Day 5

Yesterday I ran 2.25 miles in the morning. I'm finding it easier and easier to run and not get tired as quickly. I don't take any breaks just run on through. Tomorrow I will run 3 miles. I need to clean up my diet so that I can really see results.

Day 2

Mood: Excited

Today I started my running program.

Workout
I ran two miles

100 elevated push ups

Day 1

I've been pretty sick the past couple of days and today was the worst. It's a disappointing start to Mission 2 but tomorrow hopefully I will feel a lot better so that I can start Mission 2 with the right foot.

Day 70

So today marks the end of mission 1.

My current weight is about 195, which is 5 pounds short of my goal of 190 pounds. Tomorrow I will start Mission 2, which will consist of my quest to become as lean as possible and to obtain a six pack. On May 31st, I weighed 226 pounds, which brings my total weight loss to 31 pounds. For Mission 2, I will try to become more accountable and put pictures up so that you all can see my progress. Mission 2 will end December 15, 2008.

Mission 2 Objectives

Get down to at least 175 pounds
Obtain a six pack
Cut my body fat percentage
Clean up my diet
Lower carb intake
Shrink my waist to 30 inches, currently I'm at 33 inches.
Retain muscle mass

Day 69

Mood: Excellent

Diet: 4 chicken breasts, a little bit of rice

So today I went to the gym to play some basketball. I played about two hours of full court basketball.

Workout:
2 miles (16 times around a 200m track)

Abs

Day 68

Diet: 4 chicken breasts, salad, beans

So today it was raining all day so I couldn't run outside on the track but tomorrow I plan on going to the gym to do some lifting and cardio with the machines that they have there. I will post a picture tomorrow.

Day 67

Diet: 3 chicken breasts, steak, potatoes, corn

Today I played full court basketball for about an hour and half and ran a mile afterwards.

Day 66

Diet: 3 chicken breasts, lettuce, tuna wrap, water, odwalla bar

Today I decided to rest my shoulder and instead do some cardio at a nearby 400m track.

Workout:

Ran 2 miles and did 60 incline push ups.

Day 65: Day off

Today was my long day as far as classes go. I had absolutely no free time to get to the gym but tomorrow I should be able to spare a couple of hours to do arms and do cardio. Good luck to everyone on their missions.

Day 64

Mood: Excited

Diet: 4 chicken breasts, salad

My shoulder is still hurting so I decided to lift through the pain but I also lowered the weight I usually lift to prevent overworking my shoulder and further injuring myself.

Workout:

Chest
push press 1 warm up set/ 2 sets of 8-12 reps 130 pounds/ 2 sets of 8-12 reps of 150 pounds
incline press 1 warm up set/ 2 sets of 8-12 reps 110 pounds/ 2 sets of 8-12 reps of 130 pounds
cable cross overs 3 sets of 60 pounds each arm

Back
Seated rows 1 warm up set / 2 sets of 8-12 reps 130 pounds/ 2 sets of 8-12 reps 150 pounds
Lat pull downs 1 warm up set / 2 sets of 8-12 reps 150 pounds / 2 sets of 8-12 reps 170 pounds
lower back extensions Held 10 pound weight 2 sets of 8-12 reps

Cardio

Ran 9 times around a 200 meter track Distance: A little over a mile at full speed

Abs

Day 63

Tomorrow I will reconvene my training program with Jeremy. Figuring our classes and getting things ready for the semester has really interfered with my exercise regimen.  My shoulder has been hurting every time I do a push up so that also has been an obstacle.  Tomorrow I will take  a picture in the morning and will start doing so everyday. Good luck to everyone in their missions.  

Day 62: Right shoulder injury

Tomorrow I will try to start lifting again since my shoulder has been hurting the past couple of days, it hasn't gotten better. If it is still to painful to lift tomorrow then I will try to double up on intense cardio to keep my fitness up.

Day 61

Diet: 5 chicken breasts, lean steak, veggies, salad, banana

So today, I decided to go play some intense basketball for my cardio session. I'm resting from lifting weights at least for today. Full court basketball was quite a workout as I was in buckets of sweat afterwards. Tomorrow I will go lifting with Jeremy and do some HIIT Cardio.

Day 60: Day off (Shoulder hurting)

Day 59: Back to the gym

Diet: 4 chicken breasts, lettuce, water, a really delicious hard boiled egg, beans, a little rice, plantains

So today I returned to the gym with Jeremy. I haven't lifted dumb bells in almost a week because of the transition from being back home to moving into my dorm but it felt good. No soreness, but I was having a little pain on my right rotator cuff which I'm a little concerned about.

Workout:

Chest
Flat bench 55 pound dumb bells 3 sets of 8-12 reps until failure
Incline 50 pound dumb bells 3 sets of 8-12 reps until failure
Cable cross overs 40 pounds 3 sets until failure
push press 180 pounds 3 sets until failure

Biceps
Curls 3 sets 80 pounds until failure

Day 58/ Settling In

Tomorrow I will reconvene my workout schedule with Jeremy.

