Happy 2012!
At the end of Week 10, I pulled a muscle in my calf. With the sore muscle, I decided not to go to the gym this week.
With the holiday festivities and not going to the gym, I gained a little weight this week. My weight is up to 198.8 LBS. This is a slight gain this week, but I am still under my December end goal of 200.0 LBS.
Showing posts with label Christmas Diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Diet. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Week 10 Results- Merry Christmas
Hello everyone! I wanted to make a quick update for my weekly results. This week, I was able to go to the gym 5 days and was able to stick with the diet.
I had to cut the gym visits short a few times this past week and ended up pulling a muscle in my leg tryng to get some extra work out on Friday.
Its healing up nicely and I fully expect to get to the gym a few ties this next week.
This week, I am down to 197.2 LBS. This is a loss of almost 2 LBS from last week.
As this is the last Sunday in December, I am please to post that I have hit my End of December goal of 200 LBS as of last week.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
I had to cut the gym visits short a few times this past week and ended up pulling a muscle in my leg tryng to get some extra work out on Friday.
Its healing up nicely and I fully expect to get to the gym a few ties this next week.
This week, I am down to 197.2 LBS. This is a loss of almost 2 LBS from last week.
As this is the last Sunday in December, I am please to post that I have hit my End of December goal of 200 LBS as of last week.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
This Blog
The reason I keep this blog is to keep myself accountable for everything I do with this diet and exercise. Keeping a real time log of each weekly weigh in, articles I find interesting and what I am doing to lose this weight gives me the ability to review what worked and what hasn't.
Making this public and updating facebook and twitter with each update allows friends to monitor what I am doing and celebrate my successes with me. My hope is that my story will be an inspiration for those who are also struggling to lose weight. On my 26th birthday, I was in the worst shape of my life. At this point, ten weeks later, I am coming close to being the lowest I have weighed since I was a high school freshman.
This being said, I recently came across an article from Men's Health that said that keeping your diet and fitness routine a secret could help you lose weight by avoiding those all too common 'one piece of cake won't hurt' and 'you have done well all week, you can take a break on Saturday' type of temptations.
My thought is if you don't have the will power to say 'Thanks, but I can't. Maybe next time.' OR if you do have that piece of cake, stay an extra 20 minutes at the gym to make it not matter, a diet might not work for you. . .
Diets are TOUGH. Sticking to a diet where you have to cut out most of your favorite delicious foods is even tougher.
I am glad you all are enjoying the blog. Have a wonderful Christmas and/or Hanukkah!
Making this public and updating facebook and twitter with each update allows friends to monitor what I am doing and celebrate my successes with me. My hope is that my story will be an inspiration for those who are also struggling to lose weight. On my 26th birthday, I was in the worst shape of my life. At this point, ten weeks later, I am coming close to being the lowest I have weighed since I was a high school freshman.
This being said, I recently came across an article from Men's Health that said that keeping your diet and fitness routine a secret could help you lose weight by avoiding those all too common 'one piece of cake won't hurt' and 'you have done well all week, you can take a break on Saturday' type of temptations.
My thought is if you don't have the will power to say 'Thanks, but I can't. Maybe next time.' OR if you do have that piece of cake, stay an extra 20 minutes at the gym to make it not matter, a diet might not work for you. . .
Diets are TOUGH. Sticking to a diet where you have to cut out most of your favorite delicious foods is even tougher.
I am glad you all are enjoying the blog. Have a wonderful Christmas and/or Hanukkah!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Holidays- Turkey with carbs, carbs and oh no carby pie!!!
Next week is Thanksgiving, which means a Thursday and Saturday (Saturday is Thanksgiving Day for the fiancee's family) Dinner full of Turkey, sides, desserts and carbs carbs carbs. Looking at the typical Thanksgiving at my mother's we have: Turkey, rolls (Carbs), mashed potatoes or potato salad (carbs), Green Beans, stuffing (carbs), pumpkin pie (carbs), deviled eggs and cranberries. Two days later, I get to do it all again.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, I am going to go to the gym a full five or six days, maybe even on Thanksgiving night.
For Christmas, we have two Christmas Eves and Christmas Day which makes things even more difficult for the diet and going to the gym. Luckily, I have a full week off work between Christmas and New Years. To maintain this routine and reach my goals, I will have to hit the gym as much as possible between now and New Years Day.
I know that I will go over my carb amounts on both Thanksgivings and on Christmas. This should be okay as long as I monitor portions, sugar and keep up the exercise.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, I am going to go to the gym a full five or six days, maybe even on Thanksgiving night.
For Christmas, we have two Christmas Eves and Christmas Day which makes things even more difficult for the diet and going to the gym. Luckily, I have a full week off work between Christmas and New Years. To maintain this routine and reach my goals, I will have to hit the gym as much as possible between now and New Years Day.
I know that I will go over my carb amounts on both Thanksgivings and on Christmas. This should be okay as long as I monitor portions, sugar and keep up the exercise.
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