I took pictures this morning and last night for my upcoming blog – http://www.crossfitallen.com. I plan to take four pictures of myself from the same vantage point in the same four poses every morning until I get down to my target weight. What I hope to do is stitch them all together and show a weight loss progression. Sort of a time-elapsed shrinking of my fat and increase of my muscles. Ultimately, I want the site to lead to opening of a Crossfit Gym in Allen by me. But first, I must have some money come into my life so that I can work out regularly with an established Crossfit Gym, obtain my Crossfit Certifications, pay the Affilate fees, buy equipment, and find a location for a the Gym.
Dear sweet wife is not happy about me eating five times a day. I’ve got to figure out a way to offset the grocery budget so she doesn’t harp on me too much. Additionally, she made a wonderful black bean and cheese lasagna – it was out of this world. I ate a small portion and then tried to offset the carbs by eating some nuts and chicken nuggets from my kids plate. Probably not the best choice but at least I controlled my eating of the lasagna. I felt like going back for seconds and thirds….;-). Additionally, one of our thoughtful church members brought some awesome looking brownies. I salivated while I watched the kids suck them down. I felt like a puppy watching a bone being eaten. I’m standing strong though!
Fasted all day yesterday as it was fast Sunday. Broke the fast with a dinner of Lamb, Spinach, Strawberries, and macadamia nuts in zone propoertions.
Before I went to bed I ate the zone late night snack of ham, blueberries, and 3 cashews.
For breakfast today I had 4 egg whites, some rancid salsa, 1 tsp of olive oil, and 1 cup of strawberries (after I threw out the salsa).
I had a headache most of the morning. It feels like sinus pressure. I have also felt bloated and full. I haven’t had sweet cravings today but was having some last night after the Covey’s dropped off those brownies. I drank at least 64 oz of water by lunch today.
For lunch I had 3 oz Lamb, .5 of a apple that was almost rotten, 4 cups of spinach (mooo), and 3 mac nuts ( I love those things).
I waited to long between breakfast at 6:00 this morning and lunch at 12:00. I need to start eating lunch earlier or place one of my snacks in front of the lunch.
I started the process of transferring crossfitallen.com away from Microsoft. It should take a week or so to work through the entire process. As soon as it is done I will take all of the journal posts from fitday and throw them up on that site.
Started 9/7/2008
Goals
- Go from 210 lbs down to 165 lbs without losing muscle.
- I am going to do my best to not lose what little muscle I have. I will not workout during the first few weeks because I am recovering from thumb surgery and a broken toe. I will begin in a three weeks or so.
- Keep track of my diet on a daily basis via fitday.
- Weigh and measure my food until I become an expert at portion control.
- Limit my restaurant meals and eat home prepared meals as often as I can.
- Cut grain and dairy products out of my diet and eat only natural foods – Paleo Zone.
- Take pictures daily of my progress and post the results once I am comfortable with the way my body looks.
- Weigh and measure myself weekly and post the results.
- See my 6 pack again.
- Begin crossfit training and increase my flexibility.
- Journal on here daily about my progress and my life to some degree.
- Post fitday results once I buy the software and figure out how to post the results.
Tags: crossfit, lose weight, paleo, zone diet
