The Plan is Working

Today is January 28th. As of this morning I have given 8 pounds away in 25 Days. This reduction in weight is the result of a few changes to my diet; not from hitting the gym or committing to dry January. I have not worked out for far too long now, and I don’t like setting myself up for failure. The truth is that my wife and I are trying to eat healthier. We are planning our meals better and using ingredients that don’t have all the extra-long words that we can’t pronounce in them. Imagine that. It seems like going back to what worked for me before is where we are finding success today!

Back in 2012 I decided to get healthy. In about 7 months time I lost 60 pounds through diet and exercise. It was a major commitment. This time I am just watching the types of food I eat and I vowed to not buy any beer this month. I am happy to say though that I am drinking a Hoppy Refresher instead of beer. Thank you Lagunitas for taking care of us bitter taste lovers.

Picture borrowed from bitterpops.com

I am sitting at 204 pounds right now. My plantar fasciitis is almost under control. And I am hoping that by this weekend I will be under 200. Then I will start getting on the indoor bike and work on getting back on that cardio. Let’s see if I can get back to the 170’s by this Summer! Bring on those beach muscles!

One Step Forward…Ready for the Next Step

Four days. I made it four days into my New Year’s workout pledge before life interrupted and I stopped. That was a month ago and I have not figured out how to get back into it.

The excuses are real:

1 – I thought that I would be able to get up early and work out, but my schedule has me going to bed too late, and not sleeping enough is almost worse than not working out.

2 – I took on more hours of work to teach night school on the nights my son doesn’t have basketball games, so there goes working out when I get home, at least for a couple more weeks. Update: I’ll be teaching night school into May.

3 – I thought I could workout with my track runners during practice after school; but if I am working out, I cant really coach, and that’s not what I am there for.

It doesn’t look like I will get any real consistent work outs in any time soon.

So what do I have control over? The only thing that I can do to somehow change my body composition is by altering my caloric intake both in quantity and quality. For now this is what I must do and hope that at some point in the next few months I will be able to add some athletic specific activity to my already busy life.

1 – I started to drink a protein shake in the morning. I believe this is a good way to get the metabolism going in the morning.

2 – I am portioning better at mealtime and am avoiding going back for seconds.

3 – I am drinking less adult beverages during the weekdays. I don’t have much free time anyway. Sorry Lagunitas Brewery, I swear I’ll make up for it.

4 – I am drinking more water. Staying hydrated helps to curb food cravings and is just good for me all the way around.

Since I wont really be sharing about my workouts I need to figure out other things to share. Anyone have any suggestions?