Fitness is a journey. Anyone who is into fitness knows this. It's very easy to go off track. Even if you don't think you really are. For the past 2-3 months I've been eating what I would have considered "fairly healthy" and continued to work out almost every day and sometimes twice a day. Even with all that, I weighed in tonight at 209.4 lbs. Now, I did not even try to eat at all healthy over Thanksgiving, but that's a lot of pounds to gain. I'm going to give myself 2 months to lose 20 lbs. I think I can do it. The target weight is UNDER 189.4 lbs by February 1st!
STAY FOCUSED! (me talking to myself)
Oh - and what's my plan?
I'm going to start with 2-a-day workouts again. Focus on cardio and light weights for the 1st week in the mornings and Insanity DVD's at lunch. No mistakes in the diet. Now - that doesn't mean I can't cheat. I just have to recognize that if I'm eating something that's not fuel or a productive food then it is CHEATING. It's not going to be part of my normal diet. As long as I'm focused and recognize that, then I'll be just fine :)
Diet focus - lots of fiber and healthy carbs early. heavy protien all day. lots of veggies. that's it!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
STARTING OVER.... AGAIN
So after a break of the Beachbody workouts, I've decided to start another round to get back (and in better) shape. I'm going to try and keep my blog updated and also track my progress/thoughts/workouts on Twitter (@dvdub).
2010 has been a very good year for me in terms of fitness, nutrition and general weight loss. Even though I've been working out for over 10 years, I never really knew that much about what working out can really do besides that curls works your biceps and bench press is for your chest. The little I knew about weight training/fitness would seem like expert-level knowledge in comparison to my knowledge of nutrition. Basically all I knew was salads were good and candy and soda were bad. I had literally no idea what was good to eat or even that food could be used as a fuel for exercise.
Towards the end of 2009 I developed some terrible habits/cravings for Chipotle and Wawa especially. I had gained probably over 15 lbs and most of it after October. It was really negatively affecting my self-esteem and I often felt depressed. It was the first time in my life that I actually felt "over weight". After graduating college in 2006 at around 180 lbs, I made my way up to the 230- range around New Years 2010. Fortunately for me, some of the folks in my office at the time decided to start a "Biggest Loser" contest beginning January 4th, 2010 and lasting 3 months - with a $25 buy-in and the winner getting about $200. Literally could not have come at a better time for me. I made what ended up being an incredibly wise decision and ordered P90X to give me a guide for the 3 months (it's a 90-day workout program). My starting weight on 01/04/2010 was officially 233 lbs, and my lofty target was to get under 200 lbs in 90 days.
It took me a few days to figure out when to fit in the 1+ hour DVD's, but I ended up bringing my laptop to the gym in the morning and doing it every day before work. I had been working out at lunch for the past 2+ years, so I continued that and just switched to only cardio at lunch. So for the majority of the 3 months, I was working out 6 days a week, and about 4 of those days I'd work out at least twice a day. I was also eating very healthy. Lots of grilled chicken and broccoli and I bought the Beachbody protein/nutrient shake Shakeology to add to the diet. I had lofty goals (I would have to average almost 3 lbs/week for 12 weeks) so it wasn't easy! Even with all that, I plateaued at around 210 lbs for a few weeks right before the end of the contest. I rallied in the last week and turned up my diet and workouts even though I was over 9 lbs away from 200. I don't know how I did it, but I lost 9.4 lbs that last week and came in at exactly 199.8 lbs after 12 weeks. I lost over 33 lbs in 3 months! Pretty exciting stuff.
After that, I took April and May off from crazy workout programs (still working out, just not twice a day). I got back up to about 205 lbs and then in June I started another Beachbody program, Insanity - which is a 60-day DVD program. Due to travel and an injury, I wasn't able to get it completed in exactly 60 days, but I still finished it in about 2.5 months and dropped down to 195 lbs by the end of August.
I started a new job further away from my house at the end of August and although I've been able to continue to exercise, it hasn't been as much and it's been difficult to find the time and energy to keep it up. Since then I've gained a few of those pounds back and I'm ready again to get focused to get more fit. So, I'm going to weigh-in tonight and see where I'm at, set a goal and starting tomorrow - December 1st, 2010 - I'm going to get it done! This time I'm going to do a combination of Insanity and P90X and see what happens.
This time I'm going to get under 190, I promise!!!!
2010 has been a very good year for me in terms of fitness, nutrition and general weight loss. Even though I've been working out for over 10 years, I never really knew that much about what working out can really do besides that curls works your biceps and bench press is for your chest. The little I knew about weight training/fitness would seem like expert-level knowledge in comparison to my knowledge of nutrition. Basically all I knew was salads were good and candy and soda were bad. I had literally no idea what was good to eat or even that food could be used as a fuel for exercise.
Towards the end of 2009 I developed some terrible habits/cravings for Chipotle and Wawa especially. I had gained probably over 15 lbs and most of it after October. It was really negatively affecting my self-esteem and I often felt depressed. It was the first time in my life that I actually felt "over weight". After graduating college in 2006 at around 180 lbs, I made my way up to the 230- range around New Years 2010. Fortunately for me, some of the folks in my office at the time decided to start a "Biggest Loser" contest beginning January 4th, 2010 and lasting 3 months - with a $25 buy-in and the winner getting about $200. Literally could not have come at a better time for me. I made what ended up being an incredibly wise decision and ordered P90X to give me a guide for the 3 months (it's a 90-day workout program). My starting weight on 01/04/2010 was officially 233 lbs, and my lofty target was to get under 200 lbs in 90 days.
It took me a few days to figure out when to fit in the 1+ hour DVD's, but I ended up bringing my laptop to the gym in the morning and doing it every day before work. I had been working out at lunch for the past 2+ years, so I continued that and just switched to only cardio at lunch. So for the majority of the 3 months, I was working out 6 days a week, and about 4 of those days I'd work out at least twice a day. I was also eating very healthy. Lots of grilled chicken and broccoli and I bought the Beachbody protein/nutrient shake Shakeology to add to the diet. I had lofty goals (I would have to average almost 3 lbs/week for 12 weeks) so it wasn't easy! Even with all that, I plateaued at around 210 lbs for a few weeks right before the end of the contest. I rallied in the last week and turned up my diet and workouts even though I was over 9 lbs away from 200. I don't know how I did it, but I lost 9.4 lbs that last week and came in at exactly 199.8 lbs after 12 weeks. I lost over 33 lbs in 3 months! Pretty exciting stuff.
After that, I took April and May off from crazy workout programs (still working out, just not twice a day). I got back up to about 205 lbs and then in June I started another Beachbody program, Insanity - which is a 60-day DVD program. Due to travel and an injury, I wasn't able to get it completed in exactly 60 days, but I still finished it in about 2.5 months and dropped down to 195 lbs by the end of August.
I started a new job further away from my house at the end of August and although I've been able to continue to exercise, it hasn't been as much and it's been difficult to find the time and energy to keep it up. Since then I've gained a few of those pounds back and I'm ready again to get focused to get more fit. So, I'm going to weigh-in tonight and see where I'm at, set a goal and starting tomorrow - December 1st, 2010 - I'm going to get it done! This time I'm going to do a combination of Insanity and P90X and see what happens.
This time I'm going to get under 190, I promise!!!!
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