Day 57: Moving in to my new dorm/Day off

Diet: Chicken, turkey, and eggs

Tomorrow I will be working out with Jeremy as we get back to shredding and finding a workout routine that can fit our class schedules.

Day 56

Diet: 4 chicken breasts, broccoli, watermelon, water

In two days I will be doing a reveal since I haven't been able to post pictures while I was on break from school. Tomorrow I will be arriving in Providence and today I'm going to spend the latter part of the evening packing and getting everything ready for my departure. Today I'm going to be pretty busy but I'm still going to try to workout.

Tentative workout:

Comprehensive

Chest/Back
Push ups

Arms
bicep curls
skull crushers

Day 55

Diet:4 chicken breasts, lean meat, salad, water

Today I was really busy as I am preparing to go back to school in a couple of days. I had to go buy some things and start packing. The gym isnt open today or tomorrow so I will be doing my workouts at home this weekend then back to the grind at school with Jeremy.

Workout:

500 push ups
100 burpees
200 sit ups

Day 54

Mood: Dissapointed

Diet 3 chicken breasts, salad, water, protein shake

So I won't be able to do cardio till tomorrow, but I will be doing six hours tomorrow to make up for it, maybe I'm exaggerating but I will be doing lots of cardio tomorrow, probably steady state since I probably won't be able to run too much. Good luck to everyone on their missions, mine ends on the 15th of september, time has gone by really fast. I can't believe I've been doing this for almost two months now.

Workout:

Bicep curls 4 sets until failure

Triceps 4 sets until failure

Abs because I didn't get to do them yesterday before the gym closed

Shoulders push press 4 sets until failure

Dips if I have time

Day 53

Mood: Disappointed

Diet: 8 chicken breasts, vegetables, lots of water

So yesterday after my final workout, the bottom of my foot was hurting real bad, so I took off my sock and there was another huge blister but this time on my left foot. I can't do cardio today, since I can barely walk, I have raw skin on where I plant my feet. I'm going to lift however and do some crunches. We'll see if the skin has dried up by tomorrow so I can amp the cardio up for the last three days that I'm going to be in Texas


Workout:

Chest
Chest press 4 sets until failure
Cable cross overs 4 sets until failure

Back
Lat pull downs 4 sets until failure
lower back crunches 2 sets of 50 reps

Abs

Day 52

Mood: Excellent

Diet: 6 chicken breasts, three salads

Current weight: 197 pounds

So today I went to the gym to play a little basketball and lift some weights. I'm going back to school in 4 days so I've got to amp up the lifting and the cardio because in 4 days I will only have about two weeks left to lose the rest of my 20 pound goal.

Workout:

Bicep curls 4 sets of 8-12 reps until failure

Triceps 4 sets of 8-12 reps until failure

Shoulders 4 sets of 8-12 reps until failure

Cardio:

10 min HIIT Cardio

1 hour of full court basketball

Day 51: Day off

Diet: 300g carbs, 200 grabs protein, 45 ozs of water, 50g of fat

Day 50

Mood: Excellent

Diet: 4 chicken breasts two protein shakes, potatoes potatoes, 80 ozs of water

So today I took my 15 year old nephew to the gym today but he's very antisocial so he stood in the corner while I lifted weights, made me feel bad that he didn't want to take part because he's really uneasy around strangers. But overall I had a pretty good workout.

Workout:

Chest: push press 8 sets ranging from 115 to 215 pounds
cable cross overs 6 sets ranging from 40 to 70 pounds

Back:
lat pull down: 8 sets ranging from 85 to 145 pounds
lower back crunches with weight 85-100 pounds

Abs

Cardio

Fastest mile down to 7 min 10 secs

Day 49

Mood: Excellent

Diet: 180g of carbs, 200g of protein, 150 ozs of water, 50g of fat

So today was my high carb day and I enjoyed it with some good baked potatoes after workout. Tomorrow I will increase the cardio to three times a day every day, because I have nothing better to do at the moment haha. I'm close to my goal of 190 pounds, but I do have to increase the cardio if not I will gain weight with all the calories I'm taking in everyday. At the moment, I feel like I don't have any arms, I pretty much killed them today.

Workout:

300 reps of 20 pound dumb bells each arm biceps
200 reps of 40 pounds skull crushers for triceps

20 min HIIT cardio

Day 48

Diet: 8 chicken breasts with salad, 150 ozs of water

Today I did HIIT cardio for 20 minutes. I'm not going to lift today, since its my rest day and I have been killing my chest back and arms. Tomorrow I'm going to do double cardio and lift and eat high carb which I'm EXCITED about. The fish oil has been clearing up my skin and making me smarter haha. I'm kind of in a hurry so sorry for the short post but tomorrow I will explain.

