The Bump In The Road

Ok so I have hit a road block! The past two weeks I have stayed the same weight! This is really frustrating because since i have started this back at the beginning of Feb. I have always lost.  So I think this week I am going to change up my diet and cut back on some of the things that I used to be able to eat and still lose weight.  I am super excited that even though I have not lost any weight this past week I am still running in the 5K this Saturday!  I really need to buckle down and make this adventure worth the struggle!

Brent vs Weight Loss

I imagined this epic battle between myself and my body when I decided to finally get serious and lose weight but this epic battle has been nothing more then my body surrendering. It has not even put up a real fight. Kind of frustrating in my imagination but awesome in reality. I guess it does truly help that I do know how to get in shape and what to properly eat. I imagine that if I never did any athletics or worked out before this would be tough. I also destroyed most of mental blocks pretty quickly which was a big surprise because I expected mentally for this to be a little harder. But no need for me to complain about this being too easy because that is just dumb. Well this week went extra well and I noticed that clothes are fitting really well and my face has thinned out a lot. My new fb picture kind of shows that a little bit.

Also i have 3 weeks before I get back to KY and would love to lose about 6-8 more pounds before then. I guess I want to make sure that people notice a change which is prideful of me.(confessing sin) Well time to start the next week. Below I posted my weeks weight loss and total weight loss. Thanks for stopping by. 

Weeks Weight Loss: 4 Pounds
Total Weight Loss:  24 pounds

Brent

This week has been a hard week for me! At church we were getting prepared for our Easter pageant and that means several dinners made by the older ladies of the church (not healthy food) and I have slacked off on my workouts and because of that I have maintained my weight.  Which is good but not great. So  up to today I have lost a total of 23 lbs and only 52 more to go by Christmas!  I will make it.  Plus not this Saturday but next Saturday I will be running in my first 5k and I am super excited about that!

Starting to love this feeling!!

So i have become a gym rat this week. This is something kind of surprising to me because I use to hate the gym when I had to go everyday in high school and part of college but I found that I love it. I went with a couple friends a few days this week and they kind of were surprised that I knew what i was doing. (I guess they didnt believe me when I told them I use to be athletic) Also I really enjoy that post workout feeling now. This week was pretty awesome and I am excited to get back into it this week.

For those reading this wondering exactly what I am doing to lose weight here it is. I eat a low calorie diet of about 2200 calories a day and watch my carbs and eat a lot of high protein foods. Also i pretty much walk everywhere. I live a few blocks from the seminary so i walk to class, walk to the gym, anything that is near by. Also i try to be physically active for about an hour a day. Whether that be the gym or playing some Ultimate Frisbee or going to the track thats by my apartment and just run for awhile. Also I ONLY drink water. I use to not like it but now I love it. This really works for me and I am sure it will work for you if you try it.

Well when I stepped on the scale today it said that I lost..............(building suspense).................5 POUNDS!! This was really surprising to me but I love it. Also its good to know that most of that's fat since I am drinking about 150 ounces of water a day now so i know its not water weight. Also this makes me break the 20 pound barrier which is AWESOME!!

Weeks Weight Loss: 5 Pounds
Total Weight Loss: 20 Pounds !!!

Brent

Its Getting Easier......

Well I am done with one month of dieting and excerise and this last week lost a little over 4 pounds. I am really remembering how much I did enjoy working out and running around. I am also trying to work my way up to running a 5k just like Jacob. There is one in September that I will be running in. It is dedicated to Dr. Joel Turner daughter who passed away in the fall. Dr. Turner is a Political Science professor and a good friend so i would not miss it. I hope everyone reading this will join me and some of my friends from the Political Science Department at WKU in racing in it.

Week weight loss: 4 Pounds
Total: About 15 pounds

Brent

I win!

So today was our church picnic and we had a blast! Aside from the Easter Egg Hunt and the Youth vs. adults softball game was the end of the Biggest Loser.  I bet you will never guess who won? OK I will tell you. It was me.  I lost a total of 23 lbs and more then 2 inches off my waist.  That calculates in to 7.16 percent of my body weight.  Now since this is not where I want my ideal weight to be (298) I am still on track to lose more weight.  I would like to be down around 250 lbs around Christmas 2011.  I know that I can do this by being smart with my food choices and to keep up the workout!  I would like to say that I am still training for the FBC Tifton 5K that is happening on April 30.  I have also already started looking for other 5Ks to run in once this one is over.

I am a slacker!

OK so I missed my Monday update because Biggest Loser at FBC Tifton switched our weigh in day to this Friday because it is the final week and to tell you the truth as of last week I had lost 21 lbs and that translate into 6.54% of my body weight that I have lost.  I will say that I feel much better after all of this and that with training for the 5k has played a big part of that!  Today I found out that I was in the lead of our group at church but I will find out the results on Sunday at our church picnic!

weight lost: 21
percentage: -6.54%

Jacob

Update from Brent

Well this last week was fun. I didnt get to start the Insanity like i wanted to. Somehow it got lost in the mail and did not get here until Saturday. So I am starting that today which will probably not be much fun. Well this last week I lost about 2 pounds. Which is pretty good. Due to the "Biggest Loser" world people now expect huge weigh loss each week. I am not that guy because that is not realistic. No one outside of that show has the ability to work out all day like they do and lose lots of weight a week. It can also be very unhealthy. Now i dont want to bash that show because some people love it but in real weight loss it isnt realistic. 2-3 pounds a week is a good goal.

Thank for stopping by,
Weeks Weight Loss: 2 pounds
Total Weight Loss: 10 pounds