Ugh, this fasting is not for me. ALL food looks good to me now. At least what I am craving isn’t too bad for you – Steak and Eggs!! Of course I have lost weight, anybody would if they haven’t eaten for 4 days. I feel like I am slowing my metabolism down though. I don’t know if I can finish the day without eating…

Well, it is day 3 of this fasting cleanse. I have lost a few pounds and am under 180 now. I haven’t worked out this week, but I will be returning to the gym harder than ever next week.

Hello all, I have been hovering around 183 for a while. For two weeks in a row, I have worked out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and skipped the rest. This week, I missed Monday due to… no excuses… Today I started a Fasting Cleanse (5 day). I tried this once before and only made it a day. I am already hungry, but how hard can 5 days be? I am not supposed to workout while doing it, but I may go to the gym after work anyway…

Well, this past weekend was my birthday and it wasn’t very healthy. Over the weekend, I had 3 pieces of cake, 1 piece of cheesecake, 6 pieces of pizza, 6 ribs, some fries, a couple shots of whiskey, a bloody mary, and a bunch of beer.

I gained 2 pounds, but felt like I gained 10 or more. I also haven’t worked out since Wednesday.

I just need to lose 5 pounds this week to stay on target. I will be kicking ass in the gym this afternoon…

I was doing Bench Presses yesterday and looked back in my journal. I have lost at least 50 lbs of strength on my bench. It is depressing looking at my 2008 pictures and what I was doing in the gym at the time. I just hate losing so much so fast.

I just keep telling myself how fast time flies and if I just stick with it, I will be there again in no time. I have set some aggressive weight loss goals (will think of some strength ones later). My goals are simple, get out of the 180’s by the end of January, get out of the 170’s by the end of February, and get out of the 160’s by the end of March. The goal is to hit 155 by Tax day (April 15th).

I bought an 18 month gym membership at Anytime fitness (paid in full for the 25% discount). No more excuses, I have a gym membership and weights at home.

I went to the gym yesterday and got a great workout. I can’t wait to go after work tonight for another one…

I am going to go to my old gym after work today and negotiate a price. They offered me $32 per month, but never said anything about signing up fees of any sort. Either way, I am joining, I want to hit it HARD like before…

I have been getting weak workouts at home, but at least I have been working out, right?

Before I talk about it, I just wanted to say that I still believe that doing a full body workout 3x a week is still the best at burning fat…
…with that said:

I created this workout a long time ago, so it isn’t technically new. It is the last workout that I did during Feb/Mar 2008 that helped me get to where I was at in the middle picture (sidebar).

The workout is based on muscle recovery. I give the big muscles (Chest, Back, Legs) a rest for 3 days between workouts. The small muscles (Bi’s, Tri’s, and Shoulders) get 2 days between workouts. I then alternate Abs and HIIT every other day.

You end up working out every day of the week, and the workouts do not repeat for 12 days. Every fourth day just so happens to be an easy day to focus on Shoulders, Biceps, or Triceps.

Here is an image of what the remainder of January would look like:

I was working out my shoulders in the basement last night, it wasn’t a good workout. I kept thinking about how much better of a workout I get at the gym. I hate making mistakes, but I have to admit it when I do. I think I made a mistake quitting the gym and buying gym equipment. The equipment cost me at least 5 years worth of gym membership dues so I didn’t really save money.

I am thinking about re-joining the gym. The good news will be that I have a back-up gym (at home)…

Well, we went out of town, so it was too hard to keep track of what I ate. I didn’t do too bad, I had 3 slices of some awesome pizza though. I only had a couple of beers. Next weekend will be tougher with my Poker party. I guess I will just have to hit it hard this week.

Good news is that I am on pace, I have lost 2 lbs this week (was hoping for more as it was my first week). Overall, I know I didn’t hit it that hard last week. Posting my picture has helped motivate me though…