My Story

On Monday, May 31, 2010, I embarked on a mission to lose weight and to get into the best shape of my life for my wedding. For a long time that mission was a success until life started getting stressful and food became a way to cope with that stress. To make a long story short, the mission fell short before my wedding day was here. And to make things even worse, I stopped eating healthy, exercising, and blogging for over two years. I now have a very beautiful wife and baby boy but my health is still crap. So to turn things around, I am brining back "The Heavy Man" and the "Mission to Healthy."

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Day #48 - Today's Workout Routine - The Old School Edition

Today was a very eventful day. I had promised one of my best friends, that I would help her move all of her furniture and belongings into her new apartment. When you move heavy things, in very hot weather, up and down flights of stairs, and sweat is pouring down your body, I believe that would be called an "Old School Workout." We started the day at 8:00am this morning and went until about 7:30pm tonight. My entire body right now is extremely soar and tired. However, I didn't mind it at all because she is the closest thing I have to a sister. With all of the heavy lifting and constant movements, I would say that I had a very positive "Old School Workout" today.

During the course of the day, we decided to take a lunch break. In the middle of discussing where we should go to eat, my friend's father turned to me and said, "Where do you want to go to eat because we want to make sure it works for your diet." I was totally amazed, that in the middle of a conversation that involved 6 other people, he wanted to know where I wanted to go. Also keep in mind that he lives about an hour away and I hardly see him. I thought that was the coolest thing. I am the kind of person that would go out of his way for just about anyone and I never expect anything in return. I told everyone that I did not want them to cater to me and I would make adjustments to where ever they wanted to go. Well, it turns out that we ended up going to one of the best pizza places in town. And if I haven't told you yet, pizza is one of my most favorite foods of all time. I was determined to make it work because I wanted to have enough points left over just in case we all wanted to go somewhere nice for dinner. Needless to say, it was hard resisting the temptation of reaching out to the middle of the table and grabbing a slice. However, I came out of there victorious and ended up eating a grilled chicken wrap. Thank you "Will Power."

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Breakfast - Egg whites on 2 slices of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread and a slice of fat free american cheese = Points 3
Snacks During the Course of the Day - 1 banana, 1 large apple, and 1 pear = Points 5
Early Afternoon - Grilled chicken with 2 slices of american cheese on a whole wheat wrap with a side of honey mustard = Points 10
Late Afternoon - 2 slices of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread with 2 slices of fat free american cheese = Points 3
Dinner - French Onion Soup, Steak and Mushrooms with a side of broccoli and potatoes (Applebees) = Points 14

Total Points Eaten Today = 35 points (5 points under my daily limit)

Exercise

I was up at 7:30am helping my best friend move into her new apartment. I spent a good 10 hours moving heavy furniture in very hot weather up and down stairs. I will be doing my normal leg and shoulder workout routines tomorrow.

Day #48 - Weigh-In = 272.4 lbs
Day #48 Weigh-In











Day #48 Front Shot

Day #47 - The New Structures Are Working

About two weeks ago, I thought I had come to a screeching halt as far as losing weight. I had been stuck around 280 lbs for a couple days and I thought I had hit a plateau. Well after conducting some research, I found out that during the first three weeks of a diet, a person usually loses the most weight. After the first three weeks are complete, the normal healthy rate of losing weight is around 1-2 lbs a week. My opinion quickly changed after finding out that information and decided from that point on that I was going to be patient. If I worked hard and kept on doing what I was supposed to do, I would eventually start seeing the results I was waiting for. Since that point, about two weeks ago, I have been losing that healthy 1-2 lbs a week.

Anyway, back to the present time. This past Sunday, I finally had some time to relax without having to deal with the stresses of work. With the little free time that I had, I decided it was time to really sit down and develop the meal and workout structures I have been wanting to develop for a while now. My fiancee and I planned out the meals for the week, went food shopping, and figured out the workout routine for the week as well. We also decided that we were going to spread out our points during the day to properly feed our bodies and to help boost our metabolism. You can view the structures we developed by reading the Day #42 post, "Preparation Makes Perfect."

It is now the end of the work week and I have to admit, I am noticing that both the new meal and workout structures seem to be working. On Tuesday I weighed in at 275 lbs. It is now Friday and I weighed in this morning at 272.6 lbs. That is a loss of about 2 1/2 lbs in only three days. Now before I totally credited the weight loss to the newly developed structures, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't having another scale malfunction. So, I went back to the trusty serviced scale at the gym and weighed myself this morning before I went into work. And what I found out made me very happy, I weighed in at 272 lbs with just my underwear on. I would have to say that my scale at home is still accurate and my both my new meal and workout structures seem to be working. It also means that I have reached another milestone for the mission. I have officially lost 30 lbs!!!! Let's hope these new routines keep on working.

