The Heart of a Champion

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Logan,

Good to hear from you! That is awesome that you are still doing well and have beeing doing all of those races. I am doing a 5k this Saturday and I hope to do several more this summer and work up to a 10k and then hopefully a half marathon by this Fall. I have been doing well.........I guess I just finally realized that I couldn't put my health aside any longer and there weren't any more excuses for delaying getting back into shape. It's weird but I just feel like I can't fail this time.....and that has given me piece of mind and a lot of confidence that I am going to reach all of my goals this time and erase the weight that I gained over the past 2 years. Keep me posted on how things are going for you!

It felt great to sleep in today.....my body really needed it. The past few weekends had been pretty busy for me, so it had been awhile since I could sleep in without setting an alarm.

I just had breakfast (slimfast shake and a big glass of water) and I am going to head to the gym. Hopefully there are some guys there playing basketball but if not I am still planning on running......how far depends on my shin..........I know I can't push it since I have my 5k race this Saturday.

Cheers,
Adam
 
Another good day.........

FOOD:
Slimfast shake
Egg white omelette w/ spinach, onions & fat free cheese
Slimfast bar
Turkey sandwich on wheat
Cliff bar

EXERCISE:
30 minutes treadmill run / walk 2.75 miles
Full court basketball about 75 minutes

Cheers,
Adam
 
Oh crazy Mondays! Gotta love how it was rainy and windy all weekend and then today it was perfectly sunny and 80 degrees. Sigh.....that did not make it any easier to go to work this morning!

Today has been another good day........I had a loan closing at 1 and meetings all morning up to that, so I didn't have a chance to eat lunch until 2:30.....I think that threw my body off and I was feeling sick from not eating earlier and then after I did eat I still felt sick. But now I am feeling fine and already had dinner.

The question is do I go to the gym??? I have been going for about 2 straight weeks without a day off and now my body is just feeling tired. I don't feel sore but I just feel physically tired. I have my 5k race on Saturday so I for sure waht to feel energized for that race.

I'll post my food later after I decide if I go to the gym or not! :)

Cheers,
Adam
 
Went to the gym but my body was pretty sore so I took it easy and just shot some baskets. I'm planning on running again tomorrow.

FOOD:
Slimfast shake
Turke sandwich on wheat bread
100 cal non-fat yogurt
Strawberries
Clif bar
Egg white omelette w/tomatoes, spinach, onions & FF cheese
Bowl of cinnamon life
Clif bar

Cheers,
Adam
 
Weighed in this morning at 234.8 lbs........down 2.4 lbs..............not too thrilled about that.....a bit short of my goal right now of losing between 3-4 lbs a week but oh well, it is still a loss and now it is time to focus on this week.

Off to the gym now. Hoping for a good run.
 
Well, I had pizza last night so that was not good....I physically felt sick afterwards and was stilling feeling so full when I woke up this morning. I just need to remember how awful I felt after eating that pizza next time I am tempted to eat something unhealthy like that.

My back has been really bothering me this week so I have been going easy on it with my workouts. I am about to head to the gym...........we'll see how that goes when I try to run. I will be spending extra time stretching my back to get loose.

-Adam
 
It's been a minute since I've updated my journal. I really want to get back to updating my journal on a daily basis. The past month or so has been really busy with work........and it is summer now, so I have been golfing a lot whenever I have some free time.

I have about a month and a half until I leave for my golf vacation so I really want to focus on my exercise and eating healthy from now until then........that is my first mini-goal.......just to get back on track and start to see the weight begin to drop again.

Ready to have a good workout tomorrow!

Cheers,
Adam
 
Solid day........ate healthy balanced meals all day and ran / walked for 45 minutes. I commited to running a team marathon this October, which means my part of the race will be just over 6 miles. I need to be held accountable and this will help me stay focussed and get back into shape. I am excited for this challenge as I know failure is not an option!

