WI: 196.6 (new low)
I don't know if 2 tenths of a pound counts as a new low but whatever I will take it especially after a carb day ;). Work out last night was intense (chest, shoulders, and tris). I think it has to be one of the hardest upper body workouts in the P90x box. My arms and shoulders where burning and killing me by the end of the workout. I got to the point where I couldn't even do pushups girl style (knees on the ground) I was so wasted. Today is Yoga and a run combined with low carb chow so it should be a good one and hopefully a good weigh in tomorrow. I am digging starting the weekends right.
I don't want to jinx anything (knock on wood) but I feel like I have finally broken through the last plateau I have been stuck in for like 3 months. I cant lie it feels really good. The movement on the scale and what feels like validation has really helped motivate me to push harder. Here's to continuing this downward trend.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Chuging Along
WI: 196.8 (new low)
Well a few more pounds and I think I will have enough padding to say goodbye to 2 hundy forever. There really is no reason to go back there, its not a good place for me. I like my new place in Onederland.
Today is a carb day for me ;). I was feeling pretty weak last night after my cardio workout. Dinner helped a little but I am glad I get to eat a few more carbs today. Today's workout is Chest, shoulders, tris, and abs. I haven't done this particular workout in some time so I am looking forward to it. I am going to really try to up the weight and push it hard tonight.
To my few readers keep it rolling in the right direction.
Well a few more pounds and I think I will have enough padding to say goodbye to 2 hundy forever. There really is no reason to go back there, its not a good place for me. I like my new place in Onederland.
Today is a carb day for me ;). I was feeling pretty weak last night after my cardio workout. Dinner helped a little but I am glad I get to eat a few more carbs today. Today's workout is Chest, shoulders, tris, and abs. I haven't done this particular workout in some time so I am looking forward to it. I am going to really try to up the weight and push it hard tonight.
To my few readers keep it rolling in the right direction.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Staying Strong
WI: 197.6
CC: l500
CB: 500ish (core synX)
Yesterday my eating was text book lower carb chow. Today is another lower carb day and Wednesday I will add some carbs back in for a lifting P90x routine. I have a huge salad with some grilled chicken for lunch today that I am looking forward to. Then tonight is a home made fish taco (cod) on a low carb wrap (yummm). If I stick to my game plan I will see some new lows this week.
We have already had two showings of our house in the 4 days its been on the market. I think in today's market that's not to bad. I hope we get a offer sooner than later. I am definitely ready to move onto a bigger place.
Well I am going to keep this short today. Hope everyone else is doing well.
CC: l500
CB: 500ish (core synX)
Yesterday my eating was text book lower carb chow. Today is another lower carb day and Wednesday I will add some carbs back in for a lifting P90x routine. I have a huge salad with some grilled chicken for lunch today that I am looking forward to. Then tonight is a home made fish taco (cod) on a low carb wrap (yummm). If I stick to my game plan I will see some new lows this week.
We have already had two showings of our house in the 4 days its been on the market. I think in today's market that's not to bad. I hope we get a offer sooner than later. I am definitely ready to move onto a bigger place.
Well I am going to keep this short today. Hope everyone else is doing well.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Breaking New Ground
WI: 197.6 (new low)
CC: 1676
CB: 600
It felt good to see a totally new number on the scale this morning. I need to keep making distance from that big 2 number. I guess the carb cycling thing is working this week. I know it maybe water weight but either way it feels good. I have been at this a long time a many of you know. Its hard to not get into the weekend mentality but I am going to try really hard to keep it on the strait and narrow. I had a really good solo run last night in my neighborhood, tackled some pretty nasty hills. My workout partner has been kind of mia this week. He likes to sail and the race season just started up so its been consuming his evenings. Nothing I can do about that but press forward solo. There is no room for failure.
Today is CardioX and I might add in some shoulders and arms. Its been 3 days of lower carbs so I feel like I need to reload a little. If I do it will be earlier in the day. I tell you what, it's hard to get all your calories on a lower carb diet.
