The mantra is “one week, one pound.”
Alright from last Monday’s 318.4 to today’s 317.0 and holy smoke that is a 1.4 pound drop on a week that had 3 work days and 4 days of undisciplined and reckless eating habits and a complete lack of exercise for the most part.
So I am starting 2010, that’s twenty ten and not oh ten because if you say “oh ten” you are a moron, and I am setting the clock as above. It should be easier to keep track if the weeks match up better with the year. The ultimate goal is to be under 200 pounds, exercise 30 minutes of cardio at least 4 times a week and get up to legitimate weight lifting numbers. That said I am focused on the changes that make one pound a week a breeze and really trying to stay off the radical diet and get back to eating more regular meals.
Still, the current plan is cheap and easy to follow. Breakfast drink mix with skim milk, V8 juice, a delicious yogurt smoothie (breakfast, lunch and dinner respectively) along with coffee, water, a vitamin and a couple of water flavor add-ons that may add to immunity and energy. That is the meal plan for Monday thru Friday. Saturday and Sunday I am getting better, or at least thinking its better. Eating at Applebees around midnight Saturday morning and those choices are generally the worst of the week, at Longhorn I get a salad, steamed veggies and a small steak so it’s a push, then Sunday night it’s the Taco Mac and if I’m trying hard I get the soup and salad combo.
We’ll see if I can keep more or less on track. As opposed to general New Year Resolutions this plan is flexible and if I miss one week I try again the week, (resetting the one pound a week clock for 2010 too). So the goal for next week is 316.0.
Also looking to still add the exercise bike routine for the evenings. Going by the same authority that has be doing the stretching and dumbbell workouts in the mornings, Dr. Oz, I will hit the bike at 6pm week nights and work my way up to the 30 minutes (what is that half a news broadcast, or an episode of Friends?). If I can go longer I will, but the 30 minutes is the first goal and I might do the thing where I sit on the bike for the full 30 even if I can’t petal that long to get into the habit of being there for that period of time. Just an idea.
Otherwise, my skin is going to heck. It’s dry and cracking in the working areas on my hands and elbows. It’s probably a combination of weather and diet. Also the blotchy discoloration on the back of my calves hasn’t gone away as I hoped it might. Still think it is weight/blood pressure related but I haven’t done enough to clear it up yet. Thinking about seeing a dermatologist about the skin tags on my neck and waistline so maybe I can make sure about the blotches too.
So this year will start like last year ended. No resolutions made on January 1st. I am just working on the goals I set and adjusting them as they are accomplished or need to be broken down more. Really happy with the way my debt is getting paid down finally and hope to clear a few more balances in the first three months before paying cash for a new computer or a new LED TV this summer.
We’ll see how the cars hold up before any big money expenses are made, plus I might need cash for some new clothes this summer too. I’d make one of those emoticon smiley faces there, but that just isn’t me.
Later.
P.S. I am also planning on doing a Friday weigh in and measurement post each week so keep an eye out.
Later, Later.
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