April 2009
1 post
March weigh in (Rich)
I know this blog has fallen apart, but I wanted to check in with a quick update. I have been working out daily, though as my weight I am lifting as increased, I am moving to a more every other day deal with that. Walking every day. its been nice enough to do so. My wife is training to do a 5K so her hard work is encouraging me. Anyway I said I would weigh myself monthly and I did. back to...
February 2009
3 posts
yeah, i fell off too
i could make up a lot of excuses, and frankly, they are valid IMHO…. after having a baby take over our lives, and then losing my job… i could give a crap about eating right and exercising. right now, i’m just happy to wake up every day and be alive and still have some left over money to pay bills. so, for the time being… i’m drinking the mountain dew…....
Yeah. I fell off the wagon.
Us three guys apparently have an issue with food. We hate how we look, how we feel, but the overwhelming urge to just tear thru a juicy hamburger, or down that empty calorie can of Coke is a powerful thing.
I’m frankly scared to get on the scale.
First month recap, Time for a reboot
OK. so I said I would not get back on the scale until January after ballooning to 312 mid month. My heaviest ever. Which is wild considering, I have certainly worked harder than ever this month.
sigh.
So I started the month at 299 pounds. 26 of the 31 days of the month I walked on the treadmill 1 1/2 miles. 2 days I walked outside 2 miles. 1 day I did 2 miles at the track at the rec...
January 2009
20 posts
Where are the updates? (Rich)
Sorry, since I posted that sandwich pic, Ive been lax in my updates here…so have two other people whose names I will not mention.
Anyway, eating habits are slipping a bit. Still trying hard, but not as good as I started out. As far as working out, thats been solid. still working out daily. Was able to get off the treadmill and walk outside with my daughter early this week as we had a...
Week in Review(Rich)
Pretty good week. Sorry for lack of updates.
Ate pretty well this week. Kept on point. We did go out to Frisch’s one night and that may have single handedly destroyed any progress I’ve made, but it was oh so good.
Worked out every day. Went to the rec center and walked about 2 miles on the walking track. Just me and the iPod.
Added comments to the theme here, so the 2 people that...
Quick... (Ben)
Well, yesterday we just won’t talk about. I was up all night supporting Indian users that couldn’t log in (now that is a switch…. most people have to call Indians to get support). Trust me, the frustration goes both ways sometimes. Anyway, lack of sleep willed me to sleep in and go in late. No breakfast… good lunch at Remke’s. Had a bowl of chicken noodle soup and...
Chris update
Hey dudes… I just ate some Sushi from Biggs… yeah, Biggs. Funny how the Biggs and Krogers in the nicer parts of town have better-for-you-food. They have a full spread of nice good things to eat for lunch.
This might be my new lunch place.
Full.... (Ben)
Well… I am pretty full from lunch. I went to Remke’s and built a salad at their salad bar. I had left over lunch meat and cheese here, so I loaded up on other things like cottage cheese, some seafood salad, mushrooms, garbanzo beans, and egg. I cut up the left over buffalo chicken slices I had along with some great Caesar salad dressing. It was quite delish.
This morning I...
Lazy
cross post from my blog. http://richrichmond.blogspot.com/2009/01/weekend-update.html basically Sunday sucked. Worked out hard today. Still fat. More to come.
Back in the saddle (Ben)
Well, after a long weekend of cheat food, I return to the norm. My biggest problem is not having a written out menu plan for the week…. along with no one to truly get after me if I skip the gym. I need to figure out an incentive plan for myself to keep me motivated.
As for today, I got out and did chest and triceps at the gym. I was quite happy that I was able to get my buddy Ron to spot...
This Weekend (Chris)
Well the weekend wasn’t a complete wash… I haven’t stepped on the scale since last week, so I am not sure what will happen there - but Friday came and went and I ended up going to see a band, and of course I had a few beers… and they were delicious. ;)
Saturday is my weekly cheat day so I made the most of it with a big hearty breakfast of Eggs, Pancakes, Goetta, OJ and...
Fell off the wagon (Ben)
Well… maybe not that bad… but this is an attempt at an entire lifestyle change, and it can’t happen overnight. I skipped the gym Friday and played snooze tag. My boss took us out Friday morning to IHOP. Even tho they offered unlimited pancakes, I opted for eggs, sausage, hashbrowns and sour dough bread. Hashbrowns really were the worst since I’m trying to avoid...
Encouraging news! (Rich)
No, not on the economy. That still blows. However, I recently began a diet of sorts in order to try and look and feel better. I’ve been blogging about it a bit here and also joined an internetweight loss blog of sorts with Chris and Ben. Now, my primary goals with this, which is now being called a routine instead of a resolution, are to feel better, look better, get rid of my belly, not...
Day 3 (Rich)
Another early morning. Stretching, warm up, sit ups push ups. about a half hour on the weight machine and a half hour on the treadmill. I think this is going to work well for me working out one hour a day. I may have to modify here and there to stay fresh and work different muscles, but im pretty happy with the hour workout. The key will be to see if it is effective. I figure after a month I...
Day 2 (Chris)
Well, today I woke up… Made a little breakfast sammy — whole wheat english muffin, weight watchers cheese, and two egg whites… pretty good.
I also took some string cheese and some fruit w/me today — and I’ve been drinking water like they are going to run out. For lunch I had a sandwich from a local deli and some diet Sioux City Sarsaparilla. It’s make with...
day 2 (ben)
So, yesterday was a pretty good start… today on the otherhand is a full polarization of Monday. I’m dealing with some stupid cold that renders me useless… physically and mentally.
I had every intention of getting up this morning and going to the gym, but during that annoying period between snooze tags, I realized that my body felt like it was subject to an elephant...
Day 2 (Rich)
Forgot to mention as, Chris did yesterday, the weight…3 Bills. thats a lot. I am not as much concerned with the weight or the number and I do not have a “goal weight” right now. I just want to lose the belly and increase my overall health. The number will come down and that is a goal, but I am not going to fixate or obsess on it.
Got up early today and hit the weights for...
Day One (Rich)
Day One (Rich)
Clearly, Ben is MUCH more serious about this than me with the talk of “delts” and “amino acids” and “supplements” and all. Best of luck, sounds like you have a clear and defined plan. I think what will make this interesting is seeing the three different approaches/perspectives to The Challenge. My goals are modest. I do not want to be fat anymore and I do not want to die...
257.0
So I am starting The Challenge at 257 lbs… Which is funny, because when I decided to start to turn around my weight back in November I was at 268, then I had the holidays and ate like a monster. So the fact that I kept off 11 lbs is pretty amazing.
But, now like Rich and Ben it’s time to step it up…
Emily, my wife has picked out dinners this week that fall in line with my...
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Day one (ben)
So…. day one began with shoulders and quads. My trainer, Ron (who is also my cousin’s husband… along with being a retired Army Ranger) worked my delts hard today. It had been over a week (ok… it has been 3 weeks) since I worked those muscles, so i was hurting by the end of that round of routine. My quads are in pretty good shape, so I just did some leg presses and...
Hey everyone, welcome to "The Challenge."
What is The Challenge?
Three dudes on the Internet. Three dudes who are tired of looking down and seeing their gut stick out. Three dudes who are tired of walking up a flight of stairs and getting out of breath. Three dudes who are tired of breathing heavy. Three dudes who are tired of not being able to buy whatever they want to wear.
Three dudes who are sick and tired of being sick and...