Day 49 and Weigh-ins

It's been a few weeks since I last posted. In the past that meant I had stopped my trek to losing weight. That is not the case here. I am still going strong. Three weeks ago I slipped and fractured my arm. That through a minor crimp in my workout plans. My arm is still healing, but I try to exercise with it as much as possible. I can't do push-ups and I have to use 5lb weights for some of the exercises like the curls. But I didn't use it as a reason to give up.

I have also moved up to the next stage of disks. I am now doing Sculpt 3-4 and Sweat 3-4. There are a lot more repeats and exercises. They are tough and it is a good workout. For variety, I did the Fat Burning Express today and it was still a challenge, even this far into the program. It was a good workout. I can feel muscle forming under my fat, especially my pecs and abs. And my left arm is even getting definition in it.

As for the weight-loss, that goes well. My weigh-in two weeks ago was 270.2. Which put me officially below where I was at when I first started this blog. And the one last week was the exact same amount. It was the first week I had with no loss. I did spend the first part of that week out of town and was eating out. So I attribute it to that. This week, I weight in at 267.6. I am at the lowest I have weighed in YEARS. I am pretty proud of myself. That is 22.4lbs lost since I started eating right and doing the program. And I still allow myself a cheat day here and there. I just moderate myself better and balance it out with my calorie intake for the day.

Days 19-25 and weigh-in

This week has been a pretty busy week for me, so I haven't gotten around to blogging about my progress. I am proud to say that is not an indication of me losing steam in my workouts. I did not miss a day this week and I kept to my diet. I bought some new adjustable dumbbells. And by the end of the week on my sculpting exercises, I had upped my dumbbell weight from 5lbs to 10lbs. I was truly feeling it, but still did all the reps.

I am starting to visibly see the improvements. My face is thinner. My clothes are fitting more loosely. My stomach is looking smaller and seems to be becoming more and more skin and less and less fat.

As for my weigh-in, I was at 277.0. That is 3.2lbs below last week and a total of 13 lbs since I started. That is not a bad amount of weight lost for three weeks. I am pretty proud of it. And I am almost at the weight I was when I originally started this blog.

I'm starting to really enjoy the benefits of my workouts. I am walking taller and more confidently. I feel good as I walk around. I know I'm still fat, but as I walk I can feel the benefit of my workouts and it makes me feel good. I really look forward to being at my goal weight.

Day 16, 17, & 18 w/weigh-in

I'm still going. Two weeks are now officially down. That is twelve workouts there. It is tough, more mentally than physically. The workouts get easier and I am able to push out more reps each time. But it is hard to keep eating like this and getting up to exercise. It it totally a mental game at this point for me.

I have been playing around with the diet a bit. I've been hungry a lot between my meals/snacks, so I bought a big jug of trail mix to snack on at work. It has low calories and fat calories. And I felt I needed to step up my calorie intake a bit. I counted and I was hovering around 1500 a day.

Even with such a low intake, my weight loss for the week was not as drastic as I hoped. I lost two pounds. That puts me at 10lbs since I started. I was hoping for more after my big loss last week. And with all the effort I'm putting in, I really wanted to see some solid numbers again. Still, it is a loss. And a healthy one at that. And maybe I have had some muscle development during that time. I just have 80lbs more I'd like to lose and at two pounds a week, it feels like it is going to take forever. I just have to keep reminding myself that weight loss is never easy or fast or no one would be fat.

As they say at Team Beachbody, I just have to keep pushing play.

Day 11 and 12 w/weigh-in

Day 11 was my final workout day of the week. I did the Sweat 1-2 and it was tough. The Abs 100 session especially. Trying to do crunches with my stomach is tough. I was feeling them and even started getting sharp pains during it.

My workouts are paying off though. I weighed myself after my workout and I was at 282.2 lbs. I actually have lost about 8 lbs. since I started. I'm pretty psyched over that. I can't wait until the rest just starts melting off.

Day 12 was my day of rest. I needed it, but it felt weird not working out. I kept feeling like I should be. And then I treated myself to some Taco Bell, and I just wasn't feeling it like I used to. It wasn't as good. And I found myself wishing I ate something better. I really do feel like my mindset is changing as it pertains to eating and food.

A new week of working out starts tomorrow. Let's hope it is as fruitful.