Well I thought I'd check in, my life has been so insanely busy I had forgotten all about this.
Good news and bad news....bad news I've only lost about 10lbs over the past two months,
although the good part of that is I haven't gained any either. Managed a solid month of eating
healthy, and midterms came around it just didn't happen anymore. That's the bad news, the
good news is I stuck with my weight lifting much more than I thought I would, and have seen
nice improvements all around. Seen a 70% increase in bench press with similar (although not as
extreme) results in other areas as well. That's about the only thing that keeps me at it.At first
I would do about an hour at the gym, but now I'm doing nearly two hours three times a week. I
commute on a fixed gear now, which is the absolute best thing I ever did for my legs. All sorts
of muscles pop out now!
Came to the same realization as before, I'm on the way, but I still need to be putting in some serious
effort if I want to get healthy. I think I lost most of the 10lbs in the first month, and stayed steady
during the second. So, it's time to get back on the diet and stick with it. I can't find too many roads
to bike distances on, as I get a bit bored riding up and back the same 3-5 mile stretch over and over.
And it's a tad hard to zone out when there's traffic everywhere. So this week I'm going to start
running as well.
Doubt I'll make my original goal of ~230 by the end of June (24th B-day), as that would be around
50lbs in a little over two months. But hell, I'll give it a try. My inspiration is my best friend, he's lost
40lbs in the last two months doing no-carb and moderate running/weight lifting. Normally I'm against
no-carb, but it's worked especially well for him as he's diabetic, and has significantly decreased the
frequency with which he takes his Insulin shots.
My other inspiration, is that all the new muscle has really started to show through, and it looks great.
Sounds silly, but for the first time in a while, I can actually imagine myself as being fit and trim at some
point in the future.
Good luck everyone!
