tolewfo’s Bodyblog of Change

This week was much better than last week.  I still had / have a little cough that can be nagging.  I have been living on cough drops this week at work.  I was able to hit the gym with confidence and it was productive. 

I took my body fat test and measurements this week and eventhough I didn’t like the numbers I saw, I knew where I was and where I need to be.  The numbers weren’t as bad as I thought they were going to be but were bad none the less.

My diet through out the week is always pretty good.  But, I tend to throw it out the window when I have company come in to visit.  It’s my cousins again from Arizona and they get the best of me.  They brought the makings of a serious BBQ and took over the grill before we went to the UNLV game.  At the game my diet isn’t any better.  I had to have a soda and a pretzel with salt.  All of this after the BBQ.  Today wasn’t any better because they left all of the left overs in my ‘fridge.  So, needless to say, I splurged this weekend.  I won’t let it get me down though. 

It’s a new week this week and I am hitting my goals.  My goals are taking a little longer to make but they are being made. 

So this last Tuesday I was feeling great and then all of a sudden, BAM!!! it hits me.  I have the flu.  I call in sick and of course they tell me that I have to have a Dr’s note to clear me to work.  I understand that but it’s still a hassle to go to the Dr’s and have him tell you what you already know.  And, no, it’s not the H1N1.  But, I know that I’ll be dealing with all of the jokes this week. 

Anyhow, my workout’s have struggled.  My diet struggled as well on the downside of my flu.  When I got my appetite back; I went to town.  I am afraid to step on the scale tomorrow morning because I think that I have gained.  I am still way down from when I started but I am afraid that I have lost my gains.  I’ll start again tomorrow and hit it hard.

Today is Labor Day and I am here in Vegas.  My cousin and her family came in to hangout and do the strip and downtown thing.  They drove in Saturday morning and left today to beat the traffic.  They live an hour and a half away but if you don’t leave early it can be close to 3 hours.  So, Saturday night we went downtown to check out the Freemont St. Experience… It was fun but packed at the same time.  The light shows were good and so was the people watching.  A bunch of crazies!!! In between the light shows we walked around and did the touristy things.  Of course there was booze everywhere which my cousins loved and took advantage of.  We also stopped in Mermaids because they wanted to have the Deep Fried Oreos and Chocolate Covered Bananas.  But, I was good.  I didn’t drink or even come close to having as much as a taste of the goodies. 

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my cousins but whenever they come into town they like to eat and drink.  It’s the same when I go down and see them.  I just have to be careful of the trouble I can get in.  I find myself wanting to preach the word of good health and diet but I can’t judge.  I don’t know if it’s my right to tell them that what they are putting in their body is pure crap.  For right now, I am going to be tight lipped and hopefully let my progress do the talking.

Speaking of progress, I have had another great week at the gym and my diet was right on.  I made it to the gym everyday except yesterday (Sunday) which is my day off.  I ate a little more then I wanted to yesterday but it was all good stuff.  Anyhow, I am down below 255 and that is a drop of over 13 lbs. since week 1.  I am still taking it slow on the cardio until my body fully recognizes what we are doing again.  I am on target to hitting my goal and couldn’t be more happy.  Well, I could but that is a different story.

So, today is the start of Week 4 and I am going to go hit the gym.  Today is Chest and Biceps day.