Sunday, April 4, 2010

Fitness Transformation 2010: Three weeks in...

Okay.... so, I've gotten lazy. I haven't been posting each and every day. It was getting a little tedious for me, and I'm CERTAIN that it has been tedious for you. Looking at each and every day, seeing the same menu items and a vague, yet similar workout. We are now three weeks in, and I spent most of the last week at a plateau.

Now, I have spoken to several friends, who have dieted at one time or another, and they all mentioned that your body will reach plateaus in your weight loss. I have heard a multitude of reasons, including the fact that your body realizes that it is losing weight, and begins to hold on to it's energy supply. This may or may not be true, but one thing is for certain, with my workout schedule, my fat is being replaced with muscle... and muscle weighs more.

Regardless, as of this morning (Saturday, April 3rd), my weight was 197.6, which is actually up .6 from yesterday's 197.0. I actually went out to dinner with my parents and brother, this evening, and had a hearty meal of fajitas (from Chile's), so I am not anticipating further weight loss this weekend, what, with Easter and all.

Another development is that Nick (our personal trainer) is no longer living with us, so he is managing our routines from a distance. He calls us with the exercises that we should be doing, and offers any suggestions to help with physical ailments that we may be experiencing.

Tiffany has been dealing with an inflamed rotary cuff (a shoulder injury), so she is very limited as to what she can do. I feel bad for her, as she is, by far, the biggest fitness enthusiast that I have EVER met. It's killing her, not being able to work her shoulders and chest.

Anyhow, that is the update... I will post any significant changes, in the future.... including another set of pictures and measurements.