However with a 7 month old son now, I feel I owe it to him to get in great shape. Otherwise I might not be able to catch him once he starts walking.
I actually started yesterday, but thought it would be a good idea to share my progress with the Internet crowd with this blog. Let me first say, I am not a personal trainer, salesman of any health related products or anything like that. Just an average person who is trying to lose 50 pounds and is willing to share it with you.
My goal is to lose 50 pounds by December 31st, 2008. That gives me roughly 54 weeks to make it happen. In turn using this information I need to lose 0.93 pounds each and every week. Sounds like a reasonable goal and very achievable. The hard part is, can I stay on it? Can I stay on a daily regiment of eating right and exercising for that long?
The way I look at it, I really don't have a choice. I have to. For the sake of my son and family and my own health, it needs to be done.
Over the past few weeks I have been reading a number of health magazines and books, to get up to date on eating right and proper exercising.
I will post my progress everyday on here for the previous days activities.
Also as I come across something interesting that I feel I should share, such as a healthy recipe or good exercise, I will write about it here and let you know of the source as to where I obtained the information. I will not post something that I don't try first. It is just not fair to anyone who reads this. How can I endorse something if I don't even try it?
I am still new to the "blogging thing", so I will try and post pictures whenever possible to show everyone my progress. Along with posting pictures I will post a daily account of what I ate for each meal. Feel free to comment, good or bad (I can take criticism) on anything that you read. However don't post anything in the comments if you are trying to sell something. I will delete it. This is not a commercial blog for your financial gain. It is a blog to share with others a real life experience of losing weight.
Regards, Mike P.
Day 1 - Weight: 275 pounds
NUTRTION Meal 1: 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg Meal 2: 1 packet of tuna Meal 3: Spinach and lettuce mix with cut up baked chicken tenderloin and a small Gordon's salmon patty. Meal 4: A small Gordon's Salmon patty Meal 5: 2 1/2 whole eggs
EXERCISE Walked the dog in the early morning for about a half hour. Wasn't a steady even paced walk as the dog needs to, you know, stop and do his thing.
NOTES First day was tough in the sense of eating every 2 to 3 hours. I haven't done that in years, but it was a lot tougher late at night, while I am sitting there watching the football game. I was used to eating chips and other bad foods. It is a bad habbit I am sure will really challenge my will power.
After going through 2 days of this I realize, my cupboards and fridge are filled with absolutely nothing healthy to eat. It was quite difficult to conjur up 5 meals throughout the day that would be classified as healthy. So much so, that I don't think they were all healthy, but I have learned from doing a lot of reading, that I should control my portion size, so that is what I did.
Most of the foods I ate on Day 2 are about the same as they were on day 1. What I did notice, is that I did not get enough vegetables, especially the leafy green kind, throughout the day. I tried to incorporate some on Day 2 in the form of fresh spinach mixed with romaine lettuce in salads. My goal is to include veggies in meals 1 through 4, with the final meal being a protein only.
More research I have read says that eating after 6:00 pm (although some sources said 7:00pm) can contribute to weight gain, since most people's bodies slow down at the time. I also read that too many carbs and "bad" fats (we'll get more into that in another posting), can contribute to weight gain as well. Putting both of these statements of knowledge together has lead me to eat a protein only meal as my last meal of the day.
Now back to my exercise routine, or lack thereof. Currently I am only walking the dog, and as part time work, I renovate homes, doing a lot of lifting of material, etc. The plan is to incorporate a weight and aerobic exercise program, which studies have shown, combined with a healthy nutrition plan will accelerate weight loss.
With that said, at some point during my busy day, I will head over to the local sporting goods store and pick up some weights, maybe a bench, and basically see what they have that fits within my budget. As for aerobics, the outside comes free of charge, and my legs work wonderfully, so I don't see any reason why the dog and I can't start running in the morning or evening. We'll see what he thinks about it.
Regards, Mike P.
Day 2
NUTRITION Meal 1: Whole wheat waffles with natural peanut butter spread on them Meal 2: Banana with natural peanut butter Meal 3: Grilled cheese sandwhich on multi-grain bread Meal 4: Natural peanut butter on whole wheat waffle, spinach salad Meal 5: Mixed green salad with sunflower seeds and a Gorton's baked fish fillet
EXERCISE Again exercise consisted of walking the dog in the morning for about 15 minutes and then again in the evening for abou 40 minutes.
NOTES Not a alot of variety in the food department as that is really what I had to work with. Will more than likely go shopping on Day 3 to pick up items I will need for the remainder of the week. Also I will be noting my weight on a weekly basis, every Monday.
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