Cheers,

Adam
 
Another good day.......

FOOD:
Slimfast shake - breakfast
Slimfast shake - lunch
Banana
Yogurt - 110 cal
Cliff bar
Bowl of cinnamon life w/skim milk
Tortilla w/grilled chicken, fresh tomatoe salsa & lettuce

Exercise:
30 minutes treadmill walk/run - 2.47 miles
Upper body workout

I'm going up north this weekend to my girlfriend's cottage, so my goal is to not over due on the "bad" food and beer. Then I have 2 more weeks until I leave for my golf vacation. I really want to focus on these next 3 weeks and kick some serious butt!

Cheers,
Adam
 
Another good day..............

Weighed in this morning at 237.4 lbs so the weight is steadily coming off. My goal is to weigh in the 220's by the time I leave for my annual golfing vacation on August 6th. I took the day off from the gym and went to the driving range and hit a couple of large buckets.

FOOD:
Slimfast shake - breakfast
Slimfast shake - lunch
Yogurt - 110 cal
Banana
Cliff Bar
Bowl of cereal with skim milk
Egg white omlette with fat free cheese

Cheers,
Adam
 
i can't believe how fast summer has flown by....it will be September this week! And in October it will have been a year since I accepted my new job / promotion and moved to the Detroit area. I can't believe how fast this past year has gone by.

I want to get focussed on my exercise and weight loss. I want my "college body" back and I want to erase the bad habits I have formed over the past 3 years since graduating. I can't keep making excuses...."busy at work".........."stressed out at work"............blah blah blah. I need to get into a good routine and start making some positive lifestyle changes!

The time is now and failure is no longer option!

Cheers,
Adam
 
Wow..a lot of emotion finding this journal after all these years and reading through it.

I can’t believe that after all of these years I’m still fat. I still haven’t found a way to control my eating long term. My weight goes up and down.

I need accountability so bad...I signed up for Weight Watchers in late October and I’m down from 294 to 281. That’s great and all but I’ve started down this path but have never been able to get close to my goal weight.

anyone else looking for an accountability partner?
 
Hey Adam, welcome back! And congrats on the 13 lb weight loss, that is a really good start.

I have been fat a lot more years than you've been alive, I know how you are feeling.

Weight Watchers is, I believe, a good program the hard part, as with all weight loss programs, is sticking to it.

I think this place can help you with accountability, it really has helped me. I have only been here about 6 months, but in that time I have lost 67 pounds, I still have a ways to go, but I sure feel better. The way I have been working accountability is to post my food and exercise daily, I also post daily on the no binge thread (bingeing has been a big problem for me). I don't have a specific accountability partner, but there are a number of people here who check on me regularly and provide good advice and support. That has been really important for me. You have been here before, you know how this works.

I hope you find a way to stick to a program, and I think you might find this place can be a part of it.

Best of luck to you!
 
Hello, Adam! Thirteen pound in a couple of weeks is a good start - and like Rob says, above, this place has a great record for encouraging and helping people be accountable, so - maybe it's going to be a help to you now! :)
There's this diary section, there's a whole Club for people between 250 and 300 pounds - though most of the members are rapidly heading out the door to the 200-250 Club! There's the No Binge, No Purge Club, which has been great helping people through one day at a time - and of course there's lots of threads with really good, solid, information out there!
I look forward to bumping into you again around the site, and to hearing how you're going. :)
 
Hi, Adam & welcome back to the forum. I know how it feels to regain weight, but I think most of us have & it is important to just never give up. The forum is very active these days & full of friendly & encouraging folk. Try to not be too hard on yourself. This time can be the last one for you. You will soon have a cheer squad :)
 
Hey Adam! The others said all the things I wanted to say so I'll just add: the only plan that works long-term is one you'll be happy to stick to long-term. I've been maintaining for half a year now but I'm well aware that I'd've been on the way back up by now if I hadn't stuck around here. Best of luck!
 
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