First, I just want to say “WOOT, I hit the 40 lbs under mark this week”.
I’ve also started to notice a difference when I look at myself in the mirror, which is a huge deal in keeping me motivated. Everyone around me also seems to be cheering me on, which is great. I still have to smack myself once in a while when I eat more then I really want to for dinner, but I’m managing to keep myself at or under 1500 calories a day, at least that’s what my rudimentary math is telling me. I don’t nit pick every little thing, I just try to eat small portions and more healthy. It seems to be working thus far.
I’ve been doing a 15 minute work out thing every day. I also walk for an hour on a treadmill mon thru fri and plan on walking outside when the weather improves some. Have to love Wisconsin winters that don’t want to go away. I may also get a bike for a bit of change. This week I added a weight training routine on mon/wed/fri after I do my cardio. Having never seriously lifted weights except when forced too in high school…it was kinda rough getting started. I did some research and picked out what I want to do to target my different muscle groups. I was not prepared for how I felt afterwards. It was a good feeling though, I know I had worked out my body in a way that was good for it.
Why did I add weight training? For many reasons. I’ve always wanted to be tone and have a nice build. I’ve always wanted to have that strength that comes from it. I know that it will help how I feel in the long run. I’m also trying to work on not losing my lean muscle mass from dieting. I know that being on a LCD I won’t really gain any muscle mass, but I can strengthen what I have and work to keep it, so that the ratio of fat to muscle in my body improves. This is all to try to be sure I don’t have large amounts of excess skin with the weight loss. That’s important to me. As much as I know I enjoy feeling better because of the weight loss, I also want to look better.
I mentioned goals, so I thought I would cover some of them.
Short term goals(by the end of April)
Get a job
Get to under 300 lbs
Get up to 2.5 miles in an hour on the treadmill
Continue to weight train and work out
Continue to stay smoke and soda free
Long term goals(year or two)
Go to school
Get to 175 lbs
Have 10% or less body fat
Be able to run a 7 minute mile
Be tone and fit looking
Not have my ankle bother me when I do physical activities
Live an active and fit lifestyle
Not have sleep apnea