At the beginning of January, I set my biggest goal for the year: To finally lose this weight and be what is considered normal according to the BMI scale, which is about 80 pounds less than I am now. Pretty hefty goal, I know. And granted I haven’t given it ANY attention, yet I’m still [...]
Weight Loss
Making Hummus For The First Time
I’m not much of a chef, but part of me wants to be one of those guys who can really whip up a great dish. I’m not saying this is my launch into a newfound hobby, but I’m logging my attempt at making hummus in order to perfect the taste each time I make it. [...]
100 Sit-ups Each Visit To The Gym
This weight loss journey is going to take some time, and I’ve planned out 3 different levels of progress: a 41-week plan, a 29-week plan, and an aggressive 22-week plan. It comes down to losing 2, 3, or 4 pounds a week. The minimum healthy weight loss goal is 2 pounds a week, but realistically [...]
Weight Loss and 2011
It’s that time of year again when the weight loss programs are in full effect. Television morning shows have guests that talk about getting in shape, and you’ll start seeing that Special K “lose 6 pounds in 2 weeks” commercial again. It does make you regret all the bad eating you’ve done since Halloween when [...]
Changing Habits
It’s near the end of the first week of my newfound mission to shed the pounds, and every day I wake up I’m amazed at the results and thankful that I didn’t give in to temptation and fall off my routine. Thanks to my new eating regimen and hardcore discipline, I’ve shed eight pounds since [...]
Tricks and Tips For Portion Control
So, here we go again. I started up my diet/life change plans. Yeah yeah I sound so pessimistic with it because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve “reset” my plan to lose weight once and for all. But I’m not about kicking off this challenge by writing negative because I have a few [...]
Exactly What I Need
Personal training how I’ve missed you so. You know what’s best for me and in the short time you have me, you know how to kick my butt. I hate you for it while in the moment, but I thank you for it long after you’ve had your way with me. My personal trainer Ben [...]
How My Life Will Change With A Personal Trainer
I’m fed up with it. I’m tired of the constant failures. Tired of waking up feeling heavier than before. I’ve had mild cases of success, getting into a steady routine every now and then, but it still isn’t enough. In all my efforts in 2009, I never lost more than 6 pounds. I ran a [...]
Daily Planner Workout Journal
So, now that I’m serious about getting this weight off, I spent hours at Barnes & Noble over the weekend reading books about weight loss and getting fit. I bought two books: Illustrated: Weight Training by Maran Graphics Daily Planner: Workout Journal by Alex A. Lluch The weight training illustrated book is a great book [...]
Healthy Eating Tip #2 from a Fat Guy
This tip worked for me over the weekend, and it’s a good strategy for keeping on the diet plan. If I’m being tempted to eat anything off my diet, I ask myself: “What will I say tomorrow about eating this today?” Seems to do the trick every time. 100% of the time, I walked away [...]
The Goal Shirts
I’ve always had one shirt I’ve been dying to wear…even back when I lost 80 pounds, and again lost 40. Fitting into that shirt is the long-term goal I have, but why not show some other shirts I’ve worn already, and would love to fit in again! I’ll call them medium-term goal shirts. 1. This [...]
Quit resetting the clock
I’m tired of resetting the clock. I’ve run out of excuses. This was a horrible week for getting back in shape. And you know what? So was last week…and the week before that, and before that, etc. I’ve put this damn thing off so many times thinking I’ll just start over, then I continue to [...]
I avoided (free) Georgetown Cupcakes
If you live in DC, you know about Georgetown Cupcakes. You just can’t pass them up. They are the most delicious cupcake I have ever eaten in my life. Something about the creamy icing that gets you every time. One look at this pic, and you can see why: But today an unexpected intruder to [...]
SparkPeople.com looks appetizing again
I joined SparkPeople.com in December 2007 when I started gaining some of the weight back from losing it with a personal trainer. In fact, I blogged about it way back when. I needed something to keep track of my calories burned, and this site seemed to fit perfectly. It is an online diet and healthy [...]
Getting back on the horse
Only losing a pound this week was a little hard to take, especially since I lost 6 pounds the week before. Here’s the tweet I posted: “Fitness check-in: -1 pound this week, -7 pounds since March 1. Avg calories eaten: 2,206/day; Avg burned: 3,694/day; water: 71oz/day” I know what I did wrong. Lack of sleep [...]
How I burn more than 4,000 calories a day
As part of my workout routine, each Sunday morning I post on Twitter my pounds lost, calories eaten, calories burned and water intake. Last Sunday’s tweet read: “Fitness check-in: -6 pounds this week, -6 pounds since March 1. Avg calories eaten: 1,783/day; Avg burned: 4,007/day; water: 80oz/day.” Part of my routine is tracking all my [...]
SparkPeople: Why I Love It
In an effort to get a head start in getting in shape and eating right, I went on a search online to find web sites to help me track my food and exercise. I’ve purchased the FitDay program, which has been very helpful in the past, but it’s a software program on my home computer, [...]
Lose 12 pounds in 5 days? Done.
I’ve been working out with a personal trainer for almost a year now, and I’m happy to say I’m 40 pounds lighter and much stronger because of it. I fit in clothes I never dreamed of fitting in again. A little history here…I’ve struggled with weight my whole life, with large gains and losses, but [...]
What’s with the jug?
So, I started this diet at the end of January, and part of the plan is to drink a gallon of water a day. You’d think this was easy, right? It’s just a gallon, right? WRONGO! There are factors involved in this gallonization of water. I started out by carrying a quart-sized sports bottle and [...]