Week 3 Day 4

Hello all. I wanted to get my post in for today before I went to bed.

For lunch today I ate an apple sliced thin and dusted with cinnamon and Splenda.

For dinner I ate a can of Progresso Hearty Chicken with vegetables and pasta. As usuall I ate all my meals after taking Ripped Fuel. I also took my vitamins with dinner.

Unfortunately I will be veering slightly from my diet this weekend. I will be in Ocean City, MD for the weekend and we plan on going out for dinner and breakfast on certain days. I plan on doing my workout first thing tomorrow morning. But I don't believe I will be able to post to the blog until Sunday night or Monday morning.

I hope all of you are doing great. Have a wonderful weekend.

Week 3 Day 3

Today is such a dreary day. I wish it were as sunny and warm as yesterday. One good thing was that the pitter patter of the rain gave me such a good nights sleep.

I woke up and burned trash today while it was wet outside. While the trash was burning I stacked some firewood from a tree I cut down 2 weeks ago. My sons rocket got stuck in it, so the only way to get it back was to cut the tree down.

At noon I ate a large navel orange. It wasn't that great. It was very fibrous and not that juicy. I know dinner will make up for it. I came downstairs this morning to find a large lean pork loin in the crock pot covered in sauerkraut. MMMMMMMM!

At 1pm I started my workout with leg, butt and thigh weight lifting.

• Lateral Lunge with Barbell - 70 lbs - 10 reps
• Hack Squat - 160 lbs - 10 reps
• Leg Curl - 95 lbs - 12 reps per leg
• Leg Extension - 120 lbs - 12 reps per leg
• Standing Heel Raise with Weight Plates - 45 lbs(each hand) - 15 reps
• Ankle Flex with Plate - 45 lbs - 15 reps
• Standing Lunge with Plates - 45 lbs - 10 reps

After my lifting I rested for about 30 minutes while talking to my wife. I then hopped on the recumbent bike.

• Time - 30 mins
• Resistance - 6 of 10
• Distance - 9.995 miles
• Calories Burned - 262

After all that a nice hot shower felt wonderful.

For dinner I ate a serving+ of pork loin smothered with sauerkraut. I also stole two of my sons french fries. The meal was so good! And I wasn't hungry the rest of the night.

Thank for looking.

Week 3 Day 2

Good Evening. It was a beautiful day and I spent allot of it outside playing in the backyard. We also took a walk out to the open field and launched model rockets with the kids. They love that kind of stuff.

Today was a regular Tuesday for me diet wise. For Lunch I ate a nice ripe Gala apple cut into slices and dusted with cinnamon.

I have to give myself credit. My wife made a large batch(3 doz) of white chocolate, macadamia and coconut cookies 2 days ago. I have not touched them and they look soooo delicious. I think she's taking them to a friends house tomorrow for a play date with my son. Good riddins! The cookies that is.

For dinner I ate a can of Progresso split pea and ham soup. I also stole one of my daughters fish sticks.

As you know both meals were taken with Ripped Fuel and dinner included my daily vitamin.

Tonight while watching Idol I did 150 sit ups and 75 push ups.

Just a reminder. If you want to see what equipment I use and read more about me personally. Check out my first two posts of the blog.

Good luck to all my chubby buddies.

Week 3 Day 1 - 290 lbs

WOW!! I can't believe my results. 15 lbs in 2 weeks. And I feel GREAT!

Here are my week 3 progress pic.



I don't know if you can tell from the pics but I can feel the loss when I get dressed. Especially in my waist and legs.

After waking up and weighing in waited until 11am and then took my Ripped Fuel. I then ate a large navel orange at 12pm.

At 1pm I started my workout. Here is my lifting weight lifting info for today.

• Overhead Press With Barbell - 70 lbs - 10 reps
• Upright Row - 70 lbs - 10 reps
• Side Deltoids Raise - 16 lbs - 10 reps
• Lying Triceps Extension - 50 lbs - 11 reps
• Barbell Curl - 70 lbs - 8 reps
• Forearm Curl - 50 lbs - 15 reps
• Reverse Forearm Curl - 20 lbs - 15 reps

After doing my arm and shoulder workout I hopped on the bike.

• Time = 30 minutes
• Resistance = 6 of 10
• Distance = 9.891 miles
• Calories Burned = 258
  

I feel great after my workout. I wonder whats for dinner...

For dinner I took my Ripped Fuel and then after a little while I ate a half of a baked boneless chicken breast and some steamed carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. I also took my vitamins when I was all done.

Good Luck to all you dieters out there.

Week 2 Day 7

Hello. Today was very boring as far as my diet goes.

