Stats Day 1

I used to be mid-level management at a major corporation before I openend my own business. Because of that time in the corporate world, I am data-obsessed. Tracking trends, spikes, etc., and then figuring out the causes and future directions.

With that, I'm going to post by weight goals with bodyfat and hydration stats daily (schedule permitting).

Caveat...

I've had a body fat scale in the past and found that I get better readings in the late afternoon/evening than in the morning. My understanding is that you are dehydrated in the morning after 8-10 hours of sleep and that will skew the readings. However, I can do this much easier in the morning than at nighttime, so my reading will always show me dry with a higher body fat reading.

I figure that if I get those high BF% readings down with morning stats, I'll actually be a bit better than the numbers show as I progress.

Goal Weight: 190 lbs
Goal BF%: 15-18%
Goal Lean Mass: 165-170 lbs
Goal Body Fat: 20-25 lbs

Date - Weight - BF% - H20% - Lean Mass - Body Fat lbs
3/24/2009 - 267.4 - 38.2% - 45.1% - 165.25 - 102.15
3/25/2009 - 266.4 - 39.4% - 44.2% - 161.44 - 104.96
3/26/2009 - 264.4 - 39.6% - 44.0% - 159.70 - 104.70

Remaining Mlbs to goal - Remaining Flbs to goal - % to Goal

1.00 - 78.40 - 0.00%
4.81 - 81.21 - 0.53%
6.55 - 80.95 - 1.05%

My good and bad habits...

Good Habits:

I work out regularly, five to six days a week. Most days combine cardio and weights.

My workouts are intense. I throw around heavy weights and do HIIT cardio. One of my pet peeves are people who come to the gym and don't even break a sweat. Seriously, if you're reading when on the recumbent bike, pedaling slowly, why do you even come to the gym?

I have good nutrition before and after workouts. High quality protein and good carbs.

I drink water as first choice. I'm always guzzling water, even when I eat out. I enjoy a soda every now and then, but water is my main beverage.

I get my fiber in every day. I love whole grain cereals, slow cook oatmeal, almonds, some green veggies.

I have a sit down job, but have the luxury to move around often. So I'm up and down a lot.

Bad Habits:

I eat clean morning and noon, but come nighttime, I pig out. I get home late from work most nights (7 p.m. or later) and sit down for a big dinner and then snack more than I should.

I love cookies. Give me a glass of cold milk and any cookie and I'm a happy camper.

Portion control is my enemy. When I portion out, I still feel hungry after eating. That's when the snacking begins.

Weekends are bad. Take Sunday for example... Church in the morning, family activities afternoon/evening. No workout and lots of eating all day. (especially during football season).

I'm about to celebrate my "almost 40" birthday

Hey everyone!

Here is a new blog about getting healthy. I searched all over the net and could not find anything like this so I decided to create a blog about losing weight and getting healthy....

LOL

So who cares if there is actually 14.1 kazillion blogs out there about weight loss. This is mine and is "special" to me!

I am 38 years old, and will turn 39 in August. I'm calling this my "almost 40" birthday. My goal is to get as healthy as possible before I turn 40. I know it's crazy, but 40 has always been the magical age of having to eat right, exercise, get the dreaded colon check (ugh).

So, with blood work, salad and bad knees going through my mind, I decided to start tracking my goals and accomplishments as I near "almost 40".

Here's a little about me...

I have always worked out, weights and cardio, since I was a teenager. There have been times in my life where I have been very healthy and fit.

My problem is my diet. I still eat like a teenager. Burgers, fries, pizza, cookies and milk, etc.

And over the course of my 30's, I've come to realize that my metabolism has started to slip. I can't rely on working out and my metabolism to account for all the junk I eat.

Right now, I would call myself "fat healthy". I'm strong with the weights, I do high intensity interval cardio sessions 4 times a week and survive (sweat like a dog, but I live), but I consider myself to be chubby, big boned, jabba the hut'ish.

I just bought a new body fat/hydration level scale and plan to track my changes day over day and post about them here, schedule permitting.

In my past, I was one of those guys that never stepped on the scale. I used how my clothes fit, how I looked in the mirror and how I felt to decide if my health lifestyle was in check. With my metabolism sucking wind though, I've decided that I need to track and be able to make adjustments when things are not working.

So, that's me and where I'm at. This blog will be an insight to my successes and failures, my thoughts on my diet battles and my exercise windfalls.

It's interesting to me, hope it is to you as well.