A Good Weekend and Typical Monday:

I had a really good weekend, got to the gym on Saturday and weighed in at 310.  My weight was confirmed again this morning at the gym...So now I am only 10 pounds away from the elusive 300...it has been over 10 years since I have sniffed that number. And I know it will be great once I leave it in my dust.  It is funny that the closer you get to your goal the more motivated you are to achieve it, at least for me.  I am really looking forward to being in the 200's again.

Friday Workout:

Got a workout in today...30 minutes on the elliptical machine and I it felt really good.  430 calories burned  and the scale was good to me as well...Just a shade under 312 this morning and about an even 311 in the afternoon.  Now to get a good workout in this weekend...maybe someone will want to meet me at the gym on Saturday at 8:00 am?

Day Off Thursday: Calorie Update

So for this new year I have decided to change the way that I am counting calories.  I am not changing the program that I currently use. (www.hotcal.com)  But I am changing what it says about my daily allowance of calories.  For the past 3 months I have been trying to lose 3 pounds per week, and I have been pretty successful at doing it.  Since Jun 11th I have lost 26 pounds which is about 2.6 pounds per week.  So I am a big believer in the calorie counting system.  Sure it can be a pain at first, but once you incorporate it into your day it really is not a big deal.  Lately my Calories have been hovering around 2700 per day.  With my new plan of losing 2 pounds per week my calories are at 3200 calories per day. So hopefully I continue at the same pace and lose around 1.7 pounds a week which will place me at my goal in 28 weeks which will at the end of march 2011.  I don't expect it to go totally smooth which is why my realistic goal is in August...but it would be really nice to wrap this up in March.

1 Year Anniversary:

Ok so today is my 1 year anniversary +1 day (I forgot it was actually yesterday) for my weight loss plan.  So far I have been able to lose 54.5 pounds.  It seems like yesterday that I weighed 367 but today I weighed 312.5.  I did not necessary reach my 1 year goal of losing 67 pounds but I find it hard to complain when I lose +50 pounds.  So now to update my goal for the next year.  I want to complete what I started in August of 2009and  I want to get to 265 by August 24, 2011.  So my weight loss goal for the next year is 47.5 pounds or a shade under a pound a week (.9113).   Thanks to everyone who has supported me so far and for your continued support as I travel on my journey.

Wednesday: early morning edition

I'm back, I'm back in the saddle again! Got to the gym this morning and man did it feel good. It is going to be a little adjustment vetting up at 5 but that is ok. 450 calories burned and I am ready to start my day.

Lazy Tuesday:

Ok so I officially need a slap on the hand.  I did not get to the gym today.  I was up late last night trying to figure out why my router was not forwarding ports to my PS3 only to see at 1:00 am (5:00 am came really quickly, and I snoozed until 6:00 and missed my workout time) that it most likely is not my router but my modem.   So now I have something else to tinker with tonight.  There is my excuse...now to get to the gym tomorrow.  The only good thing to come of this is that I stayed within my calorie count these last two days so not getting to the gym should not hurt me.

Saturday extra

Got an extra work in today. Jim and I decided to do a circuit of weight machines. My entire body is feeling it right now. But it is a good feeling. I am looking forward to one of my favorite dinners tonight, taco chili. The scale was good to me this morning, 313 and falling. Life is good right now.

Friday Afternoon workout:

I am going to be getting to the gym this afternoon.  I didn't feel up to going this morning but I am able to get out of work a little bit early so I am going to utilize that time at the gym.  I am also really looking forward to working out with a good friend on Saturday and potentially enjoying some really good coffee as well.  My weight has been hovering around the 314 mark this week and is actually up a shade...but I don't think it is anything to worry about...I am just used to seeing progression each week that it is difficult to not see progression all the time.

Day off Thursday:

I am enjoying another Thursday day off from the gym.  Tomorrow it will be back to the grind, and then I plan on getting an extra workout in on Saturday.  Except on Saturday I will add a Sauna which is especially rewarding after a long week. Everyone should enjoy the experience of sitting in a small excessively hot room, sweating.

Wednesday: Tuesday officially made up for.

I got to the gym this morning and officially made up for my laziness on Tuesday. 30 Minutes of hard cardio and 500 calories burned.  Weight is actually holding slightly over 314 which isn't all that uncommon for me to vary up to 2 pounds. I have actually started to get use to eating a lighter breakfast. 1 cup of cereal, usually cheerios or capt'n crunch and 3/4 cup of 2% milk.  Usually my breakfast weighs in at 225 to 275 calories.  And my lunches are holding steady in the 500 - 625 range.  It is definitely good to see that a standard process can pay dividends when you follow it.

Tuesday afternoon:

Ok so I was a lazy bum this morning and I didn't get to the gym. I will make up for it tomorrow morning. I kind of made up for it today but not in a good way. I didn't eat lunch cause of my crazy work day. Back tithe grind tomorrow morning.