Day 47

Diet: 4 breasts of chicken, salad, 4 protein shakes, 150 ozs od water, 1/4 cup of peanuts, and 6grams of fish oil

So today, I'm going to the gym to play an hour of basketball, lift, and do some cardio. The past few days, I have been consuming a lot more protein than I had been in the past and I'm trying the six small meals a day thing for the next week to see if I see changes in muscle mass and energy.

Workout:
basketball for fun

lifting
chest, back, push ups

cardio
20 min HIIT

Day 46

Mood: Excellent

Diet: 300g protein, 150 ozs of water, 50g of good fat, 80g of carbs from oatmeal and vegetables

So today, I'm increasing the protein intake to 1.5g of protein per pound of bodyweight. At the moment, I'm about to start preparing my fourth meal which consists of two chicken breasts and a cup and half of vegetables. Shout out to Jeremy for the marked improvement and I can't wait to get back to school because I'm in dire need of a spotter.

Workout today

Definitely 20 min of HIIT Cardio, one hour of basketball, jump rope

Weights

Arms (Biceps, Triceps)

Shoulders

Abs

Day 45

Diet: sald with two breasts of chicken, two protein shakes

Yesterday I discovered a huge blister on the bottom of my foot, so I think I'm going to go easy on the cardio today since it hurts when I plant my foot.

Today's workout calls for
chest- pec bench, push press, push ups, cable cross overs

back- lat pull downs, lower back dips, push ups

legs

cardio

I'll try to do jump rope, since I don't need to plant my feet that much.

Day 44

Mood: Excellent

Diet: salad with two chicken breasts, two protein shakes

Cardio:

10 min hiit cardio

weighted jump rope

Weights

Arms (biceps, triceps)

Shoulders

abs

traps

Day 43

Mood: Excellent

Diet: Salad with two chicken breasts, two protein shakes

So today, I weighed myself and I finally weigh less than 200 pounds. It took lots of hard work, my weight is 198 right now, 8 pounds from my goal of 190 pounds. Tomorrow I'm going to cook 5 chicken breasts and just put them in the fridge and eat them every couple of hours. Tomorrow's plan calls for 308 grams of protein, 80 grams of carbs from fibrous vegetables, 50g of good fat (fish oil and dry roasted peanuts) and 150 ozs of water. Today I lifted weights (chest back) and did a bit of jump rope and 20 minutes of HIIT cardio. I'm almost there (I've dropped 3 inches from my waist and am now a medium in shirt size.

Feel free to comment

Day 42: Day off

Yesterday I drove back to Texas and arrived at my hometown at 7:30 in the morning. After a sleepless night, I've decided to rest today so that tomorrow I will be able to go hard at the gym.

Day 41

Mood: Excellent

Diet: Oatmeal with a protein shake, two bottles of water

So today I embark on a 16 hour drive back to my hometown, not looking forward to it. Today, I ran two miles in the morning and did a few sets of push-ups. I will not get a chance to lift tonight but tomorrow I will have all the time in the world. I notice some of my belly leaving my body and my arms are more toned, probably due to all the running I have been doing the past week. I have a month left to lose another 10 or so pounds to complete my first mission. I'm glad that I will have access to a gym back home but running and doing cardio might be a problem. I'll figure out a way, the gym I go to only allows you to use the treadmill for 20 minutes, because there's only three. So I'll probably have to rely on just doing 20 min HIIT then hop on an elliptical. I'm going to miss the mountaintops, the weather for running outside was incredible, now I have to go to Texas where running outside is not an option (110 degree weather) :( Good luck to everyone on their missions.

Until next time.

Day 40

Mood: Excellent

Diet: chicken with broccoli, two bottles of water

So today, I plan on doing 1000 pushups or 50 sets of 20 push ups, we'll see of I can haha. I also plan on doing some more cardio with my weighted speed rope and if my arms and body are killed by then, I plan on lifting (chest, back). I feel great, I'm getting a lot leaner, now I just have to lose that back fat jk. Thanks to everyone for their encouragement. I'm leaving the mountaintops tomorrow and going back to dry, flat Texas. I'm going to try to sneak a run tomorrow morning and push myself a lot harder, you know go out with a bang. I won 75 dollars at the casino yesterday playing blackjack, I feel rich haha, I'm happy because I plan on using it to buy the Nike plus pedometer (the human race).

Until next time

Day 39

Mood: Excellent

Diet so far: Chicken with vegetables and 3 bottles of water(about 50 ozs)

So today, I ran about 4.25 miles and in the process did 3 very steep uphill jogs. It was terrible, I felt like I was going to die, but I accomplished it once again. I'm pushing myself harder and harder everyday. Today, I'm focusing on cleaning up my diet, so that my intense cardio doesn't go to waste. Tonight, I plan on doing a variety of weight training, probably arms, and then working my abs. Life has been good, I feel great, have more energy and enjoy doing cardio now. I guess I have gotten into the habit. I'm about 10 pounds from my weight loss goal and I have a month to complete it. I will be able to if I work hard and shred hard. My arms have gotten a lot leaner and my quads are shedding fat haha. I'm almost there. Good luck to everyone on their missions. I know we can all do what we set out to accomplish. Can't is not in my dictionary anymore, I will do this for me and for a healthier life.

