Eating Out and Feeling Like Crap

After eating healthy and whole foods, a couple of days of eating out only made me sick to my stomach. We went on vacation which lasted for 7 days. I enjoyed every bit of it but eating out can really take a toll on a person’s stomach which is used to eating whole foods and not fatty greasy food.

Calorie Cycling

I am still learning about calorie cycling but it seems almost straight forward enough. You want to start this cycle by eating over the maintenance calories that will allow you to maintain your body weight. Then after those ten days are done, go five days on 500 calories under your maintenance range. Then after those five days are done, eat two days at above your maintenance range. The reason why this works is because your body ramps up the metabolism when you are eating above your calories range and then when you go down in calories your body is still ramped up and using your fat as fuel. But don’t stay under calories to long or your metabolism will stop and start storing calories which turn into fat.

So to keep this simple, eat whatever you want for ten days. Then on Monday to Friday, eat 500 calories under your maintenance range. Then on Saturday and Sunday eat above your calories range but not to much.

Gazelle Edge

Who likes to use an elliptical machine? I know I do and enjoy the random setting for terrain. We also bought a Gazelle Edge…lower model for $74.00 plus shipping and handling. My wife uses it because she is light enough I am a little over the weight limit. It is so nice to have because as it’s ability to fold up and store away. It folds down flat and rolls to the place that you want to store it…very nice. It does not have the adjustable tension so you can make it a uphill workout or a down hill workout. You are able to lean forward or backward to increase the workout on your legs or arms. The nicest feature of the gazelle is that fact that it is so quite to use. I can barely hear my wife on it while I am watching TV.

Fat Monitor - Omron Fat Monitor

I just bought a Omron Fat Monitor so I can see where the weight is being distributed. I have been losing weight and am now at 254 which is a total of 16 pounds lost due to my diet. I am also lifting so I wanted to see what muscle is being created and what fat is being burned. Using this monitor is so user friendly and compact, I use it ever morning to measure my body fat percentage.
If you have not learned by now, I am a person that needs the data to support any activity to find consistency and potential areas for improvement. Data data data….I need it.

Having the Energy

While being on this diet, I have had so much energy. Before I could easily could take a nap. Now I find it hard to be tired duing my childrens nap. I also have had a sense of hyperactivity do to my amount of energy.

FYI: I am on vacation and I have been eating as I should and eating my six plus meals is really making me feel like crap. Tomorrow I am going to eat more sensible.

The Plateaus Will Subside

I have been at 257 for the last week time frame. I have been noticing that the decimal point is coming down as I weigh myself everyday. I understand the difference in weight from day to day but I have been so consistent in weight that I can see the recession in weight as time goes on.

I am staying true to my diet with the occasion of a treat which is well deserved. I have been keeping my calorie intake to the same day-to-day and still lifting and doing cardio. I have a fat monitor coming to see what my progression is in fat loss. I want to make sure that the fat % goes down and the muscle % goes up. If I am able to maintain that scale then I will keep to what I am doing. If not then I will have to do something with my diet because my workout is mostly maxed out.

I saw an article on calorie cycling and I am very interested in that. My wife found a site that can give you the day-to-day cycle of calories for the weight loss that you want to see. Everything is going well so I am staying on track and keeping it together. After my first 10 pounds I went out to dinner and did not count a thing. I lived to eat that day. The next time I lose 10 pounds, I will do the same thing (7 more pounds).

Eat to live. Not, live to eat.

I am currently at 261lbs. I have been having a moto that has helped me get through my diet. I am eating to live and not living to eat. I eat plain oatmeal, plain tuna and potato, and plain salad. I am only eating the food that is necessary for me to live and be energized for my kids and diet.

I have increased my calories throughout the day so I am not taking in so many calories at night. It seems to help with my hunger and also with the energy that I need for my workouts. We went out to dinner the other night and mywife and I had steak and fish along with our salads which I just pigged out on. I put a little bit of oil and vinager so I was pretty well satisfied by the time out dinner arived.

This weeks goal:
Reach 259 for weight. I have not weighed that much since I was in college and that was over 5 years ago. This means I will have to lose 2 pounds this week. I think I am out of the water weight loss stage and am in the fat weight lose.

I have lost weight!!!

At the beginning of the year, I was weighing in at 270lbs. I have gone down to 261, but I am sure that that is mostly water weight. I have been counting my calories more so than I have before in the past. I have been trying to stay around 1800 calories for extreme weight lose. The doctors have told me that it would be fine this way until I have to lose 25 more pounds. Then I should up my calories so I don't hurt myself. I have been eating seven times a day and keeping that hunger at bay. I have been having very little waste so I know I am utilizing the food in my system.

My Meal Plan:
1st Meal: 2 eggs scrambled and one medium size grapefruit.
2nd Meal: 2/3 cup oatmeal plain with nothing else added.
3rd Meal: 1 can tuna and one potato (salt and pepper to taste) nothing else.
4th Meal: 9 baby carrots (That is all I need to keep hunger at bay).
5th Meal: 2/3 cup oatmeal plain with nothing else added.
6th Meal: Supper - My wife makes something different everyday to get away of that boring routine that I have throughout the day. We keep it at around 400-475 calories.
7th Meal: 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 1/2 banana

My Training:
Monday: 30min cardio during lunch and weight train (1hr 15min) at night.
Tuesday: 30min cardio during lunch and nothing at night
Wednesday: 30min cardio during lunch and weight train (1hr 15min) at night.
Thursday: 30min cardio during lunch and nothing at night
Friday: 30min cardio during lunch and weight train (1hr 15min) at night.
Saturday: Free Day - Though meals are still being counted and staying within 1800 cal.
Sunday: Free Day - Though meals are still being counted and staying within 1800 cal.

