Status Report: Week 3

Progress Report: Week 3
Weight: 255.2 pounds
BMI: 36.6

This weigh in was done on a new scale, and there is about a 1.5 pound difference between this scale and the old one I was basing these off of, BUT, I believe the new scale is more accurate, and it will be the one that is used for all future weigh ins.

Regardless, I still LOST WEIGHT! 

I am okay with that.

I have to admit that I am a bit jealous though. I am a big guy and I was hoping my first few weeks would have some remarkable numbers like of my fellow male bloggers, but I’m still losing, and that is what is important.  After last weeks dissapointing weigh in, and the brick wall that followed, I am happy to be back on track.

With that said, there were a few things I did differently this week.

-Changed up the gym routine
Unfortunately, I did not make my goal of burning 13,000 calories cardiowise this week, but thats okay.  I made that goal out of anger (and stupidity, really) thinking that that would help undo the damage.  What I did instead was kept up the cardio, but I also added in 3 days of “weight training”.  I put it in parentheses because I totally suck (thanks Steve for that much needed realization!) when it comes to the gym, and especially when it comes to weight training, but I am working on getting a good program in order that I will be working with in the future.

-Supplements
That’s right folks, I’m juicin’!

Nah, I kid, I kid.  What I did start doing though is taking a multivitamin in the morning, and I’m taking 6 grams of fish oil a day.  I found some articles online (like this one, for example) that support the idea of fish oil helping in weight loss when there is exercise involved.  Does it actually work, I have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE, but hey, I did lose weight, and there are other benefits to taking the stuff, so I’ll stick with it.  As long as I don’t go back to the damn diet pills, then I think I’m good.

-Obsessive about weighing in
I went into this week knowing that I lost SOMETHING, but the number on the scale still was a bit lower than I had anticipated, but I’ve been weighing myself daily and I believe that has given me some motivation to keep myself more in check throughout the week.  It’s also made me alot more obsessive about the number, which I think is good for right now, but eventually that might become a bit detrimental.  I think once I get into a good groove then I’ll weigh myself a bit less often.

-Other small things
I did not drink until I was sloppy drunk this weekend, nor did I load up on Buffalo Wild Wings.  At yesterdays office party I only had a baked chicken leg (and took the skin off) and a little itty bit of macaroni and cheese.  Everything I go to the store I park all the way down at far end of the parking lot.  Those are just a few examples of little things that can add up (for better or worse) over time.  For this journey, the little things can be just as important as the big ones.

That’s all I got for now, hope everyone else has/will meet their goals this week.  We’re all in this together!