302 Pounds - Feeling Great

Yesterday was a weigh-in day.  Dropped 3 pounds since my last weigh-in.  I am now down to 302.  Looking forward to getting below the 300-pound mark.

Some Cooking Tips

The guy at this site has some pretty good Paleo cooking videos. You might want to check them out.

Scroll down on the site to see a free video regarding Paleo Pasta. Good stuff!

Awesome Hike Yesterday Afternoon

Went for a hike at the Georgetown-Rowley State Forest yesterday afternoon with my wife and daughter.  Oh yeah, I brought our 9-year old Yellow Labrador "Willy" too.  He loves these hikes because he can be off-leash the whole time.

This is essentially a double exercise session because I lifted weights from 2:00 to 3:00 and went on the hike from 5:00 to 6:00.  The foliage was beautiful and the weather was perfect.

One hundred and sixty six pounds ago I would have been miserable on a hike like this.  I would not have been able to do much more than wait in the car.  At my current weight I actually took the lead!

What a gift!

On a different note:  weigh-in tomorrow.  I'll post the results.

Started Lifting Weights Today

I took the plunge and signed up of a 7-day trial pass at the YMCA.  I'm broke until the end of the month so the free trial was much appreciated.

Started off slow:

• Bench Press using enough weight to fail on the seventh rep for a total of 3 sets.
• Seated Rowing using enough weight to fail on the seventh rep for a total of 3 sets.
• Lat Pulldowns using enough weight to fail on the seventh rep for a total of 3 sets.
• Seated Dips using enough weight to fail on the seventh rep for a total of 3 sets.
• Military Press doing reps of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Even though it's been about 10 years since I've lifted weights, it actually felt quite familiar.  Shooting for 4 sessions a week.

305 Pounds - Hoo-yah!

Usually I dread the scale because it hates me.  Now I feel like I'm kicking its ass.

A quick hop on the scale revealed another 4 pounds lost in about a week's time.  The sucker showed 305 pounds.  It's definitely moving in the right direction!

309 Pounds - I'm Loving This

Again, total amazement at how good I feel.  Down 6 pounds from the last weigh-in.  I feel like my body is getting more and more efficient each day.  I'm walking more and I feel a lot more energy.

You guys have to try this!

315 Pounds - On a Roll

I've been using the same scale to ensure consistency.  Today's weigh-in revealed a 4-pound weight loss.

Feeling great!