Name: Abraham
Age: 25ish
Age: 25ish
Occupation: Stay-at-home-husband
Weight: 184 lbs. according to the scale at my gym (no shirt, no shoes)
Goal Weight: 190 lbs (gain muscle, lose fat)
BMI: ~23
What I would like to gain from this competition:
I'd like to get into better all around shape. When the weather is good I've generally been very consistent at making it to the gym and riding my bike. However, this winter really got to me and I feel like I'm more out of shape than I've been in awhile. I want to get back into good biking shape (I'm preparing to ride across Iowa in RAGBRAI this summer) and also put a bit of muscle on.
I'd like to get into better all around shape. When the weather is good I've generally been very consistent at making it to the gym and riding my bike. However, this winter really got to me and I feel like I'm more out of shape than I've been in awhile. I want to get back into good biking shape (I'm preparing to ride across Iowa in RAGBRAI this summer) and also put a bit of muscle on.
One more thing...I love junk food too much and I plan to cut back on the amount of sweets I eat (although I am not going to give up desserts altogether!).
My stategy for success:
Lift weights at the gym 4 times per week; ride bike to work every day; cardio exercise 5-6 times a week (bike rides, jogging, pickup basketball, jump rope); limiting myself to 1 dessert per day; substituting healthy snacks in place of sweets
My challenges:
The cold weather (will spring ever come?); ice cream (it's an excellent source of calcium, right?); my fondness for baking delicious desserts; the cookie/candy jars at work (my mentor stocks these full of great-tasting sweets every week and I find myself partaking more often than I care to admit)
April 1:
ReplyDelete--Rode my bike to the gym and then to school (~5 miles)
--Lifted weights for ~45 minutes at the gym
--Used stairs instead of elevators
--Walked back to work from class instead of taking bus
--No treats from break room at work
--Ate one small serving of ice cream for dessert
--Fruits/Veggies: 1/2 grapefruit, 3 servings carrots, grapes, apple, tomato slices on sandwich
Great job Abe! I am always really motivated day 1. Hopefully it continues.
ReplyDeleteThursday, April 2:
ReplyDelete--Rode bike (Odometer reads: 848.1)
--45 minutes at gym
--Stairs
--Walked home from work
--Jump rope (~15 minutes)
--No sweets at work (even went to a baby shower for a colleague and resisted cookies, cake and rice krispie treats); banana bread and fruit for dessert
--Vegetarian dinner (Mabodofu) with brown rice and spinach salad
--Banana, apple, carrots, cantaloupe, grapefruit, mango
Friday, April 3:
ReplyDelete--Rode bike total of ~7 miles (Odometer reads: 855.0)
--No sweets at work (I ate delicious chocolate fondue for dessert--thanks Caroline and Jason!--but we dipped fruit in it so that's healthy, right?)
--45 minutes at the gym
Saturday, April 4:
ReplyDelete--Played pickup basketball for 30-45 minutes (I left after 2 short games because there were 20 guys there and I didn't want to sit and wait)
--Ate lots of fruit
Sunday, April 5:
ReplyDelete--Mostly just relaxed today and watched General Conference
--I did have ice cream and brownies, but I tried not to overdue it
--I ate lots of fruit
Monday, April 6:
ReplyDelete--45 minutes at the gym
--No sweets at work (had a bowl of ice cream for dessert)
--I walked to and from my class that is across the river
--For ~20-30 minutes I switched off with Erin between riding on her bike trainer and playing High School Musical 3, a dancing game on the Wii (I'm really good at it!)
--Unfortunately, last night's snowstorm and today's cold weather dissuaded me from riding my bike today.
Tuesday, April 7:
ReplyDelete--45 minutes at the gym
--No sweets at work (bowl of ice cream for dessert)
--I rode my bike to work and home, only ~2.7 miles (Odometer reads: 857.7)
--We're running low on fruits and veggies, but I think I ate enough.
Wednesday, April 8:
ReplyDelete--Day off from gym.
--No sweets at work (strawberry shortcake for dessert)
--I rode my bike to work and home, ~4 miles (Odometer reads: 861.8)
--Ate cabbage and strawberries, but probably didn't get all my required servings of fruits and veggies.