Day 78 - Back on Track

Today I reined  in my eating to 2500 calories. That is where I want to be right now as it has been producing weight loss and the energy needed to workout. I did not go to the gym today. I have been to the gym everyday that I have been on vacation and I decided I needed at least one day of rest.

Until tomorrow

Sean

Days 76 & 77 - Well crap!

I am not gonna lie to you. I have been struggling. I have been eating a little more and today I went way over in my calories. I went out with a friend and let myself loosen up a bit and I ate over 4000 calories today. I am not stuffed I don't feel like I pigged out. I spread out my food through out the day and I feel fine. I have come way to far to turn back now and tomorrow is a new day. This is where it really counts folks. Eating is not like smoking. I can't just stop doing it and and be done with it. I have to eat everyday and because of this I am going to make mistakes. The key here will be to make the mistake, and still continue to do great things. This is where I will be tested.

Wish me luck. Tomorrow is crucial.

Sean

Days 74 & 75 - Boring

Vacation days are boring. I sleep, I watch TV, I go to the Gym, I play video games.

I burnt 220 Calories yesterday and 472 today. Both on the treadmill. I weighed 389 this morning yay! weight loss still happening.


Sean

Day 73 - First day of vacation.

My food intake is right where  want it to be and I burned 330 calories on the Treadmill this morning. Today has been a very lazy day as is traditional for a vacation day. I am not what you would call a real go getter. I Slept in , went to the gym, got a sub from my favorite sandwich shop, watched TV, played Halo Reach, gave my daughter a bath, emptied the dishwasher and napped. I know, fun times, but hey it beats a work day!

Sean

Days 71 & 72 - Dissappointing weigh day number 5

Day 71 was pretty uneventful. I went to work. I skipped the gym and I watched a lot of comedy on TV. The Office, Community, Shit My Dad Says, and Outsourced. It was all kinds of funny!

Day 72 was big weigh day number 5. earlier in the week I was down to 390 and was getting excited. This morning I stepped on the scale and I saw 393. That's not cool. So I started questioning myself. I have slipped a lot lately, but My standards were so high that I have far to fall. On my worst day I have eaten 2600 calories. That is with at least a 350 calorie workout. Taking me to 2250 calories. My BMR is between 4418 and 4980. Doing the math I am using a minimum of 1818 calories more a day than I intake. So the question becomes am I eating too much or not enough? I am not sure. My plan this week is to eat 2500 calories a day regardless of how much I exercise. I am on vacation so that gives me some room to enjoy myself. I am also going to avoid the scale totally until next Friday. I usually check it everyday, but that is not helping. Depending on the results of this experiment I will either stay at 2500 calories until my BMR starts to go down or I will cut back down to 1600 calories a day where I started.

I am trying to take a scientific approach to this. I started this after reading Sean Anderson's blog and initially I planned to do just what he did. I soon started thinking hey what if eating so little slowed his progress? What if he could have lost weight faster? That is when I started to do research and that is why I am experimenting. I just want you all to know that My resolve has not wained and there is a method to my madness.

I will be hitting the gym tonight after work oh and "I am on Vacation!!!" I'm on Vacation!! :p

Until next time,

Sean

Day 70 – More Protein

I think I found a way to get more protein.

 

This is Pete!

Pete was delicious!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Kidding

No Pete was harmed during the making of this post.

 

Sean

Day 69 - Losing it Slow and Sure

Hey folks,

It is day 69 and I am still here! I am losing the weight slow and sure. You thought I was losing my mind didn't you? Today is my day off and I have been mostly lazy. I slept in and I have been hanging with my daughter. She has been watching here kid shows all day and I have been watching the season premiere of "Chuck" as well as Robin Hood on pay per view. I went to the Gym and burned 422 calories. I know same amount as yesterday. It has become the number I shoot for during my cool down.

After the workout Kati and I hit Dairy Queen. I had a large swirl cone and she had a small chocolate shake. It was wonderful. I used to eat ice cream cones several times a week. Now I have only had two dairy queen cones in the last 69 days. It is definitely better when you earn it!

I am off to have a shower and play some Halo Reach. I will report in tomorrow.

Ciao

Sean

Days 67 & 68 - Ending the boredom

I know my posts are boring. I have read all the other blogs. I have just am not introspective enough to have a blog. However I need this to keep me on track so here is what I am going to do. I will be doing every post in the nude from now on. Trust me I am full on naked. I know you can't see me (and believe me you don't want to). Just think of my nudity during these posts like a stealth bomber, you can't see it, but you know it's there!

Moving on. Sunday was a bitch. I find my work can be draining and I don't want to do it forever which is one of the reasons I need to get in shape. I want to be strong and confident so I can change my life for the better.