Until next time.

Day 38

Mood: Excellent

Diet: Two salads with chicken, protein shake and lots of water

Current weight: 202 pounds

So today I woke up a bit sore from my run yesterday but I don't feel that bad physically. Today's workout will consist of an hour of cardio using a weighted speed rope, a couple hundred push ups and sit ups, and probably a chest and back workout with the weights I brought for my vacation. Tomorrow, I will undertake another 4 mile run, but will try to do maybe 5 miles this time. I think I can do it if I push myself, I'm hydrating myself all day today, since yesterday I felt a bit of dehydrated. This time I will try to embark on three uphill jogging climbs instead of two and will try to cut my time by a quarter. I did 4 miles yesterday in about an hour and 15 minutes, I'm striving for a 12-15 minute mile since the course I take is pretty much all uphill. I will be able to do it, Jeremy be scared because when I come back to Brown, I will be lean and mean haha

Day 37

Mood: Slightly tired

Diet: water and protein shake so far

So yesterday I drove down the mountain to go sightseeing with my parents. In the afternoon, we stopped by Wal-mart and I bought a pedometer to track my distance on my run this morning. This morning I got up at 9:30am and decided it would be fun to run a couple of miles to see if my body could do it. So I planned my path, tied my pedometer to my shoelaces and went out for a run. Winter Valley Rd sounded like a good place to start so I started running, boy was I not prepared for the most grueling workout I have ever done in my life. It was horrible, painful, and filled with buckets of sweat. I started on winter valley rd and at about a mile into my jog/run I realized how stupid it was to forget water on my journey, which was the most dumb thing I have done in awhile. After a mile, I realized that Winter Valley Rd had such a steep elevation. I decided to embark on this journey anyways and literally wanted to collapse after I got to the summit. To run a mile and a half, it took me about 18 minutes because it was all uphill. People were driving by and staring at me like I was crazy.

At the top, I rested for about 1 minute. Then I decided to run back down the steep road. Omg the rush was incredible, I felt like I was going 30 mph down that slope. The air was so thin, I kept losing my breath but I pushed and pushed until I had traveled a good 2 and a quarter miles, I took another break of about a minute and a half. When I came back down, I noticed another rd that went uphill, so I said to myself why not I've accomplished so much why not more. The road's name was Alta Rd which in spanish means "tall", oh it was tall alright. After doing two uphill climbs jogging and two downhill sprints, I took another break, I had clocked a little over 3 miles at this point. I took another break and decided to head back to the condo I'm staying in throughout my vacation. I sprinted my fastest when I was on level ground and saw a trail that led right to the end point of my run, so I continued running/jogging all the way back finishing the last half mile with my fastest sprint.

Total distance about 4.1 miles according to my pedometer.

Total calories burned-- don't know

In the evening, I plan to do a couple hundred push ups with a 20 pound weight on my back plus work my shoulders and traps.

p.s. Oh yeah I forgot on my run there was an elk about 15 feet away from me as I was going downhill, he looked at me as he was chowing down on some delicious grass. I said what's up, but he must have been hungry because he didn't pay any attention to me. He was a nice elk though, not one of those that charge people :)

Day 36: Just like Rocky

Mood: Excited

Diet so far: chicken with vegetables, bottle of water

So yesterday I arrived at Angel Fire, New Mexico which is basically a little town on the top of a mountain. At night time, it was so scary driving up a mountain with tons of turns and not having a barrier on the side of the road to protect you if something happened, yea I pretty much would have crashed to my death down the mountain. An elk thought he was big stuff and decided to walk onto the road, thankfully I braked in time and didnt swerve to avoid him because that would have been disastrous. So yeah, I'm about 14,000 feet above sea level on a beautiful mountain. I will be staying here for the next week. I tried running a bit outside yesterday at 2 in the morning and I lost my breath so quickly, I felt a bit lightheaded, but I think it was because I drove 15+ hours to get here while my parents dozed off the whole trip. My parents have been amazed that I've been eating so healthy. My dad yesterday asked me what have you done with my son when I didn't order a burger and fries. Those times are long gone, just a bunch of lean protein from here on out.

I found a library up here which lets out of town guests use their computers for free so I lucked out. Hopefully, I will be able to join the shreddersphere soon, it would be such an honor to be a part of a group of individuals that are pushing themselves to their limits everyday and are supporting each other in the process. Jeremy you would love it here, I feel like Rocky Balboa running on top of a mountain.

