Weight- 296lbs
I usually weigh myself in the morning, tonight after one of the most massive free days i have ever taken in I weighed myself and I am up 7lbs from the last time I weighed. lol! This is why
Breakfast-
2 eggs over easy
3 slices of bacon
1 slice of toast w/ strawberry rhubarb jam
1 bowl of waffle crisp cereal w/ milk (one of the best cereals to ever grace a breakfast table)
1 glass of orange juice
Lunch (or as we call it on the farm Dinner)
5 meatballs (my favorite thanks Mom)
2 helpings of mashed potatoes and gravy
1 helping of green bean casserole
1 piece of Grandmas home made apple pie
2 scoops of butter pecan ice cream
snack
2 white chocolate macadamia nut cookies
1 glass of milk
Dinner
General Tao Chicken
1 Crab Rangoon
some cauliflower and brockley
Time to get back down to business! I think sometimes it takes a free day like that to really motivate you for the week, let me tell you what I am really motivated! Tomorrow will be my first workout on a Sunday should be interesting I will probably get up early and do it before work.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Day -46
Weight 289lbs
This morning I got up early went to the gym and did lower body it was a really good workout. Workouts are going a lot quicker for me know that I am not bringing my workout sheets with me to the gym. I am right on the 1 min 2 min rotation which is nice. I came home had some EFL pancakes which I made w/ a scoop of whey they weren't bad that way they just were a little flat. Work was slow today but I made it out alive I went to HY-VEE after work and picked up some groceries to make the EFL Enchiladas from what I have heard they are very good so I can't wait. I will make them tomorrow on my day off. Off to bed!
This morning I got up early went to the gym and did lower body it was a really good workout. Workouts are going a lot quicker for me know that I am not bringing my workout sheets with me to the gym. I am right on the 1 min 2 min rotation which is nice. I came home had some EFL pancakes which I made w/ a scoop of whey they weren't bad that way they just were a little flat. Work was slow today but I made it out alive I went to HY-VEE after work and picked up some groceries to make the EFL Enchiladas from what I have heard they are very good so I can't wait. I will make them tomorrow on my day off. Off to bed!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Day -47
Weight- 288lbs
Today went really really well. We had our monthly meeting at work this morning so I had to go to work an hour early to attend. I had to speak at the meeting about the department intranet site that a co-worker and I put together. The day went by pretty fast and at the end of the day I got a great surprise. I had my quarterly review today and found out I did really well. I got moved to 120 as we call it at work which I have only had one other time. Basically it means that for the next four months my paychecks will be bumped up 20% from whatever they are. I am really pumped. After work I headed home and prepared for class. Class went well tonight I really like the format it makes thing go much quicker. Next week will be the last week for this current subject and then on to the next I need to get my next book this week! After class I headed to the gym and had a really good cardio work out I made it two miles which was my goal it is starting to get a little easier. I came home after and relaxed and had my last meal. Now time for bed I have a leg workout waiting for me in the morning.
Today went really really well. We had our monthly meeting at work this morning so I had to go to work an hour early to attend. I had to speak at the meeting about the department intranet site that a co-worker and I put together. The day went by pretty fast and at the end of the day I got a great surprise. I had my quarterly review today and found out I did really well. I got moved to 120 as we call it at work which I have only had one other time. Basically it means that for the next four months my paychecks will be bumped up 20% from whatever they are. I am really pumped. After work I headed home and prepared for class. Class went well tonight I really like the format it makes thing go much quicker. Next week will be the last week for this current subject and then on to the next I need to get my next book this week! After class I headed to the gym and had a really good cardio work out I made it two miles which was my goal it is starting to get a little easier. I came home after and relaxed and had my last meal. Now time for bed I have a leg workout waiting for me in the morning.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Day -48
Weight- 290lbs
Work went by really quickly today. I was putting out fires for the first half of the day but everything turned out pretty well and even made some money. I came home after work and went to the gym. I am sticking to the BFL workouts however I am doing them more freestyle. I want to come to the gym with a plan for my first set and plan my workout as I go the rest of the way. It worked really well today I finished in a timely manner and had a great workout. I have set new goals for the next seven weeks. I don't really like setting goals about weight even though they are in my head. I would rather set goals to dictate my performance which should in turn get me to the weight I want to be at.
1. Stretch every day. (something I really don't take the time to do enough)
2. Never repeat a lifting workout. (shock the body!)
3. Push myself past mental limits. (cardio mainly but lifting as well)
After I got back from the gym I came home finished my homework and watched some TV. Now I need to read my homework over again and email it to my professor.
Work went by really quickly today. I was putting out fires for the first half of the day but everything turned out pretty well and even made some money. I came home after work and went to the gym. I am sticking to the BFL workouts however I am doing them more freestyle. I want to come to the gym with a plan for my first set and plan my workout as I go the rest of the way. It worked really well today I finished in a timely manner and had a great workout. I have set new goals for the next seven weeks. I don't really like setting goals about weight even though they are in my head. I would rather set goals to dictate my performance which should in turn get me to the weight I want to be at.
