UPDATE : 02/07/11

To those that our curious how my weekend with a net of 0 calories went, I made it thought Saturday with 0 net calories and almost through Sunday before I ate dinner worth about 600 calories. Three days later I lost three pounds. So I would call that a success.

Super Bowl Sunday, I thought for sure I would be in trouble. I believe I did well. Went 500 calories over the day including alcohol. for the week thou I was under by 2500 calories.

Power 90 - Circuit 3-4 - Much faster paced then 1-2, shorter breaks, more reps/rounds of each routine. Made it through the work out however towards the end was a bit out of gas. I think if I am going to workout this hard I am going to have to visit my calorie intake. Sore all over so far this morning.  Have not been this sore since week 1 Power 90.  I am on day 29, I still have 120 days to go with circuit 5-6 coming after day 90.  Well on my way to starting P90X! Can not wait for that day.

Supplements:  as of 02/12/11
Isopure shake with flax seed oil and vanilla soy milk
2x GNC multi vitamin for men. (taken at lunch)
3x creatine supplement (taken at lunch)
vitamin C 750 mg (taken before bed)
2x CLA 750milligrams ea (once with breakfast and once with lunch)
2x Tribulus 625 milligrams ea (once with lunch and once with dinner)
3x ZMA - 30milligrams zinc, 450 milligrams Magnesium, 10.5 milligrams b6. (taken at night before bed)

Have not been able to do the night workout routine yet but hopeful this will be the week I get it going.

Weight loss so far:
26 lbs. Average of 3 lbs a week.

Body Confusion. My weekend experiment.

I read a couple of articles about body confusion and how it can help you lose weight.  so this weekend I am doing a modified fasting of sorts.  High protein, no carbs and no fat. Two days. Burn every calorie consumed.  Net calories for saturday and sunday needs to be as close to zero as possible. The idea is to shock and clense the body.  Then on Monday I will be eating a high carb high fat diet for two days before going back to normal protein, carb, fat diet. This will continue till next weekend when I rinse and repeat next weekend.  Wish me luck. I dont think its going to be easy.

Saturday morning workouts completed. Almost 1000 calories burned away. Now time to work on the garage and burn some more calories today.

week 3 POWER 90

So, last week was hard. I had a hard time getting out of bed, I had a hard time doing the workouts, I had a hard time not eating. I ate to much crap Friday through Sunday.  Monday came and day 15 of Power 90 was to begin. However I had no trouble getting out of bed, no trouble doing the workouts, in fact thought I could start doing more!  Day 17 - I left it all on the mat this morning. Gave every routine everything I had. It hurt so much!  But about halfway through, I felt this almost euphoric overwhelming desire to push.  Push I did, gave it everything I had.  Two hours later I am feeling great! I can climb a mountain, get in the ring with a boxer, mma, whatever comes my way.  I am getting STRONGER!  I haven't felt this way in 17 years and remember now why I did it.  If I feel this way everyday the rest of my life its going to be the best life ever!

18 pounds and counting

Week 1 of doing Power 90 from Beachbody and loving it!  Started taking my supplements and now can really FEEL the difference.  Every day I seem to have more energy, more strength, and more drive to get outside and get things done.  No more mopeing around the house. No more being a couch potato.  No more watching life pass by.  Every day seems to bring a happier more vibrant me and I cant wait to see more results.  Its shocking to feel like this, So much energy and happiness is surreal. I have lost three inch's of my waistline and a full inch off my neck.  WOW what a difference in the clothes I am wearing.  Clothes that were getting tight are now loose.  Dress shirts that pulled at the neck are now loose at the neck.  I had someone comment the other day that it looked like I was wearing a parachute at work.  LOL.  This feels absolutely AMAZING!  I have to thank everyone that has been giving me daily support.  My wife Emily, my kids, my best friends, my coworkers, and all the friends I have made using Lose It!  My goal weight was supposed to be achieved by September 23 2011.  I have worked really hard and currently it says I should reach 180 lbs by August 8th 2011.  If I can make that day It will have been 17 years since I was that weight.  I am determined,  I am focused.  I got this.

POWER 90!!!!!

So, I started Power 90 from Beachbody yesterday. All I can say is WOW! Awesome program, short burst interval training and then strength training alternating days for 6 days a week. Day 2, I am sore all over my body and it was a struggle to get out of bed to do it.  However, during my shower I found this urge to want to go run, bike, or even climb a frickin' mountain.  It is amazing how my body wants to do more.  I am still in the opening days of working out and I am already thinking about tomorrow's workout and can't wait for it to get here. Its going to kick my ass and I am going to be sore for at least this week. It is all going to be worth it in the end. I want to be here for my kids and grand kids someday. The time is now, to save me from death and allow me to enjoy the rest of my still long long life.

