Im losing weight

So I weighed myself this morning and I am down six pounds.  That makes 2 pounds per week.  I am very happy with that.  I have lost fast in the past and gained it all back plus some.  This time I am trying to lose slow and see if I can keep it off.  Go me!!

Diets

Weekends and I don't get along when it comes to losing weight.  I do very well Monday through Friday, but when Saturday and especially Sunday roll around my eating plan goes out the window.  I did however work out on Saturday this last weekend.  So here is what I am doing.  I have started exercising for a half hour every day except Sunday.  I have cut out all soda which is a hard thing for me to do but I have found it is worth it.  I even have to say that I feel better being off the soda.  I also am drinking fresh juice from a variety of fruits and vegetables.  I have lost one pound so far but I am encouraged by that as I don't want to lose to quickly because when I have done that in the past I gained it all back plus some.  I really like the Jillian Michaels work out I am using.  I hope to drop about 40 pounds.  I will keep you posted but so far I feel much better and I feel my muscle mass is increasing and I am hoping that is why I have only lost one pound so far.

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Diet and exercise

For those of you who follow my blog, you will know that I have started several workout programs.  The ones I have talked about the most are Insanity and Asylum.  I really like both of these work outs, but they are very intense.  In fact they are too intense for a fat middle aged guy like me.  Needless to say I need to lose some weight and get in shape before I take those DVDs on.  I told you yesterday that I am trying to clean up my diet.  I am juicing and I started a new work out DVD series by none other than Jillian Michaels called body revolution.  I have done the first two workouts one last night and one this morning.  I think that I am really going to love this series.  First of all the workouts are only 30 minutes long, second she starts off with "easier" exercises that a tub of lard like me can handle.  I have enjoyed the workouts so far and they aren't going to injure me like I was injured by Asylum.  It was my own fault but I did get a minor shoulder injury.  I am feeling better with the juice and cutting out soda.  I will keep you posted, I weighed myself for the first time this morning, and I will let you know how much weight I am able to drop.

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Diet

I along with many Americans am over weight.  I'm not going to be on  the show my 600 lb life, but I could stand to lose about 40 pounds.  My wife and I watched a video the other day talking about how to lose weight.  The video was an hour and a half so I won't go into much detail about it in this post.  The main thing I took away from the video was that we don't always need to make huge changes.  The idea is to start incorporating things into our diet so that we eventually get to the point where we say, I can have that but I don't want it rather, than I can't have that.  With that said I am starting to add juice to my diet.  Not the juice you buy in the store but juice from vegetables and fruits juiced at home.  Yesterday was my first day adding juice to my diet and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.  I had a small glass of juice in the morning for breakfast and that was it.  I stayed full until lunch, which is no small feat.  I felt like I had more energy, and felt a little clearer.  I was amazed.  The juice contained carrots, spinach, parsley, cilantro, apple, cucumber, and celery.  The juice it looked a little off, it was green after all.  But it tasted quite good.  I will keep you posted on how it goes but I am excited to see if making a few small changes will help me feel better.  On a side note I am cutting out all soda.  Will let you know how it goes tomorrow.

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My new years resolutions

New years resolutions can be a very good thing.  They are like any other goal we may set in life.  The key I think is to write the resolution or goal down, look at it often, and plan a way to achieve the goal.  I am setting a few goals for myself this year. 
The goal I would like to share with you is the goal to become healthier.  Notice I said become healthier and not just to lose weight.  Skinny people aren't always healthy.  As you may know a while ago I was using the work out DVDs called Insanity.  I really liked them but, as is typical for me, I had an obligation that interfered with my routine and it fell by the wayside.  My wife, whom I love more than I can even say, purchased the new Insanity work out DVDs, entitled Asylum for me for Christmas.  I was very excited and a little scared all at the same time.  Yesterday I did the first workout in the series.  It is a test to see how many of each exercise I could do.  I will use this test once a month to track my progress.  I am happy to say that I didn't die.  I think I am going to really like this new DVD series.
In addition to exercise I am trying to eat healthier.  I downloaded an app that tracks calories and exercise.  I like it because it helps me see just how much I am eating.  It is scary how many calories are in most fast food meals.  I suggest you get an app to see how much you are really eating.
Another trick is to keep track of your weight.  Studies show that people who weigh themselves every day tend to be thinner.  So I am breaking out the scale.  It did try to run away screaming when I approached it, but I forced it out from under my bed and hopped on.  Sad is all I have to say. 
Whatever you resolution is for this year I wish you the best, and hope you are very successful!!

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