One year ago, I started my challenge. I did pretty well. I went from 190 to 165. Today, I’m back to 180. Actually, 178, but I refuse to hit 180! I can’t believe that in four months I undid eight months of work!!!
I have a few things to clean up in my life now. But I’m sure I can achieve this. I’m too ashamed of myself to continue on this course. So, here we go. 2008! No need for resolutions! No need for promises. I’m just going to change.
I started doing 30 day trials this month. I haven’t had any caffeine since January 31st. Well, I had one sip of soda, but that’s it. March 1st, I shall continue no caffeine, and I will introduce two new things. No desserts and no alcohol for 30 days. It’s been a fun ride.
I need to start exercising, and that will begin tomorrow! My body is aching, and it’s time to shake things up!
I will start doing the food log again. I’ve been tracking my weight for about a week now, and it’s reminded me of a few things. I want that six pack. I want that muscular body. And I want others to be jealous of my wife. So, here goes! Watch out, 2009! Cause 2008 is the year of change!
I’m new to the site and your the first person in the 100 Day Challange I’m replying to.
Your resolve souds great. You seem to have started with the diet area first. I started with the exercise thing first this time round. Remember to make small changes at a time so you don’t overwhelm yourself by changing everything at once.
I tried a trainer back in September who wanted to tackle everything right from the get go. He wanted to change my diet (to vegan!!), meet with me 2-3x/week for the majority of my workouts, and doing 2 hr workouts right from the beginning. Needless to say I had to fire him within a few weeks (Did I mention he was doing this for free!! He was young and looking to gain experience I believe, but he lacked the understanding of where I was and how much I could handle). In January I started with a new trainer (who is certinly not free… but definetly worth the cost… but not likely something I can sustain for the long haul cost wise) and he is slowly getting me to make changes. Six weeks in and he is just starting to look at my diet. I now have to be sure to start each day with protien in my breakfast (1egg, egg white and feta cheese..mmm). So instead of saying “none of xxx” that I enjoy he is making a positive change to affect my metabolism and get me started off better each day.
Sounds like you’re ready for a change! I had my own revelation a few weeks ago, and am slowly introducing myself to new things, as well as weening myself off. Good luck!
Luckily, I’ve done this journey before, so I have all my tools and understandings ready. I know where I failed last time (consistency). I’m going to work on that this time. With my set up, I should have been able to lose twice as much, and been able to get my body fat under 15%, but there goes my consistency!
Today I started off terrible. I had pizza for lunch, McDonald’s for breakfast. Bad stuff all around! I’m going to go shopping tomorrow night, and I’m going to get chicken breasts to cook up, and some eggs to hard boil. I’m going to order a protein shake, and get myself back on track.
Don’t wish me luck. I don’t need it. Wish me Consistency!
Sounds like you have a plan..... and it sounds GREAT!
I use http://www.fitday.com to track all my eating..... it keeps me accountable.... I also weigh in everyday....so i know exactly how each workout/nutrition effects me.
The biggest question to ask yourself is the why?
Why do you want to lose weight?
Why do you want to fit?
Be honest....and you will find more resolve than you know!
Thanks for acknowleging me here. No one has posted to my thread yet .
Allow yourself time to adjust to a new routine. Planning meals ahead of time sounds like a good plan. Cook healthy, but it still has to be enjoyable or else you won’t stick to it.
I am off my routine right now too because I have a horrible chest cold. I hurt from hacking so much. I have only worked 1/2 days yesterday and today, but I’m still getting worse. I was actually sent home today. I’m taking the whole day off tomorrow. I know I should be eating well, but dinner tonight was a grill cheese and soup. And I haven’t done any kind of exercise for the last two days. But I’m not beating myself up over it. I will get back on track when I’m healthier.
Okay, I’ve gotten up, taken a step… Now it’s time to repeat!!!
I weighed in at 179.8 this morning. NO!!!!!! My goal is to not hit 180, so that was a close call! And it helped me get on track today.
I had PB toast for breakfast (usually too many calories for me, so I had to make it up later)
PB crackers for a snack (by this time, I was tracking my diet, so I knew it was okay)
A Subway Club, backed Ruffles, and Lemonade Light (The lemonade is 5 calories per 8 oz serving, I had about 32 oz. Or was that 5 carbs?)
Afternoon snack was an orange and a pear.
Dinner was bad, pizza and ice cream. BAD ME! BADBADBAD!!! But I didn’t finish the ice cream. I finished half of it, and put the other half back.
The amazing part of this, however, isn’t the diet. I had a REALLY rough day at work, and I couldn’t go to the gym (first day back in how long?) during lunch. So, I worked through lunch. But, it slowed down, so I left at 4:45 instead of 5pm, and I did a quick 20 minutes treadmill. HIIT training. It was fun. But man did my hip hurt!!! I’ve got to get off the treadmill and do the elliptical for a while. It’s easier on me…
I sweat, I’m not quite 30 yet… My body is already falling apart… Good timing on getting back on track, before 40 feels like 80!
