Started 225lb on January 3rd, 2004....
On my way to getting in shape for Mexico.....

Thursday 1-22-04
217lbs
6:30am Cardio (16min HIIT)
7:00am 3 Egg Beater, 2 Whole Eggs, 5g Glutamine, 1 scoop Whey Protein
9:30am 1 Chicken Breast, Salad and Veggies, 1 tbsp Olive Oil
12:30pm Tuna Fish Sandwich(100% Whole Wheat), Veggies
3:30pm Whey Protein, 1 Chicken breast Sandwich, Salad and Veggies
5:30pm Workout (Legs, Back, Bi's)
6:45pm Whey Protein, Glutamine
7:30pm Pork Chops, Potato, Green Beans
9:00pm Tuna Fish, Cottage Cheese
10:30pm Glutamine

If anybody wants to suggest anything feel free. I am just putting this in a place where I can keep myself honest.

that's my idea, lieing to others is always harder than lieing to yourself!

Good luck with it, i started on the 13th hopefully by next year we can compare results :)

Are you using mayo in your tuna fish sandwich? If so: drop it. A macronutrient breakdown would also be helpful in checking your daily intake (microsoft excel makes it very easy). Otherwise, it looks good...... keep it up!

Jingo- thanks for the wishing of luck...I will probably need it since this will be my 2nd time to try and get in shape. The first one I was able to get down to 205lb but wasnt lifting weights so i was probably losing muscle...and also good luck with your journey.


Never_enough---I have not been putting mayo on the tuna fish so that will be pretty easy to drop ;) ....my nutrient break down is about 250-300g of protein, 100-150g carbs, 50-60g of fat.

you sound a lot like me! hehe

around march 02 i decided to get fit, lost about 15lb and did stick with it for a good while, but i was back to being a slob by christmas, a year later and i've put that 15 back on and another 15 on top.

Weights are good and bad, in reality they're good, becuase they do help you lose weight, but it can be frustrating to get on the scales and have not lost much actual weight due to gaining muscle, even tho you keep telling yourself you have lost fat, if not actually lost weight

Friday-1-23-04

Today I re-measured my body fat and it was down .44% from 1-11-04. And from this it says that I gained one pound of lean muscle and lost 1 pound of fat.

219lb

6:30am Cardio
7:00am 2 whole eggs, 3 servings of Egg Beaters, Whey Protein, Glutamine
9:30am 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Chicken Breast, Veggies
12:30pm Pork Loin, Veggies
3:30pm Lean Hamburger Meat, Whey, Veggies
5:30pm Off today from weights but doing another round of Cardio
6:30pm Whey, Glutamine, Oatmeal
9:00pm Tuna Fish, Veggies, Olive Oil

Nutrient Breakdown:
Total Calories- 2043
Fat grams- 75.6g
Carbs- 77.5g
Protein- 255g

I have decided to go to College Station, TX to meet some of my college buddies this weekend, so I wont be able to update the journal until Sunday....Hopefully I wont indulge myself in beer :) I am going to consider this a cheat weekend. I havent cheated at all since starting January 3rd. I will let ya'll know how it went when i get back.

I have one of those next weekend, meeting up with a bunch of online friends for the first time.
not sure if i'm looking forward to getting wrecked or going to try to stick to something reasonable... i have a feeling i know which way it will go tho :jumping:

I have been at a plateau for about 3 weeks now and during my weekend carb loading (lots of beer and liquor) phase, I was doing a lot of research on this keto diet that is going around. I started it on monday and have broke my plateau of 217lb....I am down to 214 in 3 days. And on this diet your body burns fats, either from your meals or when that runs out it switches over to body fat. I checked this morning with ketostix and i am in ketosis right now. My meals for today are:

Meal 1: 3 Whole Eggs, 5 pieces of Turkey Bacon, and a 1/4 cup of pistachios
Protein= 31g, Carbs= 7.5g, Fat = 33g, for a total of 463 calories.

Meal 2: 4 Eggs, 1/4 cup of cheese
Protein=31g, Carbs= 5g, Fat= 27g, for a total of 387 Calories.

Meal 3: 1/2 Tuna Bag (the kind that is pre-drained), 1 tbsp Olive Oil, 1/4 cup of cheese,
Protein= 31.5g, Carb=1g, Fat= 24g, Total Calories= 344

Meal 4: 1 chicken Breast, 1 tbsp Olive Oil, Veggies
Protein= 34g, C=Minimal from Veggies, Fat= 17.5g, Total Calories= 293.5

Meal 5:Metrx Protein Drink (Post Workout)
Protein= 25g, Carb= 19g, Fat= 3g, Total Calories= 203

Meal 6: Salmon, 1/2 Cup Pistachios, Veggies
Protein= 32g, Carb= 11g, Fat= 20g, Total Calories= 352

I also take Flaxseed Oil after Meals 1 and 3

Totals= 184.5g Protein = 738 Calories
124.3g Fat = 1118.7 Calories
43.5g Carb = 174 Calories
2030.7 Calories/Day

Since I began eating right on january 3rd 2004, I have lost 7 lbs of fat and gained 4 lbs of muscle....which is a drop in 3% body fat....I am at 20.71% and I started at 23.74% according to mybodycomp.com......I hope to break the 18% mark by Feb 6....I am going to incorporate more cardio and hope my keto diet helps me in acheiving this quick of a drop while keeping the muscle....I'll Keep you posted.