Progress Report: August 31st, 2010
Weight: 263.6lbs
Body Fat Percentage:  36%
BMI: 38.4
Weight loss so far: 1.4lbs

Can I tell you how frustrating it is to try to get back into the game, and to only see gains for the weeks that follow?

Frustrating at hell!

I thought I did okay.  I have been at the gym almost every day, and the days I wasn’t at the gym I was doing something at least.

I did okay at the party, not as good as I could have done, but it certainly wasn’t horrible.

I thought I did okay foodwise, but you can still eat bad without considering it gorging, so I have some work there, I guess.

Anywho, here is a rundown of my goals for the past week:

  • Run/walk/jog at least 20 miles this week.  Boo! I did do cardio, but unfortunately I only walked/ran 5.7 miles.
  • Two more rounds of #awesomeworkoutchallenge.  Boo!  While I worked out, none of these were 152 minute workouts.
  • Three rounds of strength training.  WooT! I actually did some form of strength training 5 times this past week. Sometimes it wasn’t much, but it was something.
  • Work at least 10 hours of overtime.  WooT!  I actually worked 12.5 hours.
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    Okay, we’re in another week now, so here is a new set of goals:

    • Run/walk/jog at least 20 miles.
    • Four rounds of strength training.
    • Work 10 hours of overtime.
    • Lose SOMETHING! :)
    • Watch the diet. No unnecessary crap.

    In other news, I got my digital body fat monitor in the mail.  Still waiting on the calipers so I can compare readings, but I’ll be including a body fat count in the weekly status reports from here on out.  Weight itself isn’t everything.  I have to get both of those numbers down.

    That’s all I got.  Hope you have a good day!

    This weekend, I will be over my parents to help celebrate my Stepdad’s and my Sister’s Birthday.

    To celebrate that, as well as the end of summer in general, there is going to be a huge party.  There will be a lot of people, alot of liquor (see the poolside bar in the background?)…

    …and lots…and lots…of food!

    Here is an idea of what typical foodfare my parents parties:

    • Burgers
    • Hotdogs
    • Hot Potato Salad
    • Crab Dip
    • Seafood Salad
    • Homemade Mac and Cheese
    • Fried Chicken
    • Taco Salad
    • Chips and Pretzels
    • Cookies
    • Cake (It’s a birthday, duh?)
    • Whatever else other people decide to bring…

    Not exactly a dieter’s paradise, especially a dieter whose MO is to eat anything and everything in sight. Bah!

    I think I’ll be okay though, I can’t exactly skip the party (and I wouldn’t want to anyway), but I just have to keep control.  Hopefully since I’ve thrown it all out there on the blog, and since you’ll be expecting to know how it went, that will help with the willpower. :D

    So Happy Birthday John and Katie.  I’m going to celebrate by not getting any fatter. :D

    What are your weekend plans?  Any major temptations coming your way?

    Aug 252010

    For the first time in a couple weeks, I actually had a DECENT night sleep.

    WooT!

    It wasn’t awesome, but I’ll take what I can get.

    So today…

    …there will be healthy eating…

    …and there will be a kickass workout.

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    As for the McDonalds cravings, they can go to hell! :)