Day 121: The next step

I'll post some pictures taken at my sisters wedding sometime next week, but more importantly, it's time for the next goal. I'm aiming for 190 lbs by May 20. Why May 20? It's another wedding. My cousins wedding to be exact. To accomplish this task I will switch back to the 5x5 program for the next two months with the addition of rowing and hiking for my cardio. My diet will remain roughly the same as well, 4-5 small meals a day with 2 cheat days on the weekends.

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 198.0

Workout:

Day 1: Workout A with interval Rowing / Jump rope
Day 2: Hiking (AM) Rowing (PM)
Day 3: Workout B with interval Rowing / Heavy Bag
Day 4: Rest
Day 5: Workout A with interval Rowing / Jump rope
Day 6: Hiking (AM) Rowing (PM)
Day 7: Workout B with interval Rowing / Heavy Bag

Day 112: I MADE IT!!!

As of 10:00 tonight 03/16/09, I weigh 199.5! I made it!

Day 108: Cardio Hell

For the past week my cardio has been intense and I don't know how long I can sustain this pace.

I've been doing 10, three minute circuits of rowing, followed by one minute of jump rope. So basically 40 minutes of cardio before I go to sleep and after I wake up. On top of that I'm still doing the 8x8 workouts. Needless to say I'm exhaused.

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: fluctuates between 201.5 and 200.8

Workout:
Rowing and Jump rope -350 cal
Workout A or B -400 cal
Rowing and Jump rope -350 cal

Diet: Ususally

Breakfast: 500 cal

Lunch: 500 cal

Snack: 100-280 cal

Dinner: 500 cal

Day 100: I'm not Dead

I didn't feel like blogging for awhile. The bet is still on. But it's down to the last 3 weeks and I have 6 pounds to lose. We'll see if I can pull a win out of my ass.

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 206

I've been doing 3-A-Days lately.

Wake up: 10 3 minute rounds of Jump rope, cross fit exercises, and running

Workout A or B

Before Sleep: 10 3 minute rounds of Jump rope, cross fit exercises, and running

My diet has been roughly the same.

Day 76: Lay offs

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will notify up to 20,000 state employees on Friday their jobs will be eliminated if lawmakers fail by then to balance the budget by closing a shortfall of more than $40 billion, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Here's the rest of the article.


http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5197Z220090210


So who's going to lay off the people who got us in this mess?

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 210

Workout A:

Weight Lifting one hour: -577.0 cal

• Squats 8x8 @ 190
  
• Bench Press 8x8 @ 140
• Seated Row 8x8 @ 130
• Leg Press 8x8 @ 204
  
• Machine Dips 8x8 @ 150
• Wide Grip Pull Down 8x8 @ 115
• Triceps Push Downs 8x8 @ 95
• Machine Bench Press 8x8 @ 132
  

Meals: All Calculations were taken from MyDailyPlate.com

Meal 1: Pinakbet with Brown rice and tofu 507

• Pinakbet 1 serving 201 cal
• Steamed Brown Basmati Rice 1 serving 170 cal
• Tofu 1 cup 136 cal

Meal 2: GNC Pro Performance® Wheybolic Extreme 60 Vanilla 270 cal

Meal 3: Chicken wrap 239 cal

• Stater Bros. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Tenderloins 1 serving 110 cal
• Romero's Whole Grain Wheat Tortilla 1 wrap 106 cal
• Romaine Lettuce 2 outer leafs 10 cal
• Tomato, Raw 1/2 serving 13 cal

Meal 4: Chicken wrap 239 cal

• Stater Bros. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Tenderloins 1 serving 110 cal
• Romero's Whole Grain Wheat Tortilla 1 wrap 106 cal
• Romaine Lettuce 2 outer leafs 10 cal
• Tomato, Raw 1/2 serving 13 cal

Meal 5: Peter Pan Peanut Butter And Honey Sandwich 1 slice 245 cal

Meal 6: Quacker Oats Oatmeal 410 cal

• Honey 1 serving 60 cal
• Peter Pan Peanut Butter 1 serving 190 cal

Total: 1910

Day 75: Paid Off

I just paid off my car today! No more monthly payments! Now I'm going to wait a few more months, maybe even a year before I make my next big purchase.

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 211

Workout: None rest day. I'm completely sore

Meals: All Calculations were taken from MyDailyPlate.com

Meal 1: GNC Gnc Pro Performance® Wheybolic Extreme 60 Vanilla 270 cal

Meal 2: Pinakbet with Brown rice and tofu 507

• Pinakbet 1 serving 201 cal
• Steamed Brown Basmati Rice 1 serving 170 cal
• Tofu 1 cup 136 cal

Meal 3: Chick-Fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich 260 cal

Meal 4: Kashi Golean Roll! Oatmeal Walnut 190 cal

Total: 1,227

Day 75: Aftermath

I guess I over indulged with the food yesterday cause when I stepped on the scales this morning, (after a 12 hour coma) I was up 3 pounds. While not superbowl standards, it was still a shock to see how much I am willing to gore myself. Oh well. I guess it's another 3 days before it comes out.

Starting Weight: 230
Current Weight: 213

Workout B: I'm still having a tough time deciding which exercises to add on.

Front Squats: 8x8 @ 135 or so I thought. I had to stop at 6 because my wrists were hurting so much from holding the damn weight in the front. I guess I'll stick to back squats.

Military Press: 8x8 @ 90

Deadlifts: 5x5 @ 250

Wide Grip Pull Downs: 8x8 @ 115

Bulgarian Squats: 8x8 @ Body Weight

Machine Press 8x8 @ 90

Seated Row: 8x8 @ 125

Bicep Curls: 8x8 @ 25


Meals: All Calculations were taken from MyDailyPlate.com

Since I was only awake for 8 hours I only ate 3 meals.

Meal 1: GNC Pro Performance Wheybolic Extreme 60 1 serving 310 cal

Meal 2: Dragon Roll 1 roll 507 cal

Meal 3: Pinakbet with Brown rice and tofu 371

• Pinakbet 1 serving 201 cal
• Steamed Brown Basmati Rice 1 serving 170 cal