Project X - Lose Weight!

[kulangflow]

Originally Posted by kulangflow

(from 2/6/2009)
-205 lbs as of 8am this morning
-Target weight: 185 lbs
-Target daily calories: 2500
-I treadmilled for 40 min this morning along with 20 bar-push-ups, 40 crunchies, 18 total pull-ups using different arm positions (with lots of breaks between reps)

Update (2/13/2009):

-205 lbs as of 8am this morning
-Monday & Thursday: treadmilled for 40 min along with 30 bar-push-ups, 40 crunchies, 18 total pull-ups using different arm positions (with lots of breaks between reps)
-Tuesday & last Saturday: played full-court basketball for 90 minutes

I haven't specifically counted calories, but I've made a conscious effort to only eat one serving per meal and to not eat junk food at night.

Yesterday's treadmilling was much more vigorous than my usual routine:

0-5 min: slowly warm up to 5.0 mph
5-10 min: 5.0 mph, 1.5 incline
10-15 min: 5.5 mph, 1.5 incline
15-20 min: 6.0 mph, 1.5 incline
20-25 min: 6.5 mph, 1.5 incline
25-30 min: 7.0 mph, 1.5 incline
30-35 min: 6.0 mph, 4.0 incline
35-40 min: slowly drop down, min by min, to a stop

It doesn’t look like much on paper, but it kicked my butt royally.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by kulangflow

Yesterday's treadmilling was much more vigorous than my usual routine:

0-5 min: slowly warm up to 5.0 mph
5-10 min: 5.0 mph, 1.5 incline
10-15 min: 5.5 mph, 1.5 incline
15-20 min: 6.0 mph, 1.5 incline
20-25 min: 6.5 mph, 1.5 incline
25-30 min: 7.0 mph, 1.5 incline
30-35 min: 6.0 mph, 4.0 incline
35-40 min: slowly drop down, min by min, to a stop

You may want to look into interval training if you're up for it.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/int...aining/SM00110

It's really a much better way to burn calories than a constant rate of running. Granted, it's not for everyone, but I find it much more exciting than running at an almost constant pace.

Originally Posted by kulangflow

Update (2/13/2009):

-205 lbs as of 8am this morning
-Monday & Thursday: treadmilled for 40 min along with 30 bar-push-ups, 40 crunchies, 18 total pull-ups using different arm positions (with lots of breaks between reps)
-Tuesday & last Saturday: played full-court basketball for 90 minutes

I haven't specifically counted calories, but I've made a conscious effort to only eat one serving per meal and to not eat junk food at night.

Yesterday's treadmilling was much more vigorous than my usual routine:

0-5 min: slowly warm up to 5.0 mph
5-10 min: 5.0 mph, 1.5 incline
10-15 min: 5.5 mph, 1.5 incline
15-20 min: 6.0 mph, 1.5 incline
20-25 min: 6.5 mph, 1.5 incline
25-30 min: 7.0 mph, 1.5 incline
30-35 min: 6.0 mph, 4.0 incline
35-40 min: slowly drop down, min by min, to a stop

It doesn’t look like much on paper, but it kicked my butt royally.

if you stay away from processed foods and stay with more natural foods( meats, fruits, vegatables)....you wont have to watch your calories, I have been taking a powder mix from GNC that is very high in antioxidants its supposed to have the equivilant of 13 servings of fruits and vegtables of antioxidants in a single serving its called "Superfoods Supreme"

[kulangflow]

Update (2/20/2009):

-Monday & Thursday: treadmilled for 40 min along with 30 bar-push-ups, 40 crunchies, 20 total pull-ups using different arm positions (with lots of breaks between reps)
-Tuesday & last Saturday: played full-court basketball for 90 minutes

Update (2/28/2009):

-Monday & Thursday: N/A
-Tuesday & last Saturday: played full-court basketball for 90 minutes

I haven't weighed myself for a couple of weeks on purpose. It haven't lost a pound in almost two months, so I figured I'd check again in a month and hope to be surprised.

The weather is getting better now, and I bought a new Garmin Forerunner 301 to help inspire me to run outside. Running outside is a much more difficult workout for me, so hopefully it will produce more results. Yee-haw!