Back to the Gym

I'm in a show called "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". It's Andrew Lloyd Webber. So, in order to prepare me for this show that goes up the end of this month and the first two weeks of August...I've tried to hit the gym more often.

Which is easy...the hard part is eating.

Does anyone have any tips on how I can eat better, while living on a very poor college age man diet? (e.g., Macaroni and Cheese, Top Ramen...you know...things like that)

Any ideas would be great!!!

--Andy

Trying to Stay Positive

I am an emotional eater.

So, losing by job due to a car accident, not being able to find a job, and not receiving my settlement check from the insurance company, and not being able to pay rent has created some stress. I don't like to binge eat, but when I do, it brings me comfort. I hate it, though. I look at myself and I hate what I see. I put myself down when I eat too much. Its hard for me to control my eating habits when I can't control some things in my life.

What can I do to feel like I am in control again? What can I do to stop being an emotional eater? What can I do to...let Someone else take the reins?

Back in Utah

Pumping Iron

So, I went to the gym this morning. It was pretty good. I did dumbbell presses (3 sets 14 reps @ 30lbs) and then did incline dumbbell presses with the same reps and sets and pounds, and then I did deltoid raises 3 sets, 10 reps, @ 15 lbs....and then I ran for 2 miles. It felt pretty good.

I am just glad that I went. I'll be going tomorrow as well. I just hope that I can start seeing some real results. I am going to stick to my schedule this time. I am going to make sure that this time around is the last time that I have to watch this closely what I eat, when I exercise...etc...I am ready for change!

The Last Supper

Alright. I know that I posted earlier this morning that I was going to go the gym, eat right, and post this and that....okay. I guess I lied.

I'm staying with my older sister right now and she took me out to lunch at some buffet. How could I resist? She's my older sister!!! Then, my brother-in-law took me out to a pizza buffet tonight! I can't resist that! He's my new brother!!!

I can't tell you how much I ate and how good everything tasted. But, throughout the afternoon and evening, I knew that this was going to be the last time I would eat like this. I knew that it was my last supper.

So, no more overeating. No more binging. No more.

I am ready to start this. I am ready to prove to everyone that I can do it. And, with the help of the wonderful women and men around this weight-loss community, we can all achieve our goals and be the people we know we are meant to be!

So it begins...

My whole life I have struggled with my weight. I have had my ups and my downs; my rights and my wrongs. It has been a life long goal of mine to be healthy and fit. Up to this day, I've never thought of publicly sharing my weight loss journey. I know that by sharing these experiences, I can help myself help others. It's a win-win situation by losing it all.

Right now, I weigh about 250 lbs at 6'3". Now, some of you may think that that is a good proportion for my weight and height. Personally, I think my ideal weight for my height is around 200 lbs. I now have set a goal for myself: to lose 50 lbs and get into awesome shape.

I will go to the gym today. I will post my sets, the reps, and the weights that I used. I will do some sort of cardio exercise every day. I may even try different work out styles/approaches. I don't know. I am just tired of the way I look and I am ready to change.

This transformation will not be easy. I will have my good days and my bad days. There will be weeks where I will lose pounds of fat and then weeks where I lose nothing. But I am not ready to fail. I have tried and tried and failed and failed my whole life. Now is the time for change. Now is the time to start anew.

Now is the time to lose it all and win it all!