Wednesday:

Got to the gym this morning and had a good workout.  I am doing pretty good on my calorie counting.  And currently my weight is at 329. I am quickly closing in on 327 which would place me at 40 pounds.  I would like to be able to get to 50 pounds before August 24th.  That would be sweet.

GymTime!

It is amazing how the beginning of a run stinks but when you get 10 - 15 minutes into the run...it gets much better, I am not sure how else to describe it.  I am feeling really good right now. Got another 30 minutes in this morning and blew through another 500 calories.  I am averaging around 2.25 per run, and on an added note I am down under 330...I know we will have some variance here and there...but I am hoping to be at 327 by Friday.

Sunday Night:

Ok so Saturday was bad but Sunday was good.  I was over my calorie limit by 300 calories on Saturday but I was under my limit by 1500 on Sunday. Which makes this weekend really good.  I am hoping to have lost some weight and to get under the mysterious 330 mark and to stay under it consistently.  Now to drag my butt out of bed tomorrow morning and get to the gym!  I did get to the gym on Saturday and I even played some b-ball today...So I am feeling pretty good right now!

Extra workout

Got an extra workout in today it felt good knowing I burned an extra 700 calories. Now to reward myself with a box of donuts... Just kidding


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Friday Morning: After the Gym

Ok...I got a good workout in at the gym this morning.  And I did feel better once I got onto the elyptical machine.  500 calories later and it is time to start my day.  My goal for this weekend like every other weekend is to not blow my diet.  Which is much easier to do on a weekend day then a standard weekday.

Friday morning

Ugh 5:30 and I don't feel like going to the gym, I am hoping that I feel more awake when I start running, my bed is calling my name like a siren! Resist and get to the gym


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Wednesday:

Got a little bit lighter workout in today.  Only 400 calories instead of my usual 500 but that is ok.  My meal plan has been working as expected and I am feeling like I might be able to keep up this 3 pounds per week goal I have right now.  If I can keep this up for the summer it would mean that I would lose around 30 pounds in 3 months.  Which would actually be right around my 1 year Anniversary for my diet plan.  So if I can actually pull this off it would mean that I have lost 67 pounds in 1 year.  And I would be happy if I can get to 50 pounds which would be place me at 317 but I would be really happy at sub 300. It has been a long time since I have been in the 200's...

Late Tuesday Post:

Here is to a late Tuesday Post. So far the calorie counting is going pretty good.  I know that the numbers are not completely right.  I am sure they are off some calories + or -...But the point is still valid that it is making me think more about my serving sizes and what I am snacking on.
My workouts are also going good.  I feel good about what I am doing now and I am actually looking forward to being able to do Wii Fit with my Wife.

Back to Monday:

Yeah for the little things:  My trip back to Ohio went well on two fronts: 1) It is always great to see family! 2) I lost weight over the weekend.  Now a day of walking and pushing a stroller at the Cleveland Zoo helps and a couple hours of active swimming also helps.  I am almost at the magical 330 mark which will allow me to do some wii fit!  I am hoping to be doing it by Monday next week!

3 Straight good days:

So this marks 3 straight days of good gym work.  When I hoped on the Elyptical Machine this morning my legs were not feeling the best. So I cut my cardio down to 15 minutes and then did several types of upper body exercises.  I am feeling it pretty good today but overall I feel really good.  I am actually liking being able to go to the gym at 5:45 instead of 5:15  that extra 1/2 an hour makes alot of difference.

Two Straight Good Days:

Well this marks two straight days that have gone pretty good from a workout and eating standpoint.  My weight this morning was 334.  Which is down 6 pounds from when I started the calorie counting...which is really good.  I have had two straight days of good cardio in the morning. 30 minutes of hard elyptical work and it feels good.
Now to keep it going for the summer!

Monday Morning:

Monday started out well today: I was able to get to the gym this morning and at 6:10 no less.  Not getting up as early as before is pretty nice.  35 Minutes on the elyptical Machine and 500 calories later I was done with my workout for the day.  hotcal.com seems to be working out pretty well too.  Everything I eat is not necessarilly in their database but i can usually find something similiar.  The website says i need 4400 calories a say to stay at my current weight and 2900 calories a day to lose 3 pounds a week. I know that losing 3 pounds per week is pushing it, and that is intentional.  But I will take a good start. We'll see how this week goes.

Re-Booting my Diet:

I have not been posting regularly to my blog about my diet journey.  Mostly because I have been struggling with how to keep myself motivated and keep the weight coming off.  I have decided to change tactics.  I am going to start using the site call HotCal  that will help me keep track of the calories that I consume and the calories that I burn in a given day/week.  My hope is that this will keep me more motivated and going to they gym and eating right.