Monday Morning:

I only have 8 days until my 1 year anniversary of this weight loss journey.  so far in 357 days I have shed 53 lbs.  I am really going to try to make that number an even 60 but I am going to be very happy with whatever the number actually comes out at!  53 lbs = 15.53% of my total body weight since the beginning of this journey!
I was feeling a little run down this morning.  Not sure if going away for the weekend finally caught up to me or not.  But I only did 20 Minutes of Cardio today.  Still 300 calories burned is better then 0 calories burned.  The scale at the gym confirmed what the Wii told me last night. I was under 314. This morning I was closer to 313 then 314 but for now I am going to count it as 314.

Sunday Edition:

A rare sunday posting to my blog!  I weighed in on the Wii this morning and it registered at 314! Which means that I went down 2 pounds this weekend!  I even did the weigh in twice on the Wii cause I didn't believe it the first time.  Now i'll wait until tomorrow to see what the gym says.

Friday Afternoon:

Friday Afternoon...Got to the gym this morning and burned some calories.  Breakfast and lunch were normal.  Another day in my journey of losing some weight.... :-)

Thursday Off:

I usually take Thursday off from the gym. My weekly routine usually calls for this so I can give my body a little time to recuperate.  Then it will be back to the grind both Friday and Saturday and off again on Sunday.  Which usually means 5 days on and two off with my workouts, so far so good.

Wednesday:

Dinner was really good last night...but was not especially good for me :-)  Appetizer, Entree and Dessert, the total meal was in excess of 2,000 calories.  But it has been a long time since I have had a meal like that.  So I am chalking it up to a wonderful night with my wife!  This morning though it was back to reality.  Gym in the morning and carefully planned breakfast and lunch followed.  It is almost getting to the point that I can do this routine in my sleep...not sure if that is good or bad.  I am considering it good since i am still making strides in the right direction.

Tuesday afternoon:

Forgot to blog during my lunch today. But I got to the gym this morning and was treated with a sub 316 weigh in. Now it was barely under but under is under! But tonight I am celebrating my wifes and I 7th anniversary, so I am not to concerned about what I am going to eat. But since I was good for breakfast and lunch I have some calories to use for dinner.

Back on the Train: Monday Morning

This weekend was good to me and so far my mini goal of 315 by Friday seems to be very much in reach!
My weight this morning was at 316, which is ahead of my current schedule of 315 by Friday.  I plan on continuing my routine of working out in the morning and watching what I eat throughout the day and I will see where I can get to by Friday morning.  It would be very good to beat 315 by a pound or two.  And on a side note, with my weight at 316 this morning it means that I have officially crossed the 50lb barrier.

Saturday afternoon.

Got an extra workout in today and it felt pretty good.  400 calories burned and I still have my evening to look forward to. The gym said I was a shade under 318 and the Wii said I was a said under 319.  So we'll say I am somewhere inbetween.  I am hoping to be under 315 by next Friday.   I am really concentrating on what I put in my body this weekend and I am going to do the same thing next week in hopes to meet this short term goal.

Friday Morning:

I have a bit of a snag in my weight loss journey.  I have not loss any weight for about a week.   Now granted that 5 days of the week was vacation. And I didn't do my very best to watch what I ate...Hey it was vacation after all.  But the good news is that I am back on the train after that 5 day stop.  Got to the gym this morning and got a 500+ calorie burn in.  My breakfast and Lunch added up to 850 calories which leaves me with enough room for a 2400 calorie dinner.  Which I do not plan on being 1/2 larger then what is left...so about 1200 calories...which should keep me going in the right direction.

Thursday after vacation:

Got up this morning and weighed in, thankfully I did not see any difference in my weight.  I did not go down in weight but more importantly I did not go up in weight.  3 days at the beach eating really rich foods has done no damage, I am sure it helped that two of the three days I was able to jog in the morning and then 2 about 2 hours of boogie boarding in the afternoon.  But I did make careful decisions on what I decided to eat.
Now it is back to the real world.  I took today off from the gym so I could recuperate from vacation. But I plan on starting up my workouts again tomorrow and Saturday.   Now my very short term goal is to lose 8 pounds by August 24th.  If I can do this then I would be 310  and would have a weight loss of 57 lbs in 1 year.

Tuesday Morning at the beach:

Got another 2.5 mile jog/walk into day.  My routine that I developed yesterday is to jog 2 blocks and then walk one block and rinse and repeat.  It worked out pretty well. By the time I am done with my routine I am totally drenched with sweat.  Yesterday was a good day at the beach.  I boogie boarded for about 2 hours, which burned almost 600 calories along with the 500 calories from my morning exercise.  We also walked a good bit, but I am just counting that as extra.  With my exercise being counted I am staying within my calories by 100 - 200 or so.  I will be curious to see what my weight is when I get back to the gym on Thursday.  I am hoping to have loss no ground.  If I weigh in at 318 I will be a happy man.

Morning at the beach:

I am jogging.  The sun is rising slowly behind me.  I reach the main gates of the Ocean City Boardwalk. I turn to make my return trip back to the hotel.  And up comes on my MP3 player? Chariots of Fire, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-7Vu7cqB20) while I am running towards the rising sun on the beach!  If there ever was a time that God spoke to me telling me I am doing the right thing(s) in my life this was it.  It was an experience that everyone should have, running on the beach listening to chariots of fire, spending some time thanking God for what he has given you.