I have been maintaining 215 to 220 lbs for weeks. I have switched up my exercise routines. rested. worked out hard. Done my fasting. I am of the opinion its time for another shock to my body to get going again. Until now I have been eating my exercise calories. I'm no longer going to that. I am also adjusting my calorie intake to 1250 calories a day. This seems to be the lowest any one person can sustain a day and still be considered healthy and stay out of the starvation mode our bodies would go into if you eat 500 or so calories a day. This will also be hard to maintain with the 150 to 200 grams of protein I'm supposed to be taking in a day. So my meal plan for the next few weeks is going to be: Protein shake morning, after noon, and night. snacks will be limited to canned chicken and vegetables. I figure a couple of weeks of this to get the needle moving in the right direction. Also going to change up my exercise routine. Still struggling to get anything consistent in since I had the flu back in February. This is frustrating and prob a good part of why my weight loss has plateaued.
New Exercise routine
AM Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, and sat = 45 Min Vigorous Elliptical
AM Wed and Sunday - Yoga
PM The return of POWER 90! Sweat and Strength training 3 and 4. I'm going to concentrate on the strength training portion this go around more weight and reps. Going a little lighter on cardio days since I will be on the elliptical as well.
I'm giving this three weeks in this routine and then reevaluate.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Coming up on 40 lbs.
I went out and bought new clothes today. Holy crap I fit an a size 34! A tight 34 but a 34 none the less. I got back to the office and tried on my new clothes, the ladies in the office had asked me to model, I did not even make it out of the office before I was being complimented by one of our customers on how great the jeans and shirt looked. It felt so good to have a woman I didn't know mentioning that I look good.
I have found a need to up my workout routine a bit. I am doing less power 90 these days and more lifting and elliptical training. I mix in some kickboxing and begging my wife to let me join the UFC Gym here where I live.
I had an adjustment to make being on Tribulus. It sent my hormone levels through the roof. While that was great for losing weight, as I lost 9 lbs in 10 days. It was bad for my emotions until I figured out what was going on. In the end the new supplement program is a keeper. The only adjustment I have had to make so far is adjusting to feeling like a teenager again. So much testosterone is very hard to handle.
Looking forward I have these mental images of what I looked like just a few months ago. How I felt. Where my self esteem was. All my insecurities - GONE, my self esteem is higher than its been in years. Its almost back to being overly cocky even. Will have to work on keeping that in check. Don't want that effecting work or home life. This image that I have in my head kept me on the elliptical today when I was cramping and wanted to stop short of my goals this morning. Instead I told my self that I never wanted to be that man again. I pushed through it. Made it to the end of my workout, the longest and most intense one yet. I realized that I could have done more, I could have pushed more, I felt euphoric after my cool down and went clothes shopping. How wonderful it was to see a negative calories balance until the end of the day.
This weeks goals = Stay away from sugar, drink more water, stay on new supplement program, and workout every morning and evening until the 28th. Wish me luck!
I have found a need to up my workout routine a bit. I am doing less power 90 these days and more lifting and elliptical training. I mix in some kickboxing and begging my wife to let me join the UFC Gym here where I live.
I had an adjustment to make being on Tribulus. It sent my hormone levels through the roof. While that was great for losing weight, as I lost 9 lbs in 10 days. It was bad for my emotions until I figured out what was going on. In the end the new supplement program is a keeper. The only adjustment I have had to make so far is adjusting to feeling like a teenager again. So much testosterone is very hard to handle.
Looking forward I have these mental images of what I looked like just a few months ago. How I felt. Where my self esteem was. All my insecurities - GONE, my self esteem is higher than its been in years. Its almost back to being overly cocky even. Will have to work on keeping that in check. Don't want that effecting work or home life. This image that I have in my head kept me on the elliptical today when I was cramping and wanted to stop short of my goals this morning. Instead I told my self that I never wanted to be that man again. I pushed through it. Made it to the end of my workout, the longest and most intense one yet. I realized that I could have done more, I could have pushed more, I felt euphoric after my cool down and went clothes shopping. How wonderful it was to see a negative calories balance until the end of the day.
This weeks goals = Stay away from sugar, drink more water, stay on new supplement program, and workout every morning and evening until the 28th. Wish me luck!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Inspiration
So I have completely lost focus over the last few weeks. gained 5 lbs before I turned that around and lost 3 back. Binge eating for a couple of weeks with a complete lack of counting calories. I realized that I started this journey looking to be here for my kids and my wife. That inspiration is just not enough. I found I need to fight for myself, lose weight for myself, and mostly put my body in the best shape of my life for myself. So as of Monday the 14th my routine resets. No excuses. I know I had a flu in February and it laid me out for a couple of weeks but I can not let that keep me from working out once I am healthy like I let it do to me last month. Its amazing how after just a couple of days of not working out how fast we fall back into old patterns. I really thought that the 21 day retrain the brain and habits would just carry me through. It does not, You still have to fight to get up and workout, fight to not eat the crap around you all day, and fight to stay focused. Thankfully for me it only cost me 4 weeks of training and hopefully by Monday I can be back at 221 lbs. 34lbs in three months still a big accomplishment, but it could have been more. I want those I care about to be proud of me, proud of who I am, who I am becoming, and mostly I want to be proud of myself.
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