Well meltdown 2013 is over and it was a success. The thing that I was most excited about at my weigh out was my body fat change. I started 9 weeks ago at 24.8% body fat and am currently at 20.9% body fat a drop of almost 4%. Now I just need to focus on keeping the weight off and losing a little more. My biggest success was in keeping a food log everyday and working out six days a week. I also made sure I got 8 hours of sleep a night. I can't stress enough how important sleep is for weight loss and overall well being.
There was just an article in the paper talking about how just a week of sleeping 5 hours a night instead of 8 can pack on 2-3 pounds. The article also said the weight didn't come off when regular sleep resumed. This freaks me out a little when I think about having our next child and all the sleep I am going to lose. I am going to try very hard to get my sleep in but as any parent knows a new child means 3-9 months of upset sleep.
During the Meltdown I watched the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It was an eye opener for me. The main talent did almost exactly what I have been doing. We don't have to recreate the wheel we just have to use it. Taking in fruit and vegetables and cutting sugar out of our diet is not that hard to do.
We just need to do it!
I am not going to the extreme and only drink juice for 60 days but I am recommitting to drinking more smoothies. I make mine with organic Kale, Flax seed, Chia seed, Apple, Banana, Carrot and Orange. I find that drinking this mix gives me more energy than coffee. I use a $50 Ninja I got at Target. I would love to try a Vitamix because I have heard rave reviews of them but my blender works well for me now.
Today I hit my home scale at 264 that was after Gladiator last night and a light dinner. I look back at me at 330 and wonder what I was thinking. I was more tired, more crabby and had to get clothes to fit my bigger size. I will never get that big again!
I am a little worried about the next couple of weeks. I will be having a small surgery that will not allow me to exercise for about 10 days. My plans are to lay low, as I have to, and eat less. I plan to juice once or twice a day and eat a lot of salad and not much meat.
My long term goal is to hit 250 and eventually lose more until my body regulates to the weight I should be at. I know 250 is a goal since many things in life are limited above that weight. I would love to go zip lining and horse back riding but I need to lose the weight first.
After the meltdown I did an indoor Triathlon. I am happy to report I had my best time ever and that was with a cold. I placed 18th out of 54 people, 8th in the bike and 17th in the swim. I want to do an outdoor triathlon soon and am making summer of 2014 my goal.
I hope you are doing well in your workouts and weight loss. It's hard to stay in shape as a parent but we owe it to ourselves and our kids.
Keep up the good work,
Gabe
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