Wes Linda

So, this week was a tough one.  One where my focus and drive wasn’t what it should have been.  I made it to the gym 3 times, which is part of my goal, and I had no soda and no fries i succumed to fries at Red Robin last night.  All of my goals attained right? Wrong!

While I made it to the gym, I took the time to basically simply relax and hang out, versus really working out.  And this was only part of my downfall this week.  I also made the point of eating too much, and eating bad things at the wrong times.  This always happens, I get a couple of weeks in, and then bang, I hit a wall.  This time I’m breaking out though, breaking through.  Real effort will come in week 4.

Gotta get back on track and focus on my goal of getting in great shape for my family, and myself.  While I gained a couple of pounds back, I also picked up a new focus, fully understanding what got me where I am.

Watch out for a great week this week.

So I’ve now completed 2 weeks of my push to lose 40lbs by my birthday on June 15th, 2009.  This past week I lost another 3 pounds.  Made it to the gym 3 times, and ate decently well.  No soda again this week.  That’s two weeks now, and it’s starting to feel good.  I can feel the need for caffeine and such leaving.  I also had no fries this week, which is a huge thing for me.  Some chips snuck up on me, so that’ll be my next “no-no” item.  We’ll see how easily we can get through a week withought chips, and eating well.

I know it’s going to take some time, but I’m excited to be on the right path.  Got a lot of things to do today, so I’ll make this post short.  Make sure to chime in and offer ideas of support, let me know about your own journey, or pick on me a little if that helps.

So, here we are on day two, and it’s not so bad.  Yesterday I ate well, got to the gym, and took my vitamins.  All in all, I’d say it was a successful day one.  The one thing I’m sure will be tough though is the breaking from Caffeine.  This lack of soda is going to be the roughest on me, and I’m sure will lead to some serious rethinking of this initiative this week.

If you know some great ideas on how to clear caffeine out of my system with ease, I’d love to hear them!  Please feel free to pass them along.  I’m sure that will be a huge challenge, and I may have to sneak in a Hershey bar before the day is over.

On todays agenda is more healthy eating and a lap around the “Path To Health” at my office.  It’s a 1 mile walk around the campus I work on, and I think it’s going to be a great resource for me on the days I can’t get to the gym.  Keeping myself moving, that’s the key.  More calories out than go in.