Ready, Set, GO!

I am determined and ready to reach the most aggressive goal I have every imagined to set!  By the years end I want to be at the weight of 127lbs. with a body fat % of at least 24%.  I'm currently at the 175lb. mark, which was one of my goals.  The next one is 150, then 133, and last is 127!  My current body fat percentage is bad, it's at a 42%.  SInce I want to do a complete 180 and switch things up dramatically for the most aggressive goal I've ever set, my body fat % will also be a 180 degree flip.  Instead of being at 42%, I want to at least be at 24%, which falls within a healthy range.  So time to get started!!!  

My body was screaming HELP!!!

Well yesterday I had a friend of mine drop in from out of town, and have to admit that I cheated a little bit on my diet :(  I wasn't able to go to the gym either, and by the time he left it was too late, so I went to the tract instead.  I've been slowly trying to build my endurance so I can eventually be able to jog/run miles with no problem.  Last night pushed myself to jog 2.4 miles, and walked about a mile.  So about 3 1/2 total.  My body was aching from being sore from my legs from the previous day at the gym, but I kept pushing.  At the end, although I wanted to push myself for one more lap, I felt I had enough, and needed lots of H2O, and rest.  Today I'm still sore, it's work to get upstairs, lol...so today I'll just work on my arms. 

A new Diet I'm going to try soon...

Well here is a 3 day diet I will be trying here pretty soon.  I hear it works fast, and will just have to put it to the test myself to see.

1st Day:

Breakfast:  Black coffee or tea; 1/2 grapefruit;  1 slice toast; 2 tbsp of peanut butter

Lunch: 1/2 cup of tuna; 1 slice toast; coffee or tea

Dinner: 2 slices any type of meat (about 3 oz.); 1 cup string beans; 1 cup beets; 1 small apple; 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

2nd Day:

Breakfast: 1 egg; 1/2 banana; 1 slice toast; black coffee or tea

Lunch: 1 oz. cheddar cheese; 5 saltine crackers

Dinner: 2 hot dogs; 1 cup broccoli; 1/2 cup carrots; 1/2 banana; 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

Day 3:

Breakfast: 5 saltine crackers; 1 slice (1 oz.) cheddar cheese; 1 small apple; coffee or tea;

Lunch: 1 hard boiled egg; 1 slice toast

Dinner: 1 cup tuna; 1 cup beets; 1 cup cauliflower; 1/2 cup cantalope; 1/2 vanilla ice cream

P.S. As far as the body comp. thing I did yesterday... was able to get it done at the gym, on base for free.  I'm not sure if they usually charge for that, but I lucked out cuz they didn't ask to see my id (since I'm just a friend of someone in the military).  But I'm pretty sure you can get that done at any gym.  The version I took I input all the info on the computer, and then onto the scale, and then stepped on it barefoot, and it spits out all my readings.  It's cool cuz it also prints out a little receipt for me to keep.  I dated my receipt and will get another one done in two weeks from now to see my change.

My Stats are in!!! Plus I'm finally in the 180's, yay!!!

Well today I got a body comp. analyzer done.  Scarry thing to do, cuz I know my numbers are going to be bad, but needs to get done.  Here's the damage:

Weight: 189.8 (at least I'm in the 180's...was hoping to be lower, but I'll have to work harder on that)

Body Mass Index: 30.6

Fat %: 43.0% (YIKES!)  Desirable range being: 21-33%

BMR: 7046 kJ & 1684k cal (how much energy and calories my body expends and needs to stay the same)

Impedance: 572

Fat Mass: 81.6 lb (That'll change) Desirable Range: 29-53%

FFM: 108.2 lb (other mass including muscles, water, etc...other than fat)

TBW: 79.2 lb

I guess I am a FIVE on the 1 thru 10 scale...all I can attract is a short, bald, middle-aged man :(

To make a long story short, this weekend didn't go all that well for me.  Tried to plan ahead and eat all my meals prior to going to a wedding, so as not to be tempted there, but that didn't help much.  I was proud I didn't drink at all when I was there....that is, until I went clubbing afterwards.  Intended on not drinking a drop, but then again do you blame me?  The entire night this short, bald, middle aged guy wouldn't leave me alone.  I mean, am I that bad?  But then again, wasn't able to prove this theory out especially because he never left...not really giving another guy a chance.  At the same time, was hoping that some guy would notice, and come save me...but yeah, that didn't happen.  I need to quit dreaming and make things happen.  Trust me I tried to get rid of him, by going to dance w/ my friends, going to the bar area for a bit, bathroom, whatever, and he was just always there when I got back, standing right next to my chair.  It was so uncomfortable.  Anyways, that's just the half of it.  After leaving, I was starving hungry, I didn't care what I ate.  So we went to Skillets (which is kinda like and IHOP) and I ordered a chicken fried steak & eggs combo.  As I was eating the food, I know it might sound weird, but I can taste the fat.  Weird, cuz that's usually my fav. thing to order, and now was somewhat disgusted as to what I was feeding myself at 4 o'clock in the morning :P  Yet, it didn't stop me.  I tried to redeem myself first thing in the morning by going to the gym.  Today I didn't stick to my diet hardcore, just ate healthy enough.  Time to get back on hardcore.  To add to the other half of the story...late last night I was talking to a friend of mine.  I've only known him for a short amount of time, and asked him what he thought of me.  I'm not looking for anything more than friends, and felt it would be the best way to get a straight honest answer from him, w/o him trying to sugar coat anything.  As far as I go on a scale of 0-10, he rates me at a "5".  I'm going to use this to help motivate me further to get to the level I want to be at.  I know in myself I'm WAY better than that, so now I'll just have to prove that by getting in the shape I want to be in.  Glad someone was finally honest with me :)     

