Work Out & Weigh In

Tonight's softball game was postponed due to the other team not being able to show up and our team being nice enough to reschedule rather than win by forfeit (we'd rather play and lose than not play and win).  So instead I did something I haven't done in many, many months--I went to the gym!  I met Amy at the 24 Hour fitness she drives by on the way home from work and we both got in a workout.

Tonight's tally:

• 1 mile of elliptical (15 minutes)
• 1 mile of rowing (10 minutes)
• 2 miles of recumbent biking (12 minutes)

Hopefully I can still move in the morning and will be motivated enough to go back tomorrow.



Week 2 Weekly Weigh-in:  284.2 pounds.  I was actually 2.5 pounds lighter yesterday thanks to my IBS-flare-up-can't-keep-food-down-only-want-to-eat-soup-and-crackers diet from the beginning of the week.  However, I'm doing my weigh-in at roughly the same time of day on Friday to keep it consistent.  I'm down 3 pounds since last week and 4 pounds overall.  =)

Weekly Weigh In

Week 1 Weekly Weigh-in:  287.2 pounds.

Down 1 pound.  =)  I've decided to generally ignore the body fat percentage reading on my scale.  Given that is says I have the same body fat composition as several of the contestants on the Biggest Loser, I think it reads high.  Also, it varies 5-10% over the course of a couple hours with no eating or exercising.  It might be a good general figure to follow, but it is no where near accurate enough to go by to measure weight loss.

In other news, I hit my first ever home run playing arena softball on Friday!  www.arenasoftball.com

30 for 30

I've decided to make a New Year's Birthday resolution this year.  I am on the verge of turning 30 years old.  I am also on the verge of turning 300 pounds.  While I'm totally fine with the first event, the latter is not OK.

My goal is to lose 30 pounds by my 30th birthday.  My birthday is in exactly 14 weeks (April 21st for the calendar-ly challenged).  The means I need to lose just over 2 pounds per week to hit my goal.  That is a very healthy weight loss plan, and hopefully very achievable for me.

I've been trying to lose weight for a while.  I never seem to be motivated enough to stick with it, despite plenty of support (encouraging wife, 24 Hour Fitness membership from the in-laws, 3 50 minute trainer sessions from my parents this Christmas).  Maybe I need accountability.  I will be posting updates on my progress here, and likely weekly weigh in readings.  Feel free to ask me how I'm doing.  Knowing that people are out there following along might be the extra motivation I need to actually go to the gym often enough to make a difference.

As best as I can tell from my analog scale, my starting weight is 286 pounds.

30 for 30...it's not just for ESPN anymore.

EDIT:  I bought a new scale that has a digital display and calculates body fat percentage.

Week 0 Weigh In:  288.2 pounds & 40.3% body fat