After the mistakes made last week, I approached this week with a new mindset. That mindset was to be proactive in my approach to my diet and to stay focused. For the most part I was eating really good. I was proud of myself one day because my job was serving pizza for lunch and knowing myself before I would have taken a slice without any thought. However, I was content with my whole wheat peanut butter sandwich. I knew from then on that I was making huge improvements mentally.
Also I started to develop a good workout regime. I would do cardio in the mornings and evenings for 30 minutes. Just as I thought, my body was not as sore and I was able to do this for multiple days this week. My body is starting to get to use to doing physical activities daily. I know if I keep this up I will be able to do intense workouts in no time.
This week I do not have my nutrition reports from My Net Diary because I must have used up all of my free Nutrition Reports as I am not able to access my weekly Nutrition Reports unless I upgrade my account. I do not know if I want to do that simply because I feel it is a money grab. I will think on it before I make the decision on paying for the subscription.
Also weighing in today I had a lot of trouble. When I first weighed myself it showed that I gained 5 pounds. I thought that as wrong so I decided to weigh myself again and it showed I lost 1 pound. I literally weighed myself over 10 times. The most shocking weight I got was that I was 271, which meant that I lost 20 pounds in a week. Though that is possible, it is highly unlikely. So I decided to go with the weight that came up the most and it was 288.2. I was proud of myself knowing that when making the right decisions the results will come. I will also be purchasing a new bathroom scale as the one I have now is clearly broken.
1/28: 291.4 lbs
2/4: 288.2 lbs
LOST: 3.2 lbs
Hey Will keep it up brother! Just remember this is when you need to be a little patient, as it’s always better to lose a couple of pounds per week than 10+ pounds. Do not be discouraged if the numbers don’t fall as quickly as you want it to be. The one solution I’ve found that was helpful for myself, was that rest days (barely any or to no physical activity) should be where you cut a big portion of your calories. On active days, it’s okay to eat slightly more than what you should have to maintain weight, as you’ll burn those calories and more through excercise, especially if it’s something like basketball or jogging. You need energy, otherwise you may find yourself going through physical fatigue very quickly. I’ve read articles where anything higher than 40% calorie reduction from the nutrition standard can be harmful. This can lead to metabolism issues. Just continue to drink lots of water and eat more wholesome foods, like whole wheat, vegetables, fruits and like lean meat. You’ll be fine, it’s a long process.
Hello Terrence, Thank you for the advice. This is the plan that I am trying to keep with.