that indeed I had not dropped 10 pounds overnight, so I reweighed and came at 190.5, and reweighed again, another 190.5.
On the plus side, I seem to be losing a good deal of body fat. My stomach is trimming in a little more now, and rolls I used to have are either not as thick or gone completely. Love handles seem to be hardening up a bit as well, trimming also.
Weight loss is the just easiest measuring stick, but not the only one. At the end of the 8 weeks, if I can fit into my 34's just fine (I'm in a 36 with a belt on the last notch), then I'll know the workout did me right, whether I'm 200 pounds or 180.
*****
The workout kicked my ass yesterday. I blew through the B workout with the weight vest on, taking less rest than provided by the workout, and then went for the cardio part.I was sucking eggs after the first 1 minute run. Ooo boy. Somehow I crunched through all 6 rounds, neglecting the cool down at the end. I was panting pretty hard with some rib-aches for a good ten minutes after the workout.
All in all, I'd say it was a good workout. I haven't yet started increasing reps on the daily workouts, but I'm going to soon. For now, the lack of rest combined with the weight vest has been working well as I do my best to keep proper form.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Catching up
Friday I did my 3rd workout of the week, but seeing as I was incredibly tired, I skipped the running part.
Sunday I did the end of week workout, the bodyweight 200 2x. I was supposed to do it Saturday, but I was tired, and working out 3 days in a row isn't particularly good. So, Sunday I did the bodyweight 200 2x, 5 minutes between sets just as it says. Including that break, it took me about 20 minutes to complete the workout.
Yesterday, Monday, I did the regular A workout. With that and the cardio that follows, it took about 45 minutes.
Last week I sorta screwed the pooch on weight loss. There was that one lunch of Panda Express, then that one dinner of a small amount of Lucky Wishbone, and a few single servings of burritos of sorts (meat instead of beans). I only ever had one at a time, but I did have several spread out over a few days.
So, instead of losing weight, I've regained to 191.
My dad thinks it might be starvation mode. I eat alot, but I'm not eating calories dense meals. Breakfast is 340 tops, snacks are typically oranges these days, lunches are typically sandwiches, and dinners are usually chicken and veggies. As it turns out my total caloric intake lately per day has been roughly 1000. This is pretty much half of what I should be consuming, or at worst 2/3 of what I need minimum to lose weight, I think.
The strange thing is, I don't feel hungry beyond this. I exercise, I get along all day just fine.
As mentioned before, it could also be some serious gluten intolerance. Last week I screwed up, and probably consumed alot more sugar than my body can handle while losing weight. I find myself wondering if, if I go gluten-free, will I lose the weight again.
I think we're about to find about how gluten intolerant I am.
Sunday I did the end of week workout, the bodyweight 200 2x. I was supposed to do it Saturday, but I was tired, and working out 3 days in a row isn't particularly good. So, Sunday I did the bodyweight 200 2x, 5 minutes between sets just as it says. Including that break, it took me about 20 minutes to complete the workout.
Yesterday, Monday, I did the regular A workout. With that and the cardio that follows, it took about 45 minutes.
*****
So, instead of losing weight, I've regained to 191.
My dad thinks it might be starvation mode. I eat alot, but I'm not eating calories dense meals. Breakfast is 340 tops, snacks are typically oranges these days, lunches are typically sandwiches, and dinners are usually chicken and veggies. As it turns out my total caloric intake lately per day has been roughly 1000. This is pretty much half of what I should be consuming, or at worst 2/3 of what I need minimum to lose weight, I think.
The strange thing is, I don't feel hungry beyond this. I exercise, I get along all day just fine.
As mentioned before, it could also be some serious gluten intolerance. Last week I screwed up, and probably consumed alot more sugar than my body can handle while losing weight. I find myself wondering if, if I go gluten-free, will I lose the weight again.
I think we're about to find about how gluten intolerant I am.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Week 4 Workout 2
Due to having excessive fun yesterday on my game (EVE ONLINE), I ended up not working out all Wednesday (yesterday). I have to make that up today.
See, I made a bit of a dumb decision yesterday. I got home, and I was tired, and wanted to relax, and said to myself, "Ok, I'll hop on EvE for a bit, nothing is gonna happen until much later anyways. I'll have plenty of time to workout." I should have instead just done the workout straight off. As a result, I ended up on EvE from about 4-11, and pretty busy the whole time.
Today I took a real cheat day. I haven't had one yet, so this one shouldn't hurt much, if at all. I was asked to lunch by a friend at work, and ended up getting some Panda Express with him and another guy I work with. It was pretty delicious, but honestly I can do without just fine. I make food about that good tasting at home too.
Today is workout A in a BAB week. I'll try to get running in today, but given how late I'll get home, I might not have much time to do it. Then again, I only need about 10 minutes (2 warmup, 2 cooldown, 6 interval).
Due to circumstances, i had to do the workout a bit out of order. Normally I do the cardio after the strength training, but today I did them backward. I was quickly reminded of why this was a bad idea.
Cardio wears you out, plain and simple. Strength training, not as much. Doing Cardio then Strength makes strength training harder, because you're already beat.
