Sunday Morning Weigh-In, lets talk exercise edition

Good Evening Gents,

The Wrap Sheet:

346: All time high 7/1/10 - BMI = 52
326: Tufts Medical Center, Surgery 12/27/10 BMI=49
198: Last Weigh In 9/23/12
196: This Week 9/23/12 -->Down 2 lb
150: Total Weight Loss

Happy as I stayed under 200. Over last 4-5 months have been anywhere between 195-200, so my weekly goal is to maintain in that range. Sure I am now in maintenance phase so I want to stay consistent with this weight range.

During this past week my food intake has been good. Overall, I try to use my mindful eating tips I learned as I prepped for surgery during the day. Even if I make a poor choice, I try not to let it bum me out and just try to do better on my next choice.
This thing is a Marathon, not a sprint and changing years of bad habits with healthier and better choices is a daily challenge that I am willing to meet head on!!

In terms of exercise I go to they gym 2-3 times a week and do some weight training. However,  I have been running and have done about 1/2 dozen 5K's.I am now training for a 10K that I plan to do at the end of October. Love to exercise especially now that I am able to do it!!!
Hope all of you have a nice week...

Yours in WLS,
Bill

Hey Brian
I finally got my ass back in the gym lifting again and I'm sore as hell today!!! But that's in a good way. A couple thoughts on building your upper body. First go to http://www.muscleandfitness.com/ it's a great site for learning new or proven lifts. Before I hurt my back I increased the amount of weight I could lift by 50% in 6 months. I'm not much into running either but I do killer cardio by doing boxing training like heavy bag work and hand pad punching with a partner. Boxing stuff will kick your ass and it doesn't have to be sparring with another guy plus if you need to relieve some stress there's nothing like beating the hell out of a heavy bag to relieve some stress.
Work with free weights as much as possble. The site above has lots of videos showing the proper way to lift and not get hurt.
There's a couple things for you buddy.
Stoney

Great site.  Thanks for the post.  Hope to use it in settting up my free weight program.

 Thanks bud, I appreciate the input!

 355 on 8/1/11 when I started the program
321 on 9/21/11 RNY Surgery Day

I have been hovering just under (and over) 200 for a month now, I was 200.8 this morning.

Did not get to the gym at all last week, our house was flooded while we were on vacation (my brother let tub run over for 3+ hours!!) and so we are off our normal schedules.

Hoping to get back to the gym some this weekend, did LOTS of walking over the weekend though.

Also rode the motorcycle 300ish miles up to Blowing Rock, Boone, NC area and on the Blue Ridge Parkway!

Came back in to EDIT and add my exercise info:

I am doing strength training (those machines, not free weights) 2-3 times per week and seeing good results.  My shoulders are pretty well defined at this point and upper chest starting to show through the moobs.

Tummy, I can see the abs "forming" little lines on each side, but the belly is still pretty droopy overall.  I can feel my side (obliques) muscles and there is a twisting/turning machine with weights that is great for that.

Then I usually do 10-15ish minutes on the elliptical machine for those days.

On the cardio days, I have been between running on the treadmill and the elliptical.  (And every once in a while the stationary bikes)

I am officially leaning away from "running", it just tears up my feet too much.  I had soft tissue damange (blisters) from my last 5k and I have been having some soreness, just not worth it.

SO I am looking.. and i think HIKING is going to be my next deal.  I love nature and I feel like I am going somewhere.  I might even get into the 2-3 day deals where you stay on the trail overnight etc.  

Biking is ok, but $$$ for good bikes, etc.  Hiking is a *****eaper, I can start off with a pair of shoes I already own and start walking!!  :)

NC area is chock full of trails and I might start doing sections of the Mountain to Sea trail.  

http://www.ncmst.org/ 


SAm

Thanks everyone for the kind words on our family loss.

The drama with the family was much worse then my wife's mother passing.

But that is getting better as well.

d