Well blogging is just not my strong suit

Well I really suck at keeping this updated. I'm sure all one of you that read this are disappointed but have no fear. I have a new entry. As far as my weight loss goes, I am at 210 lbs. about 7 down from my last post. I still work out and am even fitting into some old clothes. What really sucks about this run at losing weight is that I seem to be losing a lot of weight in my legs and not dropping it as quickly on my upper body this time. I wanna lose my gut more than my butt. both are big but one of them I have a better view of. It's really hard to keep up with all this and have a life. What with all the new social networking of Twitter and my new search for a house to buy I have been quite busy.

I'm still at it...

So, it's been a really long time since I posted on here. I'm still very much working on my weight loss goals. I am currently 217... still. My surgery has taken longer to heal than I expected. I have been able to do cardio but at certain times had to take a week here and there off because so healing issues. I should be able to start lifting next week and with that hopefully some more weight loss and some pictures will follow along with it. 185 here I come

new goal

I just read an article about weight loss and it said the 5-8 lbs a month is the healthiest goal. So with that in mind my goal for this month is 8lbs. Even with Valentine's day and my birthday in there. This one might be a little tough. Oh and I have to have surgery on March 9th to remove a cyst which will put me out of commission for a week. Guess I better bust my booty right on off.

A one month update.

Well it has been 4 weeks since I started my quest and I can say that I am 8 lbs down. Which is a great start. Unfortunately I did not make my goal of 10lbs this month. That sucks but I can only work harder this time. So now I'm at 219. I have pictures which I promised to post but I think I am going to hold off on posting pics until the two month. I want to do this because the pics aren't really that drastic. I can see some differences upon examination but it's not anything to post I think. My belly is smaller and my arms have trimmed down. My man boobs are little smaller which is always a great thing. Some old clothes are starting to fit again and I'm feeling good again. I can run a mile without feeling overly winded again which is a huge plus. I'm running a mile time of 8:34 which is pretty good for me. I know before I started this it was about 10:04 so that is much improved. I'm doing a fat burning lifting routine I found for the next four weeks to switch things up. It's 3 supersets of cardio lifting that is pretty hardcore. I like it so far but the squats on the trial run last week put me out of the gym for 4 days. So this is the first official week. It's hard because when you superset you don't rest in between exercises and the gym is so packed that it's hard to find a way around people during weekday workouts. It's really annoying and I want spring to come so the joggers and resolutioners fall off the wagon so I can have some space.

ohh diets are fun

So I said that I would line out my diet on here. I don't follow an exact plan on a daily basis because I have to have some variety. So most days start with a 3 egg whites 1 whole egg scramble with a piece of whole wheat toast or a packet of oatmeal to go and a banana (I will be switching the oatmeal to go to a more healthy oatmeal bar). My breakfasts vary a lot because I have trouble getting out of bed in time to cook eggs. My snack between lunch is normally either an oatmeal to go or some almonds or a banana if I didn't have one for breakfast. Snacks are tough because it's already a stretch for me to get my lunch together. Lunch is normally a chicken breast with steamed veggies or a tuna sandwich with veggies. Maybe I'll throw in a turkey burger in there once in a while. Afternoon snack varies greatly from almonds and cottage cheese to pretzels or oatmeal to go. I'll be honest I need to really prepare better snacks. Pre work out snack is normally some yogurt or a pb&j sandwich. I have no real pattern for dinner because I don't always prepare it. I'm a little more free with my dinners. The idea is 6 small meals a day. I also will throw in protein shakes where snacks are depending on the day. Anyway that's mostly my diet.. I welcome any advice.

So I weighed last night and I'm 4lbs down. I should be excited about this but I weighed last Monday and I was the same 4 down. I'm kinda confused because I actually worked harder this last week than the week before. It's funny how that works out. I did have a bad superbowl night. I ate a little too much shrimp boil and probably too much beer. I'm gonna keep working but it was just a bummer. So my weight is 223... well like 222.8 but I round up. I'm gonna continue to work hard and hopefully make my month goal of 10lbs. The good news is I'm almost half way there and I didn't gain anything.

update

So I did my first spin class this morning and loved it. It was intense and ridiculously hard but it was great to push myself harder than I ever have. The diet has been going well. I haven't been perfect but it's easier to keep on it if you give yourself some leeway here and there. I will be weighing myself on Monday and posting that weight. I know already that I have lost weight because I weigh myself on a weekly basis but I'm interested to see if I kept if up this week. That's all for now.

Week 1

So this is me at the beginning of my new quest to get in better shape. What's more motivating than having pics of you with your shirt off for all ten of you to see. My weight at the time of this pic is 227 lbs. I will be taking pics monthly and weighing every two weeks. My diet and exercise routine will be posted at some point. My goal for the end of the first month is 10lbs. I just want accountability for my actions and I think this blog will become a bit of journal. It's more for me than it is for anyone else, so if I offend or gross you out I apologize.