Friday: Almost Vacation

Got to the gym this morning, it is always good to start out your morning with a nice workout. I have a very important decision to make today (well at least this weekend).  Am I going to continue to exercise during my 3 day vacation or am I going to take a break from it, and on a side note I also have to choose if I am going to blog and count calories during this time as well.  As of now I am believe that I am going to count calories and blog.  It will be a test for me to see how I can handle vacation.  My weight was still at 318 this morning.  Here is tot the hope that I am below 316 by next Thursday!

It's not always about me:

Todays post is not going to be about my journey. It is going to be mostly about my good friend Jim who is doing this weight loss journey with me. Jim started his journey much lighter then me, in the  320's, and last night at his routine weigh-in the scale read 280. Which means that he is down roughly 40 - 45 lbs. Which is just as impressive as me in every way and might be even more impressive then me since he is a couple years my senior. And from what I hear it is harder to lose weight the older that you get.  So this is a little post from me to him saying that I am proud of the work that he has accomplished and I am looking forward to continuing our journey together and I am excited to see what is in store for us both!

BTW - my weight was at 318 today. And I took the day off since I got to the gym twice yesterday:

Curse you Fair!

Ok...so maybe my title to my blog post is a little misleading.  I curse the fair for having so many great foods that are so darn bad for me!  Our little fair from what I know is known for Big Boys.  It is around 12 inches of hamburger goodness!  Two hamburger patties, Lettuce, tomatoes, Onions, American Cheese, and Mayo(which is asked them to hold).  Man is it ever good! From my calculations the sandwich was around 832 calories. I also shared a French Fries order with my son, but I have to admit it was probably 70-30 split, that was 260 calories. So Dinner was 1,092 calories.  But I am not done.  I also had a funnel cake, that was 300 calories of fried goodness!  Man the fair is bad for you, but it sure tastes good.  Lucky I got to the gym today and yesterday. And even through my birthday weekend and the fair on Monday my weight is down to 319 which is good.

Typical Tuesday:

Got to the gym this morning and it felt pretty good.  30 Minutes of cardio and I was ready to start my day.  I am beginning to look forward for fall so that I can have my evenings back and to be able to take Jax outside again.  Recently it has been to hot to play outside, and by the time it cools down...there are all sort of buggers outside that like to bite.  My weight was hovering just under 320 this morning.  I was able to go down another notch on the scale...so that I don't have to set the big weight to 320 but now I can do it to 300.  That is a pretty good feeling!

The Day After:

Sunday was a celebration of my Birthday through Food.  I was able to select where to eat for lunch and what the Menu was going to be for Dinner.  Red Robin was my choice for lunch, The natural grilled chicken sandwich with melon strips was my meal.  I did splurge on 2 onion rings from our appetizer. Lunch only weighed in at 750 calories which wasn't to bad.  Dinner on the other hand was slightly worse.  Grandma made her own version of chicken-fried steak with Mash Potatoes and Peas.  With a side shot of Lemon Cream Cake for Dessert.  Dinner was a lot worse then lunch at 1750 calories!  But I expected as much.  And My Breakfast was a usual one at 360.  So all in all I was only over my daily limit by 50 calories.  Which is not to bad for really going overboard on my supper...but hey you only turn 30 once.

Birthday

Today is big 3-0, to celebrate my wife is sending me on a golf outing. It is supposed to be near 100 so I will bet o am going to burn some calories! Today even started out well when wii fit said i was down to 320.5


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Thursday:

Thursday morning and I really had to drag myself to the gym this morning.  I didn't want to go, but I forced myself to go!  And I do feel better for it.  30 minutes on the elliptical machine and 430 calories later I was ready to start my day!  The elliptical machine I use daily has several options that you can input, besides the typical what type of work out and how long of a workout.  It has the ability for you to place your weight and age into the machine.  I assume I would do this so the machine can more accurately predict the number of calories that I am burning.  And for the last several weeks of doing this routine the only variable has been my weight.  My age has stayed the same...until this morning.  Even though my "Birthday" is not until this weekend, I realize that I am a whole lot closer to 30 then 29 so I decided to take the plunge and change my age on the elliptical...Oh well, 30 is just a number right?

Wednesday:

Another day down, another day in the gym.  Saw some more progress with my weight, it was down to 321.  I have been hitting my 3 pound goal for the last 4 weeks.  I am not expecting anything to change over the next several weeks.  The reason I believe this is because my calorie tracker automatically adjusts my calories according to my current weight. So the more weight I lose the lower my basic calorie needs goes.  So it is up to me to adjust my life style so that I do not exceed my calorie limits.  So far so good!

Back in the saddle again

Got to the gym again and feels good to get a run in. My back is a little sore but is not nearly as bad as yesterday. 430 calories burned and now it is time to make the donuts.