Today I ate eggs with a flour tortilla for breakfast. Added some salsa, very tasty.
Lunch was McDonalds, but I ordered a Salsa Roja snack wrap grilled and a fruit and yogurt parfait. However, I received a Chipotle BBQ Grilled Chicken snack wrap. A few more calories and fat, but still in the limits. It was wonderful.
Tonight we’re going out, so I need to watch myself. I didn’t get to the gym because life got in the way. I’ve drunk 1 liter of water, so it’s time to start gulping the stuff down. I’m probably getting dehydrated.
How’d the shopping and cooking go? I see you are tracking what you eat. Good job. I have to do that more. I did it for a few days last week but not at all this week. It is good to learn the nutirtional values of what I am eating so I can make more informed choices. Keep it up and try not to let life interfear (SP?) with your workouts!
Welcome back to the forum! You already know how great it is, so I wont remind you. But (always a but) I love it, and it keeps me on track! Cant wait to read more about your quest!! Now Get-r-done and be consistant!!
I just got back from a 60 minute excursion on the Elliptical machine, at a heart rate of 145! 750 calories burned! 5.5 miles gone! Boring as crap, but good feeling afterwards!!! :D
I can’t do the treadmill right now. My legs rub together (sigh) and I end up with a nasty red spot that hurts for days… sigh again…
I’ll get on the treadmill when I lose some weight, and train for a marathon, which I’ve always wanted to do. A 5K would be a fun start.
I’m going to go to the gym tonight once the kids are in bed, and lift some weights (chest and biceps) because I didn’t get a chance to go during lunch (business lunch). Right now I’m at about 1500 calories for the day, and my daily goal is 1790, for my weight. So, I need to eat a bit more, which should be easy once I get back from the gym…
Last night I spent the night at the hospital. Chest pains. Everything turned out okay, so I’m not sure what caused it. But I’m going to slow the exercise down a bit. Instead of the LSB at 144 (I’m 29), I’m going to shoot for 130 for a little bit.
29 is young for heart problems, but I’m diabetic, and my brother had a heart attack at 27. So I figure I’m not out of any woods.
Today the exercise I got was the stress test. Tomorrow is legs and abs. That should be fun. I didn’t eat great today, but I could’ve done worse. Tomorrow I get my routine back, and I’ll continue my journey in earnest…
Wow - not something you want to take any chaces with - good thing you went and got checked out!! Not so fun spending the night in the hospital though. Make sure you are exercising smart!! I’m no expert, but limiting your HR sounds like a safe bet. Follow the advice of your doctors.
hehe. My cardiologist wanted me to work on doing faster heart rates at the gym. He wants me to practice running at 85%!!! Personally, I’d like to scale it down a bit for a week or two. Going tonight. Doing legs and abs, then keep my heart rate at 130.
Here is a question for you… or anyone else who cares to share their knowledge.
All the gadgets we use to monitor our Heart Rate use some kind of mathematical equation that includes your age to determine your max heart rate. I don’t know what the exact equation is but doesn’t it look something like this : 200 - your age = max HR (I’m guessing at the first number - I just picked 200) Now I realize that a less fit person would get their HR up to that at a slower pace (running, walling etc) than a more fit person and that the HR is the measure of how hard that particular person is working. For example a fit person would likely have to be running to get up to 150 bpm while someone just starting out could just be walking at a good clip to get up to the same HR. So here is my question - is it just as safe for an unfit person to be working at a high HR as it is for a fit person??? Wouldn’t a fit person tolerate higher heart rates better??
I hope that make sense. If I can figure out how to quote myself I’m also going to post this on my thread so people can toss in their two cents there too.
I have to be honest. I don’t really know. But my first inclination is that it’s perfectly safe as long as they have no heart problems (heart disease), and they go by the percentages. I mean, you want to go at 65 - 75% for fat loss. Does it matter how fast you have to go to get there? I’m not sure.
Side note, the formula is 220-age
I’m 29, so my 100% is 191. That means my 75% is 143.25. I usually aim for 144.
Today I’m at 175.2. That’s 4.6 pounds down. I love the first week! I’m hungry all the time, which I think means my metabolism is getting up there.
So, with that in mind, I’m going to go eat my dinner of brocolli and baked chicken!
Wow, Eric, you’re dropping weight like a bad habit! Way to go!!! The heart issues are scary, hope that never happens again.
Catherine, it’s just as safe. It’s harder for me to get up to 75% now than it was last year.Last year I just had to walk fast, this year I have to run. Hope that makes sense.
Actually we had quite the discussion on Deb’s thread about my question and Tom was quite helpful. Go there to check it out.
Good going on the 4.6lbs down - you’re going in the right direction. I assume the workouts are going well. I am happy to be back in the game and almost 100% over my cold. I’m enjoying my workouts - I want to see more results.
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