Diary of a healthier Man 2

Day 7

Weight 219
Measurements; Chest 44 &1/2in, Gut 43in, Waist 42in, R&L Biceps 15 &1/4in,
R&L Thigh 27 &1/2in.

Ok so as you can see losing weight for me is going to be a lot harder now. Its almost as if my body is telling me to give it a break and let it have the fat that is left. But I cant do that. Its fat liquidation time, all fat must go.

I have to start looking to my eating habits and see where I can start changing things up. I know I do need to start adding vegetables to my carnivorous diet. I really need to start eating more greens, maybe toss in a few berries for snacks when needed. It can be done though and I will do it, starting now.

I just started a new workout program too, so I wouldnt doubt it if I end up adding a pound or two because of the new muscle being packed on.... wow thats so weird to say muscle being pact on instead of blubber..... Thats so cool

Diary of a Healthier Man

Ah as you may have notice I have fallen away from my old blog and renamed the "Diary of a Fatman" blog.

I started becoming smoke free and definitely fell away from eating healthily I have been working out as usual but I have not been eating clean and everyone should know that you cannot out train a bad diet.

So I am restarting again but under a different blog name. I'm not to much of a fat guy anymore, so the new name fits a bit better.

Here are my starting measurements

Day 2
Weight: 220lbs
Measurements: Neck 16 1/4in, Chest 44in, Gut 43in, Waist 42in, R&L Biceps 15in, R&L Thigh 27in.

I plan on restarting my weight loss and living healthy again. I haven't gone crazy with my eating habits but I have definitely slipped up more than I would have like and I have gained 5lbs in a matter of weeks. That is definitely no good for me. It is time to start regaining the ground that I lost and to start adventuring again into the uncharted weight loss territory that I haven't seen since I was a kid.

Long Time Coming

Wow its been a quick minute since I have posted anything. Its been tough trying to keep up with everything now that I am back in class so please forgive my absence. I will start posting more often.

To be truthful with you, I have really let the winds out of my sails. I dont know what is wrong with me but I just dont feel so gung ho about losing weight anymore. I dont know if any of you are experiencing this or have. I have a friend that I keep in contact with via email and blogs, I always considered myself following in his footsteps. He did such a great job losing weight and he looks great. But I remember him talking about keeping his motivation. When he was talking about this, I never grasped what he truly meant by needing to keep up and or find his motivation till now. I feel so unmotivated its depressing. I still go do my workouts, and I have been eating clean. But the fire just isn't there. Its almost as if I'm starting to see my body and getting comfortable with it. I truly dont want that. I dont want to be comfortable with a body that is still considered overweight.

I can say that I truly am following in my friend's footsteps. And bro I loved following in your weight loss foot steps but I wish I could have taken a different path with the motivational problems lmao.

100lbs Gone

So I got on my scale today, and holy crap it showed just a little under 215lbs that means that to date I have lost a total of 100lbs just using Turbulence Training and eating a balanced diet. I even took a picture of the scale to prove that I have lost this weight, hell to the yeah. Just thought I would share this with you all seeing as how it has been such a huge accomplishment for me and I love the fact that I feel so good right now and many of you have been so supportive and awesome thank you.

I am also into my 6th day of non smoking by the end of this night I will have saved up $60.00 give or take 5 bucks; and thats real. That to me is just awesome, I am doing it everyone. I dont have a big head about this because I know I can slip up at any time and start smoking again but I honestly dont want to smoke. I am trying to view smoking as poison, smelly, and just plain stupid. Its been helping well that and my behavior modification rubber band lol.

Well the day is young and the sun is shining I have to go get me some rays. God bless you all. Much Luv

Diary of a Fatman 42

Day 281
Weight 218lbs
Measurements; Neck 16, Chest 45, Gut 44 & 1/4, Waist 41, R&L Bicep 15 1/2, R&L Thigh 27 & 1/2in.

Ah starting the fourth day of my non smoking journey it isnt so bad now thankfully. It seems like I have gained one pound since I quit. I'll take that any day. It doesnt help that I havent worked out at all this weekend due to being sick and some of the slip ups that I have had thanks to my non smoking. I'll definitely be a healthier not smoking than if I gain five pounds. Whatever weight I have gained or will gain from non smoking will be nothing but lost ground that I will reocover within the coming months.

Its great because I can already breath better now than I have been able to since I was smoking. I am hoping to be able to get more out of my body now that my lungs are starting to work better. Already after the first 24hrs, the carbon monoxide level in my blood drops to normal while the oxygen levels in my blood increases to normal. So to me it sounds like I'll definitely be able to get more out of my workouts. Even better I should be able to cut some time away from my timed runs.

Today would be a great day for a BBQ, unfortunately I am on a fast. Which is crazy because I have never fasted while being a non smoker. To say the least it has been a bit harder because cigarettes are an appetite suppressant that I used during hunger pangs. Now I have nothing to suppress my appetite and the fact that I am still feigning out from time to time with not smoking it has definitely been an interesting challenge; but not an overwhelming one and I think that, that is the best part of all. I know that everryday is and will still be a struggle with my non smoking but hopefully it does become easier. Today I woke up and didnt even crave a smoke, which is a sure sign that maybe I am moving on. Lets hope huh.

Personal Trainer Wanted

I got an email today from Mike Geary who is a certified nutrition specialist, and a certified personal trainer. I just thought I would share some of his helpful tips ..ing people pick good fitness trainers.

In today's world, we're seeing the internet, magazines, books, and tv shows/commercials flooded with tons of varied fitness/health advice. So how do you know who to actually trust and who may be giving you misinformation and leading you down the wrong path?

Well, first of all, there ARE some sleezebags out there that all they want to do is sell you some crappy gimmick and make off with their quick buck.

