Day 110… 111… 112

© Matt Groening - thesimpsons.com

Today marks the end of week sixteen. I lost one point three pound since Sunday, and I’m still not taking the shots or vitamins.

“The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.” — Unknown.

Although I did walk Sunday, Monday and this morning a total of five miles (eight km), I still didn’t start a new workout plan and may not do so this coming week as well. I’m not weighing what I’m eating nor checking calories. I might just take it easy during week seventeen. I will delay the blood test till August.

I published an FAQ page that will feature the common questions and comments sent to me via email. I was surprised with some of the comments I received, and I appreciate all the support. Allot of people are choosing – not changing – how they live their life. That’s good to see and it’s also encouraging. I will update the FAQ page periodically.

Day 103 through 109

It’s been a busy week. I didn’t do any exercises since last Saturday, and I’m up three and one half pounds on the scale – two eighty nine point five pounds.

“You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays.” — Harold Hill.

It’s the 16th week – what’s left of it, three days I guess. I didn’t take the shot or pills since last Friday, and with today’s weigh-in, that puts me back to July fourth weigh-in.

It’s been a hectic week, and I’ve been tired all week, didn’t sleep last Saturday night, barley got four hours of sleep Sunday night, and five hours Monday night. Tuesday and Wednesday slept during the day, Thursday night was first night I slept for eight hours.

The battle continues, I have to start a new workout plan till I figure out which gym I’ll join. I’d like to continue swimming, would be nice to see if I can swim one thousand meters in two hours. All gyms I’ve checked cost about the same, ninety dollars-plus a month, those with swimming pools. Twenty four hour gyms are ideal, I want to be able to walk there, so it got to be within four or five miles range.

To recap, in eight days – during July second to July ten – I completed approximately thirty four hours of exercises; swam over fourteen hours and completed eight hours of weightlifting. I’ve noticed new muscle-form in my arms and shoulders, and some of the weight gain is muscle growth. I have no plans to exercise this weekend, will probably just chill out.

Day 102

© Randy Glasbergen - glasbergen.com

No shot for today and no weight loss to report.

“Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.” — Napoleon Hill.

I was really hungry today and as you’ll see in the day break down below, I consumed twice the amount of calories I usually consume in one day.

After yesterdays technical difficulties with the treadmill I decided to skip it and just walk outside. I started my walk at eight thirty in the morning and completed six miles in one hour and thirty minutes. Afterward I completed one hour lifting weight following my usual routines, except I completed four instead of six sets of the “lift and hold” routine.

At eleven I was at the lake and I swam forty laps over a seventy feet distance (twenty one meters) for a total of two thousand eight hundred feet (eight hundred and fifty three meters) in two hours. I did four laps breaststroke, three laps diving, and thirty three laps freestyle, as well as underwater resistance training between each lap. That concluded my workout for the day with a total of four hours and thirty minutes.

I’m heading back to Canada tomorrow, so there will be no exercises for tomorrow, and I may not post anything till Monday. Before I forget, instead of posting weekly meal plans I will only post the monthly meal plans from now on.

Day break down
Weight		286 lbs	Loss	0 lb	Gain	0 lb
Vitamins		Yes	Shot	No	Calories	1530
Ketosix		No	Water	8 cups	Calories B.	4303
Meals
Breakfast		2 small red apples (110 cal).
Snacks		1 orange (95 cal).
Lunch		2 wholewheat toast slices (120 cal) with 2 slice of cheese (120 cal). 240 calories.
Snacks		1 orange (95 cal).
Dinner		3 slices of Veggie Lover’s from Pizza Hut (330 cal per slice). 990 calories.
Snacks		none.
Supper		none.
Snacks		none.
Exercise
		TIME		ROUTINE		C. BURNED
Weightlifting		1 H 00 M		Machines		790
Swimming		2 H 00 M		Vigorous – 853 meters		2540
Walking		1 H 30 M		Brisk 6 miles		973
Total time		4 H 30 M		Total calories		4303
Weightlifting routine – 70 lbs Machine (31.7 kg) ++
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps abdominal.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps pectoral fly.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps lat pull-down (front) sitting – back to machine.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps lat pull-down (front) sitting – facing machine.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps lat pull-down (back) sitting – back to machine.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps lat pull-down (back) sitting – facing machine.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps lat pull-down (front) standing.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps triceps push-down sitting.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps triceps pull standing.
2 sets x 10 x 15 reps arm curls standing. (60 lbs – 27.2 kg)
4 sets x 30 seconds reps lift and hold standing. (60 lbs – 27.2 kg)