Well the weekend is here so everyone stay strong!!!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
I Feel the Change
WI: 199.0
CC: NA
CB: 500 (KenpoX)
Well like I mentioned in my last post I had a couple questionable diet days this last weekend. This week is almost over and we are about to fall into the next weekend. I am going to keep my diet cleaner this weekend. I have started to do a carb cycle in hopes of dropping more weight ( I will try just about anything). So on lifting days my carbs will be a little higher and on cardio days I will keep it lower. I was doing research on body types and found a site were you take a multiple choice test to determine your body type. I came out as a mix of Endomorph and Mesomorph. It went on to say that my body type is carb sensitive and can hold water. It also said that I should be making all my workouts into somewhat of a cardio experience. Weight lifting days should be more circuit style training etc with short breaks in between sets. After reading the definitions of the body types i can definitely see some of the characteristics of both in me. Got to keep trying new things until I find the right formula, failure is not a option.
Tonight's workout is Xstretch and most likely a run. Things have gotten kind of chaotic and out of the norm around my place. Our house went on the market today so everything has to be just so in the house. Good luck doing that with two young boys tearing everything up. I hope it doesn't take forever to sale our place. I know its a sucky time to sale but its a great time to buy.
Have a great day, eat good, smile, get some exercise.... repeat!
CC: NA
CB: 500 (KenpoX)
Well like I mentioned in my last post I had a couple questionable diet days this last weekend. This week is almost over and we are about to fall into the next weekend. I am going to keep my diet cleaner this weekend. I have started to do a carb cycle in hopes of dropping more weight ( I will try just about anything). So on lifting days my carbs will be a little higher and on cardio days I will keep it lower. I was doing research on body types and found a site were you take a multiple choice test to determine your body type. I came out as a mix of Endomorph and Mesomorph. It went on to say that my body type is carb sensitive and can hold water. It also said that I should be making all my workouts into somewhat of a cardio experience. Weight lifting days should be more circuit style training etc with short breaks in between sets. After reading the definitions of the body types i can definitely see some of the characteristics of both in me. Got to keep trying new things until I find the right formula, failure is not a option.
Tonight's workout is Xstretch and most likely a run. Things have gotten kind of chaotic and out of the norm around my place. Our house went on the market today so everything has to be just so in the house. Good luck doing that with two young boys tearing everything up. I hope it doesn't take forever to sale our place. I know its a sucky time to sale but its a great time to buy.
Have a great day, eat good, smile, get some exercise.... repeat!
Monday, April 20, 2009
A Little Laxidasical
WI: NA
CC: NA
CB: NA
As the subject line says I have been somewhat in a state of sloth and apathy. Truthfully I haven't missed a workout but my diet kind of sucked this weekend. It sucked bad enough that I didn't want to get on the scale this morning to see what damage I had done. Friday I stayed on course but Saturday night I had pizza and drinks with friends while watching the UFC. I ate 3 and a half pieces of pizza from papa murphy's and a fist full of other random stuff. Yesterdays food was pretty descent until dinner when I decided to get Thai take out (chicken Phad Thai for me). I did however go on a good run last night. We ran 4 miles and I felt really strong and fast. My workout friend even said I pushed the pace. I had to smile cause we had another friend who appears to be in much better shape go running with us. You know the typical 5'10" 170 pound fit guy. Well we reduced him to walking as we would run ahead and back. I could tell he was surprised how good of shape we were in in comparison to how we look (I guess). It felt pretty good.
