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Weigh Day

mybiggestjourney — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:35:36 +0000

170 lbs.

Back at the gym this week.

Weird Week!

mybiggestjourney — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:15:25 +0000

This last week was finals! I only worked out on Sunday and Monday, and both were extreme cardio days. I didn’t want to work out before or on the days of my finals because I would probably be too tired to do well on them. I felt hungry all day everyday this week. I probably ate twice the amount of food I usually do. I felt guilty eating so much, but my body was telling me to eat!

This week is going to be interesting. I am planning on going to the gym Mon, Tues, and Wednesday. Christmas is Thursday, and I leave for Hawaii at 6:40am on Friday! Coming back the 1st! I have a doctors appointment on Jan. 6th so the doctor can figure out why my wrist has been hurting so badly!

Throughout high school I was constantly thinking about joining the military. Back in high school I weighed 280 pounds and couldn’t do a push-up or run a mile! Now it’s been a year and a half since I’ve graduated and I’m down to 168 pounds! I can do many push-ups, sit-ups, and can run nonstop for about 4-5 miles. Well, the military is now back on the table! I’m talking to friends who are currently in the military and just getting out. I’m thinking either the Navy or the Air Force. Now I am training at the gym, getting my body ready for possibly going to boot camp this summer.

Weighed in day: 168 Pounds! -2 pounds

(weird, I ate a lot of food this last week)

Scale Day!

mybiggestjourney — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:44:12 +0000

After a absolutely awesome week in the gym, but not an awesome week of eating, I gained 2 pounds. I really screwed up! But we learn from our mistakes, and now I’m back to making a chart of what to eat everyday. These last 10 pounds are not coming off very easily. I feel as if I have to workout extra extra hard in the gym, and eat less and less. I’m trying to figure out how much extra I should be eating when working out so hard, it can be difficult at times.

Finals are this week so I am going to do something kinda new. I am going to workout Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday. I usually have the weekends be rest days, but I don’t want to workout the day before my finals.

On to another week!

Starting to Notice a Difference

mybiggestjourney — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:02:02 +0000

I had an exhilarating workout yesterday. Started on a long warm up on the elliptical, hit the weights for a upper body circuit workout, then ran 2.5 miles, and finished up with abs and stretching.

I increased my weights! Starting to notice some definition in my legs and upper body!

Attempting to continue eating healthy. It’s really hard when the parents come home from Costco with a lot of junk food. Been eating a lot of oatmeal, and sandwiches.

It’s the week before finals and I’ve been studying a lot. I’m going to try to workout 3-4 times next week. We’ll see how it goes.

Later today I am going back to the gym for a lower body workout and a lot of cardio. Then I’m going to sit in the jacuzzi for awhile and let my body relax. It’s going to be a good day,

Sunday

mybiggestjourney — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:24:53 +0000

I had an awesome week! I was able to hit the gym 3 times for 3 very intense workouts. I’ve decided that the NOVA program is not going to work for me right now because of school. I will continue to run at the gym! I had a great weekend, my friend Paul and his girlfriend Grace were in town and we went out to lunch. I did eat some chinese food, but it’s okay! Remember that this is a change in lifestyle. I hardly every eat chinese food, so it was nice to have a treat.

I weighed in today at 168 Pounds!

Things are going well, and I’ve seen progress at the gym.

Remember to STAY STRONG!

Monday

mybiggestjourney — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:17:01 +0000

After an interesting morning in calculus class I decided that it would be better if I went to the gym directly after class rather than a few hours later. I had a lot of frustration to get out, and the gym was the perfect place to be. I finished my lower body workout today along with my back exercises. Really tired after my workout, and I had a little afternoon nap.

This week is going to be filled with good food! I’ve already had a Thanksgiving dinner, and I have one tomorrow, and also on Thanksgiving! I don’t think it’s going to me very hard to eat healthy; by habit I eat less.

Sunday

mybiggestjourney — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:54:23 +0000

Friend called up Wednesday to see if I wanted to have a pre Thanksgiving dinner with him and his family. Of course I said yes. I drove up to Folsom Thursday night with a good friend Dean eagerly looking forward to some good cooking. We had a marvelous dinner Friday night. So many happy faces, so many happy tummies. Afterwords we played games and headed off to bed late that night. Woke up early the next morning because I had to be at school at 9:30am for Surveying class, and we had a 3 hour drive ahead of us. Went to class from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Came home and slept.

Today I am studying for my calculus midterm tomorrow. After dinner I am going to go for a quick run. This last week was unusual and I didn’t get to complete my workouts. I hope this week is different.

Weighed in today at 172 Pounds!!!

Tuesday

mybiggestjourney — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:55:03 +0000

Got up early this morning for a bike ride in Henry Cowell State Park. The morning air was crisp, and my lungs became popsicles as I pedaled down the street. I was halfway done with my planned outing when I had to turn around and head home. The bike I was riding was a Kona Stinky; a beginner down-hill bike. Riding a full suspension bike up hill after hill is tiresome because a lot of your energy when pedaling is absorbed by the suspension. I became tired rather quickly. My little brother laughed when I told him I tried to ride up Pipeline all the way to the horse show grounds.

Mom’s making BLT sandwiches tonight. That’s right, BACON!!! Well, I can’t eat that stuff anymore so I am going to make a skinless, boneless, and occasionally tasteless, chicken breast.

After dinner I’m going for a quick run. Started up the NOVA Running Workouts again, and so far it feels great to run.

Monday (The Beginning)

mybiggestjourney — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:41:37 +0000

Back at it and now recording

NOVA – Rest (NOVA Running Program)

GYM – Upper Body with Cardio Intervals

Warm-Up

15min on Elliptical

Workout

Bench Press – 2 x 15

Cardio 2min

Incline Press – 2 x 15

Cardio 2min

Lat Pulldown Wide – 2 x 15

Cardio 2min

Tricep Pushdown – 2 x 15

Dumbbell Bicep Curls – 2 x 15

Cardio 2min

Seated Row – 2 x 15

Cardio 2min

Back Recovery Exercises

Front Dumbbell Raises 3 x 25

Ball – cross over arms 3 x 15

Ab Machine – 3 x 25

Medicine Balls – 1 x 60, 1 x 45 VERY HARD

Finish with Stretching

First workout of my NEW plan and it was pretty hard. For the first 2 weeks I am going to only do 1 circuit instead of two. This will allow my body to adjust to the rigors of lifting. Lifting to cardio, back to lifting and back to cardio is a lot of fun, but I was getting some weird looks in the gym. My body hasn’t felt this way in awhile, and it feels great!

Old Timed Mile: 10:01.23

New Timed Mile: 8:56.49 – I want to break 7, but lets start with 8

Achieving a BIG Goal!

mybiggestjourney — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:22:52 +0000

I was reflecting on some of my old blogs and I came across my first one; the title, “The Night Before I Begin“. My beginning weight was 271 lbs, and my final goal was 180 lbs. Well, I weighed in this last Sunday and was 179 lbs! I can’t believe I actually did it! I am so happy with myself; it seems like it was just yesterday that I started, but when looking back at all the healthy choices I made, and the hours working out, it seems like an eternity.

I do have a new Final Goal of 160 lbs. I still have a lot of fat on my things, calves, butt, and still have a little on the gut. After I get to that weight I want to start lifting heavy and gain some serious definition. I’m looking at being at my peak weight and being ready to maintain in April or May of 2009.

I am also going to start a new blog where I will record my progress either weekly or daily. I will keep you updated on my progress with that.