I've been back from my vacation for 2 days now and have been hitting the weight loss program hard. I have put in 4 miles a day on the bike and 400 sit ups as well. I split the workouts into first thing in the morning and then after dinner. The result:
Official weigh in for today: 316.2 lbs. That's 2.4 lbs in 2 days.
I am going to continue this routine until I get back on track for the year. I am back on the normal eating routine that I have been using all year. (see previous posts)
I'll post again in a couple days.
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I am almost halfway through the month and I have not even lost a pound yet. I have to admit that I have been slacking off on the exercise a little. I have been pretty good about riding my bike every morning, but I haven't been doing my usual 400 sit ups. I have been really busy, but that is no excuse! I have also been eating a little more than usual which I attribute to giving up the Hoodia Gordonii. I haven't taken any at all this month.
Yesterday, I did my 2 miles on the bike in the morning and in the evening. I only did 100 sit ups before I went to work. I stuck to my normal eating schedule but I did eat a pretty good sized piece of steak for dinner.
Today's official weigh in: 309.2 lbs. That's .4 lbs for the month and 40.6 for the year.
I am 9.4 lbs away from my target weight of 300 by the end of June. I am going to make an attempt at increasing my efforts and see if I can drop 9 lbs. in 20 days.
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Just a quick one today. Yesterday, I got up early and rode the bike 2 miles and put in another 2 miles after dinner. I also did 200 sit ups before I went to work. I had an apple for both snacks, a big salad for lunch, and chicken with green beans for dinner.
Today's weigh in: 312.0 lbs. I lost 1 of the pounds that I gained this weekend. I still have 2 more to go to get back to my all time low for this year.
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Man the weight is just falling off of me, LOL. Yesterday I rode my bike 2 miles in the morning and 2 miles after dinner. I did my usual 200 crunches in the morning and that was all as far as exercise for the day. Evidently it was enough.
Today's weigh in: 309.6 lbs. That's 9.4 lbs for the month and 40.4 for the year.
I am less than 11 pounds away from my mid year weight loss target with 32 days to go.
Yesterday I had cereal for breakfast, an apple for mid morning and mid afternoon snack, I had a salad with raspberry walnut vinaigrette for lunch, and I had a bratwurst and baked potato for dinner. Notice that dinner was about as fattening as you can get. I even had butter on my baked potato. The lesson here is:
You can eat the things you like if you implement portion control and are willing to do 30 minutes worth of exercise everyday. It's simple common sense with a little self discipline.
I am still trying to wean myself off of the Hoodia Gordonii. I only take it once in the morning and so far I haven't had really bad hunger pangs in the evening. That has always been my biggest problem. Once I gave in to hunger, which would usually occur in the evening when I was watching TV, I would stuff my face right before I went to bed. Big No No!
I think that my body has grown accustomed to the small portions and I am going to go cold turkey beginning in June. I would prefer not to take any supplements, aside from vitamins, if I don't have to. The Hoodia Gordonii really helped me out when I began this program. I was used to eating really big meals a couple times a day instead of 5 or 6 small snacks. The Hoodia kept me from feeling ravenous.
The weight keeps coming off. I have been getting up and riding my bike 2 miles every morning for over a week straight. I have lost 4 lbs during that time and have lost almost 8 lbs for the month with a few days to go. It would have been closer to 15 lbs if I hadn't had a major breakdown of discipline on Mother's day weekend. That aside, I think at this point, that it is safe to asy that:
The theory that, "Doing cardio in the morning on an empty stomach burns 300% more fat" is a true statement. Not only does it increase your calories burned, it energizes you for the entire day. There is something to be said about getting up and getting the heart pumping first thing. You warm up your muscles, break a good sweat, take a shower, and it's Carpe Diem!
Today's official weigh in: 311.2 lbs. That's 7.8 lbs for the month and 38.8 lbs for the year.
Yesterday, I had cereal for breakfast, an apple for mid morning and mid afternoon snack, carrot sticks for lunch, and a ham and cheese sandwich with baked beans for dinner. I put in 2 miles on the bike first thing in the morning and after dinner. I also did 200 sit ups in the morning.
