Biggest Loser - Week 4

I did manage a 1.8 lb loss this past week which was okay considering the weekend I had on our boys fishing trip.  LOTS of drinks and LOTS of food, with that being said it has definately been worse in the past.  Thats 4 weeks in a row with a loss and a total of 13 lbs so far.  I'd really like to improve on my losses this next week and plan to incorporate more gym time.  Nutrition I can balance for the most part but GYM time is my downfall.

The only excuse I can come up with is being a bit LAZY.  I have MANY optins at my fingertips.  A.  A gym at our office that has weights and several cardio opportuities.  B.  A nice set up in my basement including a recumgant bike, an eliptical type machine and dumbells from 5 lbs to 50 lbs along with several different exercise videos and the Biggest Loser game on the WII.  And C.  A family membership to Urban Active which is about a half mile from my house....  SO, my MENTAL game is struggling a bit when it comes to the GYM..... 

ONE thing I do truely miss is all the outdoor bike riding we did last summer, I can't wait for the weather to break so I can get back to that hard and heavy...

Just GOTTA figure out the GYM/Workout thing, gotta wrap my mind around the fact that there is not other way to be truely successful in this battle until I can make that happen. I wish the switch would flip on for me and  I wish it was a habbit that was as easy to form as smoking, I'd be the king then...  ANYHOW...

Keep the Faith and keep FIGHTING THE FAT...

BC

Biggest Loser - Week 3

I squeeked out a 2 lb loss this past week and that gives me 11.2 in three weeks.  A couple of folks did REAL well this week and I dropped to 5th or 6th place. 

NOW, I am about to head out on our biannual BOYS fishing trip, or at least thats what we call it. 10 GREAT friends from the TKE House at college, we've been close for a LONG time and its always a WONDERFUL time when we make the time to get together like this.  We'll be in the middle of the sandhills of Nebraska about 4 hours west of Omaha in the wonderful town of  Taylor Nebraska (population 176)... :-)

I've got to be somewhat good and keep my wits about myself diet wise and nutrition wise.  There will be some drinking going on and a LOT of opportunity for unhealthy eating.  I will hit the grocery store on the way out of town this afternoon and pick up specific healthy stuff for me so if my willpower is unwavering everything will be okay, If NOT, I need your prayers....  :-)  Wish me luck...

Keep the Faith and FIGHT the FAT...

BC

Biggest Loser - Week Two

Well, it was a decent week with a 3.4 lb loss, my nutrition was real good for 5.5 days out of the seven and the other 1.5 days it wasnt horrible, I'll take it.  I did not make the gym this past week or I would have had a couple more pounds loss this week.  I finished 6th in our group and a couple of folks did gain and had to pay into the pot.  Between finishing 6th this week and 7th last week I have found myself tied for secont with a 9.2 lb loss over the course of the first two weeks.  2.5% is where that ends up being.

One of the thing that REALLY helps me with my nutrition is to track EVERYTHING that goes into my body and limit myself to a specific average number of calories over the course of the week.  On days that I do work out I do allow a few more calories because afterall you have to feed that engine.  2100 calories a day is my current goal for each week right now, I'll adjust as I lose more weight but that seems to be the right number to allow weight loss for me personally.  NOW with that being said you CAN lose weight by eating 2100 calories of McDonalds or Burger King each day but for OBVIOUS reasons thats not the right path.  Good healthy food in SURE makes a difference in my energy level and motivation.  We'll keep after it...

My plan this week is to remain consistent with my nutrition and make myself get some exercise in at least 3 different times before our next weigh in.  Looking for 6 pounds, wish me luck...

Keep the Faith and continue to Fight the FAT...

BC

Biggest Loser - Week One

Unfortunately I wasn't the biggest loser for week one of our contest BUT that doesn't mean I didn't have a pretty good week.  5.8 pound loss last week (which tied for second most pounds lost in our contest) or 1.58% body weight, not a HUGE number but I will take it all things considered.  I only worked out twice last week as I was sick a couple of days, my nutrition was pretty good but could have been better.  All in all a pretty decent start and finally headed back in the right direction.  Busting it HARD this week and want to pull double digits, we'll see where that gets me. 

We have 18 solid people in the contest and nobody had to pay in this week so that really is a good deal.  Combined our group lost 49.6 pounds last week taking us from 4001 combined pounds to start to 3951.4 pounds as a whole.  Our overall percentage lost was 1.26%.

