Lewtz Journal

[Lewtz]

Thoughts and info:
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Well jan was a good month for me overall. Showed myself I CAN do this. I have stuck with working out and "being active" for over a month now. I have started changing my diet, and eating better. I am still cheating a bit to much for my liking but, on the other hand, I have cut out soda's, cut portions, and increased the quality of the food I am eating.

I still don't think I am eating enough, and I am working on that.

I have gotten regular on taking my vitamin.

I lost 12 lbs. Little less then I wanted to, b/c I think most of that was water, but I also think I am gaining some muscle and that is hindering the 'scale weight'.

I do feel better overall. I am noticing little things like the mile walk to my car from my desk after work, when it goes pretty steep uphill, isnt nearly as bad as it once was.

I have learned a lot about nutrition and lifting.

Jan was a good month, but Feb is going to be better. I am figuring out a lifting routine and different excercises I like.

Current weight: 250
goal for March 1st: 242 or less.

another goal is to actually keep up with this, and get more detailed.
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Feb 1st
did well on diet today, except the 2 pieces of pizza i ate at dinner
lifting went well, found a new chest excercise I like.

[Lewtz]

Feb 2:
6:15am: 1 piece of pizza ....damnit it was stupid, i know. no clue on calories.

11:30am: ham,cheese on whole wheat. (290 calories)

4:30pm: another sandwich

8:30pm: 1 1/2 pork chops

i forgot to eat today, thats not good, i have worked out a better system for tomorrow.

Excercise planned for tonight:
Recumbent bike: 30min
:actually did about 40min on the bike. I lost track of time and was going strong. I am finding it easier to ride on the higher resistance settings for longer. I like that.

[Firehawk]

If you eat too many carbs, it's going to slow your fat loss bigtime.

Of all the types of calories to watch, the carbs I feel are the most important because they cause an insulin spike. Fat and protein do not. Insulin spikes make your body want to start storing fat. You want to avoid this and keep that insulin consistent.

Have you tried the diet i sent you yet? It's tough but it's effective and very strict. Don't worry, when I first started i had the same trouble you did. I would try so hard to eat strict and then I'd eat a little too much peanut butter, or have a few cookies ,or something. These things can just destroy your progress man.

Try to slowly weed out that cheating until you are eating strict 6 days during the week. Then on the 7th, enjoy yourself and eat whatevre you want.

[Lewtz]

thanks fire, currently my biggest hurdle is getting the food made. I tend to try and grab stuff i can quick... sandwiches, yogurt, fruit, tuna

I work leave for work at 6:30am, and dont get home till usaully 8:30-9pm, and by that time I am beat, just grabbing some quick tuna usaully, showering, watching an episode of whatever tv show on dvd i am watching, and going to bed.

I need to try and start getting up at 5:15 instead of 6 and eat a breakfast like you said instead of the cottage cheese...

I'll take another look at what you sent, and I WILL make some chicken tonight, and I WILL get up early tomorrow... damnit, I AM going to do this.

I CAN do it.

..thanks firehawk for your input man, your part of my motivation. I know I can make progress.

..oh and please feel free to tell me to stop cheating if i post i ate something dumb, or if it looks like i didn't eat enough or ate to much. The self motivation that I get from "not doing the right thing" and having someone else point it out, actually helps.

[Lewtz]

damn, walked out the door without taking my vitamin, will have to take it right after work before i go workout.

6am:
albacore 160c
3 pickle slices(1sv) 5c
2 piece whole wheat toast 140c
-mustard+spicymustard+hot sauce

10am:
chicken breast 170c
2sv shake and bake 90
---damn this chicken with pork shaken bake, then toss it in a baggy hot so it stays moist is pretty feking good, actually less then 2 sv per breast, bag has 8 servings and i tossed in 4 breast, and was an "ok" amount left over, but the breast were covered

12:30pm
ham,cheese,whole wheat sandwich + mustard

4pm
chicken breast like above


I got chicken for mid morning and afternoon with a sandwich for lunch.. now just need to remember to eat it when I should.

water: ~72oz so far today, should get in close to 48 more by days end

workout plan for tonight:
Warmup 5min bike + stretching
Weights for 45min

[Firehawk]

You the man. Keep it up. The diet is "alright" thus far, but don't worry abou tit for now. We'll get ya real strict soon enough. It's hard. Keep it up.

[Lewtz]

OK, I give up on listing everything I eat here. Lets just say I have done pretty well over the past few days.

I have been upping the intensity of my bike ride and each time I use the crossbar I find out something a little better and improve my form just a bit.

New to my routine is now DDR. It's a blast. I will use it as supplemental to the bike/outdoor days of cardio.

Weight as of this morning:
247.6

[Firehawk]

Keep F'n it up bro. You gonna drop that weight fast. Give it 2 more weeks of strict dieting and you'll be at 240-241. The fat starts melting off when you get in a good rhythm.

[Lewtz]

no biking today.. i feel like crap, coughing a lot, cant stop. Hope i'm not getting to sick. decided to quit smoking also.

[Lewtz]

well, guess no lifting today.. still feeling like crap.

Ended up getting a shot and some antibotics. Just feel exausted.

no cigs today again.

[Lewtz]

Weight 246.6, on track to hit goal for march 1st.

Back at work today, feeling better. Should be heading to work out after work, gonna be good considering I havn't in 3 days. sun was rest day, and then mon/tues i was sick.

[Lewtz]

Well I had good intentions to working out yesterday but didn't make it. I started to and just kept feeling like crap. Think I am waiting till this weekend to start back. Just think I need to get over this whole sickness and I'm not completely yet.

4th day no smoking.

[Life]

Hope you feel better soon.

Great job on the no smoking thing!! :

[Lewtz]

ok, well everything going well. Still on track to make my goal weight of 242 for March 1st. Started back working out this past weekend, I can tell a huge differance that I missed most of last week.

..smoking thing fell apart. Gotta try again.