I haven’t posted in over a month…the beginning of the semester and the two huge snow storms we just had have been keeping me quite busy. Philly broke a record; most snowfall ever here (at least in recorded history). So, on to the good stuff….
Since Nov. 1st, I’ve lost 35 pounds and am looking to get down to 210 which is another 25 lbs. or so and then re-evaluate of whether I want to lose more weight or work on other things, e.g. body building, flexibility, etc. So many choices, so little time. Many have asked me what I eat on my diet; well, that’s the first mistake, if you think you’re on a diet, you’re restricting your food choices. I really give myself no restrictions. I eat whatever I want but really concentrate on portion control. Additionally, the exercise is helping tremendously between my three nights per week of refereeing (all aerobic exercise) plus going to the gym on my exercise program through Temple. There really is no secret, if I were to say what has helped me the most:
1) Drinking lots of water, at least 72 oz/day
2) Exercising at least 20 min/day, 4 days/week of cardio
3) Portion control and eating much more protein

You don’t need any programs that charge a ridiculous amount of money, doctors, surgeries, etc. For those of you who know me, I’m not a big spender. My gym is $15/month and it has everything I need, cardio equipment, free weights, machines, etc.

The quest to become a PE teachers continues this semester; I’m taking Anatomy/Physiology, by far the hardest course I’ve ever been apart of between both undergraduate and graduate programs. It’s like learning a new language!

Thanks for reading, responses are always welcome!

1/15/2010

Classes start next week which I’m definitely happy about. Then, the following week, PSN starts up again, three nights a week (two basketball and one football). That should get me just a wee bit of exercise during the week… Not exactly sure when the fitness testing is, however, my goal was to do a ten minute mile. As of this morning, I’m down to 11;06 from 15 which is fantastic. The pull ups are going to be a different story.

Over the holidays, a ‘Wii’ was purchased. We have three games, ‘Wii Sports’, Wii Fitness Plus’ and EA ‘Sports Active’. The Sports Active, a truly amazing and creates workouts for you based on your goals, body composition, etc. I’ve done three of them and have worked up a good sweat after each routine. I’m also progressing well on the Wii tennis which is enjoyable as well.

As of this morning from Nov. 1st, I’m down 24 pounds on my goal towards the 62. I think after the 62, I’ll still have a little more to go but gymnastics is not until the fall so I have plenty of time. I saw Jillian Michaels on Leno recently and he asked her how often she goes to the gym; she responded approximately 3-4 hours/week. He asked how she keeps her figure to which her response was “diet”. Now, that’s some food for thought!

1/8

For some people, the snow can be an annoying nuisance especially for those of us in the lower Northeastern part of the country where most people are clueless on how to maneuver vehicles properly in such weather. However, shoveling can be some great exercise if you’re doing it properly not overexerting your back. A few weeks ago, we had a major blizzard which dropped a couple feet of snow in the Philly area. That was a bit daunting and it took us about three days to ultimately dig out of it. Since, we’ve had a couple of small storms which have been great exercise for me in shoveling the necessary parts of my property and neighbors (if necessary) per our township code.

I’ve seen a dietician a couple of times and she’s been very helpful. What I really enjoy about our meetings is the creativity she has in finding different foods within each food group; in other words being more creative in meal planning and making yourself feel satiated. As many know, when eating the same foods constantly, it becomes redundant and deters one from being successful in the battle of the bulge.