Week 4

So this is week 4! One month down. I am at 218.5 today. That brings my total weight loss to 8.5 pounds! I'll take it, considering I went and ate a like a cow when we went to the Mall of America. I at one point had gained 3 pounds. So to see weight loss like I had at the end of the week, was awesome!

I started my couch-2-5k program again today. Not with hopes of running another 5k, but to get back to the point where I can run a mile or a mile and a half every other day like I was before. This time around has already been tons easier then the very first time I started. I am hoping for good things to come with this. I feel very motivated to run. And just like cycling, it is a great stress reliever.

I have been hitting the gym hard with one of my partners. I was thrown a little bit of a monkey wrench when our days were switched. I work weekends, he works during the week. The only day that overlaps for us now is Thursdays. I get such a better workout when I am with him, I am alot more motivated and he really pushes me. Its too easy to say "Eh, that is enough for today" when I am buy myself vs. when I am with him and he is screaming "You WILL lift this weight and you WILL like it". Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration, but he does motivate me. I do have some great news, though! I was able to bench 150 today. That is a new record and if I can get down to 200 pounds, that would be 75 percent of my body weight which has been a huge goal for me!

I am doing great! Krysta is doing great, and is a huge inspiration to do better!

Weigh in Wednesday

I woke up today, weighed myself, and was glad to see that for the second week in a row, I have lost weight. I lost another 3 pounds which brings my total weight loss to 6.5 pounds. I later cycled, and weighed my self and the scale went down another pound which meant I seen 200.0 on the scale. Super awesome to see these kind of results again. I am now 6.5 pounds down, and 20 away from my goal.


I have still been going strong at the gym. We have been throwing a little cardio in the mix to get our heart rates up a little more. I have started adding creatine to my post workout drink as well as taking a mens one a day multi-vitamen. I was also able to do the most amount of push ups today I have ever been able to do. I am starting to see some definition in my muscles. I am about to get a strict workout plan instead of going in saying "What do you want to workout today?" I want to get back into running as well.

I have been hitting the bike hard and loving it. It's been kind of rough this season with the wind. I have only had one ride where I wasn't fighting 20+ mph wind. I hope it dies down soon, it makes it hard for me to put up the miles I hope too. I have the Valley Rally coming up next week that I am anxious to do.

This blog was kind of lame, I wasn't really in the mood to write, though. However, I have to keep this going for the sake of my weight loss!

I promise a better post next week =)

Weightless Wednesday

1 week down! 

I can't say I am thrilled with my results so far, but I most certainly will take them. I lost 3 pounds my first week. Bringing me down to 224 pounds. Typically, in the past, when I have started this, I loose about 5 or 6 pounds my first week. But like I said, I will take it. It is 3 pounds less then what I was before. 

I have been hitting the gym hard. My FTO, Officer Johnson, has been working out with me every night we work together, around 3:00am. I am stoked he has been helping me out. He used to be a gym rat back in his college days, and he definitely knows what he is doing, and how to push me. I most certainly have been getting addicted to the pump (my arms feel huge when I am done) I get when I am done lifting. I look forward to lifting every night. My goal is to be able to lift my body weight by the end of the summer, so the more I loose, the less I have to lift. Haha. We are in week two of lifting, and so far we have just been getting a feel for the gym. Next week, we are going to write out a schedule for what day is what, start keeping track of how much we lifted that day, how many reps, ect. So I am looking forward to getting a schedule out, and actually start going even harder. It's been two weeks, and in some of the exercises we do, I can already see a difference.

My Diet has been pretty solid so far. The main thing is, I cut out all fast food, fried food, and high calorie items. So far it's been lots of 100 calorie items, tuna, Smart One dinners and sandwiches. I'm kicking butt so far, and feel super motivated to keep going strong! 

I cycled today in preparation for the Valley Rally. I cranked out 40 miles. Last season it was my right knee that bothered me, this season, it's my left. I feel I may have to go to the chiropractor. The weird thing is, I have put 1,000 miles on my bike, and it is just now hurting. No pain in all my rides before today. I think I might have over did it. I am just going to stay off of it and hope I can get back in there in time for my ride. 

3 pounds down, 24 to go! 

The weight is over

I am on a weight roller coaster. I lose weight, gain it back, lose it, gain it back. Losing weight was never really an issue for me, and I feel bad for saying that because I know alot of people struggle to lose on or two pounds. I know I can go drop 10 pounds in a few weeks with no problem. Once I hit that point, I start to get bored with my "diet". I like food, and I want to eat the delicious food. It doesn't help when I get free unhealthy food at work, too. 

I found some old pictures...

That was 30 pounds down, with pants that wouldn't fit, and a stomach that was getting flat. So that's my goal...27 pounds and to be able to run a mile every other day like I was before. I did a 5k, I have lost 30 pounds before, I road 875 miles on a bicycle in 6 months. I did a 68 mile ride in 95 degree weather. I know I can do this, I have before. 

I welcome you to follow along on my journey to the 27 pounds down. I will update my journey once a week, with everything from what I have been working out to what I have been eating. 

I am starting out at 227 pounds. I have a long ways to go, but every journey starts with a single step.

Every mile is earned, not given.