I’ve decided to jump on the one hundred push ups bandwagon. Following JD over at Get Fit Slowly, Nickel over at Fit36, and Jim over at Journal of Healthy Living, I’ve decided to try to do one hundred push ups - in just six weeks!
I just finished my initial test and I managed to do 13 push ups! How cool is that. Seriously, I didn’t think that I could do 3 push ups, but I managed to do 13! According to the one hundred push ups page, I’ll start at column three.
So, anybody else out there willing to take the challenge? If so, leave a comment and let me know!
I weighed myself this morning - and I’m right at 243 pounds. This works well for my 33 by 33 project - my goal is to lose 33 pounds before my 33rd birthday in January. I have decided to go “low-carb” for a week or two. I’ve done this before and I find that it’s a pretty good way to curb my appetite, shed a little water weight, and jump start the weight loss.
I’ve picked out this week’s state park - and I’ll let you know all about it in my next post. I can’t wait to hit a new trail! I cannot explain to you how much I enjoyed last week’s “adventure”. I’ve purchased a can a bug spray, a little notebook for writing down my thoughts, and a new pair of boots.
If you haven’t visited No Credit Needed, check it out - I purchased a newer minivan for our family. I have been really, really stressed thinking about this purchase, and I’m glad to have it behind me. (Isn’t it strange how we eat when we are stressed - and then we just get more stressed because we’ve eaten so much!?!)
I feel very sluggish and I’ve been researching “fasting”. I think I might go a day without solid food and see how things go. I’m not going to starve myself, but I want some time to spend in prayer - thinking about the next few months and focusing on losing weight. I’ve got a buddy who might join me here at No. Calories Needed for a little weight-loss challenge - he’s going to let me know in a few days - and I want to be in a decent frame of mind. I’ll probably have water and a little fruit juice - and spend most of the day in the Word and prayer. I am ready to lose weight, but I think a need to take a day and “forget” about food. I don’t want to have to worry about meals or meal planning - I think I just want to chill, have a mini-fast, and focus on moving forward. I’ll check in tomorrow and let you know how it goes.
I have changed the design of No. Calories Needed. I wanted a site that would better match the look-and-feel of my other sites. I have also decided to ditch the whole “I’m not on a diet - I just want to feel better” thing. The truth is, I need to lose weight. I am 5′8 tall and I weigh 242 pounds. While I like the idea of focusing on the “whole person” - I’m more of a goal-driven type of dude. I need a specific, achievable goal. So, I am going to go old school and create a chart and track my progress.
Introducing The 33 By 33 Project
The Goal: I want to lose 33 pounds before my 33rd birthday, January 13, 2008.
The Diet: I will eat healthy proteins, complex carbohydrates, fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Exercise: I will push myself - I am going to try to go to the gym (at least) five days per week. I will alternate strength training and elliptical work.
Ten pounds per month sounds reasonable. Any adult should be able to push himself for three months. In the past, I’ve set goals based on tables and charts - this time, I simply want to get below 210 and go from there.
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I just finished writing a post for another website and I was about to fix some breakfast when, like a 98 miles per hour inside fastball, it hit me. I can feel as good as I want to feel if I will eat right and exercise.
Pause.
Pause.
Yep, after 15 years of worrying about my weight and feeling lousy when I eat the wrong things, it finally - in a moment of absolute clarity - appeared before me. I can be thinner and healthier if I simply eat the right things, stop polluting my body with junk, find the time to move a little, and control my portions.
Pause.
Pause.
Yes, I realize the you already know these things. And, I already knew these things…
But, as I was standing there, contemplating blowing my “diet” for the 15,000th time - I realized that whatever I put into my stomach would ultimately determine how I felt during the day - and the choice was absolutely, 100% UP TO ME!!!
Drink my water, eat my fruit, watch the fats, do the cardio, stretch, breathe…
Folks, this could be it…
Can one moment, one second, one millisecond… reverse 15 years worth of bad decisions? I might just think so…
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NCN now tries to describe the moment of clarity:
Two sets of hands reach up… one set goes for the chocolate-covered cereal bar, a handful of cookies, a jar of peanut butter, and a knife… the other set reach for an apple, some high-fiber oatmeal, and a glass of water…
The scene shifts… thirty minutes after the meal… one guy, the cereal bar guy… sits, bloated, frustrated, and tired… it’s 7:00 AM and his day is ruined… the other guy, he’s full, energized, and ready for the day…
These things flashed across my mind’s eye… boom… so clear… make better choices, over and over, and you will feel better, doofus…
As always, to be continued…