Monday was OK. I was very busy and find that kind of stressful. I am trying to finish this PowerPoint presentation for a class we are going to present and I cannot find time at work to do it. I don't want to do it at home and I am up against the wall because I am starting vacation next week so I have to be done with it by Friday....ack!

So on to my work outs. Sunday I burned 308 calories and Monday I burned 422. All on the treadmill!

I putting on my clothes and going to watch TV.

See ya

Sean

Days 65 & 66 - Busy Weekend.

Hey! I just wanted to drop a post to let everyone know I am still doing this thing. I burned 460 calories at the gym on Friday and today (Saturday) I worked late so no gym (sad face). I will get to the gym tomorrow for some more calorie burning. As you all know I have been experimenting with more calorie intake and next Friday will be my weigh day that decides how I will proceed. right now I don't seem to be losing any weight which is odd considering that even though I am eating more I am still not eating enough to support my current weight. We will see what happens on Friday.

Tomorrow, September 19th is Talk like a pirate day. I love that day. Arrr! me maties, eat right or ye walks the plank!

Sean

Day 64 - Another day closer to the prize

So today was another day off. I was lazy most of the day and kept my food under control. I spend 33 minutes on the treadmill at the gym and burned 384 calories. I was covered with sweat and I feel like it was a good workout. I am going to be on vacation in a little more than a week and I hope to pull a couple 60 minute treadmill workouts and see how that feels.

I feel great and I know things can only get better as I keep moving forward!

 

Sean

Day 63 - Wish it was all sunshine and roses (a confession)

Some where along the way I lost control of this thing. I find myself eating a little more everyday. I am well within limits and I am still losing weight so I have not made a big deal out of it. I have to ask myself how long it will before I totally slip into the dark side and say its OK its just a couple 2-litres of coke and a pizza. That is the problem with people like me. We find happiness in food and when we are getting that quick fix of happy we don't think about how much there is too lose. I have not failed, but I know if I don't pay attention and put myself back on track I could fail. I don;t want to fail. I want to change my life. I want to be a new man and I want to enjoy life again.

Today I rededicate myself to this mission. Wish me luck!


Sean

Days 61 & 62 - I feel Violated.

Day 61 - I went to work and went to the gym and I ate right.

Day 62 - I went in to work early and learned how to use our companies new ink cartridge refilling system. In the middle of that I had to leave for an hour and go have a physical I had scheduled 6 months ago. This physical was a milestone for me because it was the catalyst that drove me to my weight loss. The last time I stepped on their scale it just blanked out. I made a 450lb scale blank out. That was not cool. Today It said I weighed 412lbs (that is fully dressed in my work dress clothes). I made them write down 394 which is what I actually weigh. I weigh myself at home on my scale in all my nakedness as I have done since the first day when I started at 445. I passed all the parts of the physical that did not include the blood work. Still waiting on those results.

So for those of you that don't know, I am a big computer nerd / gamer. Today was the release of Halo Reach. Reach is a new Xbox game and quite the big deal right now. As I have an in with Microsoft I was able to order it from them for about $60 less than I would have paid for it retail. Today was a pretty good day despite the fact that I was physically violated. I am off to the gym.

Ciao

Sean

Day 60 – What did I do today?

I went to the movies and saw Resident Evil in 3D. It is the first time I saw a 3D movie and I must say it was awesome! The I worked outside and ripped out some bushes with a rip saw. After this I was a little beat so I took a nap. Rip sawing burns about 300 calories!

After the nap I went to the gym and burnt off about 380 more calories on the treadmill. It was easy. I took a book and other than the pain in the ass of reading a book while walking I hardly paid attention to the the 35 minutes I was on the treadmill at all.

I have decided I need an Amazon Kindle so I can read books without the gyms fan blowing the pages everywhere. Then my cardio will be perfect!

Oh an 60 days is two months right? Woo Hoo!

Sean

Day 59 – Was pretty uneventful.

Unlike many folks my Saturdays are not filled with fun and adventure. Fat guys like to do as little as possible on their day off. I watched the Buckeyes beat Miami, cleaned out my geckos home and took a nap. I kept my eating in line and that is about it. I was unable to go to the gym because they close so early on Saturdays. I plan to hit the gym on Sunday though. Maybe I will have more to share then!

See you,

Sean

 

Pete hanging out while I cleaned his terrarium.

Days 57 & 58 - Weigh Day #4

I had nothing to say on Day 57. I ate 400 (2400 calories, without a workout) calories more than I am allowed and It was a bad day. Not a fall off the wagon and ruin all my hard work day. I don't believe in those. I believe everyday is important and is a lesson. If you allow yourself to learn everyday you will make it through this journey.

