Maintaining

Well, I’ve been slacking more than a bit on posting here. However, I’ve actually been doing decent in at least keeping the weight off. I am still down 10lbs from when we started the challenge and have been getting full while eating smaller portions which is a good thing. I still haven’t done much excercise, however, I am going to be playing church league softball in a couple of weeks and that should help get my lazy butt moving.

So far the only weight loss tips I have would be to drink a lot of water every day (I drink about a gallon per day, the correct amount depends on your body size) and to eat slower. Apparently it takes a while for your stomach to relay to your brain that… ...Continue reading

Down 10lbs Total

Well, I finally got on the scale this morning again and was happy to see that I’m down 10lbs from the initial weigh in. I still haven’t done nearly enough exercise though so I’m fairly confident that I can keep the weight coming off. I’ve found that drinking a lot of water throughout the day has helped keep down my appetite quite a bit. I’ve also been eating Subway more and am really digging the low fat chicken teriyaki with sweet onion sauce (6 grams of fat).

So, all in all I’m pretty happy about the progress so far but need to really get on the ball with an exercise routine if I’m going to win this competition. There are about 5 weeks to go and if I recall correctly, that’s… ...Continue reading

Exercise it is!

I went to my chiropractor last week for a tune up. I’ve been having problems with my SI joint and it’s been a pretty nagging issue. After our session the doc told me that I would do myself a lot of good if I started doing some chore exercises to strengthen the muscles in that area. I guess more muscle will keep things more stable and make the problem less likely to flair up as it’s been doing on a fairly regular basis. While this wasn’t exactly something I was hoping to hear, I am glad that exercise will help it.

The doc said I’d be more sore than usual for a while when working that area but as I told him “I’d much rather be sore because I worked out… ...Continue reading

Down Five Pounds

Well I stepped on the scale this morning and was at 235 (down from the initial weigh in at 240). I really haven’t done much exsercising yet but I have tried to eat a bit better and less. The SuperBowl certainly didn’t help any but I guess it wasn’t too terribly bad since I still checked in 5 pounds lighter overall.

My wife is going to be getting some healthier snack stuff (carrots, celery, snap peas, etc) and hopefully I’ll find a low fat dressing or dip that I like the taste of as well. I’ve found fairly quickly that if I munch throughout the day, I don’t eat nearly as much at meal times and I’m less tempted to go for the high calorie foods like pizza or a big… ...Continue reading

Finally on the Scale

Well, I’m finally the owner of a scale (took a bit of a detour) and I’m checking in at an uninspiring 240 lbs with 29.5% body fat (I’m 6 foot 1). Not exactly the 185 I started college at. Anyway it’s late and I’m tired so I’ll post pics tomorrow. ...Continue reading