Tomorrow I need to weigh in but I am worried about the weekend. I went to a new bar and had a little more fun than I planned on, plus I watched the super bowl and snacked and did not count calories really closely. My big problem right now is that I have a 3 day weekend since my wife and I have Friday off. This turns into a Thursday night through Sunday free-for-all. We do work out on Friday and Saturday but we also splurge more all four days. I am worried that I will not meet my goals.
I will be happy if I lose at least 5 pounds this week. I think that is reasonable since on the biggest loser week 2 is always the toughest all around week. I also think I have built muscle so it is important for me to not get hung up on the numbers and try to just push through if there is a lull in my progress.
OTHER THOUGHTS:
I also have considered that if I plateau for more than two weeks I will hire a trainer to up the intensity and try to get me over the hump. However, I don't think I will need one since I have already been thinking of the next phase of my training.
NEXT PHASE:
I have decided to make my training 30 day commitments and then make changes based on my progress. Right now I am doing the simple lifts that I have outlined and I am doing cardio on the elliptical trainer. Next month I will switch cardio to something else, I am thinking either stair climber or incumbent bike. I might also start jogging (though I am pretty large to jog right now). For now I like the elliptical it is a low impact and high intensity device I have tried to raise the intensity everyday by some factor or another. I started doing 30minutes and now I have gradually raised that to 60 minutes. I have also started raising the level and adjusting the workout, I started in manual mode on a low level and now I am doing random on level 9-15.
I think that the push to do one more rep or a little more weight or a little more time is the key to succeeding. I never want to move backwards and if I am not moving forward I am moving backward. I want to make one more lift, one more mile, one more good decision about nutrition. I hope that I can reach my goal of 440 before the end of February and be well on my way to the 300's by mid April. It will take a lot of work and determination but with all of your support I'm sure I can reach my goals. Thank You for all your emails and comments.
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