Like I say, I am not as concerned about winning as I am concerned about getting the weight off and this kind of competition is just what my personality needs to help make it happen....

Starting Weight 367.6
Current Weight 361.8

Keep the Faith and continue to FIGHT THE FAT...

BC

HAHAHAHA - Temptation

Thought you all would get a kick out of this...  Mental WARFARE has begun on our biggest loser contest at work...  Truth is - this note is probably correct, their profits have had to gone down the last couple of days...

FTF - BC

Its ON like DONKEY KONG

The fight has begun again and motivation is high...

We put together a 12 week biggest loser competition at the office and 19 people signed up to take part.  Thats 19 people who want to work toward bettering their health and becoming more fit...  TOTALLY AWESOME...  Everyone puts $10 in the pot and each week at weigh in you owe a pound for EACH and EVERY pound you may have gained.  March 31st is the final weigh in for round one.  I plan to kick some serious butt...  Actually in all reality even if this contest wasnt going on I would still be planning to kick some serious butt with myself.   My biggest thrill in all of this is that there are 19 people committed to working out and eating right, I'd actually LOVE to finish last cause that will mean ALL 19 of these co-workers did a GREAT job...

367.6 was my weight at the weigh in, not proud to have gained back all that weight but very excited about getting back on track.  Sometime during this year I need to figure out how to get the mentality, and ability to keep the weight off.  Working out and eating right needs to become a habbit and I am not there yet but will continue to try...  I hope to get there soon...

Thats it for now...

Keep the Faith and continue to Fight the FAT...

BC

PS:  Here is a link to our blog for this contest...  Biggest Loser

PPS:  I did make the gym yesterday for the first time in several months, two sets of weigh lifting across the big 6 muscles and 15 minutes of cardio on the bike...  Its a start...

I have been REMISS...

I have been remiss in my blogging as of late and in my healthy lifestyle.  We'll thats about to change.  We're starting a Biggest Loser contest at the office on Wednesday and I plan to blog each Wednesday moving forward in conjunction with that.  Its not really about even trying to win the competition, its more about focus and getting back on track....  Really tired of the ups and downs and ups and downs and ups and downs so trying to make this a lifestyle change, losing the weight isnt the hardest thing in the world its keeping it off and not falling back into bad habbits. 

We'll officially weigh in Wednesday but at 361 this morning (in the buff) means I've neither lost or gained any weight in the year 2009, now that can be either a positive or a negative considering I did get some pounds off early in the year and was even in pretty good shape until the later part of the summer, they once again I got lazy.... 

Anyhow, its time to get this party started again and get back to the grindstone...

Keep the Faith and Fight the Fat...

BC

Question for the Day...

Okay, has anyone heard of HCG or actually has anyone had any first hand experience with it...?

Get Ready, Get Set, Let's Go

As I get geared up and motivated to finally make a permanant change I have to pass on this article.  I have followed Tom Venuto for quite some time and gotten a lot of information from him that has been very helpful.  He usually is pretty "spot on" when it comes to diet and nutrition...  351 Today and headed to the GYM today for the first time in 3 months, LETS GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUMBLE...

Enjoy the article and keep FIGHTING THE FAT... 

Tom's Latest Article

Tom's blog link can also be found in the Health and Fitness section of this blog...
Keep the Faith and FTF,

Bc
http://www.bradftf.blogspot.com/

Sloppy Mess

I am a sloppy mess right now, I can't get my simple little mind to wrap itself around becoming healthy...  I am giving myself to the end of this month to get ready and get it together.  To actually GROW UP mentally and take this VERY seriously.  Doc did give me a second blood pressure pill earlier this week, how many kicks in the ass do I need from him. 

350 pounds this morning!!!!!  UGH, FRUSTRATION, DEPRESSION, PAIN, AGONY....  Maybe I need FAT guy counseling...  Dunno but I better get it figured out pretty soon this UP AND DOWN BULLSHIT is hard on my mental capacity. 

285 would be Graduation weight and my 25 Year Reunion is 7 Months away, that would be 65LBS.  ?????  I dunno, I am tired of putting down weight goals only to come CLOSE than end up short...

No Excuses, I am LAZY... 

Not Currently FIGHTING THE FAT....

BC