I'm beginning this blog a little later than I could have. I mean, I'm eight (8) weeks into my "program" and have made some progress thus far. To take a "before" picture now might discount that progress- something I'm personally proud of and would rather flaunt and build upon than forget.
So here I am, eight weeks, two days, and 49 pounds lighter than the more robust guy I was.
Since May 21st, I've been changing my life- a little at a time and at the ripe old age of 46, the changes will continue until my birthday in June 2008- my goal date.
The list of changes I am in the course of making is short nut inclusive, and do-able. At the top of my list is losing weight and keeping it off. I'm going about it in a way that makes sense to me and is, according to my doctor, healthy. It's simple and it works. The weight is coming off and I'm feeling pretty good. My clothes are fitting better, even the ones I haven't worn in over three years.
It's a simple math equation- balancing calories consumed versus calories burned while taking into account desired weight loss. It looks kind of like this:
CE + (DPLD x 2500) = BMR + LCC + ACC
CE = Calories Eaten
DPLD = Desired Pounds Lost per Day
2500 = Calories per Pound of Fat
BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate
LCC = Lifestyle Calorie Consumption
ACC = Activity Calorie Consumption
I've also spread my calorie intake over five small meals during the day, making sure that calories taper off towards the end of the day.
I've also adapted my exercise into a workable and repeatable format. Everything took about three weeks to work out into an easy to follow set of habits that I do naturally each day. I always know what I'm going to eat and get plenty of variety to keep it interesting.
I'm journaling this from now on track my progress and help others understand what I'm doing.
I do several sets- each consisting of ten reps. I keep switching through the different stations until thirty minutes has elapsed, then walk home. The workout varies a little from time to time.
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