In fact, more and more marketers with no fitness background or experience are getting involved in selling fitness and health products these days. Unfortunately, many of these pure marketers don't know the first thing about fitness and are just putting out total junk just to make sales (hmm, can anybody say hoodia or the parasite scare-tactic scam artists).

On the other hand, the good thing is that most fitness and health professionals are well intentioned and do actually want to help you legitimately. Although being well-intentioned, many times these professionals have been misinformed over the years and led to believe certain myths (that they think are factual) that are not always accurate.

I think the subject heading with the term "clueless" is a little harsh and I want to clearly state that even if a fitness professional or trainer is misinformed on a couple of topics here or there, it's still likely that 90% or more of their information is actually very helpful.

As a matter of fact, you'll almost never find 2 fitness professionals that completely agree with one another. However, usually most fitness pros will agree on about 80 or 90% of topics. There are probably even a couple topics that I may be misinformed about (after all, nobody is perfect), but I'll always do my best to provide you with the most up-to-date and legitimate information I can find.

With that said, whenever I'm reading fitness publications, there are 4 key things I look for to see if the author/expert really understands true nutrition and training principles. This can help you in your readings and dealings with trainers to decipher good info from bad info.

Here are 4 of the main aspects I look for to determine is a fitness pro or trainer is "in the know" or not:


1. If the resistance training portions of their workout routines are mostly comprised of machines and single-joint exercises such as leg extensions, leg curls, bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, pec decks, leg press machines, shoulder raises, etc... then they probably have some misconceptions about training and you should beware.

I'll admit that there's a time and a place for just about any type of exercise (including the occasional use of machines and single joint exercises), but if these are what makes up the majority of their routines, then you should reconsider taking advice from them.

The fitness pros and trainers "in the know" will give you routines that are comprised of a balanced approach using free weight multi-joint exercises (and bodyweight exercises) for the majority of the exercises with only very limited machine or single-joint exercise use.

Here's another article I did on this topic:

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/body-part-isolation-truth.html


2. The 2nd thing I look for in a knowledgeable or mislead fitness pro is whether they think that cardio is the "only way" to lose body fat. For anybody that understands human physiology, the assertion that cardio is the only way to lose body fat is ludicrous.

After all, you can lose body fat without any exercise at all for that matter if you have a caloric deficit (although I don't recommend that route, because a non-exerciser is still flabby and unhealthy even with low body fat %).

In addition, you can lose plenty of body fat with resistance-only training routines without any cardio at all... it simply depends on the intensity of your workouts as a whole (whether they contain cardio, resistance training only, or a mixture of both), your resting metabolic rate, and the overall balance of your calorie intake vs calorie expenditure over time.

Here's another article that I wrote about this topic:

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cardio-alternatives.html


3. The 3rd thing I look for in a knowledgeable or mislead fitness pro is whether they falsely believe that saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are bad for us.

I've beaten this issue into the ground, but I'll say it again... If there's one fact you must understand about nutrition, it's that saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are essential parts of the natural human diet (and have been for thousands of years) and are not unhealthy for us depending on the source of the food (organic, etc).

The most unhealthy foods in our food supply are actually processed foods such as processed refined vegetable oils, hydrogenated oils (trans fats), deep fried foods, refined grains, refined sugars, and other boxed packaged "mutilated" foods.

Here's an article that explains the myth about saturated fat more clearly for you:

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/saturated-fat-is-not-evil.html

and if you're a scientific type that wants to understand the biochemistry of why saturated fat is not bad for you, this is a must read article by a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry:

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/truth-about-saturated-fat.html


4. The 4th thing I look for in a knowledgeable or mislead fitness pro is whether they falsely think that artificial sweeteners are healthy. I see so many fitness pros promoting the use of artificial sweeteners just so that they can save on sugar intake. Well, the truth is that even though refined sugar is horrible for us, artificial sweeteners are "franken-foods" that are even worse for us!

Here's an article that explains more details about the dangers of artificial sweeteners and other "diet" foods/drinks:

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/artificial-sweeteners-natural-stevia.html


One thing I'd like to ask you is that if you found these articles beneficial, please fwd this email on to your friends, family, and co-workers that you think can benefit from these topics.

Also, if you think these articles can help your friends, feel free to copy any of these article links in this email onto your myspace, facebook, blog pages (or any other networks) that you keep to help your friends be healthier and more fit as well.

Hopefully this will be helpful to those of you who are looking into getting a personal trainer.

Diary of a Fatman 41

Day 276
Weight 217lbs
Measurements; Neck 16, Chest 45, Gut 44 & 1/4, Waist 41, R&L Bicep 15 1/2, R&L Thigh 27 & 1/2in.

Alright sorry I havent posted sooner, I actually wasnt feeling to good Monday and yesterday but I'm feeling better now. My measurements have stayed the same but I have lost a total of five pounds in the last nine days. I dont think it is a weight fluctuation either because on May 15 I was weighing in at 219lbs, so I have lost 2lbs in 6 days. Which isnt bad at all for me, I'd like it to be a lot more but hey as long as I'm still losing weight who cares right.

I have been doing pretty good staying on track and busting tail, even though I wasnt feeling to good yesterday I still went to the gym. I didnt go Monday because I just felt horrible, but it worked out just fine. So yesterday I definitely needed to go because I cant just be missing days, the more days I miss the harder it is to get back into the swing of things. So I try not to let that come in between me and my workouts.

I have also been watching myself in the mirror quite a bit as of late, it is so cool because now I'm starting to see veins popping out of my arms when they are stressed during my workouts. The muscles in my arms are definitely becoming more defined which to me is just awesome. As a big guy I have always had big arms but they were just round with no definition, now you can start to see indents where the different muscles are. Very cool stuff.