I have been feeling great and my lifts are still doing well. I have been feeling really good and cleaned out. My wife posed one more challenge, to take coffee out of my diet for 14 days. I have been sticking to it. I just have hot water instead of coffee.

Finger Eleven - Paralized

Plantar Fasciitis Part 2

Within the last three weeks from now, my foot has been really feeling good...no, great. My foot didn't start feeling better until a friend of mine from work found some scrap plastic rod, about 2.5inches in diameter. I have been stretching my foot on it and messaging my foot as-well.

The key to curing yourself of this is to stretch.

New Years Resolution

I am not big into new year resolutions in fact I always roll my eyes everytime that someone tells me that they have a ew years resolution. I am currenty weighing 275 and my goal is to weigh 250 by the end of the year. Lets see is I don't eat my own words.

When work takes over.

I am not going to the gym tonight because I need to get some work done before tomorrows meeting. My live has been getting more and more hectic than usual and I need to figure out how to bring it back to a slower speed because things are getting to quick for me. I want to get back top the time that I was working on lifting plans and feeling good about it. Now I feel like I should create another plan because I have not been going to the gym like I should.

Does anyone have experience with bringing yourself down a notch after being on the fast lane for awhile?

Turkey Day - Back at it again.

I don't know about you, but I am still stuffed. I ate way to much of everything. My stomach was sticking out the entire time...but it was good. I have been slowly going away from my diet and I shouldn't. I have eaten way to much and that is my last horra.

I am going back on the diet again and staying to my guns. I shall not eat anything junk food unless it is on a Sunday. I was feeling good about myself and controlling what I was eating. I am going to stick to it again and follow through on this. For Christmas, I will stay on track and also for the new years too.

I did take in a lot of protein, which is one good thing from this.

Nickelback - Animals

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Could somone explain this to me!?

I was lifting last night and I was watching a bunch of older kids in their late teens. They were lifting together and doing a terrible job of full contraction. I get mad at myself when I don't go all the way down for squats or bring the bar all the way down to my chest for bench. They were doing single dumbbell overhead triceps and they were moving that weight no more than 20 degrees instead of the preferred 90+ degrees. I know they were lifting to heavy a weight for them to have a good posture, but what is the point of lifting that weight if it is not going to do you any good? I know I have bitched about this in the past but I really don't understand why they want to lift and get strong but to do a terrible job at it is wasting their time and using up weights that someone else could use.

I see other people waiting to lift when someone with no knowledge is hogging the weights. I came close to tell them where to go and how to get there.

So could someone please explain this to me?

Hellsgate Video Trailer

The video is awesome and the music is great.

Health-O-Meter Scale

I have been reviewing what a reader suggested to me and I think I am going to get a health-o-meter scale which will estimate my body fat %. This is the one that we are looking at because it matches the bathroom.

Model: BFM580-01

• White
• 5 year limited warranty
• Includes 4 AA batteries
• Accurately measures weight to the 0.2 lb or 0.1 kg up to 330 lbs or 150 kg
• Four load cell technology ensures accuracy and precision
• Large 1.0" LCD display makes reading personal information easy
• Displays weight and body fat percentage for a single user
  

Thank you very much Jennifer for your comment.

The scale is broken!

I do not know why (no fat jokes) the scale does not work but we need to get another one. I have been pretty bad about keeping track of my weight because the scale is MIA. But I still feel pretty good because everytime I hit the gym, I still weigh the same after every workout.

Does anyone have any good suggestions of scales to get?

Halloween - Time for the big FAT

Don't let Halloween consume you like it did me and my wife. We started to make excuses of why we should have these kinds of candy and some other kinds of candy. The point of this post is to let everyone know that I went off of my diet for Halloween and I will be getting on tomorrow. I hope.

I am still keeping track as to what I am doing each day, but that is not going to help besides show everyone that I am eating the wrong foods.

Have a great and safe Halloween.

Trained for Work

I had to travel to San Jose, CA for a training session for work. This would be my second time to California and I was looking forward to the trip for some rest and relaxation. Well the rest did come except the relaxation did not. Here is a quick run-down of what happened to and from San Jose: 1) My first flight was three hours late. 2) My luggage was late by five hours and damaged. 3) United will not reimburse me for the luggage (cheap bastards). 4) The class had a 2 hour delay due to damaged projector. (Projector fell from the ceiling twice.)

The only two things that went right was me booking the flight, through BEyONd THE MAP, and getting sushi at a local restaurant across from my hotel. The sushi bar was awesome. They had some great food that really hit the spot. They also had warm sake which can be sweet but also extremely soothing on a stressful day. The sushi was also great and great in protein. Every bit of it just melted in your mouth and especially the salmon. The protein count in sushi is much higher than you realize. Just think about it. When you eat salmon it is typically cooked which is responsible for burning away some of the protein content within the food. So by eating it fresh and raw, the protein content, omega 3 fatty acids, and everything else about salmon is much higher.