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Breakfast - Egg whites on 2 slices of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread with a slice of fat free american cheese = Points 3
Snack During the Course of the Day  - 4 rice cakes, 2 Weight Watchers mini vanilla cream cakes, and 2 Weight Watchers mini chocolate creme cakes = Points 12
Early Afternoon - 1 serving of  Two Cheese Vegetable Lasagna left over from last night's dinner (Weight Watchers Recipe) = Points 6omo
Late Afternoon - 1 serving of Two Cheese Vegetable Lasagna left over from last night's dinner (Weight Watchers Recipe) = Points 6
Dinner - Home made pork chops with sweet potatoes, apples, and a serving of yolk free egg noodles (Weight Watchers Recipe) = Points 14

Total Points Eaten Today = 41 Points (1 point over my daily limit)

Exercise

Today I ran on the elliptical at the gym for 40 mins and I did a side crunch routine on the cable machine. Tomorrow, I will be doing my leg and shoulder workout routines.

Day #47 - Weigh-In = 272.6 lbs
Day #47 Weigh-In











Day #47 Front Shot











Day #47 Dinner
Pork Chops w/ Sweet Potatoes & Apples
(Weight Watchers Recipe)

Friday, July 16, 2010

Day #46 - An Unexpected Question

I have mentioned several times before, I started this blog / mission to not only help myself but to help other people who are struggling with the same weight issues that I am. I wanted a place for people to go, to get inspired and maybe discover a way they too, can get healthier. I have have been writing this blog for the last 46 days now and it has been just an amazing experience. In very short time, I have received various comments and suggestions on, not only the blog, but The Heavy Man Face Book Page as well. I am receiving tips and advice from people I already knew and also from people I am meeting for the very first time. This is exactly what I wanted to accomplish. I wanted to build a support network for everyone who follows this blog on a regular basis. Not only can I learn from it, but other people can learn as well.

While I was checking the blog today, I noticed that I received a comment on yesterday's post. This comment was unlike anything I have ever received before. I have received everything from inspirational comments to the comments that give great tips and recipes. However, the comment that was written today wasn't a tip, a piece of advice, or an inspirational quote. It was from a person asking me two questions. The first question was. "Do you drink water all day?" and the second question was, "What meals would you recommend to me?" It turns out this person has been trying to lose weight and is having a hard time doing so. After reading the questions, I was immediately blown away. Here was this person that I have never met before, asking me advice on how to help them get healthier. He or she has been following my blog for the last couple of days and trusted me enough to ask for my advice. I didn't want to mess up my response back to this person, so I made sure to take my time and I answered the questions to the best of my ability.

I personally believe that being able to have someone or some people to help you get through the good and the bad times is very important. Having a support group can only enhance the chances of you being successful and reaching your goals. I am going to extend the same invitation out to everyone who follows this blog as I did to my new friend who wrote the comment on yesterday's post. Please feel free to comment anytime on this blog or feel free to email me with any questions, advice, or if you just want to chat. My email address is - theheavymansdiary@gmail.com.  I know from experience how hard it can be, not only trying to lose weight, but trying to accomplish some thing when you are doing it by yourself.

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Breakfast - Egg whites on 2 slices on Weight Watchers Whole Wheat Bread = Points 2
Snacks During the Course of the Day - 2 rice cakes, 1 Weight Watchers brownie, 1 Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookie, and 1 Weight Watchers vanilla cream cake = Points 6
Early Afternoon - 1 serving of left over Chicken Cordon Bleu (Weight Watchers Recipe) from last night, with a 1/2 cup of brown rice, and a 1/2 serving of peas = Points 11
Late Afternoon - 1 serving of left over Chicken Cordon Bleu (Weight Watchers Recipe) from last night, with a 1/2 cup of brown rice, and a 1/2 serving of peas = Points 11
Dinner - 1 serving of homemade "2 Cheese Vegetable Lasagna" (Weight Watchers Recipe) = Points 7
Dessert - Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bar = Points 2

Total Points Eaten Today = 39 Points (1 point under my daily limit)

Exercise

Today I conducted my Back & Triceps workout routine: Lat Pull Down (4 sets x 15, 12, 10, & 8 reps), Seated Row (4 sets x 12, 10, 8, & 6 reps), Lying Skull Crushers (4 sets x 15, 12, 10, & 8 reps), Beat Over Rows (3 sets x 8, 10, & 12 reps), Overhead Dumbbell Extensions (3 sets x 8, 10, & 12 reps), Standing Triceps Push Downs (2 sets of rope x 12 reps, 2 sets of straight bar x 12 reps), and Standing Dumbbell Shrugs (4 sets x 18 reps). Tomorrow I will be doing cardio and my core body workout.

Day #46 - Weigh-In = 273.4 lbs
Day #46 Weigh-In











Day #46 Front Shot










Day #46 Dinner
2 Cheese Vegetable Lasagna
(Weight Watchers Recipe)


Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Day #45 - Old Clothes = More Motivation

It has been so long since I have been able to wear any shirts smaller then a XXXL. So, you can imagine how excited I was when I was able to wear a XXL shirt comfortably, starting about 2 weeks ago. When I switched to wearing XXL shirts I got some positive reactions out of very few people who took notice in my size change. These people were mostly family members and one or two people at work. However, today I ran out of XXL shirts because I really don't have any at all. I only have a couple left over from a few years ago when I was able to fit in them. Anyway, I had to wear a XXXL shirt to work today and let me tell you, the comments came flying at me like they were shot out of a cannon.

