Progress Report: Mon, 27 July 2015

Progress Report: 27 July, 2015

Date	Body Weight			Body Mass Index (BMI)
	Lbs	Kg	Stone
Mon, 1 June 2015	275	124.7	19.6	41.7
Mon, 8 June 2015	271	122.9	19.3	41
Mon, 15 June 2015	266	120.6	19	40.4
Mon, 22 June 2015	260	117.9	18.5	39.7
Mon, 29 June 2015	253	114.7	18	38.5
Mon, 6 July 2015	248	112.5	17.7	37.7
Mon, 13 July 2015	248	112.5	17.7	37.7
Mon, 20 July 2015	243	110.2	17.3	36.9
Mon, 27 July, 2015	241	109.3	17.2	36.6

A rather odd week as far as diet and exercise go but happy I was able to lose a more normal 2 lbs. When I originally started this challenge, my goal was always 2 lbs. a week. It was great having weeks of 5 lbs., 6 lbs. and even 7 lbs., but 2 lbs, is much more realistic and probably much more indicative of what I have to look forward to.

Short on time tonight but there are still good days and bad days. I have a schedule that should work, but it’s the little things that pop up and disrupt the schedule that have been difficult to handle. For what it’s worth, here’s the schedule I’m supposed to be on:

Mon: 30 min cardio, core workout (abs, obliques, erector spinae, etc) 

Tue: 60 min cardio (Interval Training) 

Wed: Off day 

Thur: 30 min cardio, upper body workout 

Fri: 30 min cardio, lower body 

Sat/Sun: Off days, but usually a bike or a hike to keep active 

Sometimes life happens and you have to roll with the punches. If I miss a day I do the best I can to make it up. If I can’t, I don’t sweat it too much. Like I’ve said before…this is a marathon, not a sprint.

Another key so far has been not letting small failures ruin the progress that I’ve made or the future progress I will make. In fact, this one small lesson has probably helped me the most. If I have a moment of weakness, I don’t let that ruin the rest of my day. In the past, I’d take a small failure and use it as an excuse to just forget that day and start again the next day. 

Let’s say that I was doing really good one day but then decided I had to have a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream. The old Blake would have said, “screw it, I just ruined my diet for the day, let’s also have 2 extra pork chops, the milkshake and a half bag of Doritos in front of the television.” The new Blake recognizes that as a small failure but isn’t going to ruin the rest of the day by over indulging. I had a moment of weakness…that’s okay. I’ve done great up to this point, let’s not ruin it