This morning I felt fine, but woke up a bit late. Instead of having breakfast I instead went out to lunch with my mom. I had some whole wheat noodles along with a cucumber/tomato salad. After about two hours later I felt really tired for some reason. I had work to do and just could not get into it for some reason. So at 7pm here I was not even having done any work (I work at home) and i'm falling asleep and still need to do my workout.
I went out for some food (2nd time in one day, which is rare!) and then picked up a few things at the store and felt fine. I immediately came home and did my workout. I swear I am absolutely never ever going to skip another workout.
I also picked up a size 38 pair of pants. They don't fit yet, but maybe they will soon? If I lose another half an inch I think they will fit fine. So far i've gone from a size 46 to a 40. Not bad.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
skipped another day (my 2nd)
My back was in a lot of pain and i'm not sure why. It could be due to one of the exercises I was doing or sleeping funny on my bed. I just know that it hurt to reach down and get up from a seated position. I could have done a workout but just decided to rest my back.
This week I did eat something bad. I overate for the first time ever in 2 months. I went down to the store and got some chips and salsa for a snack. My goal was to just eat a handful of chips and be done.
I got the baked tortilla chips and they were really nasty. I ended up eating way more then a handful and felt really guilty afterwards. What's even worse is that this replaced an entire meal. That was a mistake.
This week I probably lost about 2 1/2 lbs. I got on the scale today and was down 1.5lbs. Earlier in the week I was down a little bit as well. Maybe it's time for me to buy some size 38 jeans! So far i've never been able to wear size 36 jeans before. 38 is pretty good for only two months! Two months and 10 days so far!
Unfortunately i'm not making any huge gains in the amount of weight I can lift. I need to figure out a good strategy to increase the weight I lift. whatever i'm doing isn't working all that well.
Tomorrow is my free day and i'll take it. I need it.
Oh yeah since I skipped my 2nd day I got up very early the next morning and immediately worked out. I ate breakfast beforehand and it just made me feel so sleepy FAST. I ate some 1% milk with shredded wheat (plain). I don't know why this happened. I did have 2 small packets of raw sugar on it and maybe that's why. In total it was about 10g of sugar added. With the milk maybe 20g total. Today I just bought some oatmeal instead and will switch to that instead of cereal maybe.
This week I did eat something bad. I overate for the first time ever in 2 months. I went down to the store and got some chips and salsa for a snack. My goal was to just eat a handful of chips and be done.
I got the baked tortilla chips and they were really nasty. I ended up eating way more then a handful and felt really guilty afterwards. What's even worse is that this replaced an entire meal. That was a mistake.
This week I probably lost about 2 1/2 lbs. I got on the scale today and was down 1.5lbs. Earlier in the week I was down a little bit as well. Maybe it's time for me to buy some size 38 jeans! So far i've never been able to wear size 36 jeans before. 38 is pretty good for only two months! Two months and 10 days so far!
Unfortunately i'm not making any huge gains in the amount of weight I can lift. I need to figure out a good strategy to increase the weight I lift. whatever i'm doing isn't working all that well.
Tomorrow is my free day and i'll take it. I need it.
Oh yeah since I skipped my 2nd day I got up very early the next morning and immediately worked out. I ate breakfast beforehand and it just made me feel so sleepy FAST. I ate some 1% milk with shredded wheat (plain). I don't know why this happened. I did have 2 small packets of raw sugar on it and maybe that's why. In total it was about 10g of sugar added. With the milk maybe 20g total. Today I just bought some oatmeal instead and will switch to that instead of cereal maybe.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Last night something woke me up at 6:30am. It was a Raccoon trying to open my screen deck door. It kept banging against the inside door. I went out there and as fast as I could I pulled the door open and he took off running. I went to get some food from the fridge and within 3 minutes there he was again. I again opened the door being as loud as I could and I banged against the side of the door with my hand to scare him even more. Luckily he did not come back that morning.
Despite this, I got a good night's sleep. Somehow it was extremely hot all night. I don't know why. I woke up and went out and had a good breakfast and came home to work. I'm still not done, but it takes me several days to finish it all. I ate healthy all day. I had an ISOPure 40g protein drink and i'm feeling extremely tired right now. I probably just need more food.
