jetmek’s BodyBlog

I have decided to change my goal of losing 100lbs by Sept. 10th to something more attainable.  My new goal is to lose a total of 80lbs by Sept. 10th.  Which is 3.75 pounds a week.  It’s still gonna be a challenge, but it is a bit more realistic.  If I acheive this, I will have lost 25% of my body weight.  That should be enough to win this contest I’m in.  By the way, if anyone has any ideas to shed the water from my body for the final weigh in please let me know.  I don’t want to get crazy or unsafe, but just make sure I’m not carrying more water than I need to.  I have read a few of these pre-contest articles and journals and I am quite confused on how you dry out.

I haven’t posted a diet in a while, so here is what I ate today:

1:00pm

-3 whole eggs               210 cal.     3 carbs     18g protein

-2 slices FF Cheese          60           2g            10g

4:00pm

-2 scoops whey            220           6g             46g

-1Tbsp Flax Oil             120           0g               0g

7:00pm  AND 10:00pm

-1 Gnd Turkey Patty     140           0g             23g

-Raw Broccoli                25           5g               1g

-1/4c Brown Rice          37          12-ish           2g

-1Tbsp. BBQ Sauce      30            6g               0g

1:00am

-1c 2% Ctg Cheese    180          10g              23g

-1Tbsp. Natty PB       100           3g                3.5g

**4 Dessicated Liver Tabs for 4 meals

                      
         112           0g               25.6g

TOTALS:                  146 Cal    70g Carbs     177g Protein

You probably guessed I work 2nd shift.  I’m pretty happy with these macros.  I am usually within 100-200 calories of this everyday, so the consistancy is there.  I need to step up the excersize to see better results.  I am gonna start doing my cardio everyday instead of just 2 or 3 three times a week.  I plan on FINALLY starting some lifting this Monday.

Goodnight Everyone,

-jetmek
 

Okay, folks I got on the scale and I have lost 1 (one) pound.  I’ll take it.  After causing a bit of a train wreck over the weekend, I will definately take it.  I have to be more disciplined from now on and just have a cheat MEAL,  …not a cheat WEEKEND!  Otherwise things are good.  I am confident I am going to win this contest.  I am really starting to feel more energetic and "lighter" if that makes any sence.  I am wanting to be more active by choice, weird huh??  I have added dessicated liver tablets to my supplements, as well as creatine, and glutamine in my protein shakes.  I’m gonna start the creatine when I start lifting, but not just yet.  The liver tabs seem like a good way to add protein to my daily intake while not adding a bunch of calories.   I had 4 with each meal yesterday, and added a total of  32 additional grams of protein, while only adding 140 calories.  I’m gonna try this out and see how it works.

I want to talk about supplements for a minute.  When I lost weight the first time, I learned of them from picking up Muscle and Fitness.  I read everything I could get my hands on about nutrition and supplements.  I LOVED supplements.  I read all about andros, whey isolate, whey concentrate, hyrolyzed protein, creatine, aminos, meso-tech, acetobolan, hydroxycut, phosphagenHP, met-rx, juiced protein, and on and on and on!

I tried almost all of them.  I believed the hype, and in the end, I wasted a bunch of money.  I never got ripped, but I still lost 100lbs and gained some muscle mass in a relatively short period of time, but guess what??  I am doing that again 10 years later without taking much of anything other than clean whole foods, lots of water, and regular excersize where I challenge myself continually!

The real truth is that 90% of the supplements out there do not do a darn thing unless you COMBINE THEM WITH A SOUND NUTRITION AND EXCERSIZE ROUTINE!!!!  Still, the largest percentage of supps are total marketing crap and DON’T WORK AT ALL!

I am not all of a sudden against supplements, I have just realized this time around that most of them are crap, and the ones that work only do that when everything else is in place.  I still use them, but I believe that I have finally put them in the proper place in my diet.  That is, to augment my diet.  To fill in any gaps, and give me a boost where I need it, or to create a more anabolic invironment for my system.  I have narrowed my supplements list down to whey protein, men’s multi, creatine, glutamine, flax oil, and/or amino tablets and dessicated liver tablets.(just added those, found out its a great way to up the protein in my diet and not add many extra calories)  This list is time tested and they work.  I am not taking them all right now but as my diet and excersize starts to change, so will my supplements.

