Well, well, well..........the end of the week is finally here! It's bittersweet for me. Bitter, because it is time to go back to the 9-5, and sweet because of the results I have seen after this weeks changes.
As you know, this week I gave up sweets. This has been the toughest challenge of all. Sweets have been a staple in my daily diet for as long as I can remember. The one thing that I miss the most have been my usual snack of Mike & Ikes. I didn't realize exactly HOW MANY sweets I was eating until I had to give them up, but this week was definitely a challenge.
The things that I will be missing the least are the nearly 6 lbs I have lost! I weighed in this Thursday at 197.2, which is down 6 lbs from 203!
I really focused on my strength training this week. Each day I hit 2 muscle groups, and I raised the intensity throughout the routine. I do feel like I pushed a little too hard on the RDLs during my back day. I have had issues in the past with a bulged disk in my back, and the pain can come back when I push the routine too far.
Next week, I going to start to focus on my abs, everyone's favorite part of the workout. I will post my workout tomorrow if you are following along. My nutritional change will be no eating after 8 pm. My wife and I are definitely late night snackers, and I think we will both benefit from this change!
The end of week results are listed below:
Weight: 197.2
Push ups: 53
5K: 23:59
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Week 3 Update
Hello Everyone!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you all have been enjoying the work week and making good progress in your healthy habits!
This week has been pretty good in the exercise department. I have finally had the opportunity to focus on each muscle group during my workout routine.
One of the most important parts of strength training is rest. You need to make sure you are letting your muscles recover. Before this week, each day I had been doing a full body routine which I felt slowed down my muscles recovery because they were never getting the break they needed. Now, with this new plan, they are only being pushed to the test once or twice a week and getting to the chance to fully recover.
No candy or unhealthy snacks have proven to be my Achilles hill! This has by far been the hardest thing to give up. I am willing myself to do it but it has not been easy. I guess if it was easy, everyone would do it. It has taken alot of discipline and frankly, I didn't know I could go this long without a "sweet fix." But I have seen the benefits of it because the scale has actually dropped below 200!
I hope you all continue to make positive changes and I will check back with you all later in the week. Please feel free to mention what healthy changes you have made for yourself!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you all have been enjoying the work week and making good progress in your healthy habits!
This week has been pretty good in the exercise department. I have finally had the opportunity to focus on each muscle group during my workout routine.
One of the most important parts of strength training is rest. You need to make sure you are letting your muscles recover. Before this week, each day I had been doing a full body routine which I felt slowed down my muscles recovery because they were never getting the break they needed. Now, with this new plan, they are only being pushed to the test once or twice a week and getting to the chance to fully recover.
No candy or unhealthy snacks have proven to be my Achilles hill! This has by far been the hardest thing to give up. I am willing myself to do it but it has not been easy. I guess if it was easy, everyone would do it. It has taken alot of discipline and frankly, I didn't know I could go this long without a "sweet fix." But I have seen the benefits of it because the scale has actually dropped below 200!
I hope you all continue to make positive changes and I will check back with you all later in the week. Please feel free to mention what healthy changes you have made for yourself!
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