Back at it

Well I woke up at 6am yesterday and stepped on the scale. 198.0 :( I then put my gym clothes on, ate a piece of dry toast (my stomach doesn't agree with morning workouts) and went to the gym for the first time in probably two months. I've now committed myself to doing at least three morning workouts a week and will shoot for four times a week as a goal. Going to the gym after work doesn't cut it for me anymore as the gym is way too crowded and by the time I go there, come home, shower, eat dinner, it's 8pm.

Staying the same

These past few weeks have been pretty hectic. I haven't been going to the gym very much, and my eating habits haven't been that great, but I've been consistent enough to stay exactly where I've been - 195.0. With the baby coming in less than two months, I can only hope I stay at 195 for the remainder of that time. I know the wife is already preparing to go on the South Beach Diet a.s.a.p.

No repeat weight gain

The last time I went on vacation, I gained a pound a day... it was not a good day on the scale when I came home. While in Oceanside, I was basically off the diet and eating whatever I wanted (within reason). I got on the scale this morning and I've pretty much broken even, weighing in at 195.0. I worked out twice while over there, and did a lot of boogie boarding in the ocean, so I like to think because of that, the weight didn't pile on at the tune of a pound a day. Back to the gym for me!

194.5

I'm up a pound this week and am not surprised. Last week was crazy and I went to the gym twice and didn't really watch what I ate (ok, I watched myself eat a lot of crap). I'm back on schedule this week as I went to the gym yesterday and plan to go today.

193.5

I stepped on the scale this morning and saw that I weighed 193.5 - 9lbs less than when I started. Not bad! I'm currently doing a modified version of the South Beach Diet which basically means I try to avoid any and all white flour (bread, rice, pasta), sugars, and starches like potatoes. I do tend to cheat a little here and there, but as long as I continue to slowly lose weight, I think I'm ok.

Gym-wise, I've stepped up my normal workout routine and am pushing much heavier weight. I use an excel spreadsheet to keep track of my workout and at the top of the form, you enter in your max bench press and squat. The first time I went through the 10 week program, I used 135lbs as my max bench and 155 as my max squat. After completing the 10th week, I actually tested my real max's and it turned out I can bench 175 and squat 210. So inputing those at the top changes a bunch of numbers around and now I'm much more sore after workouts :)

Weekly update

Just checking in with all my e-friends and fans. Stepped on the scale this morning and came in at 195.5. Not too bad, not too good, but hey, it's better than where I started!

Down roughly 7... inches

Well my weight loss isn't exactly dropping like it used to. Monday I was 197.0, Tuesday I was 199.0, and today I'm 196.0, but I am losing inches around the belly. Tuesday morning, I took measurements of my neck, arms, torso, and legs, and from the time I started South Beach, to yesterday, I've lost a total of 7 inches throughout my body - most of it in the belly region. My arms and legs were about the same, but there's been some definite improvements in the mid area. As long as I keep that trend, I don't care what my weight is.