And now, back to real life ...
I originally joined LJ as an attempt to help myself lose some weight, and it's high time I get back to that original motive. Post-TBRU seems like the perfect time to do that ... almost cold turkey-ish after a long, wonderful weekend of beer/jello shot/rich food indulgence.
... Short aside on the TBRU: Wow and double wow, what a great time! Met many new, wondrous peeps, finally got to hang out with some awesome guys I've known online for ages and even ran into a few Raleigh-ites, which was awesome. And the SD crew? Quite simply, they rock. Hard. .... Love it. ... OK, back to the originally scheduled programming ...
Here's a short run-down on my three main goals:
1. Eating habits. As much as I can, I will cut down the fast-food eating (or at least make better choices). And eating after work is a big no-no. I'm not going to go carb-free or anything, as I love them way too much to limit myself like that. I'll just try to be more balanced.
2. Sleeping habits. I get home from work between midnight and 12:30 a.m., depending on if I go to the gym after work. The goal is to be in bed, sleeping by 2 a.m. and up by no later than 10 a.m.
3. Exercise. I'm going back to the "one slug day a week" rule. I have a gym at work, which I will try to use 3 times a week. Three other days, I will do some form of exercise (walk, bike, tennis anyone?, etc.). That leaves a day of my choosing to veg out.
Now for the stats:
Current weight: 260 lbs.
Goal weight: 240 lbs.
I got down to just less than 250 before, but all the moving around interrupted my routine. This time, there's no excuse.
... Short aside on the TBRU: Wow and double wow, what a great time! Met many new, wondrous peeps, finally got to hang out with some awesome guys I've known online for ages and even ran into a few Raleigh-ites, which was awesome. And the SD crew? Quite simply, they rock. Hard. .... Love it. ... OK, back to the originally scheduled programming ...
Here's a short run-down on my three main goals:
1. Eating habits. As much as I can, I will cut down the fast-food eating (or at least make better choices). And eating after work is a big no-no. I'm not going to go carb-free or anything, as I love them way too much to limit myself like that. I'll just try to be more balanced.
2. Sleeping habits. I get home from work between midnight and 12:30 a.m., depending on if I go to the gym after work. The goal is to be in bed, sleeping by 2 a.m. and up by no later than 10 a.m.
3. Exercise. I'm going back to the "one slug day a week" rule. I have a gym at work, which I will try to use 3 times a week. Three other days, I will do some form of exercise (walk, bike, tennis anyone?, etc.). That leaves a day of my choosing to veg out.
Now for the stats:
Current weight: 260 lbs.
Goal weight: 240 lbs.
I got down to just less than 250 before, but all the moving around interrupted my routine. This time, there's no excuse.