getting closer...

It appears that my posts are getting a little spread out lately. I think it's because the more I do, and the more energy I have, the less interested I am in playing on a computer. I have taken a couple of days of just rest in the last week. Saturday, I did go to the gym, but the rest of the day, I just chilled. I was wiped the hell out. Saturday night, I had to go to Charlie's little going away party, which didn't start until 10, but I made it through the night OK. I was kinda tired the next day, but made it through without getting to cranky. Went and did cardio Sunday after work. Monday, I worked 11.5 hours, but that was all right, since I am taking Monday's off from the gym anyway.
My main source of motivation is getting closer. I'm close to my goal of 200 or below before I go home Friday. I am at 203 as of yesterday. My plan is to do cardio tonight, strength training tomorrow, and get up bright and frakkin early on Friday, and do 30 minutes on the stair master before I get in my vehicle and drive to Utah. I have the power band that I bought a couple of weeks ago for the specific purpose of using while I am away from the gym. I know I probably won't get much in the way of results while I'm away, but at least I won't regress.

I can't wait to get out of this town for a few days. I need a break from the monotony, and I hope this will give me some renewed energies on my return. I have to do a lot more work to get the next 40 lbs off. The first 40 was easy. The second 40...thats going to be the stubborn fat that just doesn't want to go away. I am prepared to see the rate of fat loss decrease, but I am fine with that as long as it DOES decrease. I am starting to see mild results, such as increased tone and definition in the biceps, shoulders, and neck. I dropped my belt another notch earlier this week. I know I need to push harder and longer to get the results I want, but by damn, it will happen.

back to work now.....

I'm Melting!

So, I forgot to post last night. Work kicked my ass. By the time I got done, went to the gym, came home, and got all relaxed, playing on computers was not in my top 5 activities.

Last time I weighed in, on Friday the 17th, I had hit my mini goal of 210. I promised myself I wasn't going to weigh myself until the next time I did strength training. I got too into weighing myself every day. I am a fairly analytical kind of guy, so I was just curious to see what was happening, so I weighed myself every day. On cardio days, I weighed myself before and after. Not good for the mind. I was getting frustrated doing that. So, Only on cardio days. Period. I did cardio Saturday. I didn't go Sunday, because I got a massage and was far too relaxed to go to the gym. I decided to switch my Monday day off with Sunday, so I hit it Monday. Monday was cardio again, so I didn't weight myself. Yesterday, Tuesday the 22nd, I finally did it. 4 freaking lbs. boys and girls! I'm at 206 right now. I know not to expect the weight to keep coming off like that, but it was a great feeling to know that my little adjustments got me out of that rut. I gotta keep pushing myself to do more this week than I did last week. Monday, I upped my time on the stair master to 30 minutes, and stayed at level six. I'm going to do 30 minutes at level six this week, and up the level to 7 next week. I just have to keep pushing the weights up that I do too.
I will do it. I have never felt better in my life. I have found part of me that went missing when the fat bastard took over. I'm like a kid again. I freak the hell out of that cat of Sean and Monas. I don't think it knows what to do when I have more energy than it does.

Well, back to work

A major goal reached!!!!!

I did it! I made it down to 210. Officially the least I have weighed since I was a senior in high school. This is also the 30 lbs mark! Ok, you ready for these stats? I am rather excited.
My starting weight was 240. Down to 210. I'll go down the list and do the starting on the left and the current at the right:
Start: Current:
Shoulder: 54.5 50
Chest: 46.5 45.5
Waist: 46.5 42.5 (I am particularly happy about this one)
Thigh: 21.5 19.75
R. Arm: 13 13.5
L. Arm: 13 12.5 (yeah, the arms are kinda funky, the left won't build as fast)
Calf: 17 15.5
Body Fat%: 34 26%

Um, YAY FOR ME! I never thought I could do this! I am so friggin motivated right now.
I know that the next 30 lbs are not going to be as easy to lose, so I will just do my best to keep going. I had to change my diet to make sure I was doing the right calories, and push myself on the cario and weight training to make up for my faster metabolism and the fact that I'm not spending as much energy to move a 30 lbs lighter body through the world.

I haven't mentioned Quimbe before, but she is a young lady that Mario introduced me to and we have started working out a bit. She had some emotional setbacks with her weight loss, and I really hope she has gotten the help she needs to continue. I like her, she is a good girl. I hope we can reach our goals, with the help of each other.

well, off to play now.

finally, it went down one!

