Hey all,
I've been posting journal entires from several years ago for you guys to read. Most of them are rather grim and don't offer much insight as to what my life is like no, so I thought that it would be a good idea for me to share with you what my life is like nowadays. Here's something that I wrote several months ago this year.
I woke as I normally do bright and early at 6am. I do this no matter what I have planned for the day as a means of self-discipline. I find myself to be more energetic when I wake up early and go to sleep at an earlier hour - say around 10pm. I ate my usual breakfast of egg whites, oatmeal, a cup of yogurt, and some fresh fruit. this helps me to have energy for the day ahead, as well as supply me with protein that is needed for muscle development.
At around 7:30 I was off and at the gym. I started my workout with a nice 10 minute brisk walk on the tredmil, and afterwards I followed that up with about 5 minutes of stretching to be sure I didn't pull anything on accident. I decided that it was time to do legs today, so I went ahead and did some squats, leg presses, lunges, and leg extensions. Needless to say, I think my legs are going to be sore tomorrow! After finishing my last set, I did another 35 minutes of cardio this way I got it out of the way because tomorrow I'm going to have a viable excuse as to why I can't do cardio.
By the time I was done at the gym it was nearly 9:30 and about time that I headed home in order for me to get ready for work at 11 at the office. Late day today. We have some clients who are coming in later from out of state who, for some reason, can only make it here at such a late hour.
As soon as I got home I had my usual protein shake along with some more fruit. I showered, packed a reasonable lunch, as was on my way at 10:20. No traffic, either.
I got to work around 10:55 and was at my desk at 11:05 after making a few stops here and there to say hello to the rest of the guys.
I took my lunch around 4:15, just a little before the clients were supposed to arrive. I made myself a turkey sandwhich with lettuce and tomatoes along with mustard since mayo contains too much fat. I also packed some more fresh fruit, V8 Splash to drink, and some nuts.
We managed to get things settled at the office fairly quickly with the clients and I was able to get on my way home around 6:25 which isn't too bad. There was still some traffic on the roads, but that's to be expected at the tail end of the rush hour.
Upon getting home I did some laundry and finished that up around 8:30. I went ahead and made some dinner - Chicken and rice along with some corn. I grilled the chicken on the foreman grill and boiled the rice. The less fats the better.
This seems to go against what I have read before when I first started doing this diary, but from what I have seen, as long as I stay away from carbo hydrates before I go to sleep, I'm fine.
Before going to bed Transformers was on so I watched that and somewhere around 11:35 I finally fell asleep.
I forgot to mention my weight. This mornings weigh-in was an impressive 230 pounds - only a few pounds short of my goal of 210! I'm so close I can't wait!
I've been posting journal entires from several years ago for you guys to read. Most of them are rather grim and don't offer much insight as to what my life is like no, so I thought that it would be a good idea for me to share with you what my life is like nowadays. Here's something that I wrote several months ago this year.
I woke as I normally do bright and early at 6am. I do this no matter what I have planned for the day as a means of self-discipline. I find myself to be more energetic when I wake up early and go to sleep at an earlier hour - say around 10pm. I ate my usual breakfast of egg whites, oatmeal, a cup of yogurt, and some fresh fruit. this helps me to have energy for the day ahead, as well as supply me with protein that is needed for muscle development.
At around 7:30 I was off and at the gym. I started my workout with a nice 10 minute brisk walk on the tredmil, and afterwards I followed that up with about 5 minutes of stretching to be sure I didn't pull anything on accident. I decided that it was time to do legs today, so I went ahead and did some squats, leg presses, lunges, and leg extensions. Needless to say, I think my legs are going to be sore tomorrow! After finishing my last set, I did another 35 minutes of cardio this way I got it out of the way because tomorrow I'm going to have a viable excuse as to why I can't do cardio.
By the time I was done at the gym it was nearly 9:30 and about time that I headed home in order for me to get ready for work at 11 at the office. Late day today. We have some clients who are coming in later from out of state who, for some reason, can only make it here at such a late hour.
As soon as I got home I had my usual protein shake along with some more fruit. I showered, packed a reasonable lunch, as was on my way at 10:20. No traffic, either.
I got to work around 10:55 and was at my desk at 11:05 after making a few stops here and there to say hello to the rest of the guys.
I took my lunch around 4:15, just a little before the clients were supposed to arrive. I made myself a turkey sandwhich with lettuce and tomatoes along with mustard since mayo contains too much fat. I also packed some more fresh fruit, V8 Splash to drink, and some nuts.
We managed to get things settled at the office fairly quickly with the clients and I was able to get on my way home around 6:25 which isn't too bad. There was still some traffic on the roads, but that's to be expected at the tail end of the rush hour.
Upon getting home I did some laundry and finished that up around 8:30. I went ahead and made some dinner - Chicken and rice along with some corn. I grilled the chicken on the foreman grill and boiled the rice. The less fats the better.
This seems to go against what I have read before when I first started doing this diary, but from what I have seen, as long as I stay away from carbo hydrates before I go to sleep, I'm fine.
Before going to bed Transformers was on so I watched that and somewhere around 11:35 I finally fell asleep.
I forgot to mention my weight. This mornings weigh-in was an impressive 230 pounds - only a few pounds short of my goal of 210! I'm so close I can't wait!
