DAY 15

Biked 23 min, 5.5 miles at 85 rev.

Weight Training

Abs - 6X10 at 70lbs.
Chest Press - 6X6 at 80lbs.
Pecks - 4X10 at 70 lbs.
Arm Pull - 4X10 at 80lbs.
Low Row - 4X10 at 80lbs.
Leg Press 4X10 at 160lbs.

Great Day! 15 days, that is half a month! I feel no desire to stop so that is a great sign. Just keep Chuggin along!

Day 14 Rainy Day Workout

Bike - 22min, 5.3 miles, at over 85 revs. Felt really good considering the weekend break.

Weight Training:

Abs- 6X10 at 70lbs.

Low Row- 4X10 at 70lbs.

Calves - 4X10 at 70lbs.

Abductor - 4X10 at 80lbs.

Squats - 4X10 at 160lbs.

Nope, not even the rain could stop me today. It felt great working out. Even though my heart said lets stay in bed. I am glad I listened to my mind. It was a great workout!

Ryan Got It and now the rest of the story...

Ok, I was on Ebay and I was just looking around so I decided to see what Cowboy tickets were doing. We'll the first 2 I bought I got for 9.38 plus 9 for shipping. Then I noticed another pair ending in 1 min at .99 cents and I bid and WON! That's right 2 for a dollar! All four tickets are worth over 150.00 dollars, I paid less than 30. Sometimes Ebay can be the most amazing place to shop ever. I mean where else can you get two cowboy tickets for a buck. I mean come on! AMAZING!

I got Katie a Surprise can you guess what it is?

After it has been guessed correctly I will tell the rest of the story.

Day 13 Back from a day of cleaning.

Biked 24 min, 5.6 miles the revolutions varied from 80 to 95 but I was not as consitent as I would like to have been.

Weight Training:

Abs - 4X15 at 60ls.
Chest Pull - 4 X10 at 60lbs.
Chest Incline - 2X10 at 60lbs.
Pecks - 2X10 at 60 lbs.
Arm Pull - 2X10 at 70lbs.
Low Row - 4 X10 at 70lbs.

Yesterday I took off to clean our house for Katie, and by clean I mean laundry, dishes, vacuming, mowing, and cleaning. It took me all day, but KK was putting in a hard day for us at school and I wanted to surprise her. Today was hard and it was the first time I didn't complete all of my reps in my weight training. I am still at 219 so that is good. I still haven't been eating lie I should, but hey I am losing weight and gaining muscle, I am not complaining! YAHOO!

Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager (episode 2)

Part two of Chad Vader, even better than the first.

Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager (episode 1)

Ok, I had to blog this, I have found what could be the funniest idea for a sitcom EVER!

Day 12 Eating and Exercise

Biked 23 min, 5.5 miles, kept revolutions above 85 for the most part.

Weight Training:

Abs - 6X10 at 60lbs.
Triceps - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Low Row - 4X10 at 70lbs.
Biceps - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Pecks - 4X7 at 60lbs.

I am starting today to bring my eaing habits to my exercise habits in hope that I can really speed up my weight loss. I had a good day working out, all though my legs did feel heavy on the bike. I find that any exercise with Chest and Pecks are harder than other areas of weight training. All in all good day at the gym!

Day 11 UNDER 220!

Biked 22min, 5.3 miles kept revolutions above 85 revolutions.

Weight Training

Abs - 6X10 at 60lbs.
Low Row - 6X10 at 70lbs.
Abdutor - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Rotary Calf - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Leg Curl - 4X10 at 60lbs.

I am officially under 220! YEAH! I had not seen a change in my weight until I weighed today and I am at 219! I am so pumped! I feel like I am really starting to see progress in the way I look and in my weight. I am rollin!

Day 10 I can feel the advancement

Biked 22 min, 5.2 miles above 85 revolutions the entire time.

Weight Training

Abs- 6X10 at 60 lbs.
pecks - 4X10 at 60 lbs.
Biceps- 6X10 at 60lbs.
Triceps- 6X10 at 60lbs.
chest-6X10 at 60lbs.
Forearms - 6X10 at 70lbs.

It was a great day at the gym, I actually felt better and it was not near as painful as it has been. I think I might need to up my wight now. The bike was awsome, the next to hardest hill on my ride didn't feel hard. I might need to move to level 5 next week. I really enjoyed my time at the gym today!

Day 9 I Love Working Out

Biked 25min, 6 miles, kept the revolutions over 85 and mostly over 88.

Weight Training: Lower Body

Rotary Calf - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Abductor - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Soleus - 4X10 at 60lbs.
Leg Press - 4X10 at 120lbs.
Abs - 5X10 at 60lbs.

I am finding out, that I am becoming addicted to the GYM! What a great thing to become addicted to! I found that when I was sick, I was miserable because all I though was, man I want to workout. Now that I am back, I am so full of energy and life! I love the GYM! I am so glad I forced myself to return. I was right that the only way to really become invested in working out is to do it everyday. I am seeing a difference in only 9 days, think about in like 90 days of actually working out! It just gets me so excited!

Day 8 Back from the sickness

biked 23min, 5.3 miles, kept the revolutions over 85 for the most part.

Weight Training : Upper Body

Abs - 6x10 at 60lbs.
Chest - 3 X10 at 60lbs.
Pecks - 4X8 at 50lbs.
Upper Arms -3X10 at 60lbs.
Lower Arms- 5X10 at 60lbs.


