Finally! I'm in the 360's!

by Ben on July 28, 2010

in Daily Report,Week 7

I finally did it! This is why I love my online tools(2 links, there) that I use! I can easily look back and see where I was a week or month ago, and it is incredibly inspiring!

I am back at the gym and I pulled off an impressive 10 minutes on the elliptical. I wasn't completely exhausted, either. I am not entirely sure why I didn't push further, but I know I didn't want to hurt myself. I am becoming more and more in tune with my body and don't want to get derailed by being stupid.

I incorporated some of the exercises from P90X yesterday, and it was an intense workout. Loved it! I just need to "man-up" and start doing some push-ups there!

On another note, I accepted a new job on Monday that I am absolutely thrilled about! My pay will increase by about 80% and the benefits are out of this world! It will be so nice to have the extra money and a healthy(ier) body to go along with it!

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This just isn't working!

by Ben on July 26, 2010

in Determination,P90X

While the P90X workouts have been awesome, my weight is still the same as it was when I started. My diet hasn't changed, but my level of activity has. I think this might be what's hindering me.

The time away from the house is my solace, so to speak. I love having the music blaring in my ears and sweating my cahones off at the gym. I am not saying that P90X doesn't work, but am saying that it is currently way above my fitness level. I need to be able to go at my own pace with exercises that are familiar to me.

Although "they" swear cardio is bad for you, it has been working for me. In the event that you haven't noticed, there is a very large amount of body fat on my person that needs to be burned off. Cardio will do that for me! Keeping my heart rate up for an hour or so every day, six days per week.

I will start P90X again in a few months when I've burned off a hundred pounds or so, but for now, its back to the gym for this fatso. :)

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Why Soy is NOT a health food…

by Ben on July 25, 2010

in Health Topics

This is an excellent vlog that I came across and found very informative!

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Day 6: Plyometrics

by Ben on July 23, 2010

in P90X,Week 1

Yeah, P90X – Plyometrics kicked our butts today…quite literally. We were only able to make it for 25 minutes!

My original plan was to stick with Disc 1 until Saturday and start Disc 2 (plyometrics) on Sunday. Alas, I was getting totally bored with disc 1 and my heart just wasn't in it. I was to the point of muting the volume and just using my IPOD. One can only listen to the jokes and witty banter for so long! ;)

We have a lot of company coming over this weekend for my daughters birthday celebration, so I am going to have to get up early to be able to workout on Saturday. As it stands now, I probably won't be able to workout on Sunday, but I am hoping I will be able to get one in at some point.

My goals for next week? I MUST get back into the swing of working out every day. I really enjoy P90X, but it's downfall for me is that I crave the gym time. It's kind of a de-stressor, ya know?

I'm really nervous about my weigh-in on Sunday! I've only worked out twice this week, so it is REALLY important to get one in on Friday and Saturday!!!

It is my sincerest wish to drop into the 360's by August 1st, and that's only 9 days away!!!

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Day 5: +3?

Okay, so I didn't realize by changing my schedule just a tid-bit that it would alter my universe completely! It all started on Saturday of last week when I posted a second daily weight gain and it really ticked me off! So I swore that weighing in every day was too much for me to [...]

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Day 4: Yet Another Weekend Weight Gain!

What is it with me and weekends? I do believe I have found my Achilles heel, so to speak. My intake wasn't out of line in any way yesterday, but I still posted a three pound gain! I only did 988 calories! I am assuming my body was in starvation mode, thus the weight gain, [...]

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Day 3: No Workout Today

I didn't workout today, and I feel it. If it was possible for molasses to tell us what it really feels like on a cold January morning, I am sure it would describe how I am feeling today. Not sick by any means, just a complete lack of motivation. My wife is at the store [...]

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Day 2: P90X Chest & Back Routine

I went and screwed up my plan!  The original idea was to write an update every day of my first 90 day "run".  Yesterday was intense.  I was tired by the end of the warm up!  But, alas I made it through. This workout was broken down into two sections: This first section consisted of [...]

I'm so excited!!

My wife has been my motivator for so many things, and it's wonderful that I can now do something really meaningful for her.  I'm using this post to introduce my wife as a co-author on this blog!  Yay! She did her first workout with that chick from the Biggest Loser, yeah, you know who I'm [...]

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My First VLog & A Recipe!

Some other things I'm working on: Stop saying "um" and "uh" so much…dang that IS annoying!! getting a better background for these videos – pretty cheesy! getting a better camera…it's like watching a bad kung-fu flick…my lips and words don't match! ugh! Above all, enjoy!!  I am!                 [...]

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