necrotimus
Stop looking at my title!
Just thought I would check up on everyone who posted their weight loss goals and let you know how I was doing for both our motivational purposes.
It's been three weeks since I started excercising and selecting better foods to eat. I haven't been religously excercsing daily but it is rare for me to miss two days in a row. I have been doing at minimum 10 dips and 10 push-ups, 'running' on the eplitical machine for 10-30 minutes and doing at least 50 'crunches'. I should really be doing another set or two of the dips and push-ups everyday but I have been lazy about them. For my crunches I am doing a modified crunch I read about in mens health. You lift your legs off the floor, knees bent and shins at a 90 degree angles to the floor, like you were sitting but laying on your back. Holding a broomstick in both hands(you dont really need anything it just helps to keep your posture if having trouble, I use dumbells)try to lift off the ground until the broom stick is past your toes. Rise slowly concentrating on curling each vertabrea off the floor.
For food I haven't been as selective as I should be but I have been choosing healthier options. My overall calorie and fat intake has gown down but there are days I splurge. Contrary to my advice I have been weighing myself. And I actually am a pound heavier than I was on January 1. Although I haven't seen weight loss I feel like I have lost some belly fat and gained some muscle mass in my arms as well as increased stamina. I am hoping muscle weights more than fat is accounting for the weight gain
I am "in shape" so this weekend I start getting serious-er or more serious-er. I have ordered P90X because last time I lost 20 lbs I did it by myself and was doing a lot of research on food and gym excercises. Since then I am working farther away from home and I don't like getting to the gym so late. I am hoping in the summer with the sun out later I will start going again. So I felt a structured nutrition and excercise program would help with the time issue.
The P90X program recommends you pass their fitness test before you start in order to get the most results. Don't waste your money if you can't do the fitness test because you will give up because the excercises are too hard. I got the discs off ebay and pieced together the excercise guide and diet plan from various internet postings. You also have to buy at least a pull-up bar and some bands or dumbells. I have some 10lbs dumbells so I got the bands for now as they were cheaper and may pick up some 20-25 lbs dumbells later. As long as everything has arrived I plan to start on February 1st.
But I am starting the diet this weekend and am going to step up my excercising by also including some of the videos my wife bought previously (from the same people).
The diet had me going a little crazy but I think I have it worked out for the first week and will adjust to different foods as I go. I am actually eating less than the program recommends for my weight for two reasons 1)I won't be doing their excercises to start, so not as much calorie burn 2)I know when I start I may cheat some so by planning for less and maybe adding an extra vegetable or fruit will put me where I want to be. I also may have to adjust my lunch and dinner portion size depending on hunger.
Breakfast:
8oz non fat yogurt
1 fruit serving (banana or apple this week)
Lunch:
Ham or Turkey Wrap on wheat with a lot (2 cups)lettuce and tomato and a little mustard
Dinner:
9oz piece of fish, chicken, turkey, lean pork or read meat
2 cups of vegetables
1 8oz glass of skim milk
Snacks:
12 mini rice cakes
1 protein bar
1 protein shake (prob substitute or go without until I start P90x)
It will probably end up around 1800 calories but the first month's diet is set to lose fat. In the second and third months you get to change it some. I decided to start the diet beforehand so I can build myself up to the dieting which for me is harder than the excercising.
Anyway thats where I am at three weeks later I hope everyone else is doing well.
1/1 217.4 lbs
1/21 218.6 lbs
I will check back tomorrow in case anyone has any questions or needs links.
It's been three weeks since I started excercising and selecting better foods to eat. I haven't been religously excercsing daily but it is rare for me to miss two days in a row. I have been doing at minimum 10 dips and 10 push-ups, 'running' on the eplitical machine for 10-30 minutes and doing at least 50 'crunches'. I should really be doing another set or two of the dips and push-ups everyday but I have been lazy about them. For my crunches I am doing a modified crunch I read about in mens health. You lift your legs off the floor, knees bent and shins at a 90 degree angles to the floor, like you were sitting but laying on your back. Holding a broomstick in both hands(you dont really need anything it just helps to keep your posture if having trouble, I use dumbells)try to lift off the ground until the broom stick is past your toes. Rise slowly concentrating on curling each vertabrea off the floor.
For food I haven't been as selective as I should be but I have been choosing healthier options. My overall calorie and fat intake has gown down but there are days I splurge. Contrary to my advice I have been weighing myself. And I actually am a pound heavier than I was on January 1. Although I haven't seen weight loss I feel like I have lost some belly fat and gained some muscle mass in my arms as well as increased stamina. I am hoping muscle weights more than fat is accounting for the weight gain
I am "in shape" so this weekend I start getting serious-er or more serious-er. I have ordered P90X because last time I lost 20 lbs I did it by myself and was doing a lot of research on food and gym excercises. Since then I am working farther away from home and I don't like getting to the gym so late. I am hoping in the summer with the sun out later I will start going again. So I felt a structured nutrition and excercise program would help with the time issue.
The P90X program recommends you pass their fitness test before you start in order to get the most results. Don't waste your money if you can't do the fitness test because you will give up because the excercises are too hard. I got the discs off ebay and pieced together the excercise guide and diet plan from various internet postings. You also have to buy at least a pull-up bar and some bands or dumbells. I have some 10lbs dumbells so I got the bands for now as they were cheaper and may pick up some 20-25 lbs dumbells later. As long as everything has arrived I plan to start on February 1st.
But I am starting the diet this weekend and am going to step up my excercising by also including some of the videos my wife bought previously (from the same people).
The diet had me going a little crazy but I think I have it worked out for the first week and will adjust to different foods as I go. I am actually eating less than the program recommends for my weight for two reasons 1)I won't be doing their excercises to start, so not as much calorie burn 2)I know when I start I may cheat some so by planning for less and maybe adding an extra vegetable or fruit will put me where I want to be. I also may have to adjust my lunch and dinner portion size depending on hunger.
Breakfast:
8oz non fat yogurt
1 fruit serving (banana or apple this week)
Lunch:
Ham or Turkey Wrap on wheat with a lot (2 cups)lettuce and tomato and a little mustard
Dinner:
9oz piece of fish, chicken, turkey, lean pork or read meat
2 cups of vegetables
1 8oz glass of skim milk
Snacks:
12 mini rice cakes
1 protein bar
1 protein shake (prob substitute or go without until I start P90x)
It will probably end up around 1800 calories but the first month's diet is set to lose fat. In the second and third months you get to change it some. I decided to start the diet beforehand so I can build myself up to the dieting which for me is harder than the excercising.
Anyway thats where I am at three weeks later I hope everyone else is doing well.
1/1 217.4 lbs
1/21 218.6 lbs
I will check back tomorrow in case anyone has any questions or needs links.
