Week 2

This is Week 2 of going from fat to fitness!

This week we are adding situps and a little weight to our pushups.
We are giving up cola and ALL processed drinks in favor of:
Water (8 glasses a day, or just carry around a gallon)
Brewed Coffee (milk, no sugar)
Brewed Tea
Actual fruit juice

Later we'll see about getting rid of caffeine but for now don't sweat it.

How do you feel? I feel incredible! Not only have I maintained my schedule but also the soreness is gone, and my appetite for sugary & fast foods is naturally subsiding. (A regular sugar diet actually increases sugar craving)! Tonight I was so jazzed from the gym I walked the 7 floor mall top to bottom, and then walked home about 2 miles (pay no attention to my metric distances, I'm a metric system kludge). And then cleaned the apartment and made a couple videos. (I re-shot week 1, I really don't have editing technology so I wanted a do-over).

I already don't recognize myself! My wife says something has changed psychologically. I find the more I exercise, the more I want to exercise. And just 2 weeks ago I was perfectly happy emulating Jabba the Hut.

What are you waiting for? Don't put it off another year!

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[dhec34]

I really enjoy your videos. I'm starting well after you so I'm wondering how your program is going.... I'm three weeks into this and I'm doing pretty well but wish I could lose weight more quickly. =)

[Fallen1966]

1.

Thanks for coming dhec34! The thing you have to remember is that we are gradually raising our Resting Metabolic Rate with more exercise, which helps us to use energy more powerfully, and prevent it turning to fat. It's a more longterm solution than dropping pounds as quickly as possible.

[Fallen1966]

2.

If you like you can skip ahead to Week 8 and do that more intense workout plan, training in aerobic endurance up to 2 hours a day 5 days a week; but the risk is burning out in a month or so once the novelty wears off, before we've really developed a training habit.

[Fallen1966]

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Best of luck to you! As for me, I'm beginning to see some differences and certainly feel a lot of difference--strength, power, energy, and motivation! The scale has dipped too, but as mentioned in week 8, the scale is not going to indicate a lower ration of fat to increased lean body mass - so don't put too much at stake on that weekly number.

[Fallen1966]

4.

We want a lower ratio of fat to lean, not necessarily a lower weight. In some cases we want the same weight or even more weight, depending on how much muscle we want!

[Fallen1966]

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Remember, dropping as many pounds as possible as quickly as possible is more likely to make you weigh even more than you do now in a year or two. We need aerobic and strength training together, to enact lipolysis (fat breakdown) and the increased metabolic rate associated with lean body mass development. This results in permanent fitness and all the benefits of a fitness lifestyle: a longer and better life!

: )

[dhec34]

I'm only weighing myself one time per week so I don't get too fixated on weight. I'll keep watching for your videos! ;)

[dhec34]

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I agree with everything you said. Last fall, I exercised very regularly but got out of the habit over the holidays. I've started to exercise again but not as rigorously as I'd like. All in good time. Where I live (Iowa), the weather's just starting to turn nice so I can exercise outside. I belong to a gym but I've gotten out of the habit of going.