Almost through the holidays

So, work parties, social parties, Christmas parties, birthdays, and the New Year are all almost over. I thought I was going to gain everything I have lost so far. However I am doing well and still losing weight. My new scale came in and it is really a nice and accurate. Easy to use. Anyone else that is struggling at this time remember to stay focused and stay strong.

New equipment

So I made a big plunge today and ordered some equipment.  I tried a couple of yoga video's using my On Demand service from my cable company. Found I needed a strap (I'm not flexible enough yet), a block (also cause I'm not flexible enough yet),  a mat (cause im playing slip and slide on the floor), a heart rate monitor, and a good scale. I also purchased and extra mat and strap in purple for my spouse Emily, along with a heart rate monitor. I'm looking forward to using my new equipment when it arrives. Should be here in time for the new year!

My brain says yes you can while my body is laughing at me.

So, I have been doing this for four days. Yeah yeah I know still early. But, I already have strained my ankle. When I went for my first run I don't think I should have gone in those old tennis shoes I have had for over a year. No support at all, not to mention 80+ extra pounds coming down on them. So now I am going to have to heal the ankle. In the mean time I am clearing the way to my elliptical. Until I lose a lot more weight and can afford a new pair of shoes I am going to have to hold off on the actual running. It saddens me cause I felt exhilarated after the run and felt great all day afterwards. The elliptical will have to do for now.

Almost over my cold, I actually believe the change in what I eat and exercise has made me feel better and get over this cold faster than any other.  This to me is most important as I want to limit how often I have been getting sick. This year alone I was sick with some sort of cold every month of the year and sometimes twice. I am done with that as well and think this will help with that.

The online / itunes Loseit (www.loseit.com) application is a great help. I did not want to track my calories everyday by hand in a journal. This application puts it all in a nice and neat format. It is very user friendly.  The forums are very good and full of great information from people all over. The social network is integrated well but could be better. Anyone thinking of losing weight should do themselves a favor and at least look at it. If you are in good shape but can not seem to get rid of that last bit this program has a way of helping for that as well, by giving you the daily allowances you need to eat in order for your body to function properly and not go into some kind of starvation mode.

My sugar addiction is still there but well under control now on day four.  I thought this would be the hardest part.  Not so much.  I know I am going to beat this addiction and getting it done. :-) The hardest part so far is exercising. I am so far out of shape its ridiculous. I thought all the conditioning I did when I was a teenager would just KICK IN sort of speak, yeah not so much. Light exercise is hard now, I cant even begin to think what Power 90 and then P90x/P90x+ is going to be like. I know now that I really need to shed some weight so as not to injure myself during these workouts. Its almost like a bad dichotomy. My brain says yes you can, and my body is laughing at me.

Tomorrow is weight in day and  picture day.  I wanted to take before pictures and forgot. Its early enough that it should still be a great influence and motivator for me. I am also going to measure all the different parts of my body to keep track of on a spreadsheet. The goal is still the same, feel great, look great, and be here for my family as long as I can.

OMG I HURT!

So, this morning I went for a 15 min run, and felt pretty good afterwards, however after my drive to work I am sore as hell!  It occurs to me though if this is the only kind of pain I am going to have to deal with to get back into shape once and for all then its cake!

Weightloss goals

In setting goals for weight loss I do not want to be to aggressive so the plan is to go on a cruise in Nov of 2012 and by that time I would like to have a low BMI. To get there I am going to go through a couple of different stages of workouts, supplements, blood sugar testing, meal management/replacement, and I am going to be changing this routine every three or so months to keep my body from the dreaded plateau I have seen many times in my life.


For about 8 months or so now I have done my best to study different diets, programs, gyms, etc. I wanted to come up with a game plan that would work for me, not what worked for someone else. I found a few things out about myself.  I have a very addictive personality, with that comes an huge addiction to sugar and caffeine. After realizing what all that sugar has been doing to my body over the past 30+ years I know that I must control it.  It was a contributing factor to the death of many people in my family. I would like to live long enough to see my grandchildren graduate from college.  So begins the challenge. HOW DO YOU GET OFF OF THE SUGAR DEPENDENCY?  Well, the only way I have found is to stop eating bad sugars and start eating good sugars.  So, I am going to just suck it up and deal with it.  Also, I must try to limit the amount of foreign unnatural chemicals from my body.

First 30 days:

Goal 1) get off my sugar addiction (NO MORE SODA)
Goal 2) workout 6 days a week 30 min a day alternating routines: core yoga, strength/cardio, and modified kick boxing
Goal 3) drink 8-10 glasses of water a day


Wish me luck as I set off on a new journey.