HCD Still going!

Lost a little more than I thought I even could! I haven't been on track with the p90x as of late due to a pump blood vessel or something of the sort in my right eye. At work last eye everyone kept asking me want was up with my eye so I went and checked it out and found this!

Pretty awesome for 2 weeks before my wedding! This is what it looked like on Friday the 19th.
Fingers crossed it'd be gone before this weekend!

Back on to the workouts. I have just been running as much as possible. Yesterday and today I made it a mile and half!

Today is the Day!!

I usually don't post on the weekend but this one is WELL WORTH IT!!

Today I have finally hit my goal weight and here's proof!

185 (my high school weight) was my goal before the wedding! I have 3 weeks to spare!

Strangely enough my first post about starting this diet was on January 6th.
So here I am on day 1, 5 months ago.

And here I am today (with some new ink too!).

Quite the changed and man do I feel it. I feel great! I am in the best shape of my life and I am stronger then I have EVER been! Not to horn toot, but on Thursday I did 8 clapping push ups!

My starting weight:

That is a loss of 40.8 pounds! Wonder if I can get to 180?

The diet

I started P90X about 2 weeks ago and so far I love it! I have missed the last 2 days and have felt like something is missing. I love the program, it involves working out every day using muscle confusion to build the whole body. I am currently the strongest I have ever been!

Yesterday Mary and I had our engagement pics taken. I can't wait to see them, they are going to be awesome! After, we stopped at Elidios for some pizza. I knew I really shouldn't, especially since I haven't been working out like I should. Well, I did. I got on the scale this morning to see the damage. 190! no no no....that's not right. Moved the scale around...190 again. "There is no way," I said. Picked up the scale and moved it around. Tried again...190. Well holy heck I'm 190!

I started at a huge 225! The day I started post. I have a picture just have to wait for Mary to get the few pics of her in the wedding dress off the camera.

5 more pounds and I'll hit my goal! I have a month and a half to get there! Tomorrow starts the bachelor party...so who knows what I'll weigh when we get back. :)

HCD close to 3 months

Diet is going well. I haven't been sticking to it all that great but I have managed to stay pretty level. All this week I have eaten horribly, but some how stayed pretty light. The 27th I plan to really get back on track (maybe the reason for my decline). It will mark 3 months til the big day so I defiantly have good motivation. I plan to lose another 15 pounds. Wish me luck!

Here is the scale shot from this morning, not to bad.

HCD week 6 - day 45

Hopped on the scale last night. Looks like its that time! Time to cut the hair. I'm down 15 pounds and with V-day coming up it works out perfectly!

HCD week 5 - day 39

It's been a crazy crazy week with Silas in the ER and all the snow (I should of posted about the snow). So I didn't get a chance to do my usual write up. So here it is, only 4 days late.

I had to shift my workout schedule to Tuesday Thursday and I didn't run at all this week. It's been freezing out. My diet has taken sort of a strange turn. The last 2 days I have been skipping a normal breakfast and dinner. Just taking my vitamins (post about them coming soon) and drinking OJ in the morning while eating some almonds with a spoon of peanut butter at night. Surprisingly I have felt great, no headaches, and I have dropped a few extra pounds. I realize this isn't the ideal way to do things but I may work it into a routine, especially closer to the wedding.

I hopped on the scale a few times throughout the week and was happy with the results, dropping a few each time. This morning when a jumped on I had some strange results. I usually weigh 4 or 5 times to make sure its correct. I haven't had troubles until today. First 2 times I was 210.6 and was like, "Awww man I have to cut my hair!" (I stated I would cut the hair after losing 15 pounds) haha not really...I was just shocked. I moved the scale and tried again. 215, what?! Tried again, 215 again. NNoooo...I was not happy. I picked up the scale and clean the contacts off and tried again. The result below is what I got the next 4 tries so we'll go with it.
For the few that read this is you want to see the progress click on the HCD link below (Labels: HCD) to see all the posts about it.

Mary and I are off to Ohio today so Saturday's workout is going to be hard to hit but I will try my best with what I have. Staying on course with the diet is the true goal.

