fatoldmanworkout

Hey all. I’ve been sick. I’ve been stressed as hell at work. I’ve been working some days from 8am till 3am the following morning, sick as a dog.

Talk about stress! My cortisol levels must be off the charts. I haven’t been able to get better so I’m on Azythromycin and prednisone (steroids). I haven’t been able to work out at all.

Today I had enough of feeling bad. I am on vacation in Palm Desert and I am feeling slightly better. So, I went to the fitness center and did some HIIT training. I did a 3 minute warm up on the exercise bike, 6 intervals (treadmill, eliptical, weights), and then about 15 minutes of the exercise bike again, varying the intensity. I felt great! I needed that so bad.

After the workout I hit the hot and cold pools. I was completely relaxed, and now I’m ready to go back tomorrow. I can’t wait to get back into the swing of things and start making some more videos.

As an aside, the thumb that I thought was broken just over a month ago may be a ripped tendon. I may have a UCL injury that may or may not require surgery. Woo hoo!

Alright, it’s time to relax. I’m on vacation!

I think that I over-did it on Sunday with the 100 squat challenge. I haven’t worked legs consistently since I tore up my leg muscles a couple of years ago. I think that Sunday was a blow to my immune system. Now I’m completely sick with a sore throat and major body aches

It has been a while since I’ve been motivated to write. I had a really tough week at work and I didn’t work out much. Then I worked out like mad the following week. In fact, I worked out so hard, that I broke down my immune system and I got sick the following week.

This week has been good. I’m back in it mentally and I’m ready to give it my 100% again. I’m committed to this.

Initially I lost over 20 lbs, and then I got lazy. I’ve been bouncing between 18lbs lost and 22lbs lost. Well, that’s over. It time to turn it up a notch and complete my goal. I know that this last 15 or so lbs will be the hardest.

This is the beginning of week #2 of my extreme diet and exercise program. I feel so much better! It is easier to get up in the morning. My appetite is now under control. Don’t get me wrong, there are days when it is really hard to stay on my diet, but I’m making it work. It’s a lot easier to bend over and tie my shoes too! I still can’t get into a lot of my pants, but on my fat pants, I don’t feel like I’m going to pop a button when I sit down at work.

Why am I feeling so much better? Because I already lost over 10 lbs!!!

I’ll do a video at the end of the month about my total weight loss for January and I’ll keep you posted!

Well, it is almost time. I have completely pigged out during the holidays. Being overweight is a funny thing. I look in the mirror and I don’t see a fat person. But I:

1) feel tired all of the time

2) feel hungry most of the time

3) I don’t even fit my large size pants

4) Tying my shoes is difficult

5) I feel very unmotivated

I’m 253 lbs today at 6′3″. I went to the BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator today: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

And, no big surprise there, I am obese. My BMI today is 31.6

Here is how they break it down:

• Underweight = <18.5
• Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
• Overweight = 25-29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

While the BMI is not an exact science, it does mean that I have some serious work to do.

If the cycle continues (I feel bad, keep eating to feel better, get depressed, feel worse, eat even more to feel better), I will be 300lbs before you know it. I know this. My weight has been out of control before and I did something about it before I reached 300.

Even at my current weight I am at risk for: “diabetes, bilary calculosis, respiratory insufficiency, nocturnal apnoea, cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension, arthrosis of backbone and of lower limbs, fertility anomalies, cancer”(according to http://web4health.info)

web4health also states that, “the obesity state is also a specific risk factor for anaesthetic accidents, if you need a general anaesthesia to undergo a surgical operation.”How do I know that this one is true? I have a friend is a Nurse Anesthetist and he tells me all of the time how difficult it is to work on really fat people.

So I can tell you honestly that, right now, I am not motivated to start an exercise routine. It is quite the opposite. Eating is comfortable and it’s easy. It makes me feel better and gives me instant gratification. But hey, I don’t want to die. I want to fit into my pants. I want to be noticed for having a nice body for an older guy, not for being just another big guy. I want to feel better about myself and I want to be healthy. So NO MORE EXCUSES! I’m going to get this party started no matter how uncomfortable it is going to be. I hope that some of you will join me on my weight loss journey.