Well, thanks for listening to my sermen.  I tend to type a lot when I am passionate about something.

I didn’t get on the scale today.  I was afraid.  I don’t think the number is gonnna go down.  I had a bad weekend eating-wise.  I went to a graduation party on Saturday and ate cookout food.  I didn’t binge or eat until I could barely move, but I didn’t practice much restraint.  I had what I wanted, when I wanted it.  Then on Sunday I went to a family reunion.  Same story there.  I did eat less than on Saturday, but not any better.

So, I’m a little afraid to get on the scale.  Lot’s of blogs I read folks seem to be able to talk about their slip ups and move on like it’s no big deal.  I guess I’m not there yet.  I wish I could just forget the last two days never happened, but they did.  I don’t want to tell you that I gained weight.  But I guess by saying all that, I have already said it.  Although I don’t know for a fact that I gained, but I’m pretty sure I didn’t lose the 3 to 4 pounds that I was planning on.

Alright, I’ll weigh-in when I get up tomorrow and I will report the news.  Good, bad, or indifferent.  I also wil NOT beat myself up over the result.  I have done well so far and there is no reason that I cannot continue to transform my body into what I want it to be.

Wow, I guess just typing out how I was feeling actually helped me to get past this potential setback.  This site with it’s forum, blogs, articles, etc. is a valuable tool.  I am appreciating it more and more.  Onward and upward, or downward, er,   …you know what I’m trying to say!

Rock on and stay HARDCORE!!!

Tomorrow is my 37th birthday.  I’m happier about this year than I usually am.  Why?  Because I am transforming my body and this time next year I’m gonna look like a different person.  I can’t wait.

 I got my first tattoo on Friday.  It was a great time.  My daughter went with me and we spent most of the day together.  The tattoo didn’t hurt like I thought it might and I couldn’t be more happy with it.  It’s on my profile page if you want to see it.

Okay on with the weigh in, I got on the scale today after a whole day of birthday celebration.  Huge steak, baked sweet potato w/butter and brown sugar, house salad with bleu cheese dressing, and  large beer to wash it down. …mmmmmmm.  I love birthday dinners.  Then a big slice of french silk pie………..  sorry, I went off again.

Okay after all that I stepped up and weighed 279lbs.  Still going down.  I’m pretty pumped!  I’m more motivated than ever!  Who’s with me???  Let’s get lean and ripped together!!

Okay, I’m down 6 more pounds, baby!!!  I couldn’t believe it when I stepped up this morning. That puts me at 284 from 307.  I am happy, but not ecstatic.

Why, because I am going through a pretty major loss of appetite.  I skipped a few meals, lost a BUNCH of sleep because I have been putting in a lot of overtime at work, and I only exersized three times.  So this tells me I gave up a lot of muscle as well as fat.

Now, I said that losing muscle is not of great concern to me right now because I need to get the fat off so the pressure will be off of my knees.  That is true, but on the flip side of that coin, it’s not exactly helping my metabolism to give up a couple of pounds of what little LBM I have.  So while I am indeed happy about the numbers going down, I need to make sure I eat all my allotted meals and calories as well as getting enough exersize to keep the metabolism chugging along.

I know that I should starting hitting the iron, and I will probably start this week.  Last week I was really inspired by a recent article here on bodybuilding.com about losing fat and it had a really good beginning lifting workout plan that I think I am gonna follow.  I just need to get the fear of the scale numbers going up out of my mind.  I don’t like giving up as much muscle as I did last week, so I’m gonna bite the bullet.

Most of the guys in my office are cheating on the contest here and there from what I can tell.  The end of the contest is not until September 10, so I think they will definately turn up the intensity as time goes on.  By then, it will be TOO LATE!  MUUHAHAHAHAH!!!  I actually don’t think most of them are taking this as seriously as I am.  I wish they were, because I am finding I am thriving on the thought of competition.

I finally posted a progress photo.  It sucks.  I am much thinner in my mind’s eye, and when I see a picture of myself that actually shows how big I am I get a little down.  But I am not going to stay down.  I am losing weight, and I am going to reach my goal.  I will post more pics when I think I have actually made a dent in this pear-shaped body of mine.