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Monday = Pain:

Woke up with some lower back pain this morning.  I went to the gym and tried to give it a go, the discomfort was not crippling but it was enough to make me decide to sit out today and give it another try tomorrow morning. My hope is that my back feels better by then.  So I am especially going to watch what I eat today!

Saturday:

I have gotten onto the habit of going to the gym on saturday morning. It is an extra day of burning more calories. Today that number was 600 and that is a good way to start the day.


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Friday part duex

Got to the gym this afternoon. 500+ calories and another pound lost. Feeling really good right now. And as an added bonus I can now play wii fit :-)


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Friday Afternoon:

Gonna get to the gym this afternoon.  I didn't get there this morning so I am jetting from work a little early and then getting a good run in before I settle home for the weekend.  Neato Burrito ended up not being as bad for me as I would have thought.  It probably helped that I chose to pass on the cheese. The burrito ended up being around 600 calories itself and I only had water to drink...so not a shabby lunch in general.
My wife is buying me size 40 jeans at Old Navy.  So there is a goal for me to achieve this fall. Currently I am in a 42 size jean now. Here is to process.

Workout Thursday:

Got a really good workout in this morning.  480 Calories later and I didn't even realize that my 30 minutes was up on the elliptical. The scale was nice to me as well...323 that is down 15 pounds since June 11th.  Now I get to ruin everything tomorrow when my brother and I go to Neato Burrito.  They are famous for 1 lb burritos.  I don't want to even think how many calories are in it.  But dang is it ever good!  I'll adjust my other meals so that lunch doesn't hurt to much and I 'll make sure I get to the gym in the morning.

Wednesday:

No Gym today...I decided to take a day of rest since I have gotten to the gym 5 times in the last 6 days.  I will get back to it tomorrow morning.  I believe that I am finally getting used to this Calorie Tracking thing I have going here.  As of now I have consumed a total of 958 calories and I have 1903 left to go.  I am hoping that this process continues to go this smoothly.  Progress is a nice thing to experience.

Tuesday Morning:

Dragged myself to the gym this morning.  I didn't want to go but I forced myself to go.  I stepped on the scale and was happy do see another pound drop off and my weight register at 324.  Another pound closer to my goal.  I felt especially good after my elliptical session, 440 calories burnt in the early morning. A good way to start your day!

Monday Morning:

Got to the gym this morning and get a pretty good elliptical session in.  400 Calories later I am starting my work week.  Here is to the hope that I have another good week and get another 2-3 pounds of progression.  I am hoping to be under 320 by birthday. That would be a pretty nice birthday present to my self.  Then I would have 4 weeks to lose an additional 10-12  pounds to get 1 year goal of 60 pounds lost in a year.

Extra Saturday

Got an extra workout in today. And it felt really good. Burned 450 calories on the elliptical and
Another 200 in the sauna. Not a bad for a Saturday.


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Friday

Well at least my Friday has ended good. The scale was at 325 and I burned 500 calories on the elliptical machine and then took a 15 min sauna. A good workout does a body good.


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Thursday Morning:

Got to the gym this morning and I got a good sweat in. 489 calories later I am feeling pretty good right now. Calorie counting has gone pretty good as well.  I am finding this to be a challenge every day and I am determined to keep at it and to succeed.  And so far so good.  I just want to see more progress as the weeks go on.

Wednesday

Did not get to the gym today. But that is ok I needed to rest a bit today. Good news is that I stayed under my calories today and I am looking forward to getting my workout in tomorrow morning.


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Tuesday: Back from a long weekend!

Usually long weekends are bad for me and my diet(s).  Especially when I am attending two backyard cookouts with excellent food!  But this weekend was different for me.  I was able to stay under my caloric intake recommendation on all 3 days! The closest I came to not making it was Saturday but some good gym time was all it took to swing me back into the positive direction.
It has been 3 weeks since I have began counting my calories on a daily basis and during that time I have lost 10 pounds!  Which means that I am maintaining my 3 pounds per week. If I can keep this up for the rest of the summer it would mean that my weight would be at 306 by August 24th.  Which would place me at 61 pounds in 1 year.  That is my new summer goal 306 by August 24th. Stay tuned for more results!

Monday off:

Monday and I didn't get to the gym. But that is ok because u for to the golf course. From our estimations 18 holes burns around 1500 calories not to bad


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Saturday morning

Going to get an extra workout in this morning. But the thing I am looking forward to the most is the sauna after the workout.


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Friday Afternoon:

Got to the gym Friday afternoon.  The wife and son were away so I thought I take advantage of the time to get a good workout in.  The scale at the gym says my weight is at 327 but Wii fit says I am still to large to use it.  I am hoping by the end of next week that Wii fit will approve of me ;-) But I am feeling really good with how calorie counting is going.  It is really gratifying to see results every week.

Thursday:

Another day gone another pound gone.  Weighed in at 328 this morning.  Things are looking to be right on track and I am happy with the results I am having.  Now I need to concentrate this weekend and not ruin anything.  3 day weekends are easy to ruin your diet.