The Fat Loss Times

Fat Loss update time 1/23/07

Things are rolling along well right now. I weighed in at 257 this morning and it looks like my 2 days of eating whatever I wanted last week paid off.

I have really stuck with my diet for the past 5 days and things are really going well. I am not hungry at all. The worst day I day was Sunday and I was guilty of not eating enough.

I haven't really been active though. That's where I need to pick up the pace. Only exercise that I did yesterday was playing with my 2 year old nephew. That was way more fun then the gym anyway.

Damn, it is nice to feel good again.

Blogging Goal

One of my personal goals is to post something everyday for the rest of the year. Sometimes I may be a diet entry. Sometimes a workout entry. Sometimes just a whining session. Sometimes just some info that I think is interesting. Basically something I can look back on and see what I did right and wrong over the past year.

Enjoy the madness!

Fat Loss update..... sorta

I have had two bad days in a row. I originally thought that I would just have a day where I would eat anything that I wanted because I thought that I needed it to make my diet more effective.

Truth is that I was just weak and lazy. And sore.

I did a total body workout Monday night and it went well. I did a nice 3x5 with a nice warm up. Totally safe and sane. Felt good Tuesday and hit the treadmill for 30 minutes that night.

Wednesday came and I felt like I had been beat with a baseball bat. People at work are laughing at me because of how I was walking. I figured I was sore because of the PSMF and weights so I needed to eat. That thought snowballed and here I am at 267 today.

So what is my plan?

It appears that I have to get into shape to lift weights. Ain't that some shit? So what I am thinking is that I should walk and do some body weight stuff before the I hit the weights again.

I am back on point today. I know I cant just say fuck it like usual and start back into it Monday because that is what got me into this position today.

I will post my plan later.

1/11/07 fat loss update

Things are going extremely well right now. I love low carb diets. I like the way they work and I love the way I feel.

Its more accurate to say that I love the way I feel right now. I had a few horrific days mood wise last week but that passed. I had an awful headache and I otherwise was in a foul mood. Was this due the DMZ between being carbed up and being in ketosis? I really don't know but I do know that I feel great right now.

I weighed in this morning at 261 pounds. That is down from January 1st's 278.

Is it all fat that I lost? Hell no.... but I feel so much better.

My food intake is going well. My low carb / low calorie approach is getting easier by the day.

What I have been doing right.

1. I have been drinking over a gallon of water every day. This is a huge part in keeping my body in balance. Plus, you cant be hungry when you are stuffed with water.
2. I have eaten a lot of whole food instead of relying on protein shakes. I have eaten a lot of turkey sausage, eggbeaters, tuna, lean roast beef, and I occasionally eat whole eggs and real sausage. That is just a treat though.
3. I have been getting in adequate amounts of protein. I figure I need a minimum of 140 grams a day and I think I have hit that.
4. I didn't blow it over the weekend. Usually I do well over a few days and I break on the weekend. I didn't eat as well as I would have liked over the weekend but I held it in check. The worst thing I ate was Smith Island Cake at a birthday party on Saturday but I cant deny myself that delicacy.

Things I need to do better at.

1. I need to get my ass to the gym. I have avoided the mad rush but I cant continue to hold out. Monday I will get back in there.
2. I need to be more consistent at work. I mean that I need to eat at work. I'm just not that hungry. I at least need to make myself have a protein shake everyday.
3. Stop forgetting to take my fish oil in the afternoon. I'm good about taking it in the morning but I'm shitty about it in the evening.

Overall, I am very happy about the first 11 days back on my diet. Hopefully I can say the same thing after this weekend.

Week 2 update.

I start week 2 of my 12 week challenge at 264 pounds. I have gotten my body back into balance over the first week so now is when I can start to make progress.

This week I have to really concentrate on diet and exercise in order for me to make progress. My water weight is gone so now is when actual fat loss progress can be made.

The plan for week 2 is to continue my PSMF and add in 4 workouts this week. I need 2 weight workouts and 2 cardio workouts. I also need to make sure I don't go overboard on these workouts because of the low calories.

My goal is to see a 259 on the scale sometime between now and next Monday.

Wish me luck!

2007 is here.......... Fat Loss Goals for 2007

January of the new year (2007) is here so it is new years resolution time.

