Up at 6:30 today - did my Wii Fit test, clocked in at just under 176.
I've had a mediocre week so far. Eating has been Ok, but not getting enough exercise. I did manage a 20 minute run last night, but need to get more consistency there if I'm going to crank up the metabolism.
Had a really big lunch yesterday, but then basically just had beer and popcorn for dinner last night, from a calorie perspective I was probably alright, but I'm sure it wasn't overly nutritious!
I feel pretty confident that I'll be able to avoid eating any Halloween candy tonight, I'm not feeling any cravings for sweets, so today should be just another average day, maybe I'll try to get another quick run in after work and then plan to hit the gym this weekend. Try to shave off another pound between now and Monday.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Day 9 - Update
Had a good day yesterday, clocked in just under 1800 calories, but was up at 6:00am and did about 30 minutes of Wii Fit, also played soccer for 90 minutes.
I found at soccer, and a few times over the weekend I was feeling a little weak, so I think I'm going a little too low on calorie intake, but it's that tight rope between scaling down calories enough to make good progress, but not so much that you go into 'starvation mode' where your body slows it's metabolism and hangs onto every calorie...
As I'd mentioned in the first post, I know this is an aggressive plan, but if I'm already a little ahead of the game, then perhaps I can re-adjust to closer to a 500 calorie per day as opposed to 1000 calorie per day loss (on average). The only downside being it's tough sometimes to see progress given that averages to just 1lb a week.
I found at soccer, and a few times over the weekend I was feeling a little weak, so I think I'm going a little too low on calorie intake, but it's that tight rope between scaling down calories enough to make good progress, but not so much that you go into 'starvation mode' where your body slows it's metabolism and hangs onto every calorie...
As I'd mentioned in the first post, I know this is an aggressive plan, but if I'm already a little ahead of the game, then perhaps I can re-adjust to closer to a 500 calorie per day as opposed to 1000 calorie per day loss (on average). The only downside being it's tough sometimes to see progress given that averages to just 1lb a week.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
So... What?
I just realized that if my mission here is to lose 15 lbs, I should, perhaps be providing a little status update!
As I mentioned, I'm not going to be too concerned about the scale on a day to day basis, but on a weekly basis, at least, I should be seeing a few pounds coming off.
As of midday today (I hopped on after a shower), I'm at 176.5 - That does seem suspiciously low considering I was around 180-182 last weekend, however, I've been consistently around the 177 mark since about Wednesday, so I think it's legit.
So I'm down 5.5lbs, with 9.5 to go and about 7 weeks to get there, which should be cool... I'm going to try to get some more exercise tonight, and I'm finished eating for the day - around 1200 calories, if I'm feeling hungry at all tonight, I'll just drink water and/or have an apple...
As I mentioned, I'm not going to be too concerned about the scale on a day to day basis, but on a weekly basis, at least, I should be seeing a few pounds coming off.
As of midday today (I hopped on after a shower), I'm at 176.5 - That does seem suspiciously low considering I was around 180-182 last weekend, however, I've been consistently around the 177 mark since about Wednesday, so I think it's legit.
So I'm down 5.5lbs, with 9.5 to go and about 7 weeks to get there, which should be cool... I'm going to try to get some more exercise tonight, and I'm finished eating for the day - around 1200 calories, if I'm feeling hungry at all tonight, I'll just drink water and/or have an apple...
Getting a little extra exercise
I took my son and a friend to the local skate park for an hour this afternoon. Instead of just standing and watching (and I can't skateboard), I practiced walking along some of the rails, balancing on them like walking across a tight rope... It was fun, and doing that type of balancing is really good exercise, you're constantly having to adjust muscles in your legs (and if you're me - wave your arms frantically) to stay on.
Wow - Saturday!
Ok, so I've had my first 'bad' day! But, only in a diet standpoint... I had a ball!
I took my father-in-law to a Leaf game last night - and once we got to our seats, I just felt like a beer... Ended up having 4 at the game, and the majority of a big bag of popcorn too!
All-in-all not too bad, but definitely far exceeded my calorie count for the day... Not like I ate a whole large pizza or anything like that...
I did some heavy lifting earlier in the day, moving some appliances up & down stairs and what not, so I imagine I burned some calories, so all-in-all I think not a disaster, and hey, that's gonna happen - you gotta have some fun in life, just important to try to keep a cap on it, and face up the reality and just get right back on the horse and keep rolling!
So for today I'm planning to get a good run in and some more Wii fit, and just have a really good day calorie-wise, eat very nutritionally, get lots of water and we're back on track!
I took my father-in-law to a Leaf game last night - and once we got to our seats, I just felt like a beer... Ended up having 4 at the game, and the majority of a big bag of popcorn too!
All-in-all not too bad, but definitely far exceeded my calorie count for the day... Not like I ate a whole large pizza or anything like that...
