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By NCN, on May 13th, 2007%
I have hesitated to write this post. Here goes.
I stepped on the scale Friday morning. My eyes bulged out of my head, my heart raced, and I (literally) screamed.
231.5.
After a week of doing EVERYTHING that I could think to do, I still have not managed to lose any weight. I got down to 229.5 a few months ago, bounced around between 230 and 238, refocused my efforts, got to 231.5 last Tuesday (I took a peak)… and there I stayed until Friday morning. Now, I should be happy that I’ve moved away from the 235-238 range, but I was convinced that I had done so well that I was going to move past the 230 barrier.
Oh well, back to it on Monday. I’ll hit the gym and then go grocery shopping.
Being fat stinks.
By NCN, on May 10th, 2007%
I will be updating the No. Calories Needed blogroll tonight, and I wanted to be sure that I was linked to everyone who is linking to me! So, if you are linking to No. Calories Needed, please leave a comment and let me know! Also, if you have a “fitness” blog (of any type) and would like to exchange links, leave a comment and let me know.
Now, on to some weight loss stuff:
I have been doing VERY, VERY well this week! I’m super proud of myself. I’ve limited my calories, consumed gallons (exageration!) of water a day, and exercised (at least) one hour daily! I will weigh myself tomorrow, and I hope to be back down to 230 (or below?). I had jumped up to 235 to 238 for the many weeks, and was unmotivated, dieting with starts and stops. No more! As of last Sunday night, I have been focused, much like I was several weeks ago, and I’ve actually learned to enjoy working out. The key, for me, is to go at a pace that is “comfortable” but “challenging”. The biggest difference between my workouts now? I FOCUS on a goal: cardio, back, legs, arms, chest, whatever… I FOCUS! No more “total body” workouts for me. Nope. I go to the gym and I work a section or do cardio, then I come home, and then go for a walk in the evenings.
21 days, and I post a picture of myself on this site!
By NCN, on May 9th, 2007%
A friend of mine (known as the L-Train, because I like silly, ridiculous nicknames) and I played tennis today. I had a great time, was destroying him with my awesome skills, and then he got “hurt”. Since when is a hugely swollen right elbow a valid reason for quitting? The reality is, we played for about an hour, I had a great workout, and it was fun to be outside!
I’ll be weighing in Friday MORNING. I have “feeling” that I’ve lost some weight (based on how my clothes are fitting) but I’m resisting the urge to step on the scale!
By NCN, on May 8th, 2007%
I usually workout in the evenings, but, today, I am headed off to a MORNING workout. That’s it. That’s the post.
(I am addicted to podcasts, diet mountain dew, snickers, and commas…) (And, also, these things “…”)
By NCN, on May 8th, 2007%
For the first time in the last, I don’t know, twenty years? I went an entire day without consuming any off the following foods, food additives, or beverages:
Salt: According to this article at Web MD about the relationship between salt and heart disease, the appropriate amount of salt for an average adult is about 1 TEASPOON per day.
Sugar: According to this article, the World Health Organization recommends that the average adult consume less than 10 TEASPOONS of sugar, per day. (One granola snack bar has TWO teaspoons of sugar!)
Caffeine: According to this article at the Mayo Clinic website, caffeine may (temporarily) enhance weight loss, by increasing the amount of fluid that our bodies excrete, but, in the long run, caffeine may contribute to heart disease, loss of sleep, and high blood pressure.
MSG: There are many conflicting reports about the effects of consuming mono-sodium glutamate. Whenever I eat foods that have MSG in them, I feel bloated and my fingers swell.
High Fructose Corn Syrup: Again, there is much debate about the effects of consuming HFCS. My opinion? I find it odd that many of the foods to which I am “addicted” contain HFCS.
Soft Drinks: (Soda, Pop, Cola, Coke) I once heard, and this could be COMPLETELY FALSE, that it takes 10 cups of water to “remove” the harmful chemicals from one can of soda from your body. Is this true? I have no idea. But, I cannot imagine that any beverage containing “acid” could be good for me or my body.
I went to the gym today and I WORKED OUT. I really pushed myself to FOCUS on one specific goal and to push myself. Normally, I go into the gym without a “game plan”. Today, I focused on forty-five minutes of intense “cardio”. I used the elliptical, my new favorite piece of exercise equipment. (Am I the only one who wants to put a “z” in the word “exercise”?)
How do I feel after working out AND avoiding all of the above foods? Strange, somewhat hungry, and exhilarated.
After getting home from the gym, I was still a bit “restless”. So, I headed to the local track and I walked for 1/2 a mile and I RAN FOR 1/2 MILE! Yes, my friends, your chubby little pf blogger actually RAN FOR 1/2 MILE! (Okay, I ran for 1/4, walked 1/4, ran 1/4, walked 1/4, but still, you get the picture!)
Basically, I consumed raw fruits, stir-fried vegetables, lots of water, and a little protein. It amazing how LITTLE food I actually needed to eat to feel “full”. My theory is that, when not slathered in the above “unhealthy” food additives, the food actually gets to “do it’s job” of “filling me up”.
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