The Final Fifteen Pounds

Okay, here's how it's working... First, I was advised to stop consuming foods with flour in them. That took a week before that sank in. And, I was told to fast 18 hours every day. So my first meal of the day every week has been lunch. I slipped up a little bit a couple of times. But I've kept to the fasting schedule. Results so far: I've lost 10 pounds in 16 days. Oh, and this is worth saying: I am a teacher. I walk 7000 plus steps a day. Most of that is in the classroom. There it is.

I have actually dropped 9 pounds. I wasn't expecting it. 2 weeks ago 215. Today, 206. I'm still not used to the fasting period. I do 18 hours of fasting and 6 where I can eat. On some days, I don't actually get the eating in that window. I've probably done more 17/7 than 18/6. I'm not horribly uncomfortable. I'm just so used to eating so often, that I want to keep doing it.

After years of struggling with my weight, I've started with intermittent fasting. I've been at it for about 8 or 9 days now and dropped from 215 to 208. Let's see what the next week holds! One way or another, it ought to be interesting.

We can't always get to our preferred place to workout. That's why I created a workout that teachers can do in their classroom. Here's how it worked for me yesterday.  Goal: exercise everyday. Couldn't. Due to an evening appointment, I was at school until 6:30 PM.  And my mind was tired. So I turned on the TV and got a little work done.  Commercial came on - I did push ups. Or squats.  I break my strength training routine into push days and pull days. Pushes are push ups, dips, squats. Pulls are pull ups, horizontal pull ups, and leg lifts. Yesterday was a push day. Today is a my-arms-and-chest-are-burning day. But in a good way. It's one way I know that my workout was effective. And even when my food is messy messy, I know I can work at keeping fit.  Right now the food is real messy. Lots of good input, but I'm struggling to really stay on a weight loss food routine. Exercises You Can Do In Your Classroom (or office?)... Squats -...

Ever just need a break? Working your brain to the bone (that just sounds weird) and not seeming to get anywhere. That's what I feel like with weight loss right now. I'm finding it very hard to focus on it.  I need some weight loss chats on Twitter or something.  I love education Twitter chats. I wonder if there are any good weight loss chats. Probably. It feel like I need to interact with other people on this to get better at it. That's the way teaching is for me. I interact and get good ideas, and I get better. Especially if I listen. I wanna weigh 173.  But the more I want it, the harder it is right now. Here's what I'm gunna do. Write down some ideas. Writing down all the ideas that come to my head. Do the ones I can just start. Next day, make another list. Write down all the ideas jump on me. Do the ones that say, "Right Now," to me. Review and reflect. Rinse and Repeat. I don't know. Maybe I'm making it too har...

Ever get got at one thing while losing it with another? I'm fussing with this a lot this year.  Exercise habit is churning right along nicely. But drinking a soda everyday. It gets me through 5th period.  I love the kids. Just h aving fits with the allergies.  I worked out last night. Win! And during lunch today. It's a cool workout designed for teachers to do in the classroom. Love it. (I'll share it with you for free if you decide to take the Keep it Cool Newsletter - Stress Relief 4 Teachers ).  The workout cleared my head. And I felt better off.  But I've created this daily habit of the soda. Now I'm having a heck of a time breaking it. I feel better after drinking it, but I know it's ultimately messing with me. So the feeling good is all a ruse. Dang. Well, okay. Need to put my big boy britches on and figure out how to crush the soda while massaging the exercise habit.  This is my whack-a-mole life. In a hurry today. No am...

It's hard to get going. I mean, sometimes it's like opening an old rusty car door that's been sitting out in a field for 8 years.  Right now, the pollen is hitting. And I'm not dripping or headachy or itchy. I'm just tired. It's wiping me out.  I eat dinner. Very pleasant time with my family, wife and five boys. They get going to a karate class. And all I wanna do is sit. Take a nap really. But I thought, I can get on that bouncer for a little while.  I put on an oldish TV show, The Magnificent Seven. BTW, the show choice is important. Don't want something where I need to pay really close attention. It's The Magnificent Seven, I already know the plot. But it also keeps my attention enough that I notice my effort that much. I start bouncing. Don't want to do it. But I get into the show. And in five or seven minutes, I'm warmed up. So I start doing intervals. Real hard for 10 to 20 seconds. Slow it down for 20 or 40 seconds. And I go ...