I'm back after three weeks on the road and I'm +2 pounds... ugh. I need to get focused and starting hitting the gym hard.
It could have been a worse I guess... frankly I was wondering if all the food in Europe and the hotels in NYC would have put me at 195 or 200, but it seems my good eating habits and walking have made up for the travel challenges.
I did a nice HIIT training session yesterday and I'm gonna do one again today.
I'm thinking about getting a trainer once a week--just to add some focus to the workouts. also, i'm gonna bite the bullet and buy an elliptical trainer I think. I'm finding that after hard treadmill workouts I need something soft.
Oh yeah, DirecTV coming to the home gym next week... that will help as well. Right now I have iPod and Sirius in the gym. I find the more data/information/bits I have in there the gym the more I go. :-)
How are my other fatbloggers(tm) doing!?!
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(Page 1 of 1)2. I am suffering withdrawal effects from your lack of podcasts, and don't care much about dieting. I think you should write a post about project x.
Posted at 1:06PM on May 4th 2007 by Craig
3. That's good you're disciplined enough to do the home gym. I usually tell friends NOT to work out at home because most people need the motivation that a public gym atmosphere can provide. Neither scenario works with an unmotivated person, but sometimes knowing that you are paying for a membership, seeing other people in the same boat as you, and seeing others going full out in the gym can motivate some to keep working out. It's easier to give up or quit early in a home gym as well if you're not disciplined...I'm sure there are an equal number of pros for a home gym and cons for a public gym as well.... just my experience, generally speaking...
Posted at 2:04PM on May 4th 2007 by Trace Richardson
4. Jason, the only thing that worked for me is a personal trainer; I currently use one 3x a week. The other two week days I do cardio on an elliptical.
http://www.reals.net/2007/03/14/why-i-have-a-personal-trainer/
Posted at 2:05PM on May 4th 2007 by Bill Reals
5. I mean this sincerely. Honestly.
It sounds like you don't make very much progress or how hard you are working to drop weight. Nutrition is huge is this area. It sounds to me like you need major changes in your eating habits. This can make a huge difference itself.
First. Don't skip meals. Eating erraticly screws with your body and makes it want to store fat. Balanced nutrition will likely help you lose weight on it's own.
Two - Exercise. You're already doing that.
Three - Drink the amount of water your supposed to drink.
Last - there are differing schools of thought, but a number of them will get you to eat more like 5-6 times a day (smaller meals) that will help regulate your metabolism better.
So, in my opinion, get a nutritionist first. Your expecting your body to run like it's on nitrous when your filling it with the lowest grade fuel possible.
Posted at 4:38PM on May 4th 2007 by Russell Page
6. Good luck on getting that weight "trackback"
Posted at 4:41PM on May 4th 2007 by sean percival
7. Slow but steady for me: http://bren.pintglass.org/joglog
8. I've been travelling a lot like you Jason. My weight's alright, but my diet's been sucking.
As others said, a personal trainer (at a public gym) is the only way I keep myself on schedule right now. I'm doing 3x/week now. I'll reduce that to 2x/week with the trainer and 1x by myself next month. Then 1x with trainer, 2x solo in the fall.
Posted at 2:17PM on May 5th 2007 by Jeremy Wright
9. Jas-one,
http://www.jaffejuice.com/2007/05/1985_ozzie_ozzi.html
198.5 - I'm comin' for you!
25.5 pounds down. Another 14.5 to go
Posted at 10:04PM on May 5th 2007 by Joseph Jaffe
10. Jason:
Simplify and don't leave it to exercise. If you want to lose weight, exercise won't do it. You must decrease the intake of calories, carbohydrates and fat.
About three years ago (just before I hit 40) I went from 345 to 220 (I'm 6'5") in about 11 months. I did it solely by eating healthy. Zero exercise. Now, since I've gotten to a healthy weight I work out about 30 - 60 minutes per day, but it's just to keep my heart healthy, not to keep weight off. And now, 85% of the time I eat extremely healthy and 15% of the time I'll indulge a little. My weight has been constant at 220 for the last 24 months. You can do it, but you'll have to change your lifestyle, not just diet or exercise for a time period. You'll be glad you did. If you are interested, I can tell you more about what I did (not a program, of any kind -- just my own common sense).
Greg
Posted at 10:29PM on May 10th 2007 by Greg
11. Here's for you then!
Get slim on the office treadmill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6656631.stm
The nine-to-five treadmill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6657305.stm
Posted at 6:25PM on May 15th 2007 by Manuel
1. Jason:
Stop twittering about having burgers! :-) That might help.
Also, for me personally, I've always found the task of going to the gym overwhelming....you need to get in your car, drive there, and you haven't even started your workout yet....therefore instead of going to the gym, I have my own Pilates routine which I do each day at home. I just know that otherwise I'd never do it. Plus I highly recommend getting a personal trainer who will be attentive to all your needs and help you get to exactly where you wanna be.
Posted at 12:34PM on May 4th 2007 by Blonde 2.0