Hey folks, I wasn’t able to post on the blog last week (I know you were waiting with baited breath for an update) because it was a very busy week. Things have been pretty hectic at work and I’ve been spending many of my evenings chained to my laptop. Fortunately, things are beginning to get back to “normal” just in time for summer!
My fitness challenge has been going very well. The first few weeks are usually pretty tough for me because my motivation to work out is pretty low and my motivation to eat Taco Bell is pretty high. This time around, though, I've been able to trudge through this hurdle with decent success. I weigh in every Monday morning and today I weighed in at 197.1 lbs. That’s a total weight loss of 17.9 lbs since I started back on March 23rd. To help me stay on track I am using an app on my iPhone called Lose it! This slick little free app allows me to enter my current weight, my target weight and the number of pounds I want to lose during a week. It then calculates the daily calories I can consume and the date I will reach my goal. Throughout the week, I track my calories, fat grams, protein and carbs of all the meals I eat and I also track all my exercises. The app has a pretty comprehensive database of foods and exercises so it makes it easy to keep up with the food and exercises. Another cool feature is when I enter an exercise it is automatically pushed to my Facebook page. Btw, I appreciate all the comments of support and encouragement that you leave on my Facebook profile. Anyway, things are progressing pretty well and if I continue at my current pace I’ll hit 180 lbs. on July 1st, 2010. That’s what I’m talkin’ about! An iPad just in time for the 4th!
Next week, I’ll lay out my plan to participate in the Nautica South Beach Classic Triathlon next April. It’s a half-mile swim, 19 mile bike ride and a 4 mile run. I hear Miami is beautiful in April and I’ll get to hang out with my awesome sister for the weekend.
very very saaaaaa-weeet, Rob! Miami, ahhhhhh, A-rod is SO lucky livin' there! You're doing great with your weight loss program, way to stick with it and it's awesome that's there's such neat technology to aid you along the way. And, seriously, what greater motivation than rewards along the way!! Sounds great, way to go, proud of ya, cuuuuuzz :):)
ReplyDeletexoxo the turley birds :)