4-5-10 Weigh In....

As you can Imagine, I'm pretty stoked about this weigh in. That makes 9.4 total pounds lost since I started! almost 10% of what my goal is. I'm right where I want to be, losing fat slow and steady while adding muscle at the same time! I think the extra day of cardio helped out as well, so I'll keep that going.

The end of another workout week.....

And I'm damn tired. I did not want to work out at all tonight, but I sucked it up and did it anyway. I had already had a workout this morning loading up 200 helium cylinders int cages that hold 20 each for a shipment to Greenland (yes Greenland). In case you're wondering, they are going to a weather station in Greenland to fill weather balloons. It's a $54k sale that I get a couple times a year and I have to help the driver to make sure it doesnt get screwed up. After that, it was back to the house for a shower, then up to Fredericksburg to make sales calls. Needless to say I was tired when I got home. No inspiring words this week, just a kick in the ass for you people wondering if you should get healthy. Quit screwing around! work on it for you and your family! If thats not enough, when you're old and fat you will have to rely on government run health care thanks to The idiot in the white house. Do you really want to depend on the government for that?
Hopefully, I'll be on the boat tomorrow afternoon and relax for a while. Until Sunday.... Later

First straight cardio workout

Well, I started my cardio on by day off today, and it wasnt bad. 15 minutes of hard elliptical work with no break is a tad bit different than 5 minutes then weight and back to the elliptical though. It will take a few weeks of building up my endurance, but I will get to where I can do it for an extended period of time. BTW, I weighed myself this morning, and I was at 316.0. I dont know what it is about Monday's weight, but it is what it is.

3-29-10 Weigh In

To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I know I want and need to have slow and gradual weight loss, but this is ridiculous!! I'm adding another day of nothing but cardio on Tuesdays, so maybe that will help.
I know I'm getting smaller, because the elastic on my fat boy pants aren't stretching  anymore when I put them on, meaning my waist is smaller. I just wish it would show up on the scale. I also wonder how much muscle I've added as opposed to how much fat I've lost. If anyone has an idea on how to figure that out, let me know.
Thanks for looking and following.

End of the week thoughts

Instead of my last work out of the week being yesterday, it was today. I just had too freakin much to get done.
 It's been a hell of a week. Got a decent contract at work, my oldest daughter Zoe, broke both of her arms last Saturday and my mom wrecked her car. Through all of this, I have done pretty well food wise. Still eating salads for lunch except once this week. Still no fast food. No sodas. It's becoming habitual now and I'm not having to work quite as hard to eat well. I still have cravings, fried chicken this week but havent caved. I'm pretty proud of myself.

I have also decided this week that on my off day during my workout week, I'm going to hit the elliptical. I dont know how long yet, but my endurance and strength has built up enough to do it.
It's now time to get ready for a relaxing yet busy weekend. I have family  coming over Saturday and Sunday.
Ya'll have a great weekend and check out the blog Monday for weigh in results!

3-22-10 Weigh In

As promised, here is my Monday weigh in. I am a little disappointed to be honest. No change since last week. I know my weight will change from day to day and I also know I am putting on a lot of muscle (I can really fell them toning up even through the fat), but to be exactly where I was last weigh in I dont think is good. I will not give up and I will not dwell on it. I know I am making progress that I can see and feel! Others can see it too, so its all good yo!

Last workout of the week thoughts

As I've been working out and focusing on bettering what I eat (today doesnt count with the NCAA tourney. While it wasnt bad it still wasnt that healthy) I have been thinking about one word...... Revolution.
One of the songs that is on my workout play list is "That Was A Crazy Game of Poker" by O.A.R.  While the song is about just that, a poker game, there is a line in the song where it talks about a revolution. So while the crowd is all singing about a revolution, I just kept thinking about how what I'm doing is a revolution in my own life.
We all have things in our lives that we need to start a revolution with. Some are public and some are private. The key is to have the courage and conviction in your own life to do it. More so this week than since I've started my revolution I have wanted to cheat for no good reason other than to satisfy my own cravings. I havent given in except for a beer and 6 boneless wings at BW3 this afternoon. (like I said, NCAA tourney) As odd as it sounds, I just keep thinking about this dumb blog that no one reads to keep me straight. Like I said when I first started, it is about me for me.
I hope next week these cravings let up a little bit.








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