When I started this program, I weighed in at 235lbs on the nose. The heaviest I’ve ever been. Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever. I wasn’t losing weight either infact I was just getting heavier. I knew I needed to make a change. I’m lucky and gratefull that I don’t weigh 265lbs or ever 365lbs today. If I didn’t have a lean base of muscle mass on my body from all my previous years of training, I would be huge today. In a bad way. I would be a very very big man. Going from a sales job in fitness where I’m demo’ing cardio equipment all day to an office/management position where I’m sitting at the computer all day. Combine that with weight gain. That’s a recipe for disaster guaranteed.
Prior to last week, my eating habits or my diet should have been known as the “fifty buck diet” becuase I would go out to eat with the family and we would spend a minimum fiftybucks everytime.
- Sushi – fifty bucks
- Boston Pizza – fifty bucks
- Hons Chinese food – fifty bucks
- Hing loong Chinese food – fifty bucks
- Metrotown food court – fifty bucks
- Tim Hortons – Fifty bucks. (It’s hard to spend fifty bucks at Timmys.)
A 9 year old and an 8 year old and my wife are not big eaters. I was. I could finish a plate of minced beef on rice (Hon’s wonton house huge style) and still have room for more. A plan for disaster.
“Change the way you look by changing the way you eat. Eat less, more often. 6 meals or more gets rid of what you have stored” ~ Chris Ducharme
The results I got prove to me that my body was running on full cylinders to burn what I put into it. The proof. Eat clean, buckets of veggies, 6, 7, 8 meals a day. A good balance of carbs, protein and fats and my body disintegrates the food I’m putting into it and more. Roasting 10 lbs of fat, water and muscle I’m sure.
Regardless, I still feel strong. I still have energy and I feel real good. My cardio is improving, my flexibility is improving. My core is a disaster though. It’s become so weak actually it was never that strong to begin with, but now my core is in rough shape. So it’s a priority.
I weighed in twice today. First thing in the morning I weighed in at 222.4 lbs (12.6lbs loss) On the Tanita Scale. (Note: I weighed myself 5 times in a row and took the average)
I weighed myself once more at 3:00 pm and I weighed in at 227.4 lbs. Same thing (weighing myself 5 times and taking the average)
In the morning your body is dehydrated, thus it makes a difference in the time that you weigh yourself. I didn’t drink too much water through the day. (More on this in a bit). I weighed myself when I got home and added the two totals together and divided by two.
For the first time since I started this program 1 week ago, I felt extremely week today. The reason being is a combination of a few things.
1. I played basketball like I said I would last night. 2 hours of hard running
2. In the morning, I did the Total Body workout (all out intensity)
3. Then, I toped it off with the Abs workout (again mustering up the effort and going all out)
By the time I got to work, I was burnt out. Tired, dehydrated, and low energy. It took me 3 hours to eat my bucket of veggies and I didn’t finish my shake for breakfast!
Now that’s pushing me to the limits. Will I do that again? You bet!
I recovered. By mid day I was good. Slammed some Grape fruit juice and water and by the time I finished my veggies, I was good.
I’ve posted a second BLOG with the workout and grub.
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