Okay, I have been pretty sick for the last 5 days, I was afarid I was going to have trouble getting back on the bike, but I did it. I was very relieved that my will has gotten stronger and I was able to pick up where I left off, of course it was much harder today, but well worth it!

Weekend Rest

I am resting on the weekend. I think I might have a little cold. I won't let it stop me, this is what made me stop last time.

Day 7 - The Day After Yesterday

Biked 25min - 6 miles; kept the rotation for the most part over 85. After a day of rest, I found it harder to stay above 85 revolutions the entire length of the ride.

Weight Training:

Rotary Calf - 4X10 at 50lbs.
Abductor - 4X10 at 50lbs.
Soleus - 4X10 at 50lbs.
Leg Press - 2X10 at 140lbs.
Abs - 10X10 at 50lbs.
Chest - 5X10 at 50lbs.
Pecks - 5X10 at 50lbs.
Arm Row - 5X10 at 50lbs.
Arm Curl - 5X10 at 50lbs.

Okay, so I took yesterday off. What that meant was I knew the bike was going to be a bit harder and I knew I had to do both upper and lower weight training since I missed lower yesterday. But, I did it! I worked through my 25 min bike ride! WOOHOO 25 min! I am at level 4, I will start level 5 in another week, I can't wait! My arms are really taking to the weights, there are parts that hurt worse than others, but I am starting to really feel the progression! Great Day!

Day 6 Bring on the PAIN

Biked 24 min 5.6 miles - kept the revolutions above 85.

Weight Training

Abs - 10X10
Chest - 5X10
Pecks - 5X10
Arm Row - 5X10
Arm Curl - 5X10

Today was about brining on the pain. Yesterday was lower weight training, but I really felt the previous day's upper weight training. I thought I was going to die, I hate that you have to tear muscle to build it. I was still sore, but I felt good, while training today. I even do not hurt quite as bad as yesterday. I wish pain didn't have to be a part of this, but I guess if it was easy everyone would do it.

Day 5 Wade and Working out

Biked 23 min 5.5 miles - kept the bike over 85 revolutions per minute the entire length of the ride.

Weight Training:

Rotary Calf - 4X10 at 50lbs.
Abductor - 4X10 at 50lbs.
Soleus - 4X10 at 50lbs.
Leg Press - 4X10 at 100lbs.

Today was a little hard, I had to be at Wades surgery at 7:30. Although it turned out it really wasn't until 9:00. So I was a little frustrated that I didn't get to workout in the early morning, but Wade and Patty are very important. So I wanted to make sure I was there. So at 11:45 Wade was finished and everything went well, better than expected. So I left after hearing all went well and made it to the gym and was able to complete my workout, take a shower, the first time in a LONG time at the gym, get ready and make it home to have a light lunch. 5 days down and I am felling stronger, but I am hurting a bit from the weight training on my upper body from yesterday, especially right under my arms and my chest. Great day, Wade is ok and I accomplished today's fitness training.

Day 4 08/0706 The devil tried and failed!

Day 4

Weight 222

22min bike 5.4 miles.

Weight Training

1. Chest 5 X 10 reps at 40lbs
2. Pecks 5 X10 reps at 40lbs
3. Triceps 5 X10 reps at 40lbs
4. Deltiods 5X10 reps at 40lbs
5. Shoulders 2X10 reps at 40lbs
6. ABs 6X10 reps at 40lbs

The devil tried to keep me from working out and failed! So I get up at 6:45 to go workout, I get in my car and arrive at 7am. I go to my bike after stretching and begin to put in my information. Just as I was about to start my ride, I get this call over the loud speaker to go to the front desk. It was Katie. Apparently we had lost electricity to our house. It just so happens that only OUR side of the street lost power. UMM WHAT! We'll Katie's car was still in the garage, no power, no car. So I had to drive back home and let Katie have the car. So I sat there in the dark for 10 min, just pondering what the devil was throwing at me. I decided that I would for the time being water my front and side yard. So I continued to do that until about 9am when the electricity came back on. I then jumped back in my car and worked out. I could have let this defeat me and stay home, but I didn't I stuck to my guns and completed my workout for the day. I know I will have MANY obstacles in my path throughout this journey, but small victories with God's help will keep me motivated and moving forward and not backwards. I love small victories!

Weekend Rest

I will not be working out on the weekends. Still feel free to post encouragement posts though.

Read the post below to understand what I am talking about.




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WORKING FOR A BETTER LIFE!

I have finally had enough! Enough with the out of breath business! Enough with the double chin business! Enough of my rolls and flabby limbs! I started two days ago, I have now biked 5 miles each of the last 3 days. I will starting Monday begin biking each day with weight training every other day. My goal is to get to 175 and be fit and built. I want a healthy life and I am committing to do this now. I will be using my blog as a sort of daily diary through my journey. I would love for everyone to use this to hold me accountable and give me encouragement. I know this will be hard, but it is something I want for my life. So here I go!

Starting Weight : 223

Today I biked for 20 min. 4.7 miles.

It was tiring today, but not as bad as yesterday. I felt the pain in my back upper thighs, but I pushed through it. When I was done I was very tight in my thighs. I probably should stretch more, I seem to rush that. But my energy has already increased so much. My knees had been hurting but that has gone away! So 3 days down and I am already feeling the increase in energy and my body is feeling stronger. My joints are feeling great! I am looking forward to next week when I really start my morning workouts and weight training. Wish me luck!

Also Katie will be working out as well, please give her encouragement!