Lack of Motivation

It is hard to break the cycle of excuses. I have had them all....

~ I work so much and never relax
~ It is a pain to constantly prep food
~ Healthy food costs more
~ The gym is far
~ It's cold out
~ I have cramps
~ I want to spend time with my wife
~ I don't want to crate the dog
~ There are things that need to be done in the apartment

I need to put myself as priority number one or this process is going to take even longer. The warm weather of Florida is already approaching us so that's one excuse already eliminated. Our trip to New Jersey is going to be in a little more than 3 months and I have a goal of 20 lbs before our trip. I think I can make it happen. No... Not think... I know I can!

Routine

So today was the first day back in the gym after a seasonal hiatus (not including the occasional spin class). While it was a pain in the ass to wake up and get going early, once we got there it felt great to get back into our normal pace of the morning.

I am not sure if I have mentioned this before, but I got a heart rate monitor to track the amount of calories that I was burning throughout my workout. Today we worked triceps and chest with cardio. I was able to burn 586... Not bad at all!!

We started over day 1 of couch to 5k again. We only got through week 1 last time. This was mainly because of the fact that we had the free app which only offered the first 4 days. Day 1 went well today. I actually had running shoes this time so I didn't feel like sawing my feet off afterwards. Looking forward to seeing how far I can push myself in spin tomorrow.

I think this is how my week is gonna from now on:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday - couch to 5k and weights
Thursday, Saturday (if not working) - spin
Sunday - anything outside of gym

No Excuses

You would think by the title that I am going to discuss my own struggles with weight loss... Alas that is not true. I am going to discuss the newest season of the biggest loser which started on 1/3. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this season.

What the writers decided to do is bring all these teams onto the ranch and then split each of them up between Bob and Dolvett. First upgrade in this scenario is no Anna kournikova. She is the main reason I had a HUGE disconnect with last season. Poor replacement for Jillian. Then there is Dolvett... He is ripped, but I had a hard time focusing on something other then the fact that was was just an actor on a Tyler Perry show.

I digress... So they split the teams up. I think that is great because then they can't rely so heavily on the people that they made excuses with. What confused the hell out of me though is that these people usually drop anywhere from 15-35 lbs the first week. If u recall correctly, only 1 person lost more than 20 lbs. In fact, multiple people lost only single digit amounts. Wtf... I thought this was the biggest loser, not the under achiever. As a long time fan of the show, I have grown to expect more. I don't think it has anything to do with the trainers.. Just the people they casted! The guy who pretty much voted himself out was the second biggest guy on the show. I just miss the fight of the previous seasons.

Speaking of biggest loser... Joanna and I are going to the Landing in Jacksonville early tomorrow so we can meet Olivia and Hannah from season 11!! Yay!

New approach

So I am slightly over talking just about my struggles and successes through this process. My awesome wife, Joanna ( follow her blog - joannathestylist.blogspot.com ), has been blogging about makeup reviews for just as much time as I have been diving into this project of mine. She tries out different products and does research in hopes to educate people that might need some guidance. I want to do that as well!

I can not tell you how many times that I have invested time or money into something without knowing a thing about what I was getting into. Part of my problem is that I lack the attention span to sit and read something if I am not completely interested.

Here is what I am going to do... I am going to try out different work outs, apps, online communities. I am going to listen to podcasts, watch broadcasts and become more engaged in research. I am going to give my honest opinion on my findings and what I have learned from whatever resource I am investing time into.

I believe this will bring a new focus to my project!

Well said...

This might be the very reason I didn't have any motivation to go to the gym today. I know it's going to be all sorts of crowded for the next month or so. Hopefully this won't make me lose my spot for Thursday night spin class!

Food Porn 2 - The Holiday Edition

Here are some of the amazing dishes that we had for Christmas...

2012

I am so glad the holidays are over for many reasons. It creates so much unnecessary stress. Stress always had a tendency to lean towards eating something completely bad for me. The holidays involves enough crappy eating without stress regardless. I think I was a lot more disciplined then I have been in the past.

Yesterday was completely painful for me. I had my first hangover. While I didn't have the migraine, I couldn't keep anything down. We went to five guys for the best burgers ever and the second I smelled the food I was running to the bathroom. That's what I get for not treating my body like a temple.