Calories Counted: Pending
Thursday Weigh In: 271.4
Calories Counted: 2212
Yesterday's breakdown:
 |  Fat - 22.9% (59 grams) Protein - 27.6% (162 grams) Carbohydrates - 49.5% (289 grams) Alcohol - 0.0% Other - 0.0%Daily Sodium Intake - 4,902 mg Daily Cholesterol Intake - 307 mg Daily Fiber Intake - 38 grams |
One small note - I know some of you are concerned about the sodium intake, but I talked to Josh about this a while ago, and he told me that as much as I work out and as active as I am, I really don't need to worry about the sodium - and that these levels are ok since I'm sweating most of it out.
I think the biggest problem I've been having these past few months is NOT writing things down. I got away from the details of calorie counting and reporting every single calorie - and it shows. If there's a lesson to be learned, it's that you just can't let one aspect of this process sneak away - you have to not only be 100% in the gym, and 100% in the eating, you can't let either slack. If you're not looking at both of these things equally, you're wasting your time.
For me, I hit the 270.2 today - the lowest I've been in quite a while. Now, it's time to break through and stay there. For the January challenge I said I wanted to lose 10 pounds, and I lost 9.25 pounds. No shame in that. Some of the guys were talking about using Memorial Day as one of the big milestones (since that's when guys start taking their shirts off in public), and if I can keep this pace of 9.25 pounds a month, that will put me at 37 pounds lost - or having me weigh in at 233. I don't know if that's good enough for me to be ripping the shirt off - I'm self conscious as hell about this - but there's only one way to find out.
I said 60 pounds for the year. What's wrong with blowing that out of the water early and being able to reward myself this summer?
11 comments:
.2 pounds away! I can feel the 260s!
Hey...who helped ya realize that you needed to get back to calorie counting?? *pats myself on back*
~ek
Yes, dear - you have a persuasive way about you, let's call it that ;)
Rob:
I was the "anonymous" poster that (a few days ago) suggested that you document your food intake. I just want to commend you for doing this and making it public. With the help of "ek", you've started moving in the right direction again. As Billy's blog has revealed many times before, it is critical that you are aware of the food you're "actually" consuming (rather than what you may "think" you're consuming). Based on my experience as a performance coach, this is what makes the difference in personal physical transformation efforts.
Anyways, keep up the great work.
PT
Yep. It seems like the big difference between success and failure for you boils down to this:
Keeping yourself honest. COMPLETELY honest.
Hey, Rob. I was so excited to see your weigh in today. Keep up the good work (don't blow it tomorrow at your party). You're so close to those 160's :)
I was actually referring to the party on Sunday. Getting ahead of myself :)
Great weigh-in! And okay, I won't pick on you about the sodium anymore. ;)
I'm on for the Feb challenge!
great work! if you got the work done by the summer how exactly would you then "reward yourself" as you said? I was just wondering.
I'm sure you'll be able to take your shirt off and feel not too bad at 233.
Brian - taking the shirt off at the lake would be the reward I was referring to. It sucks going to the lake and being the fat tool who jumps into the water with a t-shirt on.
It's that obvious thing that everyone is thinking yet no one talks about because I can beat them up.
Good job on the weight loss for January. Keep up that intensity and you'll kill it by memorial day. I hope to be under 200 pounds by then, so maybe I'll do some shirtlessness to celebrate the coming of summer. I'm sick of this winter BS :)
Keep it rolling, Tuck. You the man! I knew something didn't feel right when you weren't losing. It's because you weren't really paying attention to your caloric intake. Way to get back on track. Keep it rolling. You're gonna whip my ass on the race to 110, though. You've got one pound left...and I've got sixteen. OUCH! Don't stop paying attention though, because I WILL blow past you if you start screwing around again.
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