Kenpo X
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 250 lbs - Loss 50.6 - %Loss 16.8%
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Broke the 50 pound barrier today!!! Enough said...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Broke the 50 Pound Mark!!!
DAY 142/180
Kenpo X
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 250 lbs - Loss 50.6 - %Loss 16.8%
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Broke the 50 pound barrier today!!! Enough said...
Kenpo X
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 250 lbs - Loss 50.6 - %Loss 16.8%
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Broke the 50 pound barrier today!!! Enough said...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Good Start to Week 9
DAY 141/180
Week 9/14
Chest
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 252.8 lbs - Loss 48.8 - %Loss 16.2%
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Had a pretty good start to week 9. Trained Kenpo X in the morning on an empty stomach (unfortunately, I tweaked my lower back slightly during the workout), and trained chest at a friend's home gym. We did Pin Presses with a fat bar! That rocked!!!
I didn't do the standard bodyweight Chest & Back workout, but may squeeze it in later in the week to "blast the chest" a little.
Diet was clean:
Breakfast:
5 whole eggs
2 cups Spinach
2 cups Tuna
1/2 cup Black Beans
1 large Grapefruit
Lunch:
4 oz Kefir Smoothie (with fish oil, coconut milk, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, cocoa powder, frozen blackberries, and unsweetened Whey protein)
Dinner:
2 cups Tuna (with Cayenne pepper)
1 Hard-boiled egg
*Also had about 60 oz of green tea with Resveratrol and L-Glutamine added
Week 9/14
Chest
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 252.8 lbs - Loss 48.8 - %Loss 16.2%
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Had a pretty good start to week 9. Trained Kenpo X in the morning on an empty stomach (unfortunately, I tweaked my lower back slightly during the workout), and trained chest at a friend's home gym. We did Pin Presses with a fat bar! That rocked!!!
I didn't do the standard bodyweight Chest & Back workout, but may squeeze it in later in the week to "blast the chest" a little.
Diet was clean:
Breakfast:
5 whole eggs
2 cups Spinach
2 cups Tuna
1/2 cup Black Beans
1 large Grapefruit
Lunch:
4 oz Kefir Smoothie (with fish oil, coconut milk, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, cocoa powder, frozen blackberries, and unsweetened Whey protein)
Dinner:
2 cups Tuna (with Cayenne pepper)
1 Hard-boiled egg
*Also had about 60 oz of green tea with Resveratrol and L-Glutamine added
Monday, May 25, 2009
Bad Carbs and Week 9 Goals
DAY 141/180
Phase 9
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 252.8 lbs - Loss 48.8 - %Loss 16.2%
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Took the day off on Friday and did a little cheating on my diet. I found, firsthand, that sugar is EVIL!!! Having followed a fairly strict low-carb diet, it interesting how consuming just a small amount of sugar can trigger appetite mechanisms that result in an almost uncontrollable desire to "stuff your face." It's been shown that sugars stimulate the same regions of the brain stimulated by hard drugs and, coincidentally, result in a similar "fiening" for more nutritionally deprived carbohydrates. After eating just a handful of after-dinner mints and making a trip to the grocery, I was overcome by a desire to eat every piece of junkfood in sight. Whats more, I was also overcome by a splitting headache. It's strange that when I eat clean (i.e. low-carb), I hardly ever crave junkfood, but when I let myself "slide for ole' times' sake," I become consumed by the need to eat sugary foods and carbs. Low-carb is the way to go!
Training for the past couple of weeks has been spotty. I've managed to average 2-a-days - which wouldn't be considered "spotty" by anybody's standards - but I have failed to consistently follow my bodyweight training. I consider the P-90X workouts to be the bedrock of my training and yet it's the first thing to get dropped when I'm too tired from previous workouts in the day. I guess the failure is due to poor time management. It seems logical not to do the hardest workout after two hard workouts earlier in the day. The plan has always been to do fasted cardio first thing upon rising, followed by bodyweight training in the afternoon, followed immediately by light circuit training in the park for 30 minutes as a "finisher." The last two workouts should be done back-to-back making for a sort of "extended" workout. On the days when I'm too tired after my bodyweight workout, I would simply skip the circuit training and rest. Unfortunately, however, I haven't quite followed this plan. After my morning cardio, I don't normally get around to training until quite late in the afternoon, by that time, I'm forced to rush to the park and do the circuits before the park closes. I always do this with the intension of doing the bodyweight workout before bedtime, but alas, this hardly ever happens...I'm just too tired by then.