Thanks for reading friends,

-jetmek

I’m still on track, and I think the weight is still dropping like it’s hot. (I wish)  I’m not giving in to the temptation of getting on the scale before Monday morning.  I was really disappointed that I only lost a pound with all that effort.  I used to be able to drop weight really easily this early in the game. (sounds like I have been here before, huh?)  I guess I am going to be 37 in a couple of weeks, so I suspect that my already GLACIER-LIKE metabolism is slowing down even more.  Oh well, such is life.  It didn’t stop Rocky Balboa!

I bought the Rocky Balboa soundtrack from itunes today and listened to it while I mowed my lawn, and then I went upstairs and went for another 30 min. on our stationary bike.  I went really hard too.  It was sort of an HIIT workout, where I bumped up the resistance every minute or two.  I went up and down until the last two minutes and I slammed the resistance to 9, and went all out!  I slowed for another minute and then went all out again the last minute.  It was the hardest I have pushed myself yet!

I know its just a Hollywood film, but that last Rocky movie really speaks to me.  It affirms to me that even though I’m not in my 20’s anymore, that I can still improve and do something great.  Lot’s of people go through life and never push themselves to a higher level.  I was almost THAT guy.  I WILL NOT be that guy anymore.  Sometimes I feel like Rocky says he does.  You know, with "stuff in the basement."  I grew up being the fat kid, never athletic unless it required strength.  I was picked on quite a bit just like every fat kid in school.  The only girls I ever got in high school were because I was in a band that rocked.  I have issues with being an adopted child, regret from a bad relationship with a alcoholic father who drank himself to death…  you know, life issues.  I’m not any more broken than most people, but sometimes I feel like there is something in me that is very angry.  Please don’t read this and freak out thinking I’m gonna go postal and hurt someone, or do something crazy.  I am on total control, I just realize that I have things inside that need exersized.  So, I’m exersizing!!!  I guess when you hold things in like I tend to do, they pile up and gain strength and then try to manifest themselves here and there.  Getting in shape is really helping to get some of the frustration out.  Cheaper than any therapy I ever had!

Oh well, I have ranted and rambled on enough.  Thanks for listening or uh, reading.  I promise next entry will be all business!  Rock on…

-jetmek

Well, I didn’t gain any weight, and that is truly comforting.  I kind of took 3 days off this weekend.  My wife and daughter went to Michigan for a wedding, and that left me and our eight year old son to fend for ourselves.  I didn’t overeat, but I didn’t count any calories, and I did no exersize.  When my wife and daighter came home on Sunday, we did get some pizza!  I had a few more pieces than I should have, but I didn’t jump all over myself like I usually do.  So I feel pretty good that I lost a pound and didn’t gain any.

Don’t worry, I am back to my regular antics today.  Plan on doing my late night cardio, and eating ridiculously clean.  I’m gonna get some more supplements this week.  I was at Wal Mart and saw that they are carrying a few EAS brand supplements.  So I’ll get some more protein, glutamine, and perhaps some creatine.

I need an opinion or two here from the fine people who care to read my ramblings.  I have been in this contest for a couple of weeks now.  I have lost 17 lbs since mid April.  I love lifting weights and in the past have not had much trouble putting on muscle.  I am afraid of lifting right now because I am in this contest at work that will be won by the dieter who loses the biggest percentage of bodyweight.  Not total pounds, or bodyfat lost so I don’t want to add numbers to the scale.  I understand this is bodybuilding.com, so what I am doing is a little against the grain around here.  Now, I want to win this contest.  I want to CREAM my coworkers.  I want them to be SHOCKED when I put myself on that shipping scale in our receiving dept.  So…  given my goal, do you guys think I should add some weights to my program?  I am sort of on the fence about this.  I know all that stuff about being able to burn more calories with more muscle and all that, but its a little hard to take when I get on the scale and the numbers go up.  Tell me what you think.  Your opinions are not only wanted, but needed.