I ate a delicious Gala apple for lunch. Later around 3pm I did a little exercise by moving about 200 4x8 sheets of plywood. At aroung 5pm I ate a can of Progresso Chicken and Herb Dumpling soup. Both meals were in conjunction with Ripped Fuel 5x and dinner ended with my vitamins.

Tune in tomorrow for my weekly weigh in and progress pics.

Good Luck.

Week 2 Day 6

Hello. Late post today. Just got back home and decided to get my post in for today.

For lunch I ate a large navel orange after taking my Ripped Fuel.

We went out for dinner so I had 1 coconut fried shrimp coin for an appetizer. I then ate a baked tilapia fillet stuffed with crab meat filling. Accompanying this was a side of sweet carrots and coleslaw. The whole family then shared a hot chocolate chip cookie sundae. I must admit it was DELICIOUS. And I'd like to add that I did take my Ripped Fuel beforehand and also took my vitamins during the meal.

Have Great Day.

Week 2 Day 5

Last workout day for the week. I have a busy weekend coming up and I know I will be going out for dinner on Saturday. I will try to keep the calorie count under 1000. Everyone needs a treat once in a while. And I think I have been doing really well.

Today I had a apple for lunch and a Hormel Turkey and Vegetable(180 cal) meal and a 1oz cube of Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese for dinner. Both meals were eaten after taken my Ripped Fuel and I took my vitamins with dinner.

I started my lifting at noon. It consisted of:

• Decline Bench Press - 90 lbs - 15 reps
• Dumbbell Fly - 20 lbs - 10 reps
• Good Morning - 40 lbs - 15 reps
• One Arm Dumbbell Row - 70 lbs - 10 reps
• Dumbbell Trunk Twist - 70 lbs - 6 reps
• Cable Side Bend - 8 plates - 10 reps
• Knee Lifts - left,center,right - 15 reps

At 1pm I got on the bike and rode 10.08 miles in 30 minutes at a resistance of 6 of 10. My readout said I burned 264 calories. That was the most I have ever done on the bike in 30 mins.
I was really impressed and it made me feel really good about myself.

I think I might have a glass of wine tonight.

I will be away most of the day tomorrow but I will try to post a belated entry on Sunday if I can't get on Saturday night.

Good luck and have a great weekend.

Week 2 Day 4

I apologize for this being a day late. I had allot going on yesterday. Don't worry though, it was a regular day. Nothing special happened.

I ate a large navel orange for lunch. Later I had a can of Progresso Vegetable Pot Roast Soup. As always I took my Ripped Fuel with both meals and my vitamins with dinner.

At night I did 100 sit ups and 75 push ups.

See...I told you you didn't miss anything.

Good Luck.

Week 2 Day 3

Good Afternoon.

I ate a Gala apple for Lunch today. After about an hour I started my workout. My lifting today consisted of:

• Hack Squat - 160 lbs - 7 reps
• Leg Curl - 95 lbs - 10 per leg
• Leg Extension - 120 lbs - 10 per leg
• Seated Heal Raise With Barbell - 210 lbs - 30 reps
• Ankle Flex With Plate - 45 lbs - 15 reps
• Stationary Lunge With Plates - (2)35 lbs - 15 per leg
• Standing Kickback With Pulley - 3 Plates - 10 per leg

After a great lower body lifting workout I hopped on the bike. Resistance was set at 6. After 30 mins I completed 9.664 miles and burned 251 calories.

For dinner I ate a serving of BBQ pork loin that was cooked in the slow cooker. I also had a serving of boiled carrots.

All meals include Ripped Fuel before hand. Dinner also includes multi vitamins.

I hope everyone of you achieves the same success that I seeing with my diet.

Good Luck!

Week 2 Day 2

I feel like I can really lose the weight this time and keep it off. I'm not having many urges to cheat or snack between meals. I am drinking a lot of water throughout the day. This is helping me feel full when I do eat a meal.

Today was a good day. I had a large navel orange for lunch and a can of Progresso Traditional Chicken Noodle soup for dinner. I took my Ripped Fuel with both and my vitamins with dinner. I did have a handful(10) of baby carrots between lunch and dinner. After dinner we took a slow walk through the woods.

I work tonight so I will do my sit ups(100) and push ups(75) while the President is on TV.

Thank for looking.

Week 2 Day 1 - 297 lbs

YAHOOOOOO! I stepped on the scale when I woke up at 6:30am and I weighed 297 lbs. I lost 8.5 lbs in 1 week. I feel spectacular! I couldn't believe it. I weighed myself 3 times to make sure it wasn't a false reading. Here are my week 2 progress pics.