We are finally getting some really nice weather out here in the pacific northwest. I was out back on Sunday getting some yard work done and decided to take my shirt off to get some sun. As I was walking by our slider I saw my reflection. I was quickly reminded why I don't feel comfy with my shirt off. I just cant seem to shake the body fat. I feel like I have put a ton of effort and dedication into loosing weight many times in my life and I always get the same results "skinny fat".... Granted I am not even skinny fat yet.. but all the weight lifting I do just doesn't change my shape much. I still look like someone squeezed me out of a tooth paste tube.... It just always puts my thoughts back into the "Why am I trying so hard if I am never going to get the body I want" mode. The health benefits are nice but do I have to go as hard as I do to get those, I don't know.
Besides that life is good. We are getting ready to put our first home on the market in hopes of upgrading to something larger.
CC: NA
CB: NA
As the subject line says I have been somewhat in a state of sloth and apathy. Truthfully I haven't missed a workout but my diet kind of sucked this weekend. It sucked bad enough that I didn't want to get on the scale this morning to see what damage I had done. Friday I stayed on course but Saturday night I had pizza and drinks with friends while watching the UFC. I ate 3 and a half pieces of pizza from papa murphy's and a fist full of other random stuff. Yesterdays food was pretty descent until dinner when I decided to get Thai take out (chicken Phad Thai for me). I did however go on a good run last night. We ran 4 miles and I felt really strong and fast. My workout friend even said I pushed the pace. I had to smile cause we had another friend who appears to be in much better shape go running with us. You know the typical 5'10" 170 pound fit guy. Well we reduced him to walking as we would run ahead and back. I could tell he was surprised how good of shape we were in in comparison to how we look (I guess). It felt pretty good.
We are finally getting some really nice weather out here in the pacific northwest. I was out back on Sunday getting some yard work done and decided to take my shirt off to get some sun. As I was walking by our slider I saw my reflection. I was quickly reminded why I don't feel comfy with my shirt off. I just cant seem to shake the body fat. I feel like I have put a ton of effort and dedication into loosing weight many times in my life and I always get the same results "skinny fat".... Granted I am not even skinny fat yet.. but all the weight lifting I do just doesn't change my shape much. I still look like someone squeezed me out of a tooth paste tube.... It just always puts my thoughts back into the "Why am I trying so hard if I am never going to get the body I want" mode. The health benefits are nice but do I have to go as hard as I do to get those, I don't know.
Besides that life is good. We are getting ready to put our first home on the market in hopes of upgrading to something larger.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Quick Fly By
WI: 199.8
CB: 1100ish
CC: 1850
The good.... I am still under 200 this morning. The bad... I ended up eating more crap than I planned to on Easter. There was so much good food at the Easter brunch along with 3 types of deserts for the people's b-days we were celebrating. Well I had a little of each dessert and a ton of food. Probably got all my calories in that day in one meal or more. The rest of the weekend I was good calories wise and I didn't miss any workouts. I did have some booze on Saturday night but I adjusted my calories accordingly.
Yesterday was back to 100% on track. I ran a 4.5 mile run that burnt 700 calories and did CoreSynX. Tonight is cardioX and maybe some time on the stationary bike. Its time to make some new ground.
This last weekend showed me that I still have some mental battle to work through when it comes to food on weekends. I know it was a holiday but is that really an excuse. I didn't plan it so it shouldn't have happened. Live and learn right?
CB: 1100ish
CC: 1850
The good.... I am still under 200 this morning. The bad... I ended up eating more crap than I planned to on Easter. There was so much good food at the Easter brunch along with 3 types of deserts for the people's b-days we were celebrating. Well I had a little of each dessert and a ton of food. Probably got all my calories in that day in one meal or more. The rest of the weekend I was good calories wise and I didn't miss any workouts. I did have some booze on Saturday night but I adjusted my calories accordingly.
Yesterday was back to 100% on track. I ran a 4.5 mile run that burnt 700 calories and did CoreSynX. Tonight is cardioX and maybe some time on the stationary bike. Its time to make some new ground.
This last weekend showed me that I still have some mental battle to work through when it comes to food on weekends. I know it was a holiday but is that really an excuse. I didn't plan it so it shouldn't have happened. Live and learn right?
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