That said, I did the workout and completely forgot about the weight vest. It was almost trivially easy. I think I'll need to add some ankle weights with the weight vest to keep it tough, or add reps. Actually, I think I should be adding reps, so that's what I'll do. I've noticed that while my strength is going up, my endurance isn't going up as fast, which is causing some problems in the end of week workouts. More reps in the regular workouts should address that problem.
See, I made a bit of a dumb decision yesterday. I got home, and I was tired, and wanted to relax, and said to myself, "Ok, I'll hop on EvE for a bit, nothing is gonna happen until much later anyways. I'll have plenty of time to workout." I should have instead just done the workout straight off. As a result, I ended up on EvE from about 4-11, and pretty busy the whole time.
Today I took a real cheat day. I haven't had one yet, so this one shouldn't hurt much, if at all. I was asked to lunch by a friend at work, and ended up getting some Panda Express with him and another guy I work with. It was pretty delicious, but honestly I can do without just fine. I make food about that good tasting at home too.
*****
*****
Due to circumstances, i had to do the workout a bit out of order. Normally I do the cardio after the strength training, but today I did them backward. I was quickly reminded of why this was a bad idea.
Cardio wears you out, plain and simple. Strength training, not as much. Doing Cardio then Strength makes strength training harder, because you're already beat.
That said, I did the workout and completely forgot about the weight vest. It was almost trivially easy. I think I'll need to add some ankle weights with the weight vest to keep it tough, or add reps. Actually, I think I should be adding reps, so that's what I'll do. I've noticed that while my strength is going up, my endurance isn't going up as fast, which is causing some problems in the end of week workouts. More reps in the regular workouts should address that problem.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Week 4 Workout 1
So last week I was feeling pretty burnt out. I took Friday off of work, exercise, and class. Saturday I ended up doing the third workout and that was it. Sunday I was supposed to do the bodyweight 200, but still burnt, I skipped. Yesterday, Monday, I would have started a B workout. Instead, I did the bodyweight 200 and then the cardio. It's good to change things up anyways.
So what's the bodyweight 200?
30 Prisoner Squats
30 Pushups
10 Jumps (thank god)
10 Stability Ball Leg Curls
10 Stability Ball Jacknifes
20 Step Ups (per side)
5 Pullups (substituted slow close grip pushups)
30 Forward Lunges
20 Close Grip Pushups
15 Inverted Rows (substituted wide grip pushups)
15 Prisoner Squats
5 Chinups (substituted close grip pushups)
I needed a few 5 second breaks in there. That workout wasn't easy, but not as difficult as I was expecting. Still, it wore me out, and topping it off with cardio did the trick.
I did weigh myself yesterday, although I didn't get an accurate reading since I'd eaten and drank and such. Even so, I was coming in at 188.5 It might only be 0.5 pounds, but it's progress.
So what's the bodyweight 200?
30 Prisoner Squats
30 Pushups
10 Jumps (thank god)
10 Stability Ball Leg Curls
10 Stability Ball Jacknifes
20 Step Ups (per side)
5 Pullups (substituted slow close grip pushups)
30 Forward Lunges
20 Close Grip Pushups
15 Inverted Rows (substituted wide grip pushups)
15 Prisoner Squats
5 Chinups (substituted close grip pushups)
I needed a few 5 second breaks in there. That workout wasn't easy, but not as difficult as I was expecting. Still, it wore me out, and topping it off with cardio did the trick.
I did weigh myself yesterday, although I didn't get an accurate reading since I'd eaten and drank and such. Even so, I was coming in at 188.5 It might only be 0.5 pounds, but it's progress.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Wedek 3 Workout 3
Thursday was an off day. Had a PB sandwich, then almonds, then a sandwich cheese stick orange, then nothing until 7, which was 2 chicken breasts and a can of peas. I didn't count the calories or carbs, but I'm pretty certain it was all reasonable.
Friday I took the day off from work, class, and the workout. Breakfast was eggs, lunch was a a sandwich, snacks were bananas, and dinner was a tortilla thing again.
Today breakfast was a PB sandwich followed shortly by a cookie, snack was a can of beans, lunch was a tortilla thing again, and dinner was 3 chicken tenderloins with a can of peas.
I spent a bunch of money on food today. I bought some oranges, some beans, corn, peas. Eggs were requisite, but also bought some chicken breasts. Because I've been itching to try making the Pauly's Pesto from Bread and Beyond, I bought a can of artichoke hearts as well. My plan with the beans and corn is to kinda pan fry them together, though that might change, and mix it all up, dish out a bit for dinner every night. I'm gonna be trying out some different recipes from time to time beyond the bland rubber that I've been eating lately, and I'll post what I can here. Pictures are a no though, since I don't have anything that can take pictures to post them.
One thing I'd like to mention is that I'm finding it alot easier to avoid munching cookies and donuts at work. That first cookie is still hard, because I'm still half asleep, but by the point I get the time to chow down on something else (3:30am), the hunger is gone and I can deal with it as long as I keep drinking water.