At about 7pm I finished enough work to take a break. My plan was to go out and get some healthy food and come back and get a workout in. I was very hungry and wondered how I'd get a workout in. I just knew that once I ate something i'd be fine. I went about a half hour longer without food then I should have. Lately the 6" Veggie Patty subs have not been filling me up lately. I'm usually hungry an hour later. Not sure why this is all of a sudden.
Today my calves were in a lot of pain. It just felt funny to walk and stand up after sitting down for a long time. They're feeling fine now though luckily.
Despite this, I got a good night's sleep. Somehow it was extremely hot all night. I don't know why. I woke up and went out and had a good breakfast and came home to work. I'm still not done, but it takes me several days to finish it all. I ate healthy all day. I had an ISOPure 40g protein drink and i'm feeling extremely tired right now. I probably just need more food.
At about 7pm I finished enough work to take a break. My plan was to go out and get some healthy food and come back and get a workout in. I was very hungry and wondered how I'd get a workout in. I just knew that once I ate something i'd be fine. I went about a half hour longer without food then I should have. Lately the 6" Veggie Patty subs have not been filling me up lately. I'm usually hungry an hour later. Not sure why this is all of a sudden.
Today my calves were in a lot of pain. It just felt funny to walk and stand up after sitting down for a long time. They're feeling fine now though luckily.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
More progress
Working out last time at 2am was a huge mistake. I have absolutely NO excuse for delaying my workout until then. I need to just go in there and do it no matter what.
On my next scheduled workout I took the day off. I did not feel like I had skipped a day since i've been considering working out 3 days a week instead of 4. Why? It seems like I lose more weight this way since I have more time to recover. I probably won't do this. I might makes some changes so that i'm doing my upper body on one day and then the lower body the next day.
Something else strange happened last night. I ended up going to bed at 3am or somewhere around there. At 10am I got a phone call and missed it. I immediately went right back to bed and my mom called to see if I wanted to go to the store with her. Guess what time it was? 2:30pm! I had slept from 3am until 2:30PM!!
I've had this occur in the past when I was working really long hours at work AND weight training. It's rare buy once in awhile when i'm really involved with weight training I sleep 12 hours without waking up once! This is usually when I know I don't need to work in the morning.
After I got back I downloaded a few new albums off of Itunes. It was tempting to just let them download and sit around. I instead just got up and listened to my old music instead of waiting.
My progress has been going very well. For a couple weeks it felt like I wasn't losing anything on the scale, but I was still losing fat. So far i'm down THREE PANT SIZES in 2 months and 4 days!
I purchased a smaller then normal size pair of pants a few weeks ago and they were so tight that I could barely button them. Obviously I didn't wear them and said to myself "How am I going to ever fit in these?!". Well a few days ago I finally could! They were a little tight, but perfectly good enough to wear.
My workout today went very well. It was the hardest one i've had in awhile. Instead of squats, this time I did some calf raises. I couldn't go past 20 reps on each set and my calves were burning. Hopefully I can walk tomorrow! I need to focus on my biceps and calves the most right now. Maybe add in some ab crunches.
My diet over the past 2 months has been basically the same every day. I don't count calories at all. I eat when i'm hungry and always try to eat a protein with a carb. Here's a few general things I like to do:
1) Never go without food or skip meals. I don't like the idea of eating 6 meals a day. I think about that and it sounds 10x worse then it really does. I just like to think of it as 3 meals a day and 2-3 small snacks. My meals are fairly small. At every meal I eat a protein with a carb and also eat a ton of vegetables.
2) I avoid as many highly processed foods as I can. If I do eat pasta for some reason it's always the whole wheat variety. I also tend to not eat a lot of bread. If I do eat bread, the heavier it is the better in most cases. Most wheat bread seems to be just white bread in disguise.
3) I don't eat any cheese of any kind or even nuts. Why? No reason and i'm sure it's perfectly ok and healthy to eat a handful of nuts daily. I don't.
4) Oatmeal (steel cut is the best type) is the best, but if I eat cereal it's usually the kind that has a lot of fiber and protein without a lot of sugar.
5) I don't eat yogurt at all. With me, if I eat one, I'm instantly craving another. The plain kind doesn't do this to me.
6) On some cereal that does taste bad I do sometimes put one package of Raw sugar on it. I'm not going to beat myself up over 5g of sugar.
7) Unfortunately I do drink a lot of beverages with fake sugar. I need to stop really. Maybe removing them from a diet will actually help with fat loss? Makes me wonder.
