Middle of week 7

Last week I lost over 4 pounds. I figure I have lost around 20 in all since the start of this 12 week program. I am feeling much more physically fit. Don't get me wrong I am another couple of 12 week periods from being anywhere near fit, but I am closer than I was 7 weeks ago. Phillip and Brooks and Kim have been great support and Chris and Blake have been working out with me when they can. I have now gotten to the point where I feel like I have missed something if I don't workout everyday. I have missed 2 days in the last 7 weeks but other than that I have stayed on course. I really want to get under 350 in the next couple of weeks so I can buy new shoes. I told myslef when I started that I was going to reward myself with new running shoes if I got under 350 and I am only 8 pounds away. It will be the first time I have been that low in a few years. I think that will be a giant mental hurdle for me to get under 350, becasue after that I can have my sights set on the 200's for the fisrt time in 5 or 6 years.

Week 5

Half way through week 5 and I think I have lost some weight. Like I said before I can't weigh a lot until I get under 350 and last time I weighed which was Sunday was 365. Just 15 more pounds and Iwill be weighing on normal scales. Funny what you look forward to when trying to lose weight.
Today was a leg workout and I felt that I did not push myslef as much as I might should have. I did no lunges with weight that felt like I just could not do one more, but the others were pretty easy. I am sure more people will begin to notice that I am losing weight soon. Of course right now my weight loss is somewhat like a deck chair falling off the Titantic. Oh well half way through this first 12 week BFL plan and looking forward to free day on Saturday!

Last Day of Week 4

Well here it is, 1/3 of the way home. Just 8 more weeks to go and the first 12 weeks will be down. For me to reach my goals I might need another couple 12 week periods, but right now let's get through this first 12. I have done my workout for today, but yesterday got so hectic I missed my first BFL workout that I missed the whole time. I really felt guilty, so I may (as a good church of christ member) make up for my sin by working out on the free day. The biggest hurrdle to sticking with the plan is that life is very fast paced. I feel like I always have something to do, some place to be, and some work to get done. Maybe if I quit blogging I would have more time????????????

4th Week

Half way through the fourth week and things are going well. I am still not sure how much if any weight I have lost. I have not weighed since I started becasue I know I am over 350 and the scales don't go up any higher, if I had to guess I would say I started out around 370 or so. I need to lose about 20 pounds before I can start weighing at the Trim Gym. I think I will try at the end of this week and see what the scale does. I know my pants feel a little more lose and some have told me it looks like I am losing some weight. I feel like I am doing a real good job of sticking to it and my friends are a real big help. My lifting workouts are going great and my areobic could be a little better, I am still to heavy to jog and I am not a great biker and I swim like a bulldog (they can't) but I think it will all become easier as I lose weight. I will give an update as soon as I can on the actual poundage.

Good Day

Today has started off very well. I got up little earlier than usual and got out the door with my whole wheat low fat nurti grain waffels and Kiley and my swim trunks and kick board. Today I plan on trying to do a swim workout over lunch. I am really feeling good, but I have don't have a access to a scale that will weigh me yet, which means I am still over the 350 mark. But I know I have to be on my way to under 350 soon, because I feel pretty healthy and my clothes seem to be fitting a little more losely. Anyway we had some real good turkey spaghetti last night and I am looking forward to my swim later. I hope to get in good enough shape to actually work out with people soon, like maybe the Ridge Riders or Kim's running group. Right now I am making the mental jump to thinking like an athlete and thinking I am in shape, but it does not take too much aerobic activity to remind me that I am still in the begening phase of getting in shape. I hope to be able to keep up enough on a beginers ride soon, or at least be able to run a mile or 2. But for now i will continue the Body for Life plan and know that the results will come.

Just My Thoughts

Today I am 2 and 1/2 weeks into Body for Life. I am about to go workout right now. I don't have time to write down all my thoughts, but just wanted to get something on here to let everyone know that I am doing well and that I think I am losing weight and getting stronger. I have to go meet Kim at the Trim Gym and do a leg workout today. I am not going to give this site out to any of my friends because I want it to be my personal journal, that I can look back on when this journey is much further down the road. That may seem a little weird,but everyone knows I am tring to lose weight and get in better shape and they are doing a good job of keeping me accountable, but this is also where I can talk bad about them if I want. Maybe I will learn to post pics to chroniacal the journey, but for right now I have not even weighed. But I know it is going well. Got to go.

Some inspirational ramblings

Today is the first day I am posting anything about this journey. I would just like to thank my good freinds Phillip and Brooks for helping me have the courage to start down this road, and my wife Kim for loving me through my many trials and failures.

I am just back from working out, I accidently packed underware instead of workout shorts, so I had to go home and get some shorts as not to cause others in the Trim Gym to lust. Today has not been an easy day to stay on plan. After going home to get my shorts I noticed the cake that had been left over from house church the previous night, I really wanted some but I abstained, then I went to Arby's and they compelty messed up my order and I wanted to just say forget it I will go to Pizza Hut!!!! This has really been a difficult day and a half or so I am not sure why. But last night I was talking to my good friend Dan and he is a little of the hefty side himself and we were talking about what makes you just do it, it's not the plan or the food or the working out, it is just drawing a line in the sand and saying "this is importnat to me, this is the most importatn thing, next to God and family to me" and that is a risk becuase if you fail at something you that much importance on you could really feel like a big loser. "Every man dies, only few men truly live" William Wallace.