While working my weight loss program on Sunday I met a guy named Ron at the gym working the heavy bags.
We pounded the bags and kept the cardio up to a level where we could talk.
It was kind of fun meeting someone who had been in the arts as long as I have been (21 years at this point with about 16 that were really active)… we talked about old fighters like Joe Lewis, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, Bill “Super-foot” Wallace.
Saturday… day 20 of my plan to lose fat included sleeping in… hehe… ah… Another loaf day… My legs are a little sore from running on Friday.
My body fat has gone down 1% since I started this 20 days ago… not too shabby… I’ve also lost about 2 inches around my waste and about 4 pounds.
Remember to track your progress.
On Friday to lose weight and try to kick up my fat loss I worked perticularly hard on my cardio by running for an hour and spent 15 minutes in the sauna. (I felt a little sick doing this, BTW)
After an hour of running and 15 minutes in the sauna I just felt spent… it was really going to be hard to continue my day working after this… I might have over done it.
But I refueled my body by increasing my carb intake first thing with a bowl of oatmeal a protein shake with about 20 grams of protein and then I took a 30 minute powernap.
On Thursday my workout was 40 minutes of cardio on the stationary bike. I’m really trying hard to lose fat rather than muscle so the weight will always come off slower…
Until I got to the gym and got my body moving I felt particularly weak.
Once I got my blood flowing and my wind up I could really feel the difference in my attitude and my outlook for the day.
I had a big meal for dinner on Wednesday (my wife is a great cook) so I felt really slow in the morning.
Explain Water and how it helps burn fat.
Talk about caffeine
This term was taken from a Key word list.
Resting… Ah rest day…
I understand to lose weight you have rest but here is the one thing I don’ t like about my rest days.
My sinuses are nothing like they were 30 pounds ago but my and my head feel a bit stuffy when I don’t workout.
If I don’t workout, for most of the day, I feel like something is missing.
I found that doing some deep breathing (even without a workout) really helps to change your mood and force your sinuses to open up.
I’m at a point where I have lost all the water weight and my body fat is dropping. I’m still losing inches and body fat but not necessarily losing a lot of weight any more. After my first cycle I’m looking better and feeling better too.
Working my bicepts for a short run on Sunday left my bicept workout pretty weak on Tuesday.
I hit the following but forgot to log the reps and sets (I went as long as I could but I was really weak for the entire workout. I felt great but just didn’t have any strength.):
This video doesn’t talk about weight loss but it does speak to the proper thinking.
To go along with out theme of childish energy this is a great demonstration.
Playfulness and Childish Thinking
The speaker Tim Brown talks about the reasons why and how children are successful at creating and building… this is a great example to follow and it is quite fascinating.