I did some heavy lifting earlier in the day, moving some appliances up & down stairs and what not, so I imagine I burned some calories, so all-in-all I think not a disaster, and hey, that's gonna happen - you gotta have some fun in life, just important to try to keep a cap on it, and face up the reality and just get right back on the horse and keep rolling!
So for today I'm planning to get a good run in and some more Wii fit, and just have a really good day calorie-wise, eat very nutritionally, get lots of water and we're back on track!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Saturday Morning
I 'survived' the Friday Night Club! ;^)
I had just one beer, and enjoyed a few potato chips, but just a few, not a half-bag like I can sometimes knock back.
Sliced up a cucumber which was a nice juicy & crisp snack, and switched to water after enjoying (read: nursing) my single beer - it was a Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, yum!
Got up this morning just after 6am, and did the full set of 16 Yoga exercises in Wii Fit! I'd never done some of them at all, let alone ALL of them... It took about 45 minutes or so to go through them all, but was good. Certainly not a heavy work-out, but I definitely had a bit of a shine going at points, and did some good stretching and toning.
Brewed up some really yummy coffee, and had a single slice of whole wheat toast with a little Naturegg & Mushroom Omelette for breakfast.
Just read an interesting article on Sparkpeople - Three Weight Loss Tips for Men
I had just one beer, and enjoyed a few potato chips, but just a few, not a half-bag like I can sometimes knock back.
Sliced up a cucumber which was a nice juicy & crisp snack, and switched to water after enjoying (read: nursing) my single beer - it was a Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, yum!
Got up this morning just after 6am, and did the full set of 16 Yoga exercises in Wii Fit! I'd never done some of them at all, let alone ALL of them... It took about 45 minutes or so to go through them all, but was good. Certainly not a heavy work-out, but I definitely had a bit of a shine going at points, and did some good stretching and toning.
Brewed up some really yummy coffee, and had a single slice of whole wheat toast with a little Naturegg & Mushroom Omelette for breakfast.
Just read an interesting article on Sparkpeople - Three Weight Loss Tips for Men
Friday, October 24, 2008
Assessment of the week
Ok, self-assessment time...
Overall, I'd give myself about an 80% for week...
Food/Nutrition - I did really well here...
With the exception of Monday, where I was in my goal range, I stayed below it, which is good... I guess Wednesday, perhaps, was probably too low, but anyway... So yeah, it's been lots of fruits and veggies... I've had scoops of protein powder in milk as part of breakfast to get the protein up on some days which is good.
No bad snacks, no desserts, no alcohol (yet! ha ha), so all good... Weekend is always the tough time, so I'll try to just keep to my limits...
Exercise
Under-average here - Obviously was recovering from the 1/2 Marathon for a few days, but still got out to Soccer on Monday night, I'd done a little Wii fit, some push-ups, and then a decent run tonight - will have to maintain the exercise through the weekend.
Sleep
Did good here, I've been in bed by around 11:00pm each night, which is an important part of my plan. I need to be in bed at a decent time in order to get up early.
Being up early
I'm struggling a bit here, I've been up a 6 a few times, but then also slept in, either through the alarm, or not getting up... I really want to start getting up consistently at 6am, so I can do my Wii Fit Body Test, get some exercise in, and have a good start to the day, have a nice breakfast, etc. I have to make this a priority this week if I want to give myself an "A" score!
Ok, I've got some friends over, so I should stop geeking it up and go enjoy an ice.... cold.... beeeeeeeer!
Overall, I'd give myself about an 80% for week...
Food/Nutrition - I did really well here...
With the exception of Monday, where I was in my goal range, I stayed below it, which is good... I guess Wednesday, perhaps, was probably too low, but anyway... So yeah, it's been lots of fruits and veggies... I've had scoops of protein powder in milk as part of breakfast to get the protein up on some days which is good.No bad snacks, no desserts, no alcohol (yet! ha ha), so all good... Weekend is always the tough time, so I'll try to just keep to my limits...
Exercise
Under-average here - Obviously was recovering from the 1/2 Marathon for a few days, but still got out to Soccer on Monday night, I'd done a little Wii fit, some push-ups, and then a decent run tonight - will have to maintain the exercise through the weekend.
Sleep
Did good here, I've been in bed by around 11:00pm each night, which is an important part of my plan. I need to be in bed at a decent time in order to get up early.
Being up early
I'm struggling a bit here, I've been up a 6 a few times, but then also slept in, either through the alarm, or not getting up... I really want to start getting up consistently at 6am, so I can do my Wii Fit Body Test, get some exercise in, and have a good start to the day, have a nice breakfast, etc. I have to make this a priority this week if I want to give myself an "A" score!
Ok, I've got some friends over, so I should stop geeking it up and go enjoy an ice.... cold.... beeeeeeeer!
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