Russ D's Body Blog

Man Boobs

rdesomer — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:37:34 +0000

You know, losing weight should be an exciting time for an individual as hefty as I am and for all intents and purposes it is. Last night however, I was getting out of the hot tub and I realized that a lot of fat gone from my chest area, I am getting man boobs. What kind of sick joke is that. You work your tail off to lose weight and you get boobs. I know they will go away as I continue to lose weight, but man, that was a downer. On the bright side, I lost weight again today and I am that much closer to my goals.

Nov 11th: Ouch

rdesomer — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:10:48 +0000

I got on the scale yesterday and I had gained almost 2 lbs since the week before. I wish I could say that it was muscle but it wasn’t. I was much more strict yesterday so I got on the scale this morning to see if I was going the right direction. I was down .6 lbs. That made me happy.

Then this morning I decided to try Eddie Lomax’s Tabata protocol. It is deceivingly simple but it kicked my but. Basically it is 3 exercises done to high intensity. Bodyweight Squats, Pushups and Chinnies with is a psychotic crunch. The first set I did 10 squats 10 pushups and 10 chinnies and felt fatiqued but pretty good. I decided to up the squats in the second set to 15. I thought my head was going to explode. I did the same for the 3rd set and felt a little better but it was all I could do to do 10/10/10 for the last set. Then I had to go upstairs to take a shower. That was challenging. My legs felt like rubber. So for anyone who is just starting out, I highly recommend it. It only takes about 12 or 13 minutes but it is intense.

Workout:
Squats/Pushups/Chinnies 10/10/10 - 15/10/10 - 15/10/10 - 10/10/10

Nov 7th: Evenings are hard

rdesomer — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:55:38 +0000

I am struggling with my eating in the evenings. I have everything planned out for the day and it is easy since I am not by my kitchen with ready access to food. Today was better as I actually wrote down what I planned to eat. I did deviate a little but not too terribly much. I can and I will do this, I just have to get these night time cravings under control.

Nov 4th: Election day

rdesomer — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:12:21 +0000

While I did not vote for Obama, he has one thing right. It is time for change. I have proved to myself over the last month that I can change. I am changing. I am not always perfect at it but I can get through it. I worked from home today which is always dangerous. I did not go totally crazy but since I did not have my meals all planned out, I ate more than I should have. I have said it before and I will say it again, planning is the key. I will get through this, one day at a time.

Nov 1st: The tale of the tape

rdesomer — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:20:53 +0000

I took my measurements, well my wife did, and I have made good progress. From my picture you can see a little difference but I couldn’t be happier. I lost 1 1/2 inches from my waist. I celebrated by having a true cheat day. I was craving mac & cheese and the first 3 bites were sooooo good. Then it started tasting kind of not as good. Then I had chinese for dinner with my wife. It was really really good. And to top it off I had cherry bordeaux ice cream for desert. This last month I haven’t really let myself have a true cheat day. I think i deserved one. So tomorrow, it is back to my portion control and eating well. I will do this, one day at a time.

October 31st: Happy Halloween

rdesomer — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:42:02 +0000

Tis the season to eat candy. I feel very proud of the fact that I can count on 1 hand the number of pieces of candy I had this year. And they really didnt even taste very good. I have been a little sloppy with my eating the last couple of days. I will weigh in and measure tomorrow morning to see what progress I have made in the last month. Here’s hoping.

October 28th: The month is almost over. Really good progress.

rdesomer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:43:19 +0000

I got on the scale this morning out of curiosity. I wanted to see what the daily difference was between strictly watching my food and being a little lazy. Sure enough I lost .6 lbs from Monday to Tuesday. It just goes to show you what monitoring your eating can do.

October 27th: A good Monday

rdesomer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:11:46 +0000

Eating was controlled and done well today. I also just got home from a two mile walk. I feel great.

October 26th: Sunday Sunday

rdesomer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:17:21 +0000

Today was a good eating day. I paid close attention to everything I put in my mouth. If I keep it up this way I will make progress. I also walked for a mile today.

October 25th: My cheat day

rdesomer — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:06:10 +0000

This week has not been the greatest. It wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t great. One day at a time and I will make it through this. Next week will be better. I really need to pay attention to the night time. That is where I get in trouble with my eating. I can do this.