8) Lots of fruit and veggies. In the past I skipped out on 90% of fruit due to the sugar. This time around it's one thing I will NEVER give up. I buy a lot of those pre-cut fruit packages they sell at stores. I love melon and my 2nd favorite is Ugli Fruit! I limit myself to 1 portion of fruit a day. 2 if it's an Apple.
9) My most consumed item is a...veggie patty. I know i'm weird, but they taste good to me and I don't eat meat. I often get a 6" veggie patty at Subway on wheat without oil or cheese. It's pretty healthy. Burger King also has them, but they add Mayo.
10) I still eat out a lot, but it's all healthy. I stick with three types of foods when I eat out. Veggie Burritos with black beans and rice, fake meat products and whole wheat noodles. I just realized that the Veggie Burritos I eat have white flour tortillas. Not a big deal I guess.
11) I take ONE free day a week to eat whatever I want at ONE meal. I avoid sugary foods on my free day because they're empty calories and I just want to forget what they taste like. On my free day I eat 3-4 pieces of Pizza and have no regrets about doing this. I REALLY look forward to this day and it keeps me on track. I once disliked the ideas of free days, but as long as it's one meal, it's ok with me.
12) I drink a protein shake or eat cottage cheese before going to bed. I prefer the ready to drink Myoplex shakes, but they're very expensive. They're not really good for drinking before going to bed, but they don't keep me awake. I think cottage cheese is the absolute best thing to eat before bed if working out.
13) I now take vitamins daily. I like the GNC "Mega Men" vitamins.
14) My late night snack is veggies, fruit or even 98% fat free popcorn. I avoid all those expensive protein bars as much as I can. My favorite is the Nature's Path "Goji Moji" bar found at nearly every Wal-Mart. It's not really a protein bar, but it just mostly fruit and nuts. They look disgusting, but they taste really good!
15) I don't eat any meat, but maybe a few times a month i'll eat eggs. I do drink milk though. A few years back when I was losing weight I limited myself to skinless Chicken Breast. I was never much of a beef or fish eat. Maybe Tuna Fish, Mahi Mahi and lean Hamburger.
16) I avoid pretty much ALL fried foods. A couple times a month I'll have some eggs (usually without the yolk) and some chips and Salsa. I sure do miss Onion Rings!
17) Overall, the thing I avoid the most is white flour. It just makes me sleepy so fast. I don't know why. Second would be sugary foods unless it's fruit.
18) I try to avoid any salad dressing that is not fat free. The "Lite Italian" has like 15g of fat sometimes!
On my next scheduled workout I took the day off. I did not feel like I had skipped a day since i've been considering working out 3 days a week instead of 4. Why? It seems like I lose more weight this way since I have more time to recover. I probably won't do this. I might makes some changes so that i'm doing my upper body on one day and then the lower body the next day.
Something else strange happened last night. I ended up going to bed at 3am or somewhere around there. At 10am I got a phone call and missed it. I immediately went right back to bed and my mom called to see if I wanted to go to the store with her. Guess what time it was? 2:30pm! I had slept from 3am until 2:30PM!!
I've had this occur in the past when I was working really long hours at work AND weight training. It's rare buy once in awhile when i'm really involved with weight training I sleep 12 hours without waking up once! This is usually when I know I don't need to work in the morning.
After I got back I downloaded a few new albums off of Itunes. It was tempting to just let them download and sit around. I instead just got up and listened to my old music instead of waiting.
My progress has been going very well. For a couple weeks it felt like I wasn't losing anything on the scale, but I was still losing fat. So far i'm down THREE PANT SIZES in 2 months and 4 days!
I purchased a smaller then normal size pair of pants a few weeks ago and they were so tight that I could barely button them. Obviously I didn't wear them and said to myself "How am I going to ever fit in these?!". Well a few days ago I finally could! They were a little tight, but perfectly good enough to wear.
My workout today went very well. It was the hardest one i've had in awhile. Instead of squats, this time I did some calf raises. I couldn't go past 20 reps on each set and my calves were burning. Hopefully I can walk tomorrow! I need to focus on my biceps and calves the most right now. Maybe add in some ab crunches.
My diet over the past 2 months has been basically the same every day. I don't count calories at all. I eat when i'm hungry and always try to eat a protein with a carb. Here's a few general things I like to do:
1) Never go without food or skip meals. I don't like the idea of eating 6 meals a day. I think about that and it sounds 10x worse then it really does. I just like to think of it as 3 meals a day and 2-3 small snacks. My meals are fairly small. At every meal I eat a protein with a carb and also eat a ton of vegetables.
