July 2009
1 post
As promised,
Later today I will post on how my diet and exercise is coming.
Jul 12th
June 2009
5 posts
Small Achievements.
I still weigh the same after nearly a week of diet and exercise. But I’m optimistic. I made it to the gym 4 days in a row, 3 times today and 3 days yesterday, and today, discovered an iPhone app called “Loose It!” It’s a simple app, tell it how many calories go in, and how many you burn. If you do activities (like walking) that are hard to measure, you can guestimate with...
Jun 20th
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Confession:
I just admitted to myself that I had been a little racist for most of my life. Specifically towards black people. I think I figured out why: Growing up, I had friends and was exposed to families of hispanic, caucasian, asian, indian, and also had friends who had a variety of religions. I never had a close black friend, or knew that many black people. Blame it on media, or my sheltered...
Jun 19th
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Update on Exercise / Diet Routine
Things are actually going well. Once I forced myself to go to the gym twice, it suddenly became a lot easier, and I actually enjoyed it and wanted to go. Yesterday I even went twice, and today I went for a jog with dog and then to the bike for another 25 minutes. I think the fact that the bike tells you how many calories you burn has helped with my self control about food. I’m not...
Jun 17th
update on how yesterday went
Well, I ate okay, made it to the gym for a 30 minute cardio workout, so the day started out as a success. Then to celebrate I had a few rum and [ diet ] cokes, and ended up eating some fries. Not terrible I suppose. Big accomplishment for me to have made it to the gym and get my heart rate above 150 for an extended period of time. I haven’t done that… ever maybe?
Jun 14th
How I Lost a Lot of Weight, How I intend to do it...
I’ve never really been “fat”, (except when I was ten years old for about a year), but I’ve never really been happy with my body, (except for when I was 23-25). I’m about 20 pounds overweight, I look okay, I look healthy, but I’m pudgy, I don’t fit into my old clothes, and I’m self conscious about it. When I was 23 I was tired of feeling this way, so...
Jun 13th