Day 3...ish

Nov 292011

Day 3 of attempt 567 of getting my shit together. :)

No ARC Trainer today, but I did fit in 35 minutes on an actual elliptical machine (15 minutes in the morning, 20 in the afternoon) and got a little upper body strength training in.  I could have done more, but honestly, my overtime has SUCKED over the past few weeks, and I need some really good paychecks in before Christmas.  This would be a non-issue if I could get my ass up early enough to workout, so that is something I am going to try to work on.

Diet wise…I’m doing okay, but I’m starting to think I should cut bread and cheese out of my diet…if for not reason other than I go through it way too fast…

Over the past three days I have gone through a whole loaf of bread (16 slices) and almost two full packs of cheese (18 slices, out of 20 slices total).  It’s a little less horrible when you consider that I was eating sandwiches for breakfast, lunch AND dinner (either ham and cheese, or turkey and cheese, with one experiment in a grilled cheese and hummus sandwich) for three days, so no one day binge.  With that said though, all of that added up to 2560 calories, which I probably could have done without.

I really really do love cheese though, so this might be tough.

There are still plenty of Smarties left though, no binge there either. :)

Anywho, that’s all I got for now.  Not sure if I’m gonna be blogging everyday (on THIS blog, anyway), because my life really is a little too boring for daily blog posts, but more regular efforts will be made.

Onward to Day 4!

The motherf*ckin' burpee.

Oct 192011

First off, what the hell kind of name is burpee?

It sounds like it should be some sort of weird, delicious marriage of the Slurpee and a Blimpie.

But is it? No.

This is a burpee (or one of the beginner variations thereof):

Source: http://www.stpetebootcamp.com/2010/02/burpee-mania/

 

It looks straightforward enough, right?  Downright easy, perhaps?

The first is one, maybe, even if you are a total fatass like yours truly.  A set of five?  Possible, albeit strugglingly.  Two sets of five?  A total bitch.

 

Enter Scott, lover of all things Burpee (and recent Guest Poster for me).

Psychopath.

 

He has decided, as part of his new “No Excuses” lifestyle (which admittedly, is pretty schweet), to start a 30 Day Burpee Challenge.

The premise is pretty simple, but varies a little by skill level.  Basically, your goal is to start a certain number of burpee’s per day, and then add another burpee each day for 30 days.

As his “No Excuses” post was part of my inspiration of getting back on track, and because I love a good challenge, I’ve decided to join in.

Like a total dumbass though, I decided to skip past of the “Beginner” recommendations of 1 burpee to start, and decided to do ten.  They suck hardcore, but I still hope to add one a day for the 30 days of the challenge.  I may even attempt to throw in a few of the more advanced varations (which Scott demonstrates here) down the line.

Basically, they’re kinda hard, and they have a silly name, but I want to get back on track, so I am up for the challenge.  Are you?

Check out the No Excuses 30 Day Burpee Challenge to get yourself started, and kick some ass!

#NoexcusesYIS

 

Status Report: 9/7/10

Sep 072010

Progress Report: September 7th, 2010
Weight: 268.8lbs
Body Fat Percentage:  35.9%
BMI: 39.1
Weight loss so far: +3.8 lbs

I told you I wasn’t going to lose any weight this week. :-P

So for the time being I guess the blog is going to be called 268.8andfalling.  Another setback in the overall goal, sure, but I had a great weekend and I wasn’t really expecting anything to happen, so it’s all good.  I’m a little confused as to why my body fat percentage dropped .01%, but I know with digital monitors you have to make sure the conditions are identical when you measure so I think I will consider this an approximate.

There was some slacking though workout-wise.  My goals from last week kind of went to the wayside. 

But still, I’m not worried.  It’s a new month, a new season (for all practical purposes) and no more Buffalo Wing Festivals in sight.

I want to focus on some steady weight loss.  A shocking huge number would be nice, in all honesty, but I think if I focus on slow and steady I will have a better shot at keeping it off this time around.

I am once again going to attempt calorie counting, I hope to stick with it, but we will see how that goes.  Between sites like Sparkpeople or Dailyburn, or even just making a note on my phone, I think I can pull it off.

The things I am most excited about it are trying to get back into running, and trying the workouts that Steve has laid out in his new Rebel Fitness Guide.

 

I got it last week and I’m hoping I can use it to help with the diet, as far as getting into a more focused Strength Training program (instead of just going in the gym and doing whatever).  It’s a great guide with a lot of great information, so if you haven’t checked it out already, then you should. :)

And…that’s all I got.  There will be no more wings for a while, time to get back on track (again…for the millionth time…).

Don’t give up on me, yet!

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