Moving Forward

So, I haven't written anything on here for awhile because it seems pretty pointless to write on here when I'm the only person reading it. However, I decided to use this as mostly a journal for myself.

We are now in to April and I'm 250 lbs. I have to say that I feel pretty good about that considering that 4 months ago I weighed almost 50 lbs more than I do now. I was hoping to be lighter than this by now but it is what it is. I know that with it getting warmer and riding my mountain bike I will shed some serious weight pretty fast. I'm still shooting for 220 by July 4th. So, that means I have to drop 30 lbs in the next 3 months. I think I can do that. I just have to stay focused on my goal and continue to eat right and exercise.

I'm gonna shot for a 4 lb weight loss this week. We shall see how it goes.

Hump Day

It's Wednesday and things are going really good this week. So far I've lost 3 pounds since Monday morning and I'm hoping to keep that going for the entire week. I would be ecstatic with a 7 pound weight loss for the week however, my goal for the week is 5 pounds. Today is usually the hardest day of the week for me though. Not only do I have to work all day but then I have school from 6 to 9 pm. Usually I stop on the way home and grab something to eat but that's not going to work with this diet. I cooked a turkey burger last night so I would have that to eat when I get home. I just hope I can wait that long. I usually eat no later than 8 pm but tonight I won't get to until around 9:30 pm. Oh well, there's nothing I can do about it.

Exercise has been going good too however, last night was my rest night and tonight I will be at school. So, for the rest of the week I'm going to have to work really hard. I plan on doing a spinning class on Saturday morning so that should help alot. I'm looking forward to it but I've heard that it's really going to kill me. HaHa...I'll be fine I'm sure. I look at it as a great way to get ready for the mountain bike season.

Start of Week 2

So, today I woke up and felt pretty good. I worked out on Saturday and Sunday so I was feeling pretty good about my progress. I went into the bathroom to weigh myself and 280 popped up on the scale. I guess that's not too bad. I mean, 3 pounds of weight loss in a week is something to be proud of. However, I was really wanting to lose 10 pounds. I'm okay with it though...this week I'm really wanting to lose 5 pounds. I figure 8 pounds lost in 2 weeks is pretty good and I can deal with that.

I ate a salad with shaved turkey for dinner and some Special K Cinnamon Pecan cereal for dessert with a banana. Breakfast was a couple of turkey wraps and lunch was 2 chicken fresco soft tacos from Taco Bell. Overall I think I did pretty good today. Lots of water to drink of course. I also did about 45 min of cardio at the gym.

The next couple of days are going to be difficult to make it to the gym so my diet is going to have to be spot on. Lets hope I can do it.

Weekend Blues

So it's my first weekend since I started this hardcore diet plan. I have to say, it's definitely hardcore. Being busy at work all week makes it easy to forget about food but being home on the weekend it a different story. So far this week I've lost 3 lbs. My goal was to lose 10 lbs by Monday morning but I don't see that happening. The plan is to hit the gym today and tomorrow and do some serious cardio. I think the best I can hope for at this point is to lose 6 or 7 lbs total for the week. Obviously a 6 to 7 lbs weight loss in a week is pretty good but I know I can lose more than that.

I'm sitting here writing this blog, drinking a Muscle Milk protein shake and watching "Rounders". Wife gets home at 3 pm and then we're making our way to the gym. It's going to take some serious will power to not slip up on eating bad food this weekend but I'm up for the challenge.

The Beginning

This is the first time that I have done something like this so bare with me while I learn the ins and outs of blogging.

First, about me. I'm a 28 year old husband and father of 2. The heaviest I've ever been is 307 pounds. This was about 9 years ago. I decided to get serious and lose the weight. I went crazy with exercise and dieting and got all the way down to 212 pounds. During that time I developed an eating disorder. I would not binge and purge but if I ate something that I knew was bad for me I would purge after doing so. This is not really something that men go through but it happened to me. My ex-wife caught me doing this and began really paying attention to my eating habits. Eventually, I began gaining weight again and slowly but surely I got back to 298 pounds.

Fast forward to November of 2009. I'm 298 pounds and feeling horrible about it. I decided to change some things and work on my eating habits. From November 2009 to today I've gone from 298 to 281. 17 pounds lost since November. Not too bad but I can do better than that.

My goal is this....I want to be 220 pounds by July 1, 2010. That means I have to lose 61 more pounds to make my goal. This blog is going to document my progress, keep me on track and hopefully inspire others to do the same thing for themselves.