November 26 2008
In late January 2009 I made the decision to make a change in my life. For years I have been on the path of personal destruction. Like most, I used to be in good shape when I was in college and reached my wellness peak while there. Furthermore, I became satisfied with life, girl, degree and a job. I let myself go. My peak weight was around 362 lbs. I had around a 60 inch gut. I was obnoxiously large. Four months ago I changed my lifestyle and find myself about 40lbs and 10 inches smaller.
For years I battled motivation issues and a massive love for food. At one point my goal was to eat the one pound hamburger at Fudruckers and went back two times in two days to defeat the Goliath (I failed both times). I would eat to capacity just for fun, rest for 20 minutes and go again until misery settled in. It was a bad situation I was putting myself in. I did not think about the health risks and for the most part even now do not think about the risks of my health. However, I understand them, however that is not my main motivation. My motivation is the unborn child my wife is carrying and how I want to be able to run around with them like my dad does even to this day.
Furthermore, with the weight I have lost, I do not feel much different because I never felt bad. My most annoying question I get “Do you feel better?”, I never felt bad. The only thing that feels any different is my body is not quite as flabby and beginning to harden up. I do feel more endurance working out but overall I was not any more or less tired, I guess I could say I feel more chipper. Other than that I always felt pretty good, however my joints and muscles probably were getting pretty pissed and now do not have to stress quite as much.
My Workouts
My workout routines changes every two or so weeks. I usually go five sets of 12-15 and 2-3 sets after that of 5-8. Other weeks I will pyramid the weight and decrease repetitions. Other weeks I will drop set my last two sets of my routines. I play racquetball for about an hour 3-4 times a week and mix in at least two other 30 minute cardio sessions.
Lifestyle (Diet)
My lifestyle (diet) has been carbohydrate cycling. High, medium, low, low, carb days and I match the protein opposite of the carbs, meaning on a high carb day I go low protein, on a low carb day I go high protein. There is a reason behind this madness and there are certain grams of each I follow. Let me know if you want more information on that though.
I am very particular with the way I eat right now but not to an overwhelming extent. I say “no” a lot more often and eat healthy just as much. I eat about 6-7 meals a day. I prepare my meals three days at a time this way I can grab and go.
Every once in a while I will splurge and eat something I would have not hesitated to eat before. Likewise all the goodies I ate before seem much easier to stay away from and say no to.
My Supplements
Fish oils (omega-3’s) make sure before you purchase there is DHA & EPA is equal 500 mg per serving. Also if you are allergic to some kinds of fish make sure the fish oil you choose does not contain that type.
Multi-vitamin I just take a One-a-Day brand, seems to be sufficient.
Borage capsules- I use these for the oil inside them that helps with fat-loss.
I mix in a variety of different Arginine supplements, whey and casein protein and lastly Kre-Akalyn by Sci-Fit.
This is a pretty typical training day mix of supplements. Nothing is too expensive and the arginine mixes are a treat for myself and can be pricey. The protein is the most expensive, however if you buy in bulk you will save money. Not one of these supplements claims to be a “three week life-changer” they all are just apart of my routine. Every once in while I will mix in fat burner but am realistic about the results. Some do help and raise my resting heartbeat and raise my body temperature. I do recommend Mitotropin by Gaspari nutrition, it has very similar effects to ephedra.
Goals
May 20 2009 - 315lbs
All that said, my objective is not complete and I intend to be around 285 by September. This will be very difficult considering my Summer schedule. Moreover, I welcome the challenge and intend to make my mark. I am just a normal guy with a weight problem, soon that issue will be gone.
