Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Update 11-27-2010
It has been a little over a month since I posted an update on this blog, but I am glad to say that things are still going very well.
I have been still losing fat while still putting on muscle.
I have been working out with the weights 5 days a week now. 2 days for lower body and 3 days for upper body while still doing an hour of cardio at every workout.
I made it through the Thanksgiving holiday without gorging myself. I am extremely happy about that.
The one thing that I need to work on is that I have been eating a little more liberally. A couple of slices of pizza here and there, some candy over here, some cookies or crackers here. This is an area that I am looking at very closely but my weight body fat is still dropping, but I don't want it to be an excuse to eat foods that are not serving me.
The one thing that I am very happy about is that I believe that I have finally made the workout a habit, I don't cringe when I think of it and I am up well before the alarm goes off to get to the gym.
I have also cut back on the beers I liked to have when I first started working out. I don't miss them at all. I had a few beers the night before Thanksgiving and I really didn't miss that feeling at all.
I thank God everyday for my health and I am still working to get my body in better shape.
As Always, Here's to Your Health,
God Bless You,
John Clark
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Update 10-20-2010
It has been a while since my last post but I am still on track and I have lost another 5 pounds and I am now at 190 pounds which is about 5 pounds away from where I would like my weight to be.
I am still fitting in to clothes that I have not been able to get into for years and that is a great feeling!
I am still diligently watching what I eat even though on occasion I do get off course but I snap myself back on course very quickly and I do not let the old habits slip in for too long.
I have found that to work for me because I still eat some of the foods that I have developed a taste for but I do not continue to eat them day after day. I satisfy the craving and then move right back to the proper foods that serve my health and my weight loss goals.
Being this close to my weight goal, I am currently working on a maintenance diet that will help me stay at my current weight. I am also looking for ways to shave off a little more of the body fat so that my six pack will show. I can feel it right under the surface, I just have to lose that little fat on the surface and it will show through.
I am working with weights 3 days a week now and I still do an hour on the elliptical machine everyday.
I find that I have to work a little harder to get my heart rate up which is a good thing.
Last week I felt a little under the weather so I opted to sleep a little longer and missed the gym a couple of days last week, but it worked. I feel much better this week and I have been back to the gym everyday since Saturday.
As Always, Here's to Your Health,
John Clark
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Update 9-18-2010 – The Challenge Begins
My exercise routine has become a habit that I enjoy thoroughly now. I actually look forward to going to the gym now and I feel as if something is missing if I miss a day.
I go to the gym 6 days a week.
I have increased my weight workouts from 2 to 3 times a week using compound weight lifting to get the most from my workouts.
Again the pounds are not dropping as quickly now as they were before but the clothes I am wearing are getting smaller. So I know that I am heading in the right direction.
Muscle weight more then fat so if you are looking to increase your muscle mass you will find a point where the weight will level off. So don't be discouraged.
I mentioned in earlier posts that I have uncovered a few habitual thoughts that have caused me to gain weight quickly after losing weight in the past and I am still uncovering thoughts that were not serving me in the past.
Whenever I find myself slipping out of the good eating habits that I have started I look at the thinking that is going on inside of my head when this happens. There have been days that I found really challenging. On some of those days I lost and on some of the those days I won.
Thankfully I am winning more then losing and I am winning more everyday!
As Always, Here's to Your Health,
John Clark
