The Fat Loss Times

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!

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.

Back to the rapid fat loss plan

Hey all,

I am feeling strong again so you know what that means........... It's time to suffer.

I started the PSMF again this morning. I know I said that I was going to not do it but I just can't help myself. My mood swings are getting less frequent and I am actually starting to be more pleasant to be around. Then why torture myself with this diet? Because I can. I think I am emotionally to the point where I can maintain the discipline needed to use this very powerful fat loss diet. I even plan to follow this diet as strictly as possible. That means......

• a minimum of 170 grams of protein
• faithful taking of my fish oil (4 grams, 2 times a day)
• faithful taking of my EC stack
• More real food and less protein shakes
• More veggies
• As few carbs as possible
• Two free meals a week
• As little dietary fat as possible
• A full body weight training day 2 times a week
• Cardio a few times a week
• and repeat, and repeat and repeat until I get to 220 pounds.

That's right.... I said 220 pounds.

I am going to grind this out until I hit 220.

I weighed in at 264 this morning. That's up from 261 Tuesday but it ain't bad considering my dinner last night. I went to a crabhouse and I ate a lot. Had a beer or two as well and had some coldstone creamery ice cream for dessert. It was a fine last meal.

I'm finally mentally ready to hit the accelerator again.

Reestablishing my goals.

I weighed in this morning at 263 pounds. Not bad considering that I weighed 268 on tuesday.

I have going over my goals and I have to adjust my goal to be at 224 pounds when I get to Las Vegas in late October. I have a little over 19 weeks to reach my goal of 224 pounds. That seemed almost impossible at first but I then run the numbers. Here is what I came up with...

I have to lose 2 pounds a week to be at 224 when we hit Vegas. I think 2 pounds a week is very doable.

My new weekly goal is a loss of 2 pounds. That means I have to be at 261 by next Friday. I can do this. I can do this while eating sensibly.

So my goal is to be 261 on 6/9/06. I want to be a "carbed up" 261.

I will post my diet details and exercise details later today.

Man goes from 400 pounds to doing Triathlons

I found this web broadcast on Endurance Radio on the topic of Weight Loss via Endurance Training.

John Hibbard once weighed almost 400 pounds. He began to exercise 5 minutes at a time and in less then 2 years he lost 170 pounds and finished the Florida Ironman Triathlon.

What does this prove? It tells me that small steps lead to great things.

Check it out.

Fat Loss Pictures week 1

The fact that I am doing this surprises the shit out of me. Like many other fat people, I hate pictures of myself. When the camera comes out, I get scarce.

However, I want a pictorial record of my progress so here are the beginning pictures.

There they are. And keep in mind I am about 65 pounds lighter then when I started. You can just imagine how fat I was when I started.

So here I am at 259.

I will post Pict's again on 5/29/06 at the end of my two week fat loss micro cycle.

Timeline for two fat loss goals.

I have put together a fat loss time line for when I want to reach certain goals. I want to reach certain milestones before two upcoming events.

I plan on going to Las Vegas again in late October 2006. It was my trip to Vegas in January 2005 that started this ball rolling. It was in Las Vegas when I decided that I really needed to change my life or I would die at an early age. I am in much better shape today but I have a long way to go. I plan on doing everything possible within the next 23 weeks or so to be in the best shape possible when I step off that plan in McCarron Airport. Here is what I hope to accomplish before I hit Las Vegas.

• I want to get down to 224 pounds. That's 1.5 pounds per week to lose. I think that is sane goal to have. At 224 pounds I will be officially 100 pounds lighter then my Jan 2005 trip to Vegas.
• I want to be at 19 percent body fat or less. This will be a much tougher goal to reach. Diet and exercise will be paramount in my reaching this mark. I estimate that I am in the low 30's right now with my bodyfat. The first thing I need to do is get my bodyfat tested professionally. I think I will get the athletic department at the university I graduated to test this for me. Once I do that I can get some solid numbers on what I have to do to reach that mark.

The next event is a wedding that I will be part of around May of 2007. The date has not been set in stone so I have about 12 months to prepare for this. I can piggy back on my goals for Vegas and build on the success I will achieve.

• My body fat goal for this event is an audacious 9 percent. For me to reach this goal I will have to literally work my ass off. This goal is akin to my personal Mt. Everest. This goal seems insane to me right now but I do not believe that it is unreachable. For the first time in my life I believe I can hit this mark. I will have to be single minded in my focus to achieve this goal because it would be a remarkable transformation. Everything that I do in the next year has to point towards this result.

I have just set goals for myself that I once thought that I would never reach. I now believe that I can reach them and I will pour my blood, sweat, and tears into reaching these goals.

It feels good to be this insane.

   

Fat Loss Microcycle 5/15/06 to 5/29/06

Here were are on a dreary Monday. I have decided to restart my two week fat loss micro cycle today.

I weighed in at 259.8 this morning. That's not too bad considering I was 264.4 last Monday. So here are the goals on this fat loss micro cycle.

• Drink a minimum of a gallon of water everyday.
• Take in a minimum of 170 grams of protein.
• Get at least 30 minutes of exercise everyday.
• Follow the PSMF as strictly as possible for the next two weeks.
• No Fast Food
• Take my vitamins, fish oil, and fiber everyday

I will only focus on meeting the above listed goals everyday and I will not weigh myself until 5/29/06.

I will post beginning pictures of myself at the beginning of this fat loss cycle. Hopefully I can get those on tonight. I will also post pictures at the end of the cycle to see if there is a noticeable change.

I'm trying to break my dependence on the scale as the final arbiter success or failure. I'm going to keep my focus on those goals and readjust on 5/29/06.

I have some goals to set for a longer time line. I will post about those goals later today.

Fat Loss Motivation for May 12, 2006

One reason I am motivated is that I don't want to end up like this guy.

After my trip to Vegas in 2005, I thought this was how I was going to end up. I knew to stay alive that I was going to have to eventually lose weight. I decided I would do it before it was to late.

It was a good day when I saw the blood from my raw thighs run down that shower drain in the Tropicana hotel in Vegas. A good day, indeed.

Is this the best I can do?

I read a lot of different things. I read a lot about fat loss and everything that goes into it but I also read many, many other things. RSS has been a godsend.

I have recently found a blog that I enjoy which is written by Steve Pavlina that covers personal development.

He found this post in his archives titled Is this the best you can do?

It really hit home with me because I asked myself that question and the answer was no. I can do much better and I am settling for a mediocre life. I know I am capable of so much more but I have always talked myself out off doing things that I want to do. I really get swamped with negativity at times and I have become my own worst enemy.

THE ONLY PERSON IN MY LIFE THAT IS HOLDING ME BACK IS ME!!!!!!

I must learn to get out of my way and become the man I know I can be. Losing Fat is only a small part of what I must do.

I think I'm going to be alright though. I know I am going to make it this time. I will not fail!!!