Now for today's report. I lifted weights early today. It was around 10:30am. My routine was:

• Behind The Neck Press - 70lb - 9 reps
• Shrug - (2)45lb plates - 15 reps
• Side Deltoids Raise - 16lb - 10 reps
• French Curl - 50lb - 15 reps
• Preacher Curl - 120lb - 5 reps
• Forearm Curl - 50lb - 15 reps
• Reverse Forearm Curl - 20lb - 15 reps

I then took a Ripped Fuel 5x and did some errands. At around noon I ate a Gala apple.

Upon arriving back home at 1pm I got on the exercise bike. At a resistance of 6(of 10) I rode for 30 mins completing 9.748 miles and burning a whopping 254 calories. I felt great after that invigorating workout. I think I might bump up the resistance on the bike soon.

Tonight at dinner I had a baked chicken breast half and a salad. I actually cut the breast up and put it in my salad and added a tbsp. of Lite Sweet Vidalia Onion dressing. As usual I took a Ripped Fuel before dinner and my vitamins with dinner.

I'm really impressed with how much I am not thinking about cheating on my diet. I hope I can maintain the same attitude for the long haul.

Good Luck to Everyone.

Week 1 Day 7

Well....I'm excited that another week will be starting tomorrow. I will post my progress pics sometime during the day. But I will be sure to post my morning weight as soon I can.

My day was quite boring. I woke up and had an orange for lunch. After a day of running errands I had a bowl of Progresso Vegetable Beef Barley soup for dinner. Both meals were eaten after taken a Ripped Fuel 5x. I also took my vitamins with dinner.

I think I will have a glass of White Cat wine tonight.

I don't think next weekend will be as easy to stay on track. I will be in Ocean City MD. And I know my family will want to go out for dinner. Or they will want to go to the Dough Roller for breakfast. Thats OK though, cause it's about the long haul, not the day to day.

I'm excited to see how much weight I lost during this week.

Good luck, see you tomorrow.

Week 1 Day 6

I enjoyed my first day of rest today. I don't want to think of my weekends as "days off". But rather days of rest. I want to maintain my eating habits and attitude over the weekends.

I did go to a birthday party today. So I didn't have lunch but ate a plate of carrots, celery and cucumbers with a tbsp. of ranch dip at 1pm. Then I had a 4" x 4" piece of Sicilian peperoni pizza, a very small slice of cake and a scoop of cookies and cream ice cream for supper. Both my veggies and my pizza dinner were eaten after taking a Ripped fuel and waiting the normal 45 mins to an hour. I also took my vitamins with dinner. I must admit I felt very full after eating dinner. I can really tell that my stomach is shrinking.

I don't plan on indulging in any junk food tomorrow. I know I can resist any temptations.

Good Luck!

Week 1 Day 5

WOW! One week down. Everything went great this week. I feel I stuck to my diet as well as I could expect. I did come down with a cold at the end of the week and I tried not to let that derail me. I am still dealing with a sore throat and sinus congestion. I really hope to kick it this weekend. I am looking forward to weighing myself on Monday and posting my progress pics. Lets get down to today's numbers.

I worked last night and did indulge myself with 6 peanut butter cream cookies. Don't ask me the calories, I didn't want to look. I stayed up this morning and didn't get to sleep until 11am. I didn't eat anything though while I was up. I woke up at 4:30 pm and took a Ripped Fuel. I then did my lifting and cardio workout.

• Incline Bench Press - 90lb - 17 reps
• Dumbbell Fly - 16lb - 20 reps
• One Arm Dumbbell Row - 70lb - 10 reps
• Wide Grip Row - 90lb - 7 reps
• Cable Side Bend - 8 plates - 10 reps
• Lat Pull Down - 8 plates - 7 reps
• Knee Lifts - Left, Center, Right - 15 reps

I rode the bike for 30 minutes at a resistance of 6 out of 10. I went a distance of 9.264 miles and burned 240 cals.

I then ate a baked haddock filet with dill and Parmesan bread crumbs. I also included a side of green beans.

I ended the night with a glass of White Cat wine while watching Lost with my wife.

Good Luck To All You Dieters!

Week 1 Day 4

Thanks for checking in today. I came down with a chest cold last night at work. I needed a little boost so I ate a serving of graham crackers with a serving of peanut butter. So today I'm feeling a little run down. It's a good thing it's not a workout day.

I woke up at 11:30 am and took my Ripped Fuel. I waited and ate an apple for lunch.

For dinner I took my Ripped Fuel and then ate a can of Progresso Vegetable Roast Beef soup. I also took my 2 vitamins.

Tonight before work I will do 100+ sit ups and 75+ push ups.

Good luck to all you dieters.

