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My journey from fat to fit! |
| I’ve been trying to lose fat and get fit for a long time. This will be my blog about my fitness journey! |
| Last week I went shopping with Eagle, he is the older brother of my brother in law. After going to two stores and getting groceries, we went to a restaurant where he bought me a sandwich. We ate in the car, and I inadvertently dropped half of my sandwich on the floor board. Eagle commented on how I struggled to reach down and grab it because of my immense belly. Looking back, I can see that I need to lose a lot of weight, at least a hundred pounds. I weighed in the high 280s in early March of this year, and I went up to 300 in mid April. This morning, I was 294.8 pounds, so I’m making progress in the right direction. I’ve been lifting weights, mainly training biceps one day and shoulders the next. I forgot to mention that I ordered six 2.5 pound plates for my dumbbells, so I can train shoulders with 23.6 pounds on each side. I’ve also made personal records with biceps, curling 35 and 40 pounds on each dumbbell. |
| Over the past few years I’ve dieted from January to March or April, then turned into a bloat lord during the summer months and gained it all back. In addition to dieting this year, I’m upping the ante with my workouts. I’m doing more repetitions during each set, and I’m lifting heavier weights. My goal is to lift frequently and consistently during this summer and try to get stronger on some of my lifts. I’ve got nothing better to do with my time, and I’ve got plenty of time. Before, I had to go to gyms to train, but it took a long time to get there and get home. Now, I’ve got a lot of equipment to train with at home, so there’s no reason to skip workouts or to just lift the same weight each workout. |
It’s been over a month since I last wrote in my fitness blog. I weighed 299 pounds yesterday and 297 pounds this morning. My downfall was going to Walmart with my brother in law Mikela and buying $40 worth of junk food. I stayed on a junk food kick until this past weekend. I decided that in an emergency if I needed to catch the bus I’m too out of shape now, so my goal is to lose weight and build muscle until I’m at a healthy body fat percentage and a healthy blood pressure. The bus stop is a mile and a half away, so at close to 300 pounds that’s too far for me right now. I’ve been walking each morning for 20 minutes over the past two days, and I’ve started lifting weights again. I got a really good pump in my biceps today, they felt great! I did two sets with 35 pounds and four sets with 40 pounds. I’ve stayed away from junk food for the past two days, and I’ve been watching Generation Iron videos I bought from iTunes for inspiration. Pursuing extrinsic aspirations such as financial success isn’t as important as having a healthy body. |
| Yesterday and today I was 286.8 pounds, the lowest I’ve been since prior to January 1st. |
| I’ve been staying around 288 pounds, sometimes less than that. I can’t stay in enough of a deficit to lose more weight. I started walking and listening to FM radio with my cell phone and Skull candy headphones, I walk greater amounts of time that way. Today and for the next few days it is raining, so I can only lift weights. I’m looking forward to walking again when the rain lets up. |
| I weighed 288.6 pounds this morning. I train with weights four days in a row, and take three days off. The difference now compared to the past is that I look forward to my training days instead of looking forward to my rest days. It’s hard to believe that I’m finally in the 280s. I want to go as long as possible without getting junk food. I don’t want to give up the progress I’ve made recently for fleeting pleasures. I bought a Captain America shaker cup from Amazon recently. I saw Calum Von Moger using a shaker cup in Generation Iron 2, and that made me want one. I stopped eating plain non-fat Greek yogurt with my oatmeal in the mornings, I use a scoop of whey protein powder and I ounces of water that I shake up in my shaker cup. I think this might be a reason I’m losing so much weight. |
| I weighed in the 290s for around five months, I was 292 and some change a few days ago. On Tuesday February 25th, I had to walk and ride my bicycle 3.5 miles to an appointment. I had to get my blood drawn on an empty stomach. I ate a sandwich and drank a pint of low-fat milk at a store on the way home. When I got home, I had walked and ridden 7 miles round trip. When I woke up the next day, I was 289.4 pounds! This morning I was 289.8 pounds. Fasted cardio definitely did the trick. I have another appointment on the 20th of March to check my blood pressure, and I will be walking there. Hopefully, I lose more weight! |
| They say that bodybuilding prepares you for doing other things; if you can practice bodybuilding, then you can apply yourself to do any other difficult things. I believe the opposite is also true. If you can force yourself to do things you don’t want to do, then you can be a bodybuilder. Sometimes I need to urinate several times a night, and I force myself to get up despite not wanting to. The same thing when I need to cook or do dishes, I force myself to do these tasks. This has prepared me to remain consistent with weight training. |
| I’ve been consistent with my weight training for the past two weeks. I train legs on Saturday, chest and back Sunday, shoulders Monday, and arms Tuesday. It feels good to get pumped up four days a week, and having three days off really helps me stay consistent, so I’m not overwhelmed. I think my mistake in last years was going too Gung Ho and getting burned out too soon. |
| I’ve been training with weights on a four day split. I trained legs on Saturday, back and chest on Sunday, shoulders on Monday, and arms on Tuesday. I take two days off, so I train legs tomorrow. |
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