My goal for the next 5 1/2 weeks is to stick to my training plan exactly with the explicit goal to lose as much weight as is physically possible. The overriding goal is to lose about 22 more pounds and come in at 230 pounds on July 4th. I think this is perfectly feasible.
The goals for week 9 are the following:
1. Perform 1 hour of fasted cardio every morning, followed by 1 hour of bodyweight training every afternoon followed by an optional 30 minute circuit workout.
2. Drink 80 oz of green tea and 6 oz of orange peel tea (twice daily) every day.
3. Weigh 248 lbs by Monday, June 1.
Phase 9
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 252.8 lbs - Loss 48.8 - %Loss 16.2%
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Took the day off on Friday and did a little cheating on my diet. I found, firsthand, that sugar is EVIL!!! Having followed a fairly strict low-carb diet, it interesting how consuming just a small amount of sugar can trigger appetite mechanisms that result in an almost uncontrollable desire to "stuff your face." It's been shown that sugars stimulate the same regions of the brain stimulated by hard drugs and, coincidentally, result in a similar "fiening" for more nutritionally deprived carbohydrates. After eating just a handful of after-dinner mints and making a trip to the grocery, I was overcome by a desire to eat every piece of junkfood in sight. Whats more, I was also overcome by a splitting headache. It's strange that when I eat clean (i.e. low-carb), I hardly ever crave junkfood, but when I let myself "slide for ole' times' sake," I become consumed by the need to eat sugary foods and carbs. Low-carb is the way to go!
Training for the past couple of weeks has been spotty. I've managed to average 2-a-days - which wouldn't be considered "spotty" by anybody's standards - but I have failed to consistently follow my bodyweight training. I consider the P-90X workouts to be the bedrock of my training and yet it's the first thing to get dropped when I'm too tired from previous workouts in the day. I guess the failure is due to poor time management. It seems logical not to do the hardest workout after two hard workouts earlier in the day. The plan has always been to do fasted cardio first thing upon rising, followed by bodyweight training in the afternoon, followed immediately by light circuit training in the park for 30 minutes as a "finisher." The last two workouts should be done back-to-back making for a sort of "extended" workout. On the days when I'm too tired after my bodyweight workout, I would simply skip the circuit training and rest. Unfortunately, however, I haven't quite followed this plan. After my morning cardio, I don't normally get around to training until quite late in the afternoon, by that time, I'm forced to rush to the park and do the circuits before the park closes. I always do this with the intension of doing the bodyweight workout before bedtime, but alas, this hardly ever happens...I'm just too tired by then.
My goal for the next 5 1/2 weeks is to stick to my training plan exactly with the explicit goal to lose as much weight as is physically possible. The overriding goal is to lose about 22 more pounds and come in at 230 pounds on July 4th. I think this is perfectly feasible.
The goals for week 9 are the following:
1. Perform 1 hour of fasted cardio every morning, followed by 1 hour of bodyweight training every afternoon followed by an optional 30 minute circuit workout.
2. Drink 80 oz of green tea and 6 oz of orange peel tea (twice daily) every day.
3. Weigh 248 lbs by Monday, June 1.
Monday, May 18, 2009
46 Days and Counting...
DAY 134/180
Week 8
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 254.4 lbs - Loss 47.2 - %Loss 15.6%
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Only 46 days left and 34.4 pounds to go.
I have lost a little bit of focus this past week. I have not stuck to my training schedule, and though free of "forbidden foods," my diet was not very good. 34.4 pounds in only 46 days is probably very unrealistic, but I want to see just how much weight I can lose if I give my training and diet 110%. Here are is the basic plan I will follow for the next 46 days:
Training
1. Fasted AM training first thing upon waking everyday.
2. P-90X training in the afternoon, immediately followed by park circuits for 30 minutes.
Diet
1. Keep calories very low (AM: large breakfast PM: smoothie)
2. Drink 80 oz of green tea + 40 oz of water per day
3. Drink 6 oz of Chin Pi (Orange Peel tea) on an empty stomach every morning
I have only 1 goal for week 8:
1. Weigh 245 pounds by the end of the week.
Week 8
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 254.4 lbs - Loss 47.2 - %Loss 15.6%
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Only 46 days left and 34.4 pounds to go.