-jetmek

Well, I have been eating perfectly, and doing my late night cardio on my stationary bike every night.  I have been towing the line,  …I’m not a slacker.  Alright, this morning I decided to get on the scale a little early and reward myself with a little lower number to think about today.  A bit of motivation.  A shot in the arm, if you will.

After all that work I was ONLY A POUND lighter!!  I guess I just weighed in on Monday, and it is only Thursday, but I was hoping for a 3 or 4 pound reduction.   Jetmek won’t be trying to step on the scale early anymore!  For some reason it really took the wind out of my sails.  I figured since my cardio has been more intense and I’ve done it everyday this week, I thought there would be more than a pound loss. 

Oh well, I’m gonna keep going.  The losses will come.  I know I’ll get there, but I can’t help getting a little down though.  At least I lost a pound and not gained any! LOL!!

-jetmek

I worked until 3:00am last night.  When I got home, I rode my recumbent bike while watching my new favorite movie of all time, ROCKY BALBOA!  Now that I’m almost 37, that movie speaks to me on numerous levels.  I went to see it in the theater and I sat there and balled like a baby.  I can relate to that movie so much.  Oh, I got STUFF IN THE BASEMENT!! LOL!!

Anyway, I rode at a medium pace for about 25 minutes, then went at a higher intensity for the remaining five minutes.  Not all out, but I was huffin’ pretty good at the end.  After I cooled down, I took my ZMA (love that stuff) and got cleaned up for bed.  I’m gonna try to do the same thing tonight when I get home from work again.  I really need to get to the gym and start lifting again, but I am really more concerned with losing bodyweight right now.  I am so overweight that I need to watch the numbers go down for a bit.  I will start a maintenance lifting routine soon.  I am eating 1500-1800 calories a day with an emphasis on protein.  Feeding every 3 hours for 5 to 6 meals.  I am drinking a gallon of H2O a day, with 3 to 5 cups of green tea to go along with it.  Here is a sample of the meals I am eating:

#1.  1 cup liquid egg whitesw/ 1 omega-3 egg, 1 cup All Bran cereal, .5 cup 1% milk, splenda.

#2.  1 can tuna, 2tbs. miracle whip lite, 1 boiled omega-3 egg.

#3.  1 cup taco soup. (weight watcher’s recipe) YUM-YUM!!

#4.  1 cup 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 meduim granny-smith apple.

#5. 4oz. chicken breast, 1/2cup brown rice, steamed brocolli.(red-hot sauce)

#6.  Protein Shake.

Put any of these in any order depending on how I am feeling, or what I’m in the mood for at the time.  Please feel free to give me any feedback or comments on my current plan, I can always use another point of view.  I am hoping to browse around Bodyspace a bit more and try to make some more friends.  I hope to meet more of you guys soon!

-jetmek

Well, it looks like I lost another 4 lbs.  I’m down from 295 last Monday.  I’m pretty satisfied with that.  I don’t know how realistic it is to want to lose a total of 100 lbs by Sept. 10 though.  I’m gonna try my hardest anyway.  I also took a few measurements and recorded them here.  It will be great to keep track of the progress.  I’m the type of guy who likes to see the numbers change.  For some reason it helps me.  I don’t know why.  My wife just shakes her head at me.  I felt really tired over the weekend and even today I was not feeling my best.  I got to take a nap before work and it made all the difference.  I feel much better.  I’m going to do my cardio walking on my break tonight.  I’ll do 30 minutes while I listen to a couple of podacasts.

I have been doing well in the eating dept.  Although I did experience some loss of appetite yesterday.  I only ate twice all day.  I had few egg whites and ended up giving most of them to the dogs.  Later I did have a cheat meal.  Just a homemade cheese burger, a serving of baked beans, and a very small spoonful of macaroni salad.  I had one scoop of ice cream too.  I was very concious of my portion sizes and DID NOT GO OVERBOARD by any stretch of the imagination.  It’s not that I really wanted this cookout food, I just wasn’t feeling good enough to get my own regular food together.  I am back on the straight and narrow today.  I need to get a little more water in me though.  I am a bit behind on that.  I find that the weight loss slows or stops when the water intake isn’t where it needs to be.

I’m gonna start the weight training this week.  I’m not looking forward to the initial soreness, but I know it will help my metabolisim and help me keep what muscle I have.