The workout today was workout A. As per this week, I wore the weighted vest throughout the strength part of the workout, and then took it off for the interval cardio part.I have mentioned that I hate cardio, but this part wasn't so bad today. I did a 3 minute warmup, then did the intervals on a treadmill, which is tricky given that it can't stop or start immediately, and then pretty just sucked eggs for a short bit.
Tomorrow will be the bodyweight 200. I'm unsure if I should wear the vest for it, so I'll take a look at the workout before I do.
Friday I took the day off from work, class, and the workout. Breakfast was eggs, lunch was a a sandwich, snacks were bananas, and dinner was a tortilla thing again.
Today breakfast was a PB sandwich followed shortly by a cookie, snack was a can of beans, lunch was a tortilla thing again, and dinner was 3 chicken tenderloins with a can of peas.
I spent a bunch of money on food today. I bought some oranges, some beans, corn, peas. Eggs were requisite, but also bought some chicken breasts. Because I've been itching to try making the Pauly's Pesto from Bread and Beyond, I bought a can of artichoke hearts as well. My plan with the beans and corn is to kinda pan fry them together, though that might change, and mix it all up, dish out a bit for dinner every night. I'm gonna be trying out some different recipes from time to time beyond the bland rubber that I've been eating lately, and I'll post what I can here. Pictures are a no though, since I don't have anything that can take pictures to post them.
One thing I'd like to mention is that I'm finding it alot easier to avoid munching cookies and donuts at work. That first cookie is still hard, because I'm still half asleep, but by the point I get the time to chow down on something else (3:30am), the hunger is gone and I can deal with it as long as I keep drinking water.
*****
Tomorrow will be the bodyweight 200. I'm unsure if I should wear the vest for it, so I'll take a look at the workout before I do.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Week 3 Workout 2
Instead of posting everything I ate today because it's become routine, I'll just say I ate the same thing as yesterday, the same meals even, just off by an hour or two. My sense of taste isn't great, and I can eat the same thing day in day out for quite a while before needing a change.
The workout today wasn't as bad as I expected, but still tough. The weight vest made things a bit more challenging, and you can believe that my legs burned after each relevant set. The running, as always, was the worst. I really LOATHE running, but let's face it, I DESPISE being fat, and in vocabulary, loathe is less bad than despise. So, I ran. 3 minutes warmup, 6 sets of 1 minute hard 1 minute easy, and 2 minutes cooldown. The first three sets I did at 7.5 mph and 3.2mph, the last two at 6.5 and 2.5. I was pretty beat, my legs feeling a little rubbery, and I didn't feel like face planting into the treadmill. I was definitely sucking eggs by the 4 set though.
In other relevant news, I finally saw progress today. Since the last three weeks were 190 lbs, I was extremely frustrated. I was and am committed to sticking the program out, because at the worst I'd be in better shape if still having a gut. I'm pretty ecstatic about seeing that one pound drop though. For the time, it's instilled a new hope in me that should help me keep going.
The workout today wasn't as bad as I expected, but still tough. The weight vest made things a bit more challenging, and you can believe that my legs burned after each relevant set. The running, as always, was the worst. I really LOATHE running, but let's face it, I DESPISE being fat, and in vocabulary, loathe is less bad than despise. So, I ran. 3 minutes warmup, 6 sets of 1 minute hard 1 minute easy, and 2 minutes cooldown. The first three sets I did at 7.5 mph and 3.2mph, the last two at 6.5 and 2.5. I was pretty beat, my legs feeling a little rubbery, and I didn't feel like face planting into the treadmill. I was definitely sucking eggs by the 4 set though.
In other relevant news, I finally saw progress today. Since the last three weeks were 190 lbs, I was extremely frustrated. I was and am committed to sticking the program out, because at the worst I'd be in better shape if still having a gut. I'm pretty ecstatic about seeing that one pound drop though. For the time, it's instilled a new hope in me that should help me keep going.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Time constraints
The schedule was simple today: class work class work class class videogames. Yes, I literally only had time in that order, for that many things.
The eating went alright today. 3 eggs and toast for breakfast, almonds for a snack, ham sandwich + orange + cheese stick for lunch, no snack, 2 eggs and chicken breast for dinner, cheese stick for snack. It's about the same as the day before, so it ranges about 1000 - 1100 calories.
I've been told that maybe I'm gluten intolerant. It could be true, but I sure hope not. I've never been such before, and I'd hate to give up anything with carbs for my future. I'm hoping right now that it was just a cardio issue, and we'll see how that pans out over the next week or two.
Otherwise, today was just another day.
The eating went alright today. 3 eggs and toast for breakfast, almonds for a snack, ham sandwich + orange + cheese stick for lunch, no snack, 2 eggs and chicken breast for dinner, cheese stick for snack. It's about the same as the day before, so it ranges about 1000 - 1100 calories.
I've been told that maybe I'm gluten intolerant. It could be true, but I sure hope not. I've never been such before, and I'd hate to give up anything with carbs for my future. I'm hoping right now that it was just a cardio issue, and we'll see how that pans out over the next week or two.
Otherwise, today was just another day.
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