After about 5 days of my weight going between 213 to 215 and back to 213, it finally dropped to 212 today. It remains to be seen if I will Yo-Yo back up or not, but I am hoping it keeps going down. My goal is to still be at 200 by the time I go home. That will be 4o lbs off, and 40 more to go till I hit **close** to H/W proportionate. I am thinking by that time, I will have increased muscle mass to be right on target. I need to vary my routine a bit, and the foods I consume and all that jazz so my body doesn't get into a rut. I think I may have plateaued a bit, and my body was used to what was going on. I also think my day off was a fantastic idea. I was wearing myself out.

It also seems that my trainers are abandoning me one at a time! Well, not really, it's life. Phil is leaving to join the military the second week in December. At least, again, he is doing what he wants to do with his life, and I respect him very much for that. I hope that things go well for him, his wife, and his children. He is a great guy, and I'm sure an even more awesome father.

At least Mario and Phil were there when I needed them the most, at the beginning of this all. Because of them,I have a strong knowledge base, and good motivation to keep myself going. I thank them more than they could ever know for the time and energy they have given me. For that, they have my eternal gratitude.

I will get into more details a little later, I will get all the body fat and measurements Friday. We will then see what I am at to date.

Peace out ya'll

Ok, I know it's been a few days since I did this last. I'm kind of not sure how I feel right now. I know for a fact that the fat keeps coming off, but I'm kind of not sure how much muscle I am adding. I weighed in at 213 a few days ago, then 214, then 213 after working out (cardio), and then today 214. I'm kind of scared. I know it can't reverse itself after a few hectic days where food was not available every couple of hours, but damn, I just feel like I don't know whats going on. Mario told me to take some pictures, so I could monitor my progress. I got the old Kodak DC50 working, which I suppose is better than nothing. I just figured out how to use the GIMP to put them all together in one photo, so I am going to post that, and use it for reference. I can see that my face and neck are indeed loosing fat. I wish it would come off the stomach faster, but thats the last place its going to come off. Apparently, fat put on by transfats (fried type shit, you know, my favorites.....) are the hardest to loose. Well, that means a shit load of work for me.

And now for the news I was dreading. Mario is going to be leaving tomorrow! I am so bummed. He is advancing, sharing a gym with his district manager, so I can't blame him, but that man is a good part of my motivation. I guess that I will have to bug the hell out of Phil. I wish Mario the best of luck. I will have to make a pilgrimage out there every now and then to get my ass kicked by my favorite trainer.

Well, here's the pick, don't barf.

I'm getting there, slowly but surely

I didn't post last time I did strength training, I was too friggin tired. It was the end of a horrifically long week, and I barely managed to make it through the work out.

So, the first thing.....Doogie frackin Howser is GAY!!!! Neil Patrick Harris just came out of the closet. I did not see that one coming at all.

Ok, now that I shared that bit of surprise...... On with the show.

In two weeks, I have lost 5 inches of over all body mass. I am at 218 right now. My arms lost fat, my stretch marks are filling in on my biceps and triceps, I'm loosing fat off my stomach, my pants get a little looser every day. I have had several motivational comments made to me. One is something Brooke told me that Andy told her. First he told her that I was looking a lot better, and could tell I was loosing weight, but I was also much more fun to be around, and I had a better attitude towards life. That made me feel better than being told I was losing weight. I feel more like the old me. I wonder what I'm gonna feel like when I'm below 200. I haven't been under that since I was 16 years old. I will feel like a whole new man, I'm sure. C.J. told me last night my head looked smaller. I'm not sure how to take that one ;) Kik and I had a good long conversation, and he agrees with my dad that I sound more alive and positive.

Today, Mario kicked my but. Oh, in case your wondering, screw the name changes. I'm not going to go back and change them all, but the hell with it. We did more shoulders and back. He showed me several new things to do. We did shrugs, I think he can read minds by the way, because that is one I wanted to ask him about. Did a lot of rear deltoid, Lats, and a low back exercise on the bosu ball that really challenged my stabilization. The other one was with arms braced on the bosu ball, but up, and my feet balancing on a plank. Frickin tough, but I loved it.

I am going to cheat just a little bit tonight. It is after all, cheat night, but at least I am going to be sorta good about it. Going to go to Nello's and get a pizza. Whole wheat crust and lowfat cheese. sort of a balance there. I think.

Ok, gonna go take a power crap..... TMI, I know, but I'm the only one reading this :)