2) I avoid as many highly processed foods as I can. If I do eat pasta for some reason it's always the whole wheat variety. I also tend to not eat a lot of bread. If I do eat bread, the heavier it is the better in most cases. Most wheat bread seems to be just white bread in disguise.
3) I don't eat any cheese of any kind or even nuts. Why? No reason and i'm sure it's perfectly ok and healthy to eat a handful of nuts daily. I don't.
4) Oatmeal (steel cut is the best type) is the best, but if I eat cereal it's usually the kind that has a lot of fiber and protein without a lot of sugar.
5) I don't eat yogurt at all. With me, if I eat one, I'm instantly craving another. The plain kind doesn't do this to me.
6) On some cereal that does taste bad I do sometimes put one package of Raw sugar on it. I'm not going to beat myself up over 5g of sugar.
7) Unfortunately I do drink a lot of beverages with fake sugar. I need to stop really. Maybe removing them from a diet will actually help with fat loss? Makes me wonder.
8) Lots of fruit and veggies. In the past I skipped out on 90% of fruit due to the sugar. This time around it's one thing I will NEVER give up. I buy a lot of those pre-cut fruit packages they sell at stores. I love melon and my 2nd favorite is Ugli Fruit! I limit myself to 1 portion of fruit a day. 2 if it's an Apple.
9) My most consumed item is a...veggie patty. I know i'm weird, but they taste good to me and I don't eat meat. I often get a 6" veggie patty at Subway on wheat without oil or cheese. It's pretty healthy. Burger King also has them, but they add Mayo.
10) I still eat out a lot, but it's all healthy. I stick with three types of foods when I eat out. Veggie Burritos with black beans and rice, fake meat products and whole wheat noodles. I just realized that the Veggie Burritos I eat have white flour tortillas. Not a big deal I guess.
11) I take ONE free day a week to eat whatever I want at ONE meal. I avoid sugary foods on my free day because they're empty calories and I just want to forget what they taste like. On my free day I eat 3-4 pieces of Pizza and have no regrets about doing this. I REALLY look forward to this day and it keeps me on track. I once disliked the ideas of free days, but as long as it's one meal, it's ok with me.
12) I drink a protein shake or eat cottage cheese before going to bed. I prefer the ready to drink Myoplex shakes, but they're very expensive. They're not really good for drinking before going to bed, but they don't keep me awake. I think cottage cheese is the absolute best thing to eat before bed if working out.
13) I now take vitamins daily. I like the GNC "Mega Men" vitamins.
14) My late night snack is veggies, fruit or even 98% fat free popcorn. I avoid all those expensive protein bars as much as I can. My favorite is the Nature's Path "Goji Moji" bar found at nearly every Wal-Mart. It's not really a protein bar, but it just mostly fruit and nuts. They look disgusting, but they taste really good!
15) I don't eat any meat, but maybe a few times a month i'll eat eggs. I do drink milk though. A few years back when I was losing weight I limited myself to skinless Chicken Breast. I was never much of a beef or fish eat. Maybe Tuna Fish, Mahi Mahi and lean Hamburger.
16) I avoid pretty much ALL fried foods. A couple times a month I'll have some eggs (usually without the yolk) and some chips and Salsa. I sure do miss Onion Rings!
17) Overall, the thing I avoid the most is white flour. It just makes me sleepy so fast. I don't know why. Second would be sugary foods unless it's fruit.
18) I try to avoid any salad dressing that is not fat free. The "Lite Italian" has like 15g of fat sometimes!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
More progress
Last night at about 6pm I was so extremely sleepy. I tried to eat some food to keep me going, but I was so tired that I laid down on my bed and fell asleep. What's strange is that I don't even know for sure if I actually fell asleep or not. I ended up getting up and looking at the clock and it was 11:30pm!! I had to still do my workout!
So here I am half asleep and I get ready for my workout. I sit down "real quick" to find some good music to listen to on my new ipod touch. I browse around and get up finally and look at the clock. 2am! There's NO WAY i could have sat there for that long.
So here I was working out at 2am! I get done at 3am and go shopping! I picked up a few things at the store and fall asleep when I get home.
It was that ONE day a week where I just felt like all energy was gone. I was just so extremely drained of energy. My mistake was that earlier in the day I only had soup and salad for lunch. That was not enough for me.
