JohnW4’s BodyBlog

About 42 days ago, I weighed in at 250 lbs. and had let my workouts deteriorate to about 2 or 3 low volume / low intensity sessions a week with no cardio.   In other words, I wasn’t doing anything and was eating junk food like there was no tomorrow.   On July 12, I made the decision to lose the gut by losing weight.   I cut out the junk food and very quickly began to shed pounds.  (I’m oversimplifying here for brevity’s sake.)  While I got to the gym a little more often and began to spend a little time on the treadmill, I still wasn’t where I wanted to be.   I had lost about 20 lbs. on my bench press and this loss of strength wasn’t encouraging.  Now I’m no longer trying to eat 1000 less calories a day than I burn, but, rather, just trying to eat healthy with no junk.   I allow myself one sweet dessert per week and that seems to be working.   Increasing protein intake is also part of my new plan to achieve a 36 inch waist while maintaining a 46 or increasing to a 48 chest.    That is my goal and I am articulating a detailed plan to meet that goal.