SUGAR, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Whoa. It's Saturday night and I am tired. I feel kind of geeky seeing as how I am not out tonight, but I spent some good time looking around for a potential laptop for college. I also got some really good driving experience. I'll be getting my DL this month. In fact, I must remember to write in my log of driving experience and go to the DMV.

You know, I am considering going to the gym on Saturdays... I have to be in the doors by 12pm in order to workout. That would take a big commitment on my part. The Question is: am I up to it? Well, I'll probably be able to make a decision by tomorrow. I must remember this as well. It's very important.

Today I ate too much sugar! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! SUGAR!!!! I think I am going to set a limit of how much I'll have in a day. Luckily, that's all I really ate today. But let's do a recap:

• 1 Boost High Protein Energy Drink (to rebuild muscle)
• 1 Starbucks Grande Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino
• 1 12 oz. Sunkist Soda
• 1 medium Subway Soda (I forgot which kind of soda it was... I think iced tea)
• 1 Subway Oatmeal Cookie
• 1 Subway White Chocolate Chip Cookie

Total calories: 1780
Total carbohydrates: 264 g
Total Sugars: 205 g

OMG, that's kind of ridiculous-- all those calories from just sweets. Good thing I only had sushi today. From looking at various sources, I estimate that that sushi was about 500-600 calories, making my entire input for the day 2280-2380 calories. I've never recorded how much sugar I've consumed in one day. I think I know what I need to work on. These foods were rich in simple sugars, meant for immediate use. But I didn't do any exercises today! So those are going to turn to fat (at least I think). This means I must work extra hard this coming week.

I have to have some boundaries and be conscious of them. For instance, I might limit the days I have sweets, and/or how much I would consume in one day. I don’t want something like today happen again.

I found some neat websites for help in calorie counting and other aspects of my goals:

• Nutrition Data
• Diet Facts
• Calorie Calculator
  
• RMR Calculator
• Virtual Fitness Trainer (The site that the above RMR calculator is on)

I've also found a place where I can buy an electronic scale, Wal-Mart. I'll do it tomorrow! Some of them that read body fat and weight look tempting.

Speaking of body fat, I learned that for every 3500 calories you burn, you melt away one pound of fat. So going by this standard, I plan to burn 500 more calories than I intake daily. If I do that for a work week, that's 2500 cals, and If I actually do go the gym on Saturday, then it would ber 3000 cals. I have about 4-5ish weeks left. Everyone's metabolism is different, but going by this, I will be able to loose at least 5 lbs. I'm considering that I would lower my calorie intake to 2100 calories. I again, will come up with a more detailed version of how I'll track this calorie extravaganza. Just for kicks though, lets see how many calories I burned by subtracting my estimate from my RMR:

2380 calories - 2587.5 calories (RMR) = -207.5 calories

Well at least I burned some cals. My total outpout theoretically would be:

(calories consumed) - RMR - (calories burned)

When I get the scale, I'll post some detailed info based on what the scale spits out to me. This will include weight obviously, RMR, BMI, and body fat percentage (if I get a scale that reads it).

lol. Looks like I have a list of things to remember. Just for the record, here they are:

• Buy a scale tomorrow
• Remember to go to DMV
• Make up my mind about Saturdays at the gym
• Come up with the detailed plan to track progress (perheaps some setup on excel)
  

Now I must make my way to la-la land.

You know, I just realized. I'll need to work more muscle groups than I listed earlier. I think I might split my time up between them. Possibly:

Day 1: Torso/upper body (abs, pecs, obliques)
Day 2: Arms (triceps, biceps, deltoids)
Day 3: Wednesday: Legs/lower body (quadriceps, calves, hamstrings)

You're not supposed to work the same muscle groups everyday because it could result in muscle damage. Luckily, this routine will allow me to train everyday without doing that. Just an update on some things I was thinkin bout.

Routines, Routines, Routines...

Well my current workout routine goes a little something like this:

• 45 min - 1 hr on the tread mill (cardio, fat burn, or hill plus).
• 3 sets of 15 reps on several machines that work biceps, triceps, deltoids, and pectorals (30-45 lbs). This takes about another 30 minutes.

Note, I am doing the treadmil everyday, and weight training only 3 days a week.

So after some careful study of some good websites, I am going to make improvements to my routine. I will have a more well established one on record here that I'll update as I get stronger (I hope!).

So the proposed improvements:

• I might consider doing H.I.I.T. (High Intensity Interval Training). which seems quite promising. In fact I think I could incorporate it using the hill plus program on the exercise bike that I used toady!
• Also, an A.M. 30 min workout would work well, according to this article. I could possibly just add it to my current routine and be able to do 2 workouts as suggested could be done.
• In terms of weight training, the website I provided in my previous post seems to look good. One particular section should help me with my form, and the direction I shall take with the training.
  
• Sleep! I'll need to catch up on my sleep to be more healthy as well. That means no more late nights like this one!
• Nutrition-wise, I know my goals. I have carbs to give me fuel (simple carbs burn faster for immediate use and complex digest slower) and proteins to rebuild my muscle. If I feel I need to, I might follow some arbitary diet at one point (they all really never work and/or last). I basically eat healthy, but I just have deal with overeating. I'll definetly take a better look at this myself, along with science of it all. I mean, I do plan to become a doctor in case you didn't know!
  
• Finally, to fight muscle boredom, I'll have to change-up exercises. Changing the frequency, intensity, or variety of weight exercises shouldn't be hard, but this means otherwise I'll have to try something other than the exercise bike! I'm thinking anything but the treadmill, because my doctor said to loose at least 50 lbs before I start running.
  

A full fledged plan! Overall this should help me with effective fat burn and muscle building! I will post a new and revised exercise routine soon.

Wow, I got quite a bit done!

My Mission

This blog is meant as a means to an end. Specifically, the loss of my weight. As of the last time I checked, I weighed around 279 pounds (I'm buying a scale to get my exact weight). This blog will be a way for me to record my efforts and what specifically I will be doing.

My objective was to loose 50 pounds before I start college. Upon reflection, that's obviously not realistic. But I have started on the right path. My goal is now to loose 5-10 lbs which would be immediately noticeable. I have from now until about august 10. That is a little more than a month.

I've joined the gym at my work and I started working out using the exercise bike and weights. I began this routine around mid-June. But I am making this day, July 7th, my official starting point in which to document this journey in weight loss.

I am only going on a bit of previous knowledge of how to weight train (in terms of what to exercise, form, and other little specifics); however, I just recently discovered a great website that will help me. I am not into becoming a super body-builder, but I do want to burn fat and tone up. You know, I gotta be fit for the ladiez! I think this website will come in handy. I plan to research and carry out correct weight training form and proper nutrition.

Speaking of nutrition, this leads me to the other area I am working on in this journey. You see, I have a bit of a problem overeating, especially when it comes to the amount of sweets I may have in one day. But recently, namely today, I have been making great strides to deal with this. My strategy (as cliche as it might sound) is to watch my calories, and make healthy choices.

I am not a fast-food junkie or truly unhealthy eater, but I do need to work on getting my body more healthy. I'm on a tight deadline, but I know I will be able to loose 5-10lbs and become an overall healthier person. Until my next post,