I also lost another 2 1/2 pounds this week!
Today I tried on new pants and guess what? They fit and I could actually wear them! It's now been 2 months and 2 days and i'm down THREE pant sizes!
So here I am half asleep and I get ready for my workout. I sit down "real quick" to find some good music to listen to on my new ipod touch. I browse around and get up finally and look at the clock. 2am! There's NO WAY i could have sat there for that long.
So here I was working out at 2am! I get done at 3am and go shopping! I picked up a few things at the store and fall asleep when I get home.
It was that ONE day a week where I just felt like all energy was gone. I was just so extremely drained of energy. My mistake was that earlier in the day I only had soup and salad for lunch. That was not enough for me.
I also lost another 2 1/2 pounds this week!
Today I tried on new pants and guess what? They fit and I could actually wear them! It's now been 2 months and 2 days and i'm down THREE pant sizes!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
new Ipod Touch
My mom bought my an Ipod Touch this week as a gift since my weight loss/training is going so well.
Apple released the new 3rd gen version this week and I went to Best Buy to see if they had any. It turns out they had the old 2nd gen on sale. The 16gb version was $216 and the 32gb was out of stock. I went with the 16gb and eventually took it back and went to another Best Buy store and ended up getting the 32gb version for only $27 more. The Ipod Touch 32gb 2nd gen version ended up only costing about $247 or so. Not bad considering Sam's is still selling them for $399!
I did a lot of research before deciding why I should go with the 2nd gen over the 3rd gen version:
a) I don't really need the upgraded CPU. I only plan on playing movies, music and an occasional game.
b) The 2nd gen version has better battery life
c) It's on sale!
d) The new firmware can be purchased
Obviously, if the 2nd gen is not on sale, the 3rd gen is best for most people. It's too bad they didn't drop the 8gb in the lineup and start with 16gb. Discontinuing the 16gb version was a mistake I think.
I also picked up some blue-tooth headphones for it. I was actually surprised that the sound quality was pretty decent. The only problem is that the bass is overpowering, so I had to use the "Bass Reducer" setting. I guess these days, more bass is always better. Not to me! I tested them and could walk about 30-35 feet before the sound cut out. In the hour i've used them so far I haven't had any cutoffs. They're the Motorola S9-HD headphones. There is a previous version that's less expensive, but I think this are probably much better. You can get them online for about $65. I just bought them locally to save on shipping.
It's too bad that the Ipod touch doesn't allow the headphones to skip tracks. Not a big deal though.
Apple released the new 3rd gen version this week and I went to Best Buy to see if they had any. It turns out they had the old 2nd gen on sale. The 16gb version was $216 and the 32gb was out of stock. I went with the 16gb and eventually took it back and went to another Best Buy store and ended up getting the 32gb version for only $27 more. The Ipod Touch 32gb 2nd gen version ended up only costing about $247 or so. Not bad considering Sam's is still selling them for $399!
I did a lot of research before deciding why I should go with the 2nd gen over the 3rd gen version:
a) I don't really need the upgraded CPU. I only plan on playing movies, music and an occasional game.
b) The 2nd gen version has better battery life
c) It's on sale!
d) The new firmware can be purchased
Obviously, if the 2nd gen is not on sale, the 3rd gen is best for most people. It's too bad they didn't drop the 8gb in the lineup and start with 16gb. Discontinuing the 16gb version was a mistake I think.
I also picked up some blue-tooth headphones for it. I was actually surprised that the sound quality was pretty decent. The only problem is that the bass is overpowering, so I had to use the "Bass Reducer" setting. I guess these days, more bass is always better. Not to me! I tested them and could walk about 30-35 feet before the sound cut out. In the hour i've used them so far I haven't had any cutoffs. They're the Motorola S9-HD headphones. There is a previous version that's less expensive, but I think this are probably much better. You can get them online for about $65. I just bought them locally to save on shipping.
It's too bad that the Ipod touch doesn't allow the headphones to skip tracks. Not a big deal though.
free day
Still no missed days after that last one and still no bad food luckily, except for on my 1 free day a week. Every Sunday my mom and I go to Pizza Hut and I usually get a few pieces of Pizza. This week we made the mistake of getting the pan pizza. It's good, but for someone trying to lose weight it has too much carbs and fat of course. It's too bad they got rid of their multigrain crust. We always liked that. I'm not a fan of plain white flour and avoid it when I can. When eating bread, the heavier it is, the better! It's amazing how many types of wheat bread are out there, but are really just white bread in disguise.