Today, I plan on doing some weight training with the weights I brought from home (chest/biceps/triceps) plus I bought a weighted jump rope and so I'll do that for an hour (cardio).

Day 35

Mood: Excellent

Water so far: 1 16 oz bottle so far

So in a couple of minutes I will embark on a 900 mile journey to New Mexico. My parents and I will be driving and google maps said it was going to be a 15 hour trip, so I'll probably arrive there around 12 midnight. After such a long drive, I don't think I'm going to get a chance to work out today and if I do I will probably a few cycles of pushups burpees and sit ups. I'm going to bring my weights and I bought a weighted jump rope yesterday at Wal mart so I can do my cardio. I also bought some whey protein which I'm going to start using and bought some fish and flaxseed oil which is "good" fat. Tomorrow it will be my task to find a library or something in New Mexico where I can have internet access so I can continue to blog during my week long vacation. I weighed myself this morning and according to the scale I'm around 203. I'm almost there. Mission 1 ends on Septembet 15, and hopefully I will get down to 190 by then. Getting trim, shredding hard, eating clean.

Yesterday I did HIIT cardio on my treadmill alternating between 7-9 speeds. My treadmill only goes up to 9.5 speed which it labels as Performance speed haha. Jeremy better watch out, I'm coming back stronger and faster than ever. I wish everyone luck on their shredding missions. Until next time.

Feel free to comment.

Day 34

Mood: Tired after a long flight

Diet: two salads, on with chicken, the other with lean beef

So I just got back from Texas.

Today I plan on doing 30 minutes of HIIT cardio on my treadmill at home. We'll see how it goes.

Feel free to comment.

Day 33

So today, I went to the gym and I got caught in a storm so I had no other choice but to run my fastest 8 blocks haha. I felt like a football player doing drills in the rain and mud. At the gym, with no training partner in sight thanks for leaving early Jeremy, I did the following workout:

Bench press:
7 sets of 6-8 reps 135 pounds

Bicep curls:
3 sets of 10 reps at 90 pounds
superset of 25 reps at 50 pounds

Triceps:
3 sets of 10 reps at 90 pounds

Ab workout using weights

Cardio:
Ran my fastest half mile on the track no breaks, just ran it through

Life:
As I am writing this, I'm getting the rest of my stuff ready because I leave to Texas in about 5 hours. It will be hard for me to post daily pictures on my blog since I'm leaving my computer in Providence, but I will stay maintain my blog daily. I won't be in Texas for long, since I will be leaving towards New Mexico in two days for a family vacation. I will buy a jump rope as soon as I GET THERE so I can still do cardio. I have some weights at home that I'm going to bring with me. With push ups, sit ups and a clean diet of water, salad, and chicken I will hopefully still maintain my figure haha. What figure, but I'm working on that.

Feel free to comment.

Day 32: Packing Day

So today, I was busy with Physics and packing since I'm going home to Texas on Saturday early in the morning. Tomorrow I will do lots and lots of cardio. It will be hard to post pictures up since I have no internet connection at home but I will try my best to continue to blog everyday and then do a reveal after three weeks, hopefully I will be ripped by then.

Feel free to comment

Day 31

Mood: Excellent

Water: About 80 ozs

Diet: Salad with three chicken breasts and a variety of cheese haha

Workout:

Cardio: 8 laps at the OMAC

Back:
Pull ups 3 sets with assistance for 8 reps
Lat pull down- 3 sets at 190 pounds fort 10 reps
Seated row- 6 sets of 170 pounds for 10 reps

Triceps:
Standing push downs 7 sets 60 pounds for 10 reps
Dips- 8 sets with assistance for 10 reps

So tomorrow, is a packed day filled with washing dirty laundry, packing, and a cardio session which Jeremy said was going to be intense. I'm off to Texas in two days, so tomorrow is not going to be a day of relaxation. It will be hard to find an internet connection when I go on vacation, but I will persevere and walk 100 miles if I have to to make sure to blog everyday.
Thanks to everyone for their support.

Day 30: Day off

Day 29

Mood: Sore

Water: Will update tonight

Diet: Salad with chicken

So today's workout will consist of weights in the form of chest and bicep exercises.

I'm so glad to finally become a part of the blog roll. I'd like to thank Adam for the honor and I would also like to thank Larry, Juli, Suzette and Danny for stopping by my blog and for their encouragement.