Day 58 - The good news! today was my 4th weigh day and I lost another 7.5 lbs. I was worried because I didn't lose any weight for a week. I started working out and eating a little more and the weight came off. I am at my goal for week for and have lost a total of 50.5 lbs. not bad for under 2 months. I still have a long way to go, but today I am going to celebrate my victory. My new short term goal is 345lbs. This will put me at 100lbs lost. I want to reach this goal by Christmas. That will be weigh day 11 on December 17th.

More Later

Sean

Day 56 - Finally losing again.

Hey again! So I stepped on the scale this morning and got a surprise. I will keep it a secret as weigh day is in two days, but just know I am gaining some positive momentum once again. I appreciate the folks that read this. It is nice to have a way to track my progress. Just knowing that I have to come in here everyday and pull a Doogie Howser makes me want to work out or eat right just so I will have something good to report.

Today went good and I am where I need to be with my food intake and I just got back from the gym where I did 1.10miles on the tread mill and lost 310 calories. I have settled into a nice program of a 2.5 incline and a speed of 2.5 usually for 30 minutes with a cool down anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes. burning between 310 to 380 calories. I am happy with what I am doing right now and as I get stronger I will add some weight lifting to the workout.

More Tomorrow!

Sean

Days 54 & 55 - I am still walking!

Hey! I am still here. I walked both yesterday and today on the treadmill and walked off over 700 calories. I am still keeping my food in check though I have changed the way I am doing things. I used to be on a 1600 calorie a day diet and I hit a plateau that was not working for me so I did some research and decided to ease up my calorie intake. I finally decided it was not so much how much I ate that I need to watch but how much I did not eat. for example. Most weight loss experts will tell you to eat 1000 calories less than you burn to lose weight. They will tell you this is the maximum amount you should take away from your body for healthy weight lose yadda yadda yadda! I would agree with this if I was starting out at 250 and trying to lose a few pounds. I started out at over 400lbs and I need to something a bit more drastic. So I am eating 3000 calories less than I burn for the day. The upside to this is...if I workout harder I can eat more. So food is a reward for me. If I am a good boy and do all the things I should be doing I can earn an extra snack. So there you have it. That is what is up with me. What's up with you?


Sean

Day 53 - Ate and walked

Today I ate my allotted calories and I burned 345 calories on the treadmill at a pace of 1.35 miles in 33 minutes. I added some incline to help me reach my calorie goal and I walked at speeds between 2.0 and 3.0mph

Sean

Day 52 - The truth about weight loss blogs.

It seems like everyone writes weight loss blogs to hold themselves accountable and to recieve motivation from others. It is a great idea and a good tool, but..... yes, but..you knew there was a catch! It seems that the only weight loss blogs that get a following are the ones that have been going forever and the person has already gotten into their groove and they really don't need the motivation anymore. At that point it is just about pats on the back for a job well done and questions about how they did it.

Just an observation. I am still on track. consumed 1990 calories today and did not work out.

See you tomorrow.

Sean

Day 51 - It's turned into a struggle.

I have been very hungry since I started going to the gym. I have changed my own rules several times and while I am still well below what experts say I should be eating for healthy weight lose (i.e. I am doing fine) I have slipped below what I promised myself in the beginning. I have great rationalizations for what I have been doing and they are backed up by hard data, but am I eating more because it is the right thing to do or just because I want to eat more? Anyway I am hold steady at more than 3000 calories less in my diet than I burn every day so I have not failed, but I need to bring my eating under control..........I started to write or I am going to have a major slide, but as soon as that thought entered my head I was like oh hell no! we are not going to be having any major slides. I got this and I am going to change my life and not a damn thing is going to stop me!

Anyway it is a struggle, but I am still winning.

I did 33 minutes on the treadmill today. I burned 322 calories and walk 1.35 miles. Tomorrow I will take a break from the treadmill.

Sean

Day 50 - Can you believe it?

So I am at day 50 of taking care of my body and I am amazed! I usually break before now. I have made some tweeks and changes, but I am far from breaking down. I hit the gym today and did 1.35miles on the treadmill for a burn of 320 calories. I hit it hard and fast and really got my heart rate up. I am eating 2000 calories in an attempt to kickstart my metabolism. other than that I just keep on keeping on.

Sean

Day 49 - Day of Rest

Decided to skip the gym today and heal up a little. I have been hitting it pretty hard considering I just started  and my body is telling me to let up. I will be back in the gym tomorrow for another 300 calorie cardio burn and maybe some more weight lifting. My goal is to be able to do 5k on the treadmill by October.

As for my eating I am working on a 2000 calorie diet as a test. So far so good. I have kept myself on track. I must admit adding the extra calories has influenced my food choices in a negative way and I have made poor decisions today. I will monitor myself closely and if I feel myself slipping I will go right back to my 1600 calorie restriction. You here that self? I am watching you!!

Sean