REFLECTIONS

Man-o-Man...what can I say?  I took pics of myself yesterday, on a full body mirror, and I can't believe what I see.  I mean, I know I'm over weight and all, but I never really realized to what real extent, that is until now!  Partially cuz I don't feel the weight, but know by my size & the way I can't keep up the way I used to, that my body is out of shape.  What was funny is that through the process of taking some of these picture, I accidentally had the flash on.  So it gave me a bright light where my face should be.  It wasn't till I reviewed the pics, that all I noticed was this massive body belonging to what seems an anonymous person hiding behind the flash.  Which in fact "reflects" how I feel when it comes to taking lots of pictures.  Granted I'll take alot w/ family and friends, just to try & not show that I feel awkward or uncomfortable.  Those pics of which either hardly ever get shown or get cropped out in a way to make it look decent.  I'm hoping these pics I took will only prove to motivate me further.  I'll just keep looking back at them to remind me, that I'm not happy being this size and unhealthy :P     

Total Body Shock

Well I've been working out these past two weeks, just about everyday.  One day on legs and the next on arms, giving my body a day break between each.  I have seen a difference in my body, but it seems as if though my body is already getting used to what I'm doing.  I'm not quite into the 180's yet, and it seems like I keep lingering in the 190's.  I want to finally say adios to the 190's, just like I did to the 200's.  So I'm going to try something a little different these next couple of days.  I'm going to try to shock my body when it comes to my next workouts.  Not sure what I'm going to do yet, just know it'll be crazy.  Oh yeah, I also went through my entire closet yesterday and bagged up all the big clothes I don't ever want to wear again :) yay

Back on Track

Well I finally started back up on my diet, and am happy to report that I'm doing good.  Before when I started, I was focusing on changing my food habits, since I knew I had trained my body to some pretty bad ones.  Those which were either eating once a day, very late, or junk food (when I couldn't find the time to make something myself, or was just to lazy).  That and trying to stay away from as much drinking as possible.  Of course cutting back on those habits did help, but not enough.  Now that I'm back on, I'm doing it the right way...with both diet and exercise.  Trying to discipline my body in such a way that will prove once and for all that I can do it, and stick with it.  I know I'm not that far along in yet, but I'm starting to see a difference in my clothes, I can now fit into clothes that I haven't been able to fit into for about 2 years now.  That alone is very rewarding, but I don't want to stop there.  I decided that as I lose the weight, I'm going to give my bigger clothes away, so as not to ever return to them.  I'll try to post pictures up soon, and keep my progress updated.   

Hard Temptation #1

Spring semester is finally over, and today is my first day back in my home town.  To say the least, out of all times I try to stick to a diet, home is where it always goes wrong.  I usually try to start up diets after I leave home, perhaps from all the guilt of eating so much when I'm here.  I'm glad to say that I didn't give in to temptation, and am still on track.  Going to try my best to keep it up throughout my entire stay :)  Keeping myself busy throughout the day and doing alot of outdoors activities helps...tomorrow planning on going to the lake :) 

STARTING UP IS HARD TO DO, BUT...

Starting up is one of the hardest things to do, but an even harder thing to do is following through with your goal.  I'm tired of giving up part of the way down the road when it comes to losing weight, and am willing to put forth the effort to get what I want.  Usually when I start back up, I pase myself since I haven't worked out in quite some time.  Usually I only do partial of my workout, and then stop, hoping to get further the next time around.  This time, I took the advice of one of my friends and tried taking a shake of N.O. Xplode.  That stuff really works!!!  I'm so out of shape, but it gave me enough energy to get through my entire workout.  A great accomplishment for my first day :)  I'm not here to advertise that or say u should use it, just really helped me get a jump start on things.  As far as my goal to get in shape goes...this time I am doing it correctly.  I decided to stop complaining and actually do something with my weight problem.  It is said that 90% of the time people complain, and only put forth 10% of their energy into the solution.  So I'm going to try to switch that around and make a difference.  I always think I have it in me to change, and this time I'm getting my act together to prove it.  Well day 1 is down, looking forward to day 2.  Time to take action, and push my body to the limits.  That and tired of being fat! :P