July 2010
Back in mid June 2009 I started blogging about Building a Healthy Body. I started out at 188 pounds. During the following months of up and downs, I was only able to lose just over 10 pounds at one point.
The only improvement that I made to my body during this time was through the weight training that I was doing. I at least was building some muscle and strength. Did it reflect on my fat loss to where I was losing fat and gaining muscle? I would have to say it would have been minimal at best.
Yes the scale did go down at times, and it has also gone up to. It sure was not due to building any muscle other than table muscle if you know what I mean. Yes I am talking about building up more fat on my body other than muscle.
It has been just over a year since the first post. Where am I now? Well, I hate to say I weigh in at 195 pounds. Yes I have gained 7 pounds since then. Is it all muscle? No, I have not touched a weight in more than three months.
Why have I abandoned my Building a Healthy Body project? I would say in reality I have not abandoned it totally. It has always been at the back of my mind these past few months. I get a reminder every time I look into the mirror. I see a fat man that I totally despise.
One would think that the site of oneself in a mirror would be enough to motivate one into compliance of a healthy diet. But for me, it was just a motivation to keep looking for the easy way to achieve the weight I want. To find the magic button so to speak.
Well, after a year of trying and failing to lose my body fat, I have come to the understanding that I must put everything into what I want to achieve. It does not matter what the challenge is, but the energy must be the same. I have to go at it with all the energy that I can find.
I have to set a bunch of small goals to work at achieving my main goal of weight loss. If I have to set a goal an hour during my day, I will just have to do that. I am determined to get down to a good healthy weight. I deserve to have this, and my wife deserves to have a healthy husband who will be around for a long time with her.
If I have learned one thing in my quest with my weight loss, it is I must have a plan or strategy to get it accomplished. Flying by the seat of your paints so to speak does not cut it. A plan that is laid out in detail will serve me the best. I will have to constantly keep track where I am at and where I need to go with this. Does this mean that I will lay out every single meal, No?
However, I sure as hell will make every effort to stop the mindless eating. And right along with the eating of food that you know is bad for you. I have been researching good diets long enough to know that anything with sugar or turns to sugar in your body fast is the food to avoid. Furthermore, the amount of food I eat has to be controlled as well.
So by putting this post up, I am starting a new path to building a Healthy body again. I will start lifting weights again and eating a better diet. My diet will be of protein and complex carbohydrates. I will not eat any more sugar-laden foods and anything that has wheat in it. Yes all the so-called good tasting stuff must go.
I do love the taste of sugar and love a good piece of bread. However, it is this very stuff that I know will be my demise if I do not get a handle on it. Time to put my plan of action into use. As I said earlier, my weight now is 195 pounds, so I have a lot to get rid of.
I have been lucky enough that I have no health issues because of my weight. Other than being fat and a little lethargic, I am in good health with normal blood pressure. However, I have started to notice that I do not have any stamina and I get out of breath easy now. I am 55 years old so it is time to just do it as they say. It is time for a change in body weight before I regret not taking action sooner.