Week 1 Day 3

Hello to anyone who reads this. Today was a normal workout day. I worked last night then woke up at 11:30am and took my Ripped Fuel. I then picked up my son at preschool. I came home and put him down for a nap. I then ate a large navel orange. About 4o mins later I started my work out. My lifting was a leg workout consisting of:

• Hack Squat - 120lb - 15 reps
• Leg Extension - 120lb - 8 reps per leg
• Front Squat - 50lb - 15 reps
• Seated Heal Raise with Barbell - 140lb - 30 reps
• Ankle Flex with Plate - 45lb - 15 reps
• Duck Squat with Plates - 90lb - 15 reps
• Step-up with Plates - 90lb - 15 reps

After lifting I rode the exercise bike. I went 9.539 miles in 30 mins. I burned 247 calories at a reistance of 6 out of 10.

At 4pm I took another Ripped Fuel with a full glass of water. At around 5pm I ate a can of Progresso Green Split Pea with Bacon, 320 cals. I took 2 vitamins with my soup.

I hope everyone else is sticking with their diets.

Good Luck!

Week 1 Day 2

Hello. Happy St. Patty's Day! I worked last night and then had to stay up until 11am to watch my son. So therefore I chose not to eat any lunch. I did have a single pack of Nabisco Graham Crackers(100 cal.) last night at work. I slept until 4:30pm today. When I woke up I took a Ripped Fuel 5x with a glass of water. At around 5:15 I ate dinner. I had a small Caesar salad with lite dressing and half a serving of croutons. I also had a haddock fillet breaded with dill, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and S&P. The fillet has a calorie count of app. 220 cal. After dinner I took 2 of my multi-vitamins with a glass of water.

Tonight before I go to work I will do 100+ sit-ups and 75+ push-ups.

Good luck to anyone else out there trying to shed a few.

Thanks.

Week 1 Day1 - 305.5 lbs

Today will be my first progress post for this blog. I will consider it my starting point for my diet. I will eventually use an outlined format for my daily posts. But I want to start out a little less structured.

Here is my first week pics. I will only put up progress pics on Mondays.


I would like to start out with a breakdown of the equipment I use. I don't want anyone thinking that I am at a gym or have some big bucks home setup. I do all my workouts at home on my basic cardio and weight lifting gear. My stuff consists of:

• ProForm GR-80 Recumbent Exercise Bike
• ProForm Xp 550s Treadmill
• Golds Gym Weight bench XRS-20
• Golds Gym Olympic Curl Bar
• Golds Gym Olympic Dumbbells
• Basic 300 lb Olympic Weight Set With Bar
• Fitness Gear Pro Slant Sit-up Bench
  
• Weider Powermax 3 Station Multi-Gym(Just used for leg lifts, lat pull downs and cable side bends)

Now I know that sounds like allot. But I bought most of it used or on Black Friday sales.

I weighed myself when I awoke today at 11:30am(worked last night). I weighed 305.5 lbs. I took one Ripped Fuel 5x tablet with a 24oz glass of water. I then waited 1 hour and ate 1 Gala apple with a dash of cinnamon.

I always do my lifting first. It was:

• Dumbbell Military Press - 20lb - 15 reps
• Dumbbell Raise - 20lb - 15 reps
• Front Deltoids Raise - 16lb - 15 reps
• Lying Cross Shoulder Triceps Extension - 40lb - 6 reps
• Reverse Grip Barbell Curl - 50lb - 10 reps
• Forearm Curl - 50lb - 20 reps
• Reverse Forearm Curl - 20lb - 10 reps

I then rode the exercise bike for 30 minutes. I set resistance at 6 out of 10. At the end I completed 9.612 miles and burned 249 calories.

At dinner time I Again took 1 Ripped Fuel 5x tablet and waited 1 hour. I then ate a can of Progresso Vegetable Soup. After eating I took 2 OneSource Ultimate Men's vitamins(WalMart) with a 24oz glass of water.

I feel really good about this diet and this blog.

Thanks for coming.

FYI

I am looking forward to starting my daily updates on Monday, March 16.

I would like to take this time to establish a few things. I DO NOT profess to be any kind of health guru, doctor or even smarter than a rock. I DO NOT recommend that anyone else try my diet methods. I know that there are numerous ways to diet. I also know that everyone who diets has a story of how to lose weight. This will hopefully be my story of how I lost weight. I would appreciate if all comments be personal thoughts and possibly words of encouragement. I DO NOT want people telling me that I'm doing it wrong. I DO NOT want your workout routine. I am doing it my way.

I am a 34 year old male. I am 6 foot 4 inches and weigh 300 pounds. I have no major medical conditions. I have dieted numerous times in the past only to gain the weight back, plus some. I have worked the night shift(10pm to 6am) for the past 8 years. I am a married father of 2. I own a beautiful home in the country. My yearly income is less than 100,000.

I am only using this blog as a tool to help me keep on track with my diet. I also want a journal of my progress to look back on as I go forward. I have no problems sharing this with the world. As I stated before, this is my first blog, so please bare with we.

Thank You for looking.