Hey everyone. So I am going to be honest and blunt. There are times we let very controllable factors in our life get the better of us and this past year has been a great ( or not so great , depending how you look at it) example of that. This log is to keep my honest, because its been 3 days and I thought it was managable but tonight have realized that the little extra effot put into this log may give me that little push to stay committed.
My Story:
I was chubby, then one day got fat (16 y/o 189 lbs), then got skinny (130 lbs), then got skinny fat (18 y/o 140lb). Then I came to college and gained 30 lbs in 2 months ( 165 lbs) ...you can imagine it wasnt the best 30 pounds. My next year i hit 185 and this past year have been hovering between 200 and 205 (age 20).
There have been some decent muscle gains and some strength gains to match, but its just too much fat to justify it. I attribute it mostly to my binge-eating, which occurs often at night and sometimes the middle of the day. Also to my lack of doing any actual cardio (regularly) in the past year. Also to my heavy smoking. You can imagine i've been hurting in the gym, that is, if I was going regularly at all being sick or lazy half the time.
Ive recently quit smoking cigs (i cant believe i ever did) but still smoke Hookah.
Im taking 6 weeks to kick my ass and try and get back the athleticism I threw away....
The Plan:
Work outs are based on (with excercise/rep scheme alterations):
The Waterbury Summer Project
The last phase is the first phase from my old program/log:
Leaning Out w/o Cutting
i wont list the work outs now since the program is 3 phases, each lasting 2 weeks and each work out is only repeated once.
The diet is going to be kept simple, because the problem is, if its not practical and simple, I wont pull it off...diet is always my weakest link.
The goal is to go grocery shopping each weekend (im a very health conscious shopper) and then eat ONLY whatever i can from the kitchen, excluding 3 meals a week which would be out (social meals).
My grocery list is about the same every week:
2% milk, naty pb, ww bread, deli turkey, roast beef, chicken breasts, part skim mozzarella cheese, almonds, apples, bananas, blueberries, broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, ww pasta, baby spinach, wheat thins or sun chips (for the snack food cravings) +or - some items.
Its sad that being a 20 year old male i have to reminisce about when i could go jog 10 miles, or hell, even 4. Or when I could eat for a family of 4 and not gain weight because of my intensity in the gym.
Six Weeks used to seem short, but not right now....