Day 28

Mood: Excited and Sore

Diet: Asian Chicken Salad, Salad with chicken

Water About 90ozs

Workout: Double Cardio

First session consisted of HIIT cardio for 20 minutes. My intervals were between 6.5-8.0 speed
Total distance: 2.75 miles
Total calories burnt about 280

Second session of cardio in the evening

50 minutes of steady state elliptical at highest crossramp and at 5 resistance

Total distance: 4.5 miles
Total calories burnt about 500 calories

I felt good about my cardio sessions, almost lost my breath during my treadmill workout in the early afternoon but was fine after a few minutes rest. For the first time, I got kicked out of the gym because I was there till it closed. So that was exciting. I'm kind of upset that I won't be able to use the treadmill anymore as the only gym with treadmills has closed for the summer. Elliptical all the way from now on haha :)

Day 27

Mood: Excellent

Water: about 90 ozs

Diet: Cheat meal which consisted of everything great in the world

Workout:
No cardio

Weights:

Bicep curls, Triceps and Cable Crunch circuit for 5 rounds

Dumb bell snatch for 5 rounds of 10 reps each arm

Feel free to comment

Day 26

Mood: Excellent

Water: 100 ozs

Diet: Two salads, one of which was an asian chicken salad without dressing

Workout:

Today I didn't go workout with Jeremy but felt guilty that I didn't hit the gym so in the comfort of my living room, I did about 12 sets of 15 push ups and about 100 crunches

Feel free to comment

Day 25: Physics Final tomorrow

Mood: Stressed

Water: 100 ozs

Diet: Salad with four breasts of chicken, Salad with tuna and 3 pieces of watermelon

Day 24

Mood: Thrilled

Water: 100 ozs

Diet: Salad with chicken, Tuna Salad

Workout:

push-ups, chest flies with 45 pound dumb bells multi-angle , supermans, lat pull down (170 pounds) and back rows (130 pounds)

Cardio:

1 mile ( 7:30) I cut my mile by one whole minute from 8:37 two days before. So excited, trying to get it down to at least 7 by the end of the summer.

Feel free to comment or leave suggestions.

Day 23: Day off

Day 22

Mood: Excellent

Water: About 100 ozs

Diet: It was my high day so I had a stack of banana pancakes, a salad with turkey and a tuna wrap with lettuce and carrots

Today's workout consisted of a crossfit workout

It included:
push press + knees-up crunches + burpees + lunges done in succession with no rest
I did this for 5 rounds with rest time consisting of time on the treadmill at 7.0 speed. While I was running on the treadmill, Jeremy was doing a round of crossfit training. Then I jumped off the treadmill and I did a round. I had never felt so tired after a workout. After the five rounds were over, Jeremy and I took a rest period of a minute. Jeremy then decided we should do an additional 10 minutes on the treadmill, alternating between speeds 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 6, 6.5 etc. I wanted to pass out so bad, but overall I'm glad I was able to accomplish what I set out to do.

Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion

p.s. I'm really excited that after so much hard work, Adam has decided to add me to the blogroll, hopefully in two weeks, I will also become part of the shreddersphere. Until next time.

I wish everyone the best. You can do it.

Day 21

Mood: Relieved

Water: About 100 ozs

Diet: Salad with mandarin oranges and chicken, oatmeal, can of tuna

Workout:

So today Jeremy decided to show me the ins and outs of lactic acid training the day after I killed my shoulders and back. It was ok, I was up for it. We sis multi-angle dumbbell bench press (once going down and once going up) I lost count on the reps I accomplished since after the lift, I almost passed out. I also did 5 sets of 150 pounds on back rows for 5 reps each set. On biceps, I did as many reps as possible on a lower weight than I normally do. 1st cycle- 25 reps, 2nd cycle-21 reps, 3rd cycle-15 reps, and 4th cycle -14 reps after that I was done. After this intense workout, I was pretty much gone and Jeremy decided that it would be a fun idea to run my fastest mile. Wheezing while walking over to the treadmill, I gave it my all. I finished the mile in under 8:4o which is pretty good for me since I'm still out of shape.

Abs: I did them, not too bad

After this workout, I felt a great sense of accomplishment. I pushed myself to my limits. Overall, I'm feeling good, working towards that goal. I'm also seeing muscle definition in my arms, they're starting to become a lot less amorphous so I'm happy about that. Getting the guns haha.

Until next time, feel free to leave a comment or suggestion.

Day 20:Doubling up

Mood: Excellent

Water: About 140ozs

Diet: Salad with 3 breasts of chicken

So Today, I had a dinner date with a friend of mine and I had to get my workout done before then. Jeremy was writing poetry and wasn't able to come workout with me, something about a thrombolytic stroke and anne carson, one of the greatest poets of all time. So seeing as I didn't have any one to spot me, I paid a guy on the street 1 dollar to spot me at the gym. Just kidding ;) Today, I think I drank the most water I've ever drunk in my life, about 140 ozs and counting.
Life is good and I'm seeing results, hopefully in a month I will be able to fit into my middle school clothes.

Workout:
Shoulder press: 12 sets of 5 reps 20 second rest
Lat pull down: 12 sets of 5 reps at 160 pounds

Cardio:
20 minutes elliptical alternating between 10-13 resistance at highest crossramp

Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion.