I also checked my weight on Saturday and I was down another 3.5lbs!! I still haven't been able to fit into my pants that are 3 sizes lower then when I started, but maybe soon. If I dropped 3 pants sizes in two months that'll be pretty impressive to me. In total, my guess is that i've lost 25-30lbs so far. Sadly, I only have a guess as to what I started at. Who cares when i've dropped almost 3 pant sizes!
I also checked my weight on Saturday and I was down another 3.5lbs!! I still haven't been able to fit into my pants that are 3 sizes lower then when I started, but maybe soon. If I dropped 3 pants sizes in two months that'll be pretty impressive to me. In total, my guess is that i've lost 25-30lbs so far. Sadly, I only have a guess as to what I started at. Who cares when i've dropped almost 3 pant sizes!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
first missed day
I have to admit it. I skipped my first workout day. Previously I had missed a few days, but it was due to severe pain. On Monday I felt a bit sore, but could have worked out. I was so tired that I went to bed at 9am. I couldn't sleep so I woke up at 10:40pm and ate some food and watched some TV. I really felt so bad about skipping my workout. I couldn't stop thinking about it.
On Tuesday I went out to Breakfast/lunch and immediately came home and did my workout. I managed to add another 10lbs to the squats. It's not a big deal, but it felt like I was lifting a car 7 times. I couldn't do it a dozen times, but I wanted to. Something told me that I should stop at 7 and if I tried any more, you'd be sorry. I pretty much was nearly positive I could not do a 8th rep anyway.
Today I also had a thought pop up in my head. Something reall small like how skipping workouts is how people just stop working out, get off track and never finish trying to lose weight/fat. I don't want that, so i'll be sure to never skip any more workouts unless i'm in severe pain.
I think I need to make a new routine to do upper body on one day and lower on the next day.
On Tuesday I went out to Breakfast/lunch and immediately came home and did my workout. I managed to add another 10lbs to the squats. It's not a big deal, but it felt like I was lifting a car 7 times. I couldn't do it a dozen times, but I wanted to. Something told me that I should stop at 7 and if I tried any more, you'd be sorry. I pretty much was nearly positive I could not do a 8th rep anyway.
Today I also had a thought pop up in my head. Something reall small like how skipping workouts is how people just stop working out, get off track and never finish trying to lose weight/fat. I don't want that, so i'll be sure to never skip any more workouts unless i'm in severe pain.
I think I need to make a new routine to do upper body on one day and lower on the next day.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
2 1/2 lbs down (no muscle loss hopefully)
On Saturday I was so extremely tired for some reason. It was one of those days of the week where I was pretty much drained of all energy and tired. I get one of those a week no matter what it seems. It's usually during the weekend.
I was falling asleep almost at 4pm and got a call asking if I wanted to go out and eat. I went to Ihop and got something somewhat healthy. Yes, IHOP now has some healthy food. I got the Grain and Nut Healthy Combo with sugar free syrup. After this I felt a bit better although I came home a few hours later and put off my workout forever.
Half asleep I finally did my workout at midnight. NOT good! After that I had a meal replacement drink and something else. I tried to go to bed and it was extremely difficult. I ended up waking up at 6am and turned on my fan and somehow fell asleep until 11:20am! In total I slept about 10 1/2 hours!! Before going to bed I had about 60g of protein. That's a bit too much to say the least!
Strangely in the morning I was extremely sore. I usually don't get this sore until my 2nd day of recovery. I have a feeling that maybe it's my body trying to recover faster then normal. Who knows.
I got on the scale in the morning and guess what? Down another 2 1/2 lbs!! I used the Sunday for a free day and had some pizza. I work really hard for that all week. After dinner I went to see the movie "Food Inc". It's not bad, but really didn't learn much new since i've seen "King Korn", "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" and similar movies. "King Korn" was by far my favorite of all three.
I also tried a pair of pants that were three sizes down from my original size. They fit but are extremely tight and of course I don't wear them! It's hard to believe that in a few weeks i'll be wearing them and they'll fit perfectly! Yes, i'm weird and buy clothes before they actually fit!
I was falling asleep almost at 4pm and got a call asking if I wanted to go out and eat. I went to Ihop and got something somewhat healthy. Yes, IHOP now has some healthy food. I got the Grain and Nut Healthy Combo with sugar free syrup. After this I felt a bit better although I came home a few hours later and put off my workout forever.
