Day 9

Weight- 322lbs

So last night I had a horrible nights sleep maybe I should have layed off the coffee at 7 pm. Oh well. I got up a half hour late but still managed to get my workout in before work. It was definitely a good one too I hit the Stair Master/Stair Mill whatever you want to call it pretty hard. I didn't exactly follow the correct intervals however. Instead of dropping down to a 6 intensity after peaking out at 9 I kept going down to a 5 level and then working back up. Either way I was dead after 20 minutes so it went OK. I am excited for tomorrow I really enjoy doing upper body because I can push myself a lot harder than I can during my lower body work outs because of my knees. I think I am going to try to lift in the morning tomorrow I want to gradually get all of my workouts in the morning, I am just not a morning person.

One week left of classes at Metro and then on to Bellevue in April I am starting to get excited. I know that when that time comes I will need to really buckle down and study. This is something that my pose as a roadblock for my BFL Challenge I need to make time in other place of my life for the extra studying and not use it as an excuse to stop working out.

Tonight was kind of a rough night for me as Creighton lost to one of the worst teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, Illinois State. Chances are if they are going to get in the NCAA tournament they will have to win the Mo Valley Tournament.

Day 8

Weight- 326lbs

Day 8... One week down 11 to go. (for this time around at least) Today was a really good day I was feeling kind of down about my free day, as if I was cheating the system somehow but really it's apart of the system. I woke up walked out side and it felt like 60 degrees, it was actually around 38 but much better than what we have been dealing with. Eating went really well today it actually felt good to get back on the "program." Work out at the gym today went pretty well I am still not hitting the hamstrings 100% but I will get there. On the other hand I really hit the Quads hard today on the sled. I got to the point I couldn't even finish 70lbs on leg ext. I think I have figured I need to readjust my weight on calves and not go up so drastically weight wise with each set and focus more on form because I am feeling it more on the lower weights than I am on the upper weights. Abs went ok I did them on the floor today because the rollers were full I seem to get I much better burn on the rollers but it's a marathon not a sprint, and the good thing is I do them again to end the week so I will have a chance to redeem myself.

Last night I was poking around on the Internet and found a great forum for people living the Body For Life program and it happens to be based in Nebraska. http://bflnebraska.com/ So I decided to introduce myself and pick some of the brains of the people who have been doing BFL for awhile. Well turns out they were having a meeting today and Jim (one of the moderators of the board) invited me to the meeting at Starbucks. I'll be honest I was a little leery he obviously seemed like a really nice guy but I've never been into the meeting type a thing. On the surface it seemed a little weight watchery, but I thought hey what do I have to loose? So after my work out I had my shake and headed down to Starbucks grabbed a coffee and kept my eye out for Jim. Well he showed up just a couple minutes after I did with his wife Tonia who also started out on BFL. It was really nice to talk to the both of them get an idea on expectations, intensity levels and such. Quickly seven O'clock turned to nine O'clock and it seemed as though we were only there for half and hour. I thought a couple of times surely these people will want to get back home to Lincoln but I kept asking questions and they kept sharing their experiences they were very gracious to take that much time out of their day for a complete stranger. I think just like Jon and my Mom who have been behind me the whole way they will be another piece of the puzzle that will get me to the 12 week finish line and beyond. In fact they sent me home with some great items one which I will put to use right away. They gave me a 4 disc DVD set that includes Body of Work which they described as life changing, Body for life success stories1 and 2 and How to Body For Life. I would like to thank both of them for all the help they have given me in the two short hours they spent with me today and look forward to getting to know them better along with all the other vets of the http://www.bflnebraska.com/ Thanks again and onward to day 9...

Day 7

Today was probably the worst day I felt like I was sneaking around or something. As good as Jason's Deli and Peanut butter chicken tasted I didn't feel good about eating it. I guess it will really motivate me for tomorrows work out! Can't wait for day 8.

Day 6

Weight-322

I am really tired I didn't get a very good night sleep last night. I woke up around two and didn't fall back a sleep until around 5. So I didn't make to the gym on time which normally wouldn't be a problem but I wanted to fit most of my meals in before the Jays game. I missed meal 5 but what are you going to do.

Some of my friends are starting to find out that I am doing this contest and asking me about it. I guess its not to hard for them to figure out when I am drinking water at the bar. My friend Bill wants to go 12 weeks with me in our own little contest for a $100 dollars he is going to start on Monday. We are going to take before and after pictures and have some of our buddies girlfriends judge who has the best transformation which adds a little more motivation for me. I think Bill is hoping it will get him to the gym more often so thats good too.

Overall a pretty productive first week, went to the gym everyday and only missed one meal. I ended up loosing 8lbs this week which puts me ahead of the game for my 20 goal for the month. 1 week down 11 to go. Tomorrow is my freeday which means probably eggs in the morning, but Jimmy Johns for lunch and Peanut butter chicken for dinner mmmmm.... what could be better?I was planning on still eating pretty healthy on my day off but I am going to see how it works for me taking a true day off.

Day 5

Weight- 323lbs

Well day 5 is almost over and I am feeling pretty good about my progress. The intensity of my workout today was pretty good my biggest weakness is probably pull ups I could only knockout 7 but it will come with time. On the bright side though my curls went really really well. They were definitely burning when I got done.

Eating doesn't seem to be to much of an issue yet I will say that planning my meals out the night before does keep me in check. Tomorrow I will get up early and get on the ol' Stair Master I need to get up early enough to get through my meals before the Creigthon game at 9. I think I am going to go read and call it a night.

Day 4

Weight- 322lbs

So today went pretty well at the gym. I definitely got more out of the stair master then I did on the elliptical. Anytime you feel like quitting half way through a workout you must be doing something right. I came home after my workout and ate breakfast then packed my lunch watched some TV and headed to work. Work was pretty slow again today but I ended up doing alright. I came home and found out that luckily my Myoplex had shown up in the mail, I was running pretty low. Well tomorrow I will get up early and do my lifting. So I will see how well that goes on an empty stomach.

Day 3

Weight- 326lbs

Ok, so day 3 was a Pretty good day. So far eating is going well the only problem is preparing all the food, I can't be lazy, which is probably a good thing. Work went by pretty quickly even though it was slow. I went home a little early which was nice. Had my Myoplex shake, speaking of which I haven't received my shipment of Myoplex it was supposed to be here today. Hopefully it will make it tomorrow.

The gym was a pretty frustrating experience for me today. I was working on doing a "straight leg" dead lift with Jon for my hamstrings, and just could not get the form right. So I ended up doing leg curls. I am going to have to just keep practicing my form at home hopefully I can get it down. While I was at the gym I got my body fat tested it was 35%. Which puts my lean body weight (0%) at 212. My goal is to get to around 10% body fat in three months. Which is probably a lofty goal, but that's what I am going with. I plan on making up for today's sub par workout tomorrow morning with a hard cardio day on ye olde StairMaster.