Well February has come and gone and my results were not the desired ones. In fact my progress bar flat lined for the month. I weighed 226 at the beginning of the month and 226 at the end of the month. I wish I could sat that I put on more muscle and lost some fat but that just isn’t the case. I am exactly the same. Now after going to the Arnold fitness Expo over the weekend I have a new found motivation level and still have the desire to keep pushing forward. I’m going to dial in my diet even more and really push through this stagnant period. My new goal is to drop below 200 by the time I go on vacation April 12th.

So how do I plan on getting there? Well that first thing is to make sure that my caloric intake is right for sustaining the types of weight loss I am looking for. Secondly I am going to somehow overcome the barrier that I seem to have with doing any type of exercise early in the morning. I want to at least get 20 minutes of cardio in each morning to get my metabolism going. Anything from walking briskly, jogging, jumping rope, or tabata.

Also going to continue taking in a ton of water and keep on my supplements. Through the month I will see where and what I need to adjust and figure out one way or another how to get these 26 unwanted pounds.

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For millions of people the ability to successfully lose weight eludes them. They think there is some magic that goes into dieting and that dieting doesn’t work for them. Well first thing they need to realize is that dieting is not taking a magic pill. It is a change in your lifestyle and getting rid of some bad habits. Here are the guaranteed ways of losing weight and living a healthier life at the same time.

Reduce your caloric intake - By reducing your caloric intake by 15 - 20% is your first step. As you go through these steps this one will sort of just happen by cutting other things out. We will touch on those in a second. If you are currently taking in a very high amount of calories you may have to adjust this so that it will work for you

Drink more - No I’m not talking about Beer. In fact if you drink a lot of Beer you need to switch that for water. So the key here is to drink a ton of water. At least 8 glasses of water a day. Drinking a lot of water will also help you eat less. If you start off each meal by drinking a glass of water you will feel fuller quicker and essentially eat less.

Eat more meals - Eat smaller meals more frequently through the day. This will reduce overeating and increase your metabolism and burn more calories more efficiently.

More protein - You should eat approx. 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass. Protein helps repair your muscles and you will see why this is important in just a minute.

Reduce the bad carbs - You should lower the number of carbs you take in. Especially the ones from breads, sugars and beer. The good carbs that you want to get your energy from are fruits and vegetables.

Enlist friends and family - Don’t go it alone. Get others that want to join you on this lifestyle change. It will help you remain accountable and encourage each other along the way.

Do cardio in the morning - Do at least 20 minutes of cardio in the morning. This helps turn on your fat burning machine to help you burn calories all day long. Even while your sitting in front of your computer at work. Exercise breaks down muscle tissue which proteins help repair.

Keep Score - This is what I like to call tracking your progress. Keep a food journal , exercise log, take pictures so you can see the changes, track your BMI, log your weight, and most importantly write out your plan and make it part of who you are. If you write things down and make them a part of you, your chances of success go through the roof.

So now its time to take action. Stop putting this off and start today. You are the only person that can 100% guarantee yourself that you can shed the pounds and get that body you have always wanted. Good luck and I will be here with you the entire way.

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How often do you simply eat because you’ve waited until the point that you feel very hungry? Or we wait until the time of the day that we just feel there should be a meal. Get up in the morning, eat breakfast, go to work and wait until we can’t go any longer with out stuffing our face with a burger and fries. Go home cook dinner and stuff ourselves again. Then after we get the evening chores and kids taken care of we snack around until we go to bed.

Now what do you think would happen if we planned things out a little better so that we are eating our food as if a Doctor had prescribed it to us? Well the first thing is we stop reacting to our hunger and over eating. The next thing you would notice is that you wouldn’t be hungry during the day but you would also never feel over stuffed from eating too much.

Last month I feel a bit short on my goal to get down to 228 but I still consider it a success. Now over half way through February I am down to 224 which is a 6 pound loss from the end of January. Due to flu, cold and back problems I haven’t been able to workout like I’d like to but the thing that I have concentrated on is dialing in my diet. I am really making an effort to prepare my meals, eat at the right times and control the portions.

In the past I would workout and eat whatever I felt like eating. My mindset was more on burning calories and blasting my muscles. I figured the rest would follow. Now that I’m a little older and wiser I realize that its an all or nothing kind of thing. In order to achieve the results you want you need to pay attention to your diet, your training and your rest. Once you have them all working in perfect harmony you will see the results your looking for.

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So far this month I’ve done a decent job not eating out for lunch. I’ve also tried cutback my intake at home and on weekends and as of last week I’ve started getting into my workout routine… But thats not enough. I need to get serious workout everyday and stick to a strict diet. So here it is. Starting today I’m putting myself on a two week challenge.

So for without further a due my first challenge is this. For the next 2 weeks starting today I will work out daily for a minimum of 30 minutes. I will also eat nothing but 2 eggs for breakfast, a chicken breast plus a light side for lunch, and a salad for dinner.

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Today is the 11th day on the wagon. It has been relatively smooth going and I haven’t even had the urge to drink a beer. The one thing I’ve noticed though is I get frequent headaches. They aren’t the “Oh my God my head is going to explode” type but rather a less intensive throbbing type. Usually I just suffer through them and eventually they go away. Sometimes a couple of Motrin help to ease the pain but I think this is just one of those things you have to suffer through. I believe its my body releasing the toxins that it has had stored up from the pollutants I have taken in. Anyone else ever experience this when they decide to get extremely sober?

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