Day 19: Time to Relax

No picture today as I was away from my apt for the day and didn't want to take a picture on a full stomach. Tomorrow I will double up by doing cardio and lifting as well.

Current weight: around 208

Since late June, I've lost about 18 pounds.

Day 18: Post Orgo Exam

So after staying up almost all night, after my orgo exam, I passed out on my bed and didn't get much exercising done.

Day 17

Mood: Weak

Diet: Two and a half cans of tuna, salad, 4 pieces of watermelon after workout, 2 slices of ham

Water: about 70 ozs

Today, I felt pretty weak when lifting weights. It might have been that I haven't been eating enough. Tomorrow, is my cardio day, which I'm excited about since although a grueling process, it's the only way I will lose fat. I hope that I feel stronger when I lift on Friday. I was disappointed in myself today, it really sucked. Although, I finished my reps, I didn't feel like the hulk at the end of my workout. So, tomorrow, I'm going to start increasing the protein.

Workout:
Shoulder press: 50 pound dumb bells, 2 cycles of 24 reps
Triceps: 130 pounds, 2 cycles of 24 reps
Back Lats: 140 pounds, 2 cycles of 24 reps
Abs: 2 cycles for a total of about 170 crunches

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Day 16: Day off

Day 15

Mood: Tired

Diet: High Carb, About 150 ozs of water

Workout: 

Flat Chest Press: 50 pound dumb bells 2 cycles of 24 reps 

Biceps: 90 pounds 2 cycles of 24 reps

Cable Cross Over: 80 pounds each hand 60 reps

Back row: 120 pounds 2 cycles 24 reps

The increased number of reps made me feel very weak after my workout.  Thank God, it was my high carb so I had a lot of energy and more endurance. I'm starting to notice some fat disappearing from my midsection. I'm almost there , well not really, but I'm closer.  We'll see how much I transform in the next week.

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Day 14

2nd Cardio Day

Mood: Good

Diet: a salad with tuna, a cup of pasta, and two small pieces of watermelon


So Today, I went to the gym and decided to go hard during my cardio session. I was so spent after my workout but then I drank my elixir: Pure water produced by the springs of Ozarka.
I needed to replenish my body, since I hadn't eaten all day.

Workout:
15 minutes (mid crossramp) 9-12 resistance 1 minutes at 15 resistance
15 minutes (highest crossramp) 10-13 resistance
10 minutes (13-16 resistance)

Total distance 4.5 miles

Total calories burned: 550

I also did 2 sets of 130 pounds pull down for abs.

I also lifted a bit, i did shoulders and back to warm down.

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Day 13

Mood: Excited

Diet: Salad with turkey and no dressing, Chicken with veggies

Cardio day

Today, I did cardio without having eaten , which was a pretty good idea since I wasn't weighed down by food. Jeremy and I went to the track and ran 10 laps around which is about 1.25 miles. After this, we did 10 minutes on the elliptical.

I switched between 9-16 resistance doing interval training. After my workout, I felt like a starving hulk and I went to the dining hall and ate my usual meal, which is a salad with just lettuce and carrots no dressing. They didn't have chicken to add to the salad, but they did have turkey, so I added that on there for my protein.

Tomorrow, I'm planning on doing 12 laps we'll see how it goes.

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Day 12

Mood: Weak

Water: 5 16 oz bottles

Today I had a reward meal for all my hard work at the gym, it consisted of some steak, mashed potatoes and salad. It was a bad idea to go to the gym 2 hours afterward as I was very full but I couldn't miss two days straight.

Workout:
Flat press: Went up to 65 pound dumb bells
Shoulder push press: 55 pound dumb bells
Back rows: 120 pounds
Triceps: 100 pounds
Biceps: 90 pounds
Lat pull down: 120 pounds
Legs: 100 pounds/ 80 pounds for the push down

At the end of my workout, I felt very weak. I think I need to eat more. I also had to go down weight on some of the exercises since I felt pretty full from having eaten before. I'm losing weight though. The picture I took for this post was taken in the morning on an empty stomach and I can see the bottom of my stomach disappearing. I used to have a pretty noticeable flap, people shouldn't have flaps on their stomach. I'm almost there, I can do it, I will transform into the hulk.

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Day 11

Mood: Dissapointed

Current weight: 210

So today was supposed to be my cardio day, but since I spent all night studying for an exam last night, I passed out on my bed. Today I made a bet with Jeremy that I could do three weeks drinking nothing but water and that I would follow a strict diet that includes no snacking and salad with chicken among other things. Around May 31, I weighed a whopping 226 pounds, but over the past month and a half, I have lost 16 pounds. It's progress, we'll see if I lose another 15 by the time summer is over.

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Day 10

Mood: Hulky

Diet: Protein shake, two bottles of water, about to eat a scrumptious salad

I felt good during my workout today, can't wait for cardio tomorrow :( I got angry today at the gym I think I was freaking Jeremy out, it helped me endure more reps. I'm losing fat around my stomach which is a good sign, I'm excited about that. I don't know how much weight I've lost probably like 3-4 pounds. Jeremy has helped me persevere through this, I didn't think I was going to be doing this for at least 10 days.


