Swim Swim Swim

I doubled up yesterday afternoon with a long swim 128x25 approximately 2 miles in 1 hour and 15 minutes. This was a fast swim for me and I can tell this morning when I got back in the pool for another 64x20 approximately 1 mile in 45 minutes, much much slower. I also was able to do some weights last night 100 lbs. x 12 x 5 or approximately 6000 lbs. Funny how you can display the numbers differently!

27-Sep-2006 JASON 202.4 27.6%

This weigh in was after swimming and breakfast. I cooked congee today for breakfast and had my green drink with some fruit and lots of water. When I first got up I weighed 201 lbs and I don't remember the %, it was only a few minutes after 6:00am.

A new lifestyle

Well, I have completely made over my eating habits. Since the 17th of September, I have been focused on a Vegan meal plan. This plan excludes meats, fish, dairy, and all the derivatives. I make sure I get my protein each day, manly through beans and legumes, but also some protein powder along the way. I am exercising regularly with swimming at least 3 (64x25) times a week and weights 3 (12x12x100) times a week and walking in between. We also strive to get up early, 6:00am, to have the swimming and/or walking done in the early morning. The early rising has enabled me to start the day with a much better breakfast than I ever have before. This really helps me maintain a regular meal schedule. I am watching my calories still and have reduced them to maintain weight loss. I am a little surprised that I having lost more but I do feel slimmer and healthier.

Sept. 26, 2006 JASON 203.0 26.5%

My body fat coming down to me may be a sign of muscle gain offsetting the weight loss.

On July 25, 2006 I had 61.02 lbs of body fat. Today I have 53.8 lbs of body fat. So I have lost 7.22 lbs of body fat in 70 days or .10 lbs. per day. I did have the trip in the middle which didn’t help these numbers. The day I am really comparing to as a start date is September 5th when we came back from vacation.

Here are the numbers from the 5th of September. 211.8 lbs with 30.2% body fat or 63.96 lbs. of body fat. Now only 22 days later, I have lost 8.8 lbs and 10.16 lbs of body fat. I don’t think it means I have put on 1.36 lbs of muscle but it does look better. This is .46 lbs of body fat every day on average. Oh, and the 203 today is with a full breakfast in me compared to the September number which was on empty!

working hard

Well, I am back in the pool again 50x25. As well we have purchased a new vita mix blender which has led to a lot of health sounding, bad tasting drinks. No really the drinks are great! I am back watching carefully what I eat, no junk extras.

12-Sep-2006 JASON 204.4 31.1%

At least I seem to be headed in the right direction. I am still optimistic that I can reach the goal. Focus Focus Focus.

Quick update

Okay, I didn't make it to 205 but I think I did not bad:

Sep 8, 2006 10:30am 206 and 30.7%

Frist day no real junk

Well, I managed to get on the elliptical for 30 minutes and lift some weight 10x12x70 lbs. I also ate a little better but still not great. I am a little optimistic that I will loose a good chunk of weight quickly and then work off the rest.

Sep. 6, 2006 JASON 208.8 30.0%

If I can get this to under 205 by this weekend, I may still have a fighting chance.

Well, we are back from vacation

It was a quick few weeks, however, the chocolate and fries were great! When we left I was 198.8 lbs. After a wonderful vacation I now have a new starting point:

5-SEP-2006 JASON 211.8 30.2%

Ouch! Back to the drawing board or rather the swimming pool. That is 26 pounds of weight to loose before Thanksgiving. This averages out to 5.2 pounds over 5 weeks. This is a little more than the 2 pounds a week I was hoping for. I trust that some of the 211 vacation weight will go quickly leaving me with a better average weekly amount to loose. I start again today!