I’m Done With Fat

I still do… I think.  Wow I was bad over this weekend increasing my beer intake and eating badly a couple of times.  I also only managed to pump out 16 push ups in my exhaustion test.  So I started today badly by waking up late and not being able to get any type of workout or breakfast in.

Couch to 5k
Today was really hard for me.  I went in thinking I wouldn’t be able to do a whole 3 minutes because the longest I ever ran before was for a minute and a half.  Well with the encouragement of a friend not only did I do it once but twice.  My right leg was killing me, I will have to do some work to stop these shin splints.

One Hundred Push Ups
Well I only did 16  for my exhaustion test so I was in column 1 of week 3.  Why does it seem like every push up I do is harder than the first one I id when I started this program?  My max today was only 15.  I am very disappointed in myself for how slowly I am progressing.

Shovel gloving
Well I still feel really stupid swinging it around but it is getting a little easier and my strength is increasing so I am assuming it is helping.

So here I am again sitting in outback with a plate of Aussie fries and a steal on it’s way. I am so weak, why can’t I just say no?

I only ate a little bit though so I guess that’s a good thing… I hate myself for doing this…

I woke up late… again, see a pattern?  I only had time to eat breakfast and do my hundred push up challenge.
My initial test was 7 push ups, keep in mind, when I did my first 10 today I blasted through those and I also got my max to 11.  So I am moving on up with only a day of training.  I am feeling really good to be able to add 4 push ups to my total.

Tonight I am meeting my girlfriend and her mom for all you can eat wings tonight, what a food challenge for me, I love wings.  I am going to try to just get a salad.  After wings at some point I am going to have to find time to run and shovelglove again.

Wow, I am weak.  This shovelglove is wearing my arms out.  My girlfriend was in the room with me today and she was laughing at me and to tell you the truth I felt like a big dork swinging around the sledge hammer.

But it did make me sweat a little and I feel better to have done it than just sitting down and watching T.V.

DIET
My diet has been going great, although I seem to not be eating enough calories.  Oh well, tonight me and my girlfriend made eye of the round steak and I made some asparagus with butter and garlic.  MMMMMMM Tasty.

Woops, I woke up late.  Only time to eat breakfast and do one of my three routines.

I poured myself a bowl of Special K, and had two pieces for wheat toast with skim milk.

Day 1 of One Hundred Push Up challenge, has me in the second column.   I did the first 7 push ups and was feeling okay, then did the next 7 after a 60 second rest, my arms are starting to burn.  I have to push myself to do the next 5 push ups, I don’t think I can do the next 4,  I am feeling really bad about myself at this point.  The last set is Max (up to 5 push ups),  no way was I even getting 2 done at this point, but I surprised myself and hammered out 7.  Now I am feeling good but have to go to work.

I will run after work and shovelglove as well.  I am running with the UllReys Couch to 5k Podcasts , I will give an update after work.

Albeit a short 6 week plan for now.  My diet will consist of healthy foods keeping my calorie intake between 1986 and 2236 a day with 6 meals a day.  Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack and Dinner.

I plan on excercising Monday Through Friday giving my body a significant break on Saturday and Sunday.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday I plan on doing:

1. Couch to 5k Running Program
2. One Hundred Push Up

Monday through Friday I plan on doing:

1. Shovelgloving

By the end of the 6 weeks I should be able to run for 3 miles or 30 minutes and do 100 push-ups.  I should also see an increase in my overall strength.

Also I wanted to lose weight and exercise on a low income budget.  After the 6 weeks I will reward myself with a gym membership for two reasons:

1. I’ve earned it
2. I will be dedicated enough to use it

Update: I guess I did not read through the Couch to 5k plan, it is a 9 week program.  So I will be doing 9 weeks instead of 6 and will be shooting for 30 minutes of running instead of 3 miles.   I was informed by a reader Neesha D from Traineo.com.  Thanks!