The Final Stretch

Current weight: 174.2 lbs

Lowest weight since last blog: 174.2 lbs

Weight lost since last blog: 3.8 lbs

Last blog date: September 22, 2009

9.2 lbs, 2 months. I am a man on mission. Wish me luck.

On Track and In Control

Current weight: 178.0 lbs

Lowest weight since last blog: 178.0 lbs

Weight lost since last blog: 8.2 lbs

Last blog date: July 14, 2009

10 Weeks 8.2 pounds is no way stellar but still pretty good considering I may be hitting the plateau everybody seems to be talking about. Injuries are becoming more common these days as the toll of relentless exertion is taking place. I have a lot of ground to cover in this post so I will use the bullet points to make it more readable:

• Loosing weight does not happen automatically anymore. Gone are the days where I was loosing 1 - 1.5 lbs a week just like that. But now the increments are small so I have to club two weeks of weight loss to see significant weight reduction.
• I had two - three bad weeks in this time period where healthy eating was next to impossible because it was affected by other aspects on personal life.
• The last weeks of this time period were different as I tried to shift my focus from weight loss to Body Fat Percentage. This requires that I eat more food, lift heavier weights and make sure I burn off any excess calories so that I am replacing the fat in my body with muscle. This will inevitably slow down my weight loss progress but I guess it will be a healthier way of doing it.
• This will probably be the last strectch in this year which was filled with outdoor activities. Today is the first day of the fall and that means I will have to move indoors pretty soon. Boxing Gym and Gold's Gym will be ideal to continue towards my aim.

The Breakthrough!

Current weight: 186.2 lbs

Lowest weight since last blog: 186.2 lbs

Weight lost since last blog: 3.8 lbs

Last blog date: June 24, 2009

Finally the breakthrough I have been waiting for. I stayed at 190.0 lbs for about 4 weeks and that was not fun. One of the reasons is that I got a slight condition of Achillees Tendinitis and could not get my usual cardio. No running, no Tennis and no volley ball. It was very hard to be idle. On top of that I took two weeks off the work out to let my leg heal. All taken into consideration the weight lost is good and puts me on track to the goal.

Planning the meals ahead is tougher than I thought and the high protein diet plan lasted a week. I blame it all on the distractions I faced in the last month. Finally I am back on track. I will have to stick with the stationary bike till my right leg heals but other than that it looks all set to start another strong phase in my weight loss journey. Definitely the emphasis will be on building the muscle in the body. That means I have to put thought into what I eat. I will maintain status quo for now by sticking to my upper body workouts and stationary bike cardios(yawn) and plan beginning the end of the week when I am more focused.

Crisis and the Plan

I have offically lost track in reaching my objective. No, I havent put on 10 pounds since lost blog and making an excuse for it, but considering the length of time that has passed this was bound to happen.I have to refocus and rethink my strategy to break free of the 25 pound barrier. I am hovering aroung 190 lbs for about 2 weeks now with no hope in sight. I have never been more active in my life and that leaves the nutrition that i am having into question.

Of late I have been skipping breakfast, eating unplanned meals and meals of which I dont know the nutritious value. So I am thinking about bringing the food table back, but this time I will plan ahead what I am going to eat and then try to have the food. This way I can make sure I have the right amount of food and also the right kind of foods. There are two consequences I can think off the top of my head. My limited social life will come under severe strain (people dont like wierdos :) who plan what they eat a week ahead) and I can engineer my diet to better fit the needs of my body. I am thinking about starting it from monday of next week.

As before in order to refocus I am setting myself up with a new challenge. I am aiming for the coveted six pack. Six Pack in Six Weeks blog has been an absolute inspiration to me in this regard. I sound like a a complete nut to myself as I write this but hey, what have I got to loose (no pun intended). I don't remember having a slim waist since I was in 9th grade and that was 10 years ago but the progress I made so far leads me to think I can do this somehow.

THE PLAN

Till the end of summer I will continue training with my trainer and participate in as many summer activities like running, volley ball and tennis as possible. This should prepare my body to what is to come. I am thinking about going for Boxing training and hitting the gym to take my fitness quest into its final stretch. I am educating myself about the pros and cons about the Boxing and preparing myself to what will be the toughest training I have put myslef through. I needs tons of motivation from this point on but there is still 25 pounds to go and the easy part is over. I hope my friends and family and most importantly myself keep patting my back and encourage me to move forward.

25 Down 25 To Go

Current Weight: 190.0 lbs

Lowest weight since last blog: 190.0 lbs

Weight lost since last blog: 6.2 lbs

Last blog date: May 8(corrected) 2009

I lost 25 lbs since I started this blog and this definitely is a significant milestone. It is 25 weeks since I started blogging. That means I lost one pound a week since I started. My mini goals were very aggressive some times aiming at loosing 1.5 lbs per week. On good weeks I met those goals and on bad weeks I gained some weight. On the whole though I am very happy with the progress I made. Althouhg not stellar I think I found the balance to keep loosing weight and that makes this progress sustainable.

May, Week 1: Four weeks after Redux

Current Weight: 196.2 lbs

Lowest weight since last blog: 196.2 lbs

Weight lost since last blog: 1.8 lbs

Last blog date: 1 May 2009

Its been a good week for my cause. Especially because I was enjoying some special food and still loosing weight. I have made a major decision in regards to adding more challenge to my weight loss quest. There is an upcoming 5 k run on 4Th of July by O'Fallon Chamber of commerce. That is approximately 3.1 miles on pavement/dirt track. It is a huge challenge because the last time I checked the most I can run on pavement is about .78 miles and on treadmill it is 2.25 miles and I will have only two months to train. Objective however is to complete the course in no more than 45 minutes. That is a pretty steep bench mark considering I have never done it before in my entire life. In the mean while I will try and stick to my usual workout sessions and all.

Training Strategy

Training Strategy

Monday, 18 May 2009

12:49 PM

Monday	Light Run & Tennis
Tuesday	Gym Workout
Wednesday	Easy Run (alone)
Thursday	Gym Workout
Friday	Fast Run (-.5 miles)
Saturday	Gym Workout & rest
Sunday	Distance Run (+.5 miles)

 
 

Week	Easy Run Goal
1	1 m
2	1.5 m
3	2 m
4	2.5 m
5	3 m
6	3.2 m