I have lost a little bit of focus this past week. I have not stuck to my training schedule, and though free of "forbidden foods," my diet was not very good. 34.4 pounds in only 46 days is probably very unrealistic, but I want to see just how much weight I can lose if I give my training and diet 110%. Here are is the basic plan I will follow for the next 46 days:
Training
1. Fasted AM training first thing upon waking everyday.
2. P-90X training in the afternoon, immediately followed by park circuits for 30 minutes.
Diet
1. Keep calories very low (AM: large breakfast PM: smoothie)
2. Drink 80 oz of green tea + 40 oz of water per day
3. Drink 6 oz of Chin Pi (Orange Peel tea) on an empty stomach every morning
I have only 1 goal for week 8:
1. Weigh 245 pounds by the end of the week.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
7 Weeks
DAY 131/180
Week 7/14
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 254.4 lbs - Loss 47.2 - %Loss 15.6%
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Only 7 weeks before July 4th! I'm Nearing the 50 pound weight-loss mark and I feel great!!! I have to lose 35 pounds in 7 weeks. That will require that I lose 5 pounds per week! That wont be easy, but I believe I can do it. Heck, I was 10 pounds heavier just 10 days ago (when I last posted)!
My motivation is very high and I have a laser-like focus right now. It's time to "reset" and go all-out in the next 7 weeks. BOOTCAMP, BABY!!! I can't wait! I've never felt better than I do right now, and some recent compliments from the ladies have only made me more determined to lose the weight. Here are the current pictures and physical stats:
Week 7/14
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 254.4 lbs - Loss 47.2 - %Loss 15.6%
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Only 7 weeks before July 4th! I'm Nearing the 50 pound weight-loss mark and I feel great!!! I have to lose 35 pounds in 7 weeks. That will require that I lose 5 pounds per week! That wont be easy, but I believe I can do it. Heck, I was 10 pounds heavier just 10 days ago (when I last posted)!
My motivation is very high and I have a laser-like focus right now. It's time to "reset" and go all-out in the next 7 weeks. BOOTCAMP, BABY!!! I can't wait! I've never felt better than I do right now, and some recent compliments from the ladies have only made me more determined to lose the weight. Here are the current pictures and physical stats:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
I'm BACK, though I've been HERE all along
DAY 121/180
Week 6, Routine 1
Plyo X
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 264.6 lbs - Loss 37 - %Loss 12.2%
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Sorry for the long hiatus, folks. I've experienced lots of ups and downs since I last posted, but one thing remained: my commitment to this challenge. I have not given up and actually hit a major milestone last week: I hit the 40 pound-loss mark! I hit a low of 260.6 last Friday. Unfortunately, however, I quickly screwed it up by stuffing my face during a friend's birthday party and gaining 6 pounds overnight!
It's now CRUNCH TIME!!! My back is against the wall, but that's when I tend to shine most! I am pulling out all the stops throughout the next 8.5 weeks. I've got a very lofty goal of losing another 40 pounds in that time frame and cannot afford any more setbacks. I'm looking to average a 5 pound/week weight loss. I know this is extreme, but between my 3-a-days training, clean diet, and tea consumption, I should have no problem meeting this challenge.
Week 6, Routine 1
Plyo X
Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 264.6 lbs - Loss 37 - %Loss 12.2%
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Sorry for the long hiatus, folks. I've experienced lots of ups and downs since I last posted, but one thing remained: my commitment to this challenge. I have not given up and actually hit a major milestone last week: I hit the 40 pound-loss mark! I hit a low of 260.6 last Friday. Unfortunately, however, I quickly screwed it up by stuffing my face during a friend's birthday party and gaining 6 pounds overnight!
It's now CRUNCH TIME!!! My back is against the wall, but that's when I tend to shine most! I am pulling out all the stops throughout the next 8.5 weeks. I've got a very lofty goal of losing another 40 pounds in that time frame and cannot afford any more setbacks. I'm looking to average a 5 pound/week weight loss. I know this is extreme, but between my 3-a-days training, clean diet, and tea consumption, I should have no problem meeting this challenge.
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