HCD week 4 - day 25

Weighed in at 215 this morning! I had a horrible week as far as eating and this weekend the temptations are going to be all over. Going out tonight with Mary and her co-workers, Saturday night is JJ's b-day party and Sunday is the Superbowl!

man...I hope the force is strong

HCD week 4 - day 21

Welp, it's the start of week 4 and I feel pretty good. I still think I could be doing better on the the diet. I wasn't feeling super great last week so I skipped out on running in the cold but I still did all the workouts.

I slipped up once again and cheated more than I should of this past week. Mary's dad was in town and we all went out to eat at Carrabbas. I battled some bad acid reflux the last 2 times I ate Salmon so I ate Chicken Parmesan, which is hard to pass up there. :) So going to the scale this morning felt like it was going to be a bust, but...to my surprise I didn't gain like I thought.

I'm getting there.

HCD Week 3 - Day 16

Just a little update.
Figured I need to start weighing myself a few times during the week as oppose to just once a week. It'll help we figure out the when, where and how of my losing and gaining.

I weighed myself this morning and to my surprise I weighed 217.8! Really nice improvement over Monday.

I ran yesterday (in the snow) for the first time since last week and was able to run 3/4s further than I had the last time.

Tonight is workout B.

HCD Week 3 - Day 14

Well, I didn't do so hot this week. I didn't run on Thursday or Sunday (mix of laziness and coldness). I ate ok, cheated on Thursday by eating pizza. On Saturday I had Fuji's, just steak and rice. Sunday was the killer. Had friends and family over for the Eagles game and ended up eating more "junk" than I should of while drinking more beer than I should of. I thought to weigh myself before indulging and weighed in at 219.

This morning I realized what a few finger foods and beer can do.

Down only a pound from last week.

Time to be a little more disciplined.

HCD Week 2 - Day 7

Week 1 is over. I feel pretty good about the week. I had a cheat day on Saturday and felt like I really over did it. The Titans were on and they forced me to drink a few more than I had planned. I had a grilled chicken cesar wrap for lunch. But finished the day with finger foods and a burger.

The workout is going well. Friday so far is the only day I haven't been active.

Time to weigh in.

















Down 4 pounds from week one.

HCD Week 1 - Day 5

Diet is going well!
Workout Monday and Wednesday and ran on Tuesday and Thursday.
Been eating well. Last night I cheating a tad. I ate a small piece of ziti and bread but I had a big bowl of green beans first.

HCD Week 1 - Day 1

I started my diet yesterday! The eating part is easy, with the secret of eating quick. The workout is what kills me in the beginning. I got about 3/4s of the workout complete before I felt like I was going to pass out. I really need to build my stamina bad. It's pretty pathetic right now. I plan on running on the nights I don't workout. Once my stamina gets built up I will to be working out and running every day.

This is the workout I'm starting with. I have been using this site as motivation.

As for food my breakfast and lunch will stay the same throughout:
Wheaties and OJ in the morning
PB&J, almonds and a banana with water for lunch

Dinner:
Grilled chicken or Salmon or Steak with Green beans or grilled chicken in spinach leaves
Small glass of red wine

I'm not a big snacker but if I get hungry I'll eat some string cheese, almonds or a banana.

So here I am on day 1.

And the starting number is!

Taken Monday morning 01.05.09

HCD...postponed

The diet has been moved to a later date due to the Holidays. I plan on starting Monday January 5th, 2009. I didn't really have myself mentally prepared for the diet but I'm now starting those preparations.

HCD...4 days

The diet starts in 4 days! I have been eating like a pig but I'm actually really looking forward to this diet.

HC Diet countdown...t-minus 17 days

17 days from today is December 27th, 2008, exactly 6 months until the wedding. I will start an intense dieting/workout regiment. I am currently weighting in around 220 pounds. The goal is to get down to 180. I will soon add a workout and diet schedule. My last workout was over the period of 3 months and I went cold turkey, working out regularly and eating very well. I lost 28 pounds and fell off the wagon on the NYC trip and never recovered. As of now I'm calling it HCD (Hardcore Diet) let see if it sticks.