Workout

Chest Flat press: 60 pound dumbbells

Shoulder press: 55 pounds

Back rows: Went up to 175 pounds!

Bicep curls: 90 pounds

Triceps: 60 pounds (rope)

Abs: 90 pounds with the machine

Feel free to leave any comments :)

Day 9

Cardio Day

Mood: Excited

Diet: 1.5 pancakes, sausage, tuna wrap with veggies, chicken breast, 3 bottles of water

I need to clean up my diet, but a breakfast with pancakes sounded good at the time.  

I did 20 minutes on the elliptical alternating between 9-14 resistance at the highest crossramp

I also did 10 minutes on the treadmill alternating between 5.6 and 6.5 miles per hour

After my workout, I did another 5 minutes on the treadmill at 8 miles an hour to challenge myself.  

Total distance: about 3.4 miles

Total calories burned : about 350 calories

I was so spent after my workout and I was sweating more than I had ever perspired in my life. 

I can do this, I will prevail, "You won't like it when I'm ANGRY."

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Day 8

Pre-Workout and Lift

Mood: Excited

Diet so far: Two chicken breasts, salad without dressing, 1.5 cups of rice, banana

Work out:

Incline chest press: 55 pound dumb bells

Triceps: 60 pounds with rope 

Chin ups: 25 with 100 pound assistance

Biceps: Went up to 90 pounds 

Lateral raises: 75 pounds 

Cardio

4 laps indoor track, total distance 0.5 miles

Comparing my picture from DAY 1 to my picture today, it looks like I've lost a bit of fat off my stomach and around my chest.  There is still a long way to go but I will persevere.  

I've also decided to post pictures daily from now on, instead of weekly, so I can see my daily progress.  Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions.  

Day 7

Cardio Day

Mood: Excellent, Anxious

Today was the second day of my cardio weekend.

Total time: 30 minutes

20 minutes on elliptical, at highest crossramp, alternating between 9-14 resistance

10 minutes on tread mill alternating between 5 and 6 miles per hour

Total distance: 3 miles

Total calories burned: 310

 Tomorrow I will take my weekly picture we'll see how it goes!

Day 6

Mood: Excellent

Water: 2.5 liters

Diet: Chicken Teriyaki with Veggies

Today, I went to the gym to do my cardio. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical doing intervals beteen 9-12 resistance. Then I ran 10 minutes on the treadmill at 6.0 speed. I'm still getting in shape, trying to work on my endurance so that cardio won't leave me so spent.

Total distance : 4 miles

Day 5

Mood: Ecstatic

Diet: Chicken Mozzarella Sandwich, Chicken, Lots of water, Protein Shake

I'm excited that I'm getting stronger each week.  This weekend I'm going to dedicate it to cardio to cut the fat and will lift again on Monday.  I can do this, I'll be perseverant. Jeremy has been encouraging me and hopefully with more work, I will accomplish my goal.

Shoulder Press : 50 Pound Dumbells

Triceps: 130 Pounds

Back Rows: 130 Pounds

Chest: 60 Pound Dumbells

Biceps: 80 Pounds 

Day 4

Mood: Upset

Diet: Salad with chicken, tuna, chicken breast

In the morning, as I was getting out of bed, I was stretching, and sadly in the process pulled my calf muscle.  Today I was set to do cardio but hardly being able to walk is preventing me.  It's so dissapointing  I hardly ever get an injury and I'm upset that it had to happen during this time. Hopefully, it will get better by tomorrow. : (

Day 3

Mood: Content 

Diet: pasta with meat, cereal with skim milk, canned tuna, tuna wrap with veggies 

Today I lifted some weights as I was doing the HST routine.  I did some abs but I didn't feel quite as strong as I did the day before.  I'm debating whether to start using protein powder to gain muscle as I don't think I'm getting enough protein everyday.  Total time at the gym was about an hour after doing abs.  I've realized that doing abs doesn't leave me sore as much anymore.

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Day 2

Diet: Have eaten only once :( plus 24 ounces of water

Yesterday I did HST routine plus abs and HIIT cardio. I felt strong during my workout and was running at a good pace during my cardio despite being out of shape. I plan on doing some more cardio today and no weights.

This is only the beginning.

I will post pictures of my progress every Monday, feel free to leave any comments or suggestions.

Day 1: The Beginning (1 of 68)

(Day 1 Photo)

About to start shredding, starting with HST program. Working out with Jeremy who many of you may know from the transformation blog.  

Current weight: 218

Current goals: 

lose twenty pounds by September 15, 2008 

Just started the blog so expect some changes as to the layout as I become more accustomed to the features.  Feel free to leave comments.