Half asleep I finally did my workout at midnight. NOT good! After that I had a meal replacement drink and something else. I tried to go to bed and it was extremely difficult. I ended up waking up at 6am and turned on my fan and somehow fell asleep until 11:20am! In total I slept about 10 1/2 hours!! Before going to bed I had about 60g of protein. That's a bit too much to say the least!
Strangely in the morning I was extremely sore. I usually don't get this sore until my 2nd day of recovery. I have a feeling that maybe it's my body trying to recover faster then normal. Who knows.
I got on the scale in the morning and guess what? Down another 2 1/2 lbs!! I used the Sunday for a free day and had some pizza. I work really hard for that all week. After dinner I went to see the movie "Food Inc". It's not bad, but really didn't learn much new since i've seen "King Korn", "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" and similar movies. "King Korn" was by far my favorite of all three.
I also tried a pair of pants that were three sizes down from my original size. They fit but are extremely tight and of course I don't wear them! It's hard to believe that in a few weeks i'll be wearing them and they'll fit perfectly! Yes, i'm weird and buy clothes before they actually fit!
Friday, September 4, 2009
good day
Overall, today was a good day. It felt like it wouldn't end though for some reason.
I woke up again right around 10:50am. That's not too bad considering I stay up pretty late. I immediately got ready and drove to get my haircut. I again when to two places and each place had about 5 or 6 people ahead of me! I went to the mall and got a haircut and not one person was in line, but they had like 6 people cutting hair. It's too bad it cost like $26 for a stupid haircut. I guess i'm cheap. They normally cost me like $15 or so.
After that I stopped off at my mom's house to see if she wanted to go out to lunch. Went out to lunch and made a few stops at some stores and came home. I immediately started my work at about 2pm and worked non-stop until about 10pm. I did take a quick lunch though. At 10pm I had to drop off some things at the post office and noticed online that District 9 was playing. Since I needed a break I went to the movie. I got there 20 minutes late, but I had already seen the movie twice, so it was no big deal. I only missed maybe 5 minutes. It's still just as good the 3rd time as it was the first.
I'm recovering from my workout yesterday and no soreness at the moment. Hopefully in the morning i'm fully healed and can start back up with my workout.
Ok, off to bed!
I woke up again right around 10:50am. That's not too bad considering I stay up pretty late. I immediately got ready and drove to get my haircut. I again when to two places and each place had about 5 or 6 people ahead of me! I went to the mall and got a haircut and not one person was in line, but they had like 6 people cutting hair. It's too bad it cost like $26 for a stupid haircut. I guess i'm cheap. They normally cost me like $15 or so.
After that I stopped off at my mom's house to see if she wanted to go out to lunch. Went out to lunch and made a few stops at some stores and came home. I immediately started my work at about 2pm and worked non-stop until about 10pm. I did take a quick lunch though. At 10pm I had to drop off some things at the post office and noticed online that District 9 was playing. Since I needed a break I went to the movie. I got there 20 minutes late, but I had already seen the movie twice, so it was no big deal. I only missed maybe 5 minutes. It's still just as good the 3rd time as it was the first.
I'm recovering from my workout yesterday and no soreness at the moment. Hopefully in the morning i'm fully healed and can start back up with my workout.
Ok, off to bed!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Human Condition Criterion DVD
today just seemed like a long day of work and I didn't work. It seemed like I did a ton of things today though.
I woke up at 10:50am and had the best sleep i've had in several weeks. I ate some fiber one cereal for breakfast and after that went down to my computer and did some work for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. I suddenly just felt extremely sleepy. I don't know if it was the cereal and it having too much sugar or what. I only had a cup and a half maybe with some skim milk. I don't think it was because I didn't eat enough.
I actually then went into my bedroom and took a nap for a half hour! NOT good. I was a bit sore still from the workout previously on Tuesday. I didn't actually fall asleep but had to convince myself to get going.
It seemed like I had a list a mile long of things I had to do that day. I got up and had something to give me a bit more energy and did my workout. It took about 40 minutes. On squats I did about 40lbs more then I normally do, but I only manage to do 2 sets of 8 reps. I'll do better next time.
After this I took a shower and left my house. Tried to go get a haircut, but the two places I tried had about four people waiting. I guess 4pm is a bad time. I'll try again on Friday.
