Jared's Fitness Journal

The Holidays

PMG — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:05:17 +0000

Hey gang. The holidays are upon us and the time for resolutions are at hand. Well every year its the same resolution. Lose weight. Hey, at least I haven’t given up hope. It’s funny. I tell Mandy every year not to buy me clothes because I have some nice clothes that I will fit into again. It annoys her a little bit. ; ) but I still maintain the expectation that I will fit into size 34 pants and my amazing shrinking clothes will suddenly grow to the right size again. I will restart my daily food and fitness journal. It should be a little easier because I have tis handy app on my cell phone so I can update my blog on the fly. See you all on the skinny side.

Sunday 05/31/09

PMG — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:51:56 +0000

Well, as most of you know, today is my birthday and you could imagine how it turned out diet wise. Actually, I am not too upset about it because I did better than what I was counting on.

Breakfast: 3 large eggs over-easy on toast, 2 pieces; turkey bacon, 2 pieces

Snack: Veggie Straws, 10

Dinner: Beef and chicken fajitas w/ lite sour cream, cheese, spanish rice and refried beans, 3; Xela Andrews’ famous chocolate chip cookies, 6

Snack: Snack size Baby Ruth, 1

Wednesday 05/27/09

PMG — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:05:46 +0000

Breakfast: 2 large eggs scrambled

Snack: Pistachios, 20

Lunch: Side salad w/ no dressing, two Wendy’s double stacks (no bun); water

Dinner: Grilled Talapia, 1.5 small fillet; cauliflour/brocolli mix, 1 serving; salad; water

Snack: String cheese, 1

Tuesday 5/26/09 results

PMG — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:29:31 +0000

Hey gang!!! I’m baaaaaack!!! I decided to take a long holiday: ) It was not all bad though. I was able to maintain my weight. I am currently at 240 lbs. But I am ready to drop it. Hopefully I will be able to keep the dream alive. Thank you all who have been continually hounding me to get back on it.

Food Journal:

Breakfast: 2 large eggs scrambled
Lunch: Side salad w/ no dressing, small Wendy’s chili; water
Dinner: Grilled Chicken, 1 small breast; cauliflour/brocolli mix; 1 serving; water
Snack: String cheese, 1 serving; ricotta cheese treat from South Beach diet book, 1 serving

Sunday 12/21/08 results and Week 5 stats

PMG — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:33:02 +0000

Uggh!!!! Crappy week ladies and gents. The holidays are killer. What was I thinking when I thought I would make this change during the most difficult time of the year. I have continued in the old “no high fructose corn syrup” trend for the most part, but I will tell you that the cookies, candies, and fudge, mmmmmm, brutal. My numbers are not too reflective of the way I have been eating except my weight. It went up 1 pound in a week. Not good. Even though I cannot really see it in the numbers, I feel like crap. Why do we do this to ourselves. I always know how it will make me feel. I get done eating a few cookies and a tall glass of milk and then I just want to die b/c I am sick to my stomach. Sugar belly you know. Anyway, another week is approaching and we still have tons of treats here at the house. I do not have real high expectations this week for my diet, but I will make it a point to practice moderation. That is the key.

Week 5 Stats:

Weight: 237.5 lbs. (+1 lbs.)
Neck: 16″ (-1/8″)
Waist: 40″ (same)
Belly: 41.5″ (+1/2″)
Chest: 44 1/2″ (same)
Shoulders: 46 1/4″ (-2″)
Bicepts: R, 14 3/4″; L, 14 3/4″ (same)
Thighs: R, 25 1/8″ (+3/4″); L, 25 1/8″ (+3/4″)
Calves: R, 16″ (same); L, 16″ (same)

Sunday 12/14/08 results and Week 4 stats

PMG — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:35:46 +0000

Food Journal:

Breakfast: None Again!!! Sheesh.
Lunch: Corn Chex w/ skim milk, 2 cups of each
Dinner: Shake and Bake chicken w/ noodles and cream sauce, 2 servings of the chicken not much of the noodles.
Snack: 3 handfulls of carmel corn, 2 suckers, 2 glasses of milk

So it goes again, not a great day. I am really struggling maintaining my focus on this diet. Thank you to all those who are still hanging in there with me. This is truly a trial, but I am determined to make it work. I will not quit this blog until I do.

Workout Journal:

Pushups, 3 sets of 20
Pullups, 3 sets of 4; weak I know but it can only get better from here
Situps, 3 sets of 30

Week 4 Stats: (not accurate besides weight)

Weight: 236.5 lbs. (+1.5 lbs.)
Neck: 16 1/8″ (same)
Waist: 40″ (-1/8″)
Belly: 41″ (same″)
Chest: 44 1/2″ (same)
Shoulders: 48 1/4″ (same)
Bicepts: R, 15 1/8″; L, 15″ (same)
Thighs: R, 24 1/2″ (-3/4″); L, 24 1/2″ (-3/4″)
Calves: R, 16″ (-3/8″); L, 16″ (same)

Thursday 12/11/08 results

PMG — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:03:09 +0000

Food Journal:

Breakfast: None
Lunch: Fish planks, 2; Hush puppies, 6; A&W rootbeer, 32 oz.
Dinner: Ribey steak, 8 oz.; green beans, 1 serving; baked potato, 1 medium serving
Snack: Again with the too many munchies

Another horrible day. I am having a hard time getting back on track.

Workout Journal:

None

Wednesday 12/10/08 results

PMG — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:20:53 +0000

Food Journal:

Breakfast: None
Lunch: Turkey club sandwich on sourdough, 2 servings; potato chips, 1 serving; Lemon bar, 1 large servings
Dinner: Orange Chicken and white rice, 1 serving
Snack: too many munchies like carmel corn, 2 handfulls; 4 hershey kisses; Gatorade, 32 oz

I am eating too much sugar. It’s gotta stop. Thursday will be better.

Workout Journal:

Basketball; 30 minutes

Tuesday 12/09/08 results

PMG — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:47:45 +0000

Food Journal:

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs w/ ham and cheese, 2 large
Lunch: Chicken and beef fajitas w/ refried beans and spanish rice, 3 medium tortillas; Water w/ lemon, 30 oz.
Dinner: McDonalds Big Mac, 1 serving; French Fries, 15 fries; Orange Hi-C, 1 medium;

Not horrible. The Mc D’s stop was not great but I did keep my servings down. I am back on the wagon my friends. Not that I was totally off the wagon, but I did let myself slide a bit calorie wise. I mean, come on, when you are being catered too you gotta take full advantage of that little bennie. For those of you that don’t know, I was in Atlanta last week for a training with work. We stayed at the Marriott and they know how to take care our tummies. I did make good decisions as far as what I ate, but I ate second servings the whole time. But now I am back home and on the wagon. Normalcy is good for weight loss and maintenance.

Workout Journal:

Basketball; 1 hr

Wednesday 11/26/08 results

PMG — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:05:58 +0000

Food Journal:

Breakfast: Corn Chex cereal, 1.5 cups; Skim milk, 1 cup
Lunch: Tuna sub on white bread, 8 inch; Baked Lays, 1 serving; water
Dinner: 1 beef and 1 chicken taco w/ lettuce, cheese, tomatoes; refried beans, 2 servings; Rice, 2 servings; water
Snack: Snickers bar; Lg. Sonic Powerade slush

Not a great day eating. And tomorrow won’t be any better. Tomorrow will be my cheat day because I need to partake on Turkey day. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!!!

Workout Journal:

Basketball; 1.5 hrs