Only this time I fully admit that this is not a new years resolution. My goal of getting to the point where I look good naked as been a resolution for my whole adult life. Actually, I make this resolution not just at the first of the year but usually at the first of every week. So what must I do?

I first have to take stock in where I am right now. I started off the new year at a scale popping 278 pounds. I had a very good holiday. Discipline went right out the window and I let loose. I ate and I drank and ate and drank some more. I capped it off with a new years eve pig roast where I consumed pounds of pig and a Fifth of Captain Morgan Silver (With Diet Sprite of course). Couple this with a couple weeks full of beer, pizza, and cheese fries and you have a recipe for a weight explosion.

So what am I gonna do about it?

I am going to lose 25 pounds in the next 12 weeks or I will eat a can of Alpo dog food.

So I must hit 253 and stay under 253 by March 26th or I will enjoy a 22oz can of Filet Mignon chophouse dogfood in Savory sauce. I get queesy just thinking about it. I have spent the past 2 days telling all of my friends about it and now I am broadcasting it to the world.

The good news is that I lost 12 pounds in the past 2 days just due to not killing myself with food and drink. I started back on my trusty PSMF and 12 pounds of fluid went away just that fast. My diet constisted of my trusty egg beaters, turkey burger, turkey sausage, tuna and protein shakes. Eating real food makes a huge differance while doing a PSMF.

Now here is the secret that I am not telling my friends and family. I plan on shattering this goal. Thats right..... I'm going to crush this goal because I want to see everyone awed by what I think can be done in 12 weeks.

Tonight will be my first workout of 2007. It will be a simple lifting session. Short cardio session tommorow. I will keep you posted.

Status update.

Lets give a quick synopsis of my life since June.

I have been dieting and working out enough that I have maintained my weight. I have stopped being such a scale whore but I average about 265 pounds. I will say that because I float anywhere between 260 and 270.

Why haven't I made any progress? That is a good question. One answer is that I have reacquired my love for Beer and Captain Morgan. Thats not that bad but I like to eat when I drink. This leads to eating complete crap when I should be sleeping. This leads to guilt which leads to me saying the two words that I love so very much (Fuck It!!!) which leads me to eat like shit for a few days until I clear my head and get back on the right course.

The other answer is painful to say but it is still true. When I first started losing weight I was under a lot of stress in my personal life therefore dieting seemed much easier. I had so much on my mind that dieting was easy. Staying home alone away from temptation was a blessing.

So now I am happier but with that comes temptation and sometimes I fight it and win and sometimes I eat everything in site. But I am not crushed that I have stayed about the same weight for awhile.

So whats my plan?

I plan on getting to 240 pounds and then go skydiving. See the weight limit for a tandem jump is 240 so this goal of 240 is something concrete. I reach this, I can do this....... This works well for me.

More to come....

Back after a long hiatus

Hello kind people...... I have chosen to come out of my personally imposed period of solitude. I vanished abruptly for a few reasons but none of them were acceptable.

The truth about why I suddenly stopped blogging is as simple as it is childish...... I stopped blogging because I knew someone in particular was reading it and I couldnt stand the fact that she had a window into my life and I no longer had a window into hers.

So like a 7 year old, I took my ball and went home.

I'm over that now and I feel like I can start anew.

And if you read this (and you know who you are) I hope everything is wonderful and I wish you well.

I will post more later about what I have been doing in the past few months.

Fat Loss Log 6/13/06

I weighed in at 257 this morning. I am continuing to make good progress.

Today's plan...... continue to do what I am doing.

Weekend update

I weighed in at 259 this morning. Not bad for a Monday morning. I usually wreck my diet on the weekend but I didn't do too bad.

I went to a wedding on Saturday and I really enjoyed the meal at the reception. Beef fillet, crabcake, mushroom chicken, mixed veggies, crab dip, chocolate fondue fountain, ect. Top that off with a few beers later and some late night junk food and you have a good cheat meal. But I knew this was going to be the case so I kept everything else in check over the whole weekend.

I need to drink more water on the weekends. I have been making this mistake for months and I need to change this.

I plan to go to the gym tonight and get in a nice and easy workout.

Things are going well. Lets see if it stays that way.