Personal Narrative: My Current Contest

In week 2 you are going to stick with some of the exercises from week 1 while keeping weights the same. Although weights will be the same the number of repetitions will increase. Train 3 times this week.

I was surprised that the amount of carbohydrates I consumed on both days was below what was recommended for me. They are usually my weakness so I expected them to be too high.

My current eating habits are not very good. I am well aware of this, and my excuse is that I am a father of two that works full time, attends online college part time, has a dad that is very medically involved and children that are in sports, and I have recently joined a gym that I try to attend three nights a week. My life is very rushed and busy all the time.

To sum things up I have added my weekly information as far as calorie percentage for eat meal of the day with breakfast 34% (526 Cal), lunch 34% (526 Cal), Dinner, 22% (341 Cal), Early Morning Snack 4% (62 Cal) and Mid-Day Snack 6% (93 Cal). Listed is the more detail list for week one, but on average I went over by 11% Carbohydrates, was under by 7% when it came to fat and under by 4% when it came to protein. When an assessment of my fitness and because I am in the Army I have to do fitness training at least 5 times per week. During our cardio days I would do thing like Sprints, Long distance running (three to four miles), elliptical, ruck march or the stationary bike. In return during strength days we would be things circuit

Hopefully, I can lose even more. I want to slim down for a couple reasons. For starters, my aging joints have no business toting around 20 extra pounds of fat. Next, I want to be able to fit into my size 36 khakis that have been hanging in my closet for the last twenty years. I tried them on this morning, and they’re still a size too small. When I regain my appetite within the next couple days, I need to take specific measures to ensure my goals. This goal gives me the motivation to go back to where I was last year, and start running 20-25 miles each week. I pledge also to start hitting the weights more in gym because every weight loss expert I’ve talked to say that lifting builds muscle and muscle burns calories in ways that fat can’t. And finally, I should burn into my brain the happy picture I took today of the scale: 217.2. I can slice more

I was also weighing myself every three days (It helped me hold my self accountable and focused, I got to see the consiquences of creating a box of thin mint cookies lol. So eventually I eventually I ended up changing my dinners over to a "healthy meal" 4/5 times a week and "cheating" on the weekend. And that has done a lot, I lost another 7/8 in 5/6 weeks. So now I have also introduced a workout video (20 minutes a day) and that has been working crazy well. Ive lost 3/4 lbs in just 2 weeks (and I get to eat more Oreo cookies!). So I think doing it in steps and portion control has been the best option for me. Its felt like a slow process but now I find myself not being able to eat as much crappy food, it makes my feel worse (less energetic, sluggish, unsettled atomic) In other words I'm actually starting to enjoy healthier food more. Sorry for such a long explanation!

Honestly the past couple of days, I did not work out. Stayed indoors most of the time completing unfinished work and studying for upcoming tests. However, the reason for not working out is because there is a theory I want to attempt this week. Challenges I faced over the past couple of days were visuals for Marching Band. Okay, there are some people in the world who says that Marching Band ain't a sport. In my opinion, a sport is defined by physical exertion output (endurance), skills, rules, and competition. Though that is just my opinion, others have their own definition of what is considered a sport. Overall, since I have done absolutely nothing for the past week. Adjustments are necessary for the upcoming week. Requiring me to exercise daily and comparing the data I have collected from the past couple of days. The progress that I and Wendy have remarkably benefited us in terms of physical appearance. Our endurance and determination to keep pushing forward have increased exponentially.

Day 2 of recording my food intake that morning I had a meal replacement drink and I went running at the trail and after I had orange power aid and a protein bar for lunch. I went to spankys bar and grill and had fried pickles with ranch for an appetizer, a chicken fried potato with white gravy and one trip to the salad bar loaded with all the toppings and a water with extra lemons. For a snack, I had barbeque sunflower seeds with a water. That evening for dinner I had water with lemons, steak, rice with brown gravy, and mac and cheese.

I am making use of all my muscles as well as getting a good, functional cardiovascular workout. Remembering the Surgeon General and FITT, plus healthy eating and exercise, and I will be ready for

The practice was Monday - Friday from 6 - 8 o’clock. Every day at practice I would do the warm-ups and stretches with my team, after that I went with one of my coaches on the side to start losing my weight. The coach had me doing different exercises like running laps, burpees, and sit-ups. Also, outside of practice, my parents had me on a diet. My caloric intake was cut in half and I only drank water. My first attempt to meet the weight

I’ve begin eating healthy and no more than 1200 calories. Watching what I’m eating and I’m keeping track with an app on

As for my current fitness and nutritional habits they are improved than they were a few months past. I use to eat on the go, never work-out and essentially do what was quick, easy, and

My main goal for this spring semester, is to get my squats to at least 405 pounds. I am on a workout program, known as “Mad Cow” which focuses on the three main exercise workouts. which are squat, bench, and deadlift. For the sake of focus, I narrowed down my goal to my squat as my main goal. The program implements a three day per week workout routine, that varies in intensity. For example, Monday will be considered “heavy” which is the top set (max amount of weight you can lift, that given week). Wednesday will be a “light” day, a recovery day essentially that allows the participant to recover, working out other muscles group that weren 't trained on Monday. Followed by Friday which will be a “medium” day, meaning it’s a combination of both the heavy and light. Where I will be working out to the next top set for the next upcoming week. I generally move up by a five pounds increments, on a weekly basis. And adjust my progress and workout from there, deciding whether I should move up or stay at the same weight until I see best fit that I am able to lift that amount of weight for at least five reps.

Action plans: I started by writing my present weight down, which is 160, my end weight will be 148; this is a loss of 12 lbs over the course of 8 weeks. Week one I will start drinking plenty of water. My goal is to drink a gallon of water each day for the durations of my personal wellness plan. The first few days were a struggle, but as the week when on it became easier to drink more water.

Running the same routine over and over since August 14, 2004 and it is now October 6th. Bodies are aching, feet are sore and we all feel as though