I then went to my mom's house and we went to Meijer for a few things and then to the bookstore and mall in Battle Creek. I picked up my favorite movie of all time.. "The Human Condition" Criterion DVD. I was planning on pre-ordering it, but I was shocked to see it sitting there on the shelf and it doesn't even come out until the 8th of September! Lucky me. It's a 9 1/2 hour Japanese movie. I last saw it maybe 10 years ago and have been trying to find it since then. They had it on DVD for awhile, but eventually they were so hard to find that each one was selling for $150+ on amazon marketplace etc. It cost me $80 (it's basically like 3 movies in one), but it's going to be worth every penny.
I woke up at 10:50am and had the best sleep i've had in several weeks. I ate some fiber one cereal for breakfast and after that went down to my computer and did some work for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. I suddenly just felt extremely sleepy. I don't know if it was the cereal and it having too much sugar or what. I only had a cup and a half maybe with some skim milk. I don't think it was because I didn't eat enough.
I actually then went into my bedroom and took a nap for a half hour! NOT good. I was a bit sore still from the workout previously on Tuesday. I didn't actually fall asleep but had to convince myself to get going.
It seemed like I had a list a mile long of things I had to do that day. I got up and had something to give me a bit more energy and did my workout. It took about 40 minutes. On squats I did about 40lbs more then I normally do, but I only manage to do 2 sets of 8 reps. I'll do better next time.
After this I took a shower and left my house. Tried to go get a haircut, but the two places I tried had about four people waiting. I guess 4pm is a bad time. I'll try again on Friday.
I then went to my mom's house and we went to Meijer for a few things and then to the bookstore and mall in Battle Creek. I picked up my favorite movie of all time.. "The Human Condition" Criterion DVD. I was planning on pre-ordering it, but I was shocked to see it sitting there on the shelf and it doesn't even come out until the 8th of September! Lucky me. It's a 9 1/2 hour Japanese movie. I last saw it maybe 10 years ago and have been trying to find it since then. They had it on DVD for awhile, but eventually they were so hard to find that each one was selling for $150+ on amazon marketplace etc. It cost me $80 (it's basically like 3 movies in one), but it's going to be worth every penny.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Back on track finally
This was not NOT good and it really hurt to skip so many days, but I absolutely had to.
So on Friday I screwed myself up when weight lifting. I had to take off Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On Monday I was about 90% healed, but wanted to be 100% when doing my next workout.
The good news is that when I had finally checked my scale I was down 3.5lbs!!! Not only that but my my pants were loose. I had lost the two pant sizes and now need to go back down another size I think! Unfortunately my shirt size is the same. I can't wait until I can wear a Large shirt again.
On Friday I was sore, but on each additional day I kept getting more sore, yet I was taking in a lot of healthy food, protein and a ton of water.
On Saturday I went to GNC and picked up some vitamins and Myoplex. To be honest I hate the taste of it, but it's drinkable. I always prefer the "Ready to Drink" kind, but it's twice as expensive.
After work today I did my first workout after having to take off a few days due to extreme pain. It went really well and I was able to lift the same amounts I previously could. No gains yet from the last workout, but that's ok.
It hasn't even been 2 months and I may have already lost 3 pant sizes. Pretty good to me. Strangely there is not a huge loss on the scale every week, so I think i'm gaining muscles also.
So on Friday I screwed myself up when weight lifting. I had to take off Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On Monday I was about 90% healed, but wanted to be 100% when doing my next workout.
The good news is that when I had finally checked my scale I was down 3.5lbs!!! Not only that but my my pants were loose. I had lost the two pant sizes and now need to go back down another size I think! Unfortunately my shirt size is the same. I can't wait until I can wear a Large shirt again.
On Friday I was sore, but on each additional day I kept getting more sore, yet I was taking in a lot of healthy food, protein and a ton of water.
On Saturday I went to GNC and picked up some vitamins and Myoplex. To be honest I hate the taste of it, but it's drinkable. I always prefer the "Ready to Drink" kind, but it's twice as expensive.
After work today I did my first workout after having to take off a few days due to extreme pain. It went really well and I was able to lift the same amounts I previously could. No gains yet from the last workout, but that's ok.
It hasn't even been 2 months and I may have already lost 3 pant sizes. Pretty good to me. Strangely there is not a huge loss on the scale every week, so I think i'm gaining muscles also.
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