1. Stretch every day. (something I really don't take the time to do enough)
2. Never repeat a lifting workout. (shock the body!)
3. Push myself past mental limits. (cardio mainly but lifting as well)
After I got back from the gym I came home finished my homework and watched some TV. Now I need to read my homework over again and email it to my professor.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Day -49
Weight- 290lbs
I am not done journaling as people on my blog and at bflnebraska.com read into my comments on Saturday. There is no way I would give this up it is part of what got me through my first 12 weeks. However I am going to change things up just slightly. This next seven weeks I am not going to post my food and my workouts on my blog. It became a chore for me the first 12 weeks and I need a break from that. However if I see myself slipping at all I will bring them back. I will still keep track of my workouts on paper for my own records. Today went really well Just like any other BFL day really. I ate six good meals no shakes, all meals and I am going to do that for a couple of days until I can think of a good carb to add to my whey protein shakes. It will have to be something I can eat on the side because I don't have a blender at work. I just don't feel like spending the money on Myoplex when I have 10lbs of whey collecting dust on my fridge. I have decided to switch my free days to Saturday so I can enjoy them. So Sunday will really be my first day of the week from now on. I came home and went directly to the gym and did a fitness test on the treadmill. I want to compare my results at the end of this seven weeks and see how much I improve. The machine basically shuts down when your pulse gets over 150 something. It shut down on me at 11 minutes it worked me up to a 10 incline at 6.5mph. I walked for another 10 minutes or so and then did abs because I just kind of felt like doing abs I guess. I came home ate a meal and did homework on and off the rest of the night I will have a little bit left to do tomorrow and then back to class on Wednesday to get some more!
I am not done journaling as people on my blog and at bflnebraska.com read into my comments on Saturday. There is no way I would give this up it is part of what got me through my first 12 weeks. However I am going to change things up just slightly. This next seven weeks I am not going to post my food and my workouts on my blog. It became a chore for me the first 12 weeks and I need a break from that. However if I see myself slipping at all I will bring them back. I will still keep track of my workouts on paper for my own records. Today went really well Just like any other BFL day really. I ate six good meals no shakes, all meals and I am going to do that for a couple of days until I can think of a good carb to add to my whey protein shakes. It will have to be something I can eat on the side because I don't have a blender at work. I just don't feel like spending the money on Myoplex when I have 10lbs of whey collecting dust on my fridge. I have decided to switch my free days to Saturday so I can enjoy them. So Sunday will really be my first day of the week from now on. I came home and went directly to the gym and did a fitness test on the treadmill. I want to compare my results at the end of this seven weeks and see how much I improve. The machine basically shuts down when your pulse gets over 150 something. It shut down on me at 11 minutes it worked me up to a 10 incline at 6.5mph. I walked for another 10 minutes or so and then did abs because I just kind of felt like doing abs I guess. I came home ate a meal and did homework on and off the rest of the night I will have a little bit left to do tomorrow and then back to class on Wednesday to get some more!
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Day 83
Weight- 290
So today is really the last day of my 12 weeks I don't think I can screw up my free day tomorrow. The journey has been great and went by in a flash! This will probably be my last entry in this journal. My new focus is seven weeks of training to be in good shape to rock out my second official challenge come June 25th. I am hoping to lose about 2olbs in the next seven weeks and start my second official challenge at about 270 and around 22 or 23% body fat. I have come along way so far, but I still have a long way to go! I need to keep my focus for this 7 week challenge. To do so I need to see this not as a 7 week challenge but more as a 19 week challenge to get me into championship form by September. I want to thank my Mom and Jon who have been very supportive of me throughout this challenge by posting on my blog and Jon helping me with my workouts. Also much thanks is due to my friends at bflnebraska.com you have all been very supportive and really carried me through the 12 weeks.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Day 82
Weight- 290lbs YAHTZEE!
This morning I ate breakfast and went downtown to my appointment with the Creighton exercise science dept to do my water weighing. Unfortunately my blood pressure was right at the limit (148/90) they have set to do water weighing she thought it was possibly because I had just drank some coffee. So I just opted for the skin fold test. Turns out I am at 28% which is roughly a 10% loss and about where I expected to be. The only thing I am disappointed with is that I didn't really make any gains in muscle, strength yes but not much muscle. So if any one has any ideas for my next challenge let me know! I went home after that did some laundry and waited for my brother to come and take my pictures. When he arrived he helped me do a little "manscaping" on my back and then we took the pictures. I was soooo... surprised not so much about my front pictures but my back pictures were really improved from week 9. I always read how past participants and champions saw such great results in their last couple weeks I just didn't think it was going to happen for me, and it did. After we got the pictures taken I ate lunch, then my brothers wife stopped over and we went to see Spiderman, it wasn't the best but it was a good afternoon. After the movie my brother and I went to Sam's club I had to pick up a few things I thought I would kill two birds w/ one stone and print my pictures to send in w/ my packet on Monday. When we were leaving I realized that Gold's closes at 10pm on Friday so I wouldn't be able to do my lower body workout. I came home and decided I could make it in time to do my cardio for tomorrow so Saturday will have to be lower body. By far the best day of my 12 weeks. Today I felt like the STEAMROLLER!
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