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.

Day 6

I used today as a starting point to get back on track. I woke up and did the Fat Burning Express disk again. I was happy to see my two days off didn't hurt me. I was still able to push myself and go longer between breaks and take fewer of them. I felt good after the workout. And I just felt better walking around.

I stayed on my diet as well today. Same things as I have been eating when I'm eating right. It feels better eating these things than greasy fast food now.

Day 2

I was surprised when I awoke this morning and I didn't hurt. I could tell I had worked out my legs, but I was not in pain. I ended up doing the Fat Burning Express DVD again. It went a lot more smoothly than yesterday. I took fewer breaks and felt like I was able to endure a lot more of it. I am definitely feeling it today though. My legs have been stiff all day. And every time I got up out of my chair at work, it felt like a chore to walk. And I'm even feeling it in my arms. I'm a bit more psyched about the working out than I was yesterday. I do think I am going to be feeling it tomorrow morning though.

As for my diet, it went pretty well. Cereal and strawberries for breakfast, protein bar, chicken breast and rice for lunch, and a salad and protein drink for dinner. I feel like I made the salad too big tonight. I was hungry and ate a lot later than I normally do. I have to watch that. Though it is better than pigging out on bad food.

Day 1

I took the plunge. I actually got up early this morning and worked out. I did the Fat Burning Express workout from the program. It was tough. What was supposed to be a 35 minute workout ended up being closer to an hour with all the rest breaks I took. And towards the end, I really had to talk myself into finishing it out. I did it though. I couldn't do all the exercises. The jumping exercises towards the end were just too grueling with how tired I was and my weight. So I just stepped instead trying to keep form still. They did say to keep it easy, especially if just starting out.

I wasn't really sore today from the workout, but I was exhausted. My legs felt wobbly anytime I was on them, and I simply didn't want to move. I just really wanted to crawl into bed and sleep. But a day of work kept that from happening.lol I'm curious to see how I am feeling when I awake tomorrow. If I'm feeling it too much, I may skip the cardio and go to the sculpting instead for the day. My goal is to spend the first week doing the Fat Burning Express DVD though if I can manage that.

As for my diet, it was pretty much the same as yesterday. We did have a pizza party at work. I really debated participating. However, I realized things like this will come up and I can't shut myself off from eating unhealthy food 100% of the time. So I had a couple of slices. The big thing here was that I limited myself to just two slices. In the past, it would have been 4-5 slices easy. I made a compromise and still showed some restraint. I also cut out my morning protein bar to compensate for the additional caloric intake. I also started taking some metabolic enhancers today. I got a 30 days supply as part of ordering this program. Hopefully, it will aid with my weight loss.