It was funny because all of my co-workers, who saw me yesterday in a XXL shirt, commented on how much better I was looking today. I heard just about everything today, "Wow you are shrinking", "How much weight did you lose", "You look great", "Looks like you need to buy new clothes", "Good for you." I mean, they all saw me yesterday and I did not hear a word out of them about anything relating to weight loss. Now don't get me wrong, I like what I am hearing and it only adds fuel my motivation even more. Like I mentioned before, the your clothes don't lie. I do however, need to invest in better fitting clothes eventually.

New Meal and Workout Structure - Update

It is half way through the week and I believe that my new meal and workout structures, that I developed on Sunday, are going well so far. Food shopping on Sunday was a clutch move. Cooking the recipes we had prepared for this week, has been really easy and fun. Taking the left overs to work, from the dinner the night before, is proving to workout out good. Also, adding the refrigerator and microwave to the office makes it real easy to keep the meals fresh and as great tasting as when we first cooked them. Also as an added bonus, we saved over $100 this week by cooking everyday and bringing all of our meals to work. It is a tedious job preparing the meals, for the week, on Sunday but it makes it a whole lot easier and less expensive.

My workout routine seems to be effective as well. Granted, I had trouble waking up on Monday and Tuesday in the morning. However, I didn't let that get me down. I finally managed to wake up this morning to workout and I felt great the whole day. My chest and biceps are soar, as well, from my weight lifting workout yesterday. No pain, no gain. Anyway, I am very happy how this week is shaping up so far. I like taking the steps to prepare for the week on Sunday for both my meals and my workouts. I can only hope that eventually it becomes second nature.

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
( I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Breakfast - Egg whites with 1 slice of american cheese on 2 slices of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread = Points 3
Snacks During the Course of the Day - 3 rice cakes, 2 Weight Watchers chocolate brownies, 1 Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookie, and 1/2 a cup of fruit  = Points 10
Early Afternoon - 1 serving of Beef & Vegetable Cheese Casserole (Left over from last night) = Points 7
Late Afternoon - 1 serving of Beef & Vegetable Cheese Casserole (Left over from last night) = Points 7
Dinner - 1 serving of Chicken Cordon Bleu (Weight Watchers Recipe) with a side of brown rice and peas = Points 11
Dessert - 1 Weight Watchers ice cream cone = Points 2

Total Points Eaten Today = 40 Points

Exercise

I woke up this morning at 7:45am and went to the gym!!! I ran on the elliptical for 30 mins and then a conducted a mini bore body workout due to time constraints. Tomorrow I will be working my back and triceps.

Day #45 - Weigh-In = 274 lbs
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Day #45 Front Shot

Day #44 - A Little Friendly Competition Doesn't Hurt

This morning, I was greeted by my fiancee in the living room while I was getting ready to leave for work. I was packing up my computer when I noticed out of the corner of my eye that she was doing a little dance. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why she was dancing and smiling. I looked up from my computer, stared her right in the eyes, and asked her, "Why are you so happy this morning?" She stopped dancing, kept on smiling, and said to me in a very cheerful voice, "I won again!!" Right as she was done saying those few words, I knew exactly what she was referring too.

I have mentioned quite a bit since I started my mission 44 days ago that I wanted to get into a morning workout routine because it helps speed up the fat loss process. And ever since Day #1, I have been having trouble waking up in the morning because either I have trouble hearing my alarms or I am too tired and I can't wake up. However, the most important part, is that I still manage to work out at night. Anyway, a little over a week ago, my fiancee proposed to me a friendly competition. She wanted to give me a little extra motivation to help me wake up in the morning. Now listen, I have enough motivation as it is wanting to get healthy, lose fat, and help others. But when I hear the word competition, I am not the person to back down at all.

The stipulations to this competition are as follows:
- If I don't wake up in the morning to workout I have to give her a back message the next night.
- If I manage to wake up in the morning to workout 5 days in a row, she owes me a back message.

I don't think that is a bad deal at all. Well, except for when I slept through both my alarms yesterday and this morning and now I owe her 2 back massages. I really have to figure out how to become a morning person because I hate giving back messages, especially when she is smiling and gloating the whole time. Let's hope she forgets.

When it all comes down to it, I really appreciate the effort my fiancee is putting forward to help me get to where I want to be, not only health wise but goal wise as well. I tell you what, she better not get used to winning because when I master this whole morning workout routine thing, I am going to be getting a lot of back messages in the near future.

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Breakfast - Egg whites on 2 slices of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread with a slice of fat free american cheese = Points 3
Snacks During the Course of the Day - 4 rice cakes, 2 Weight Watchers soft chocolate chip cookies, and 2 Weight Watchers mini carrot cakes = Points 8
Lunch - Chicken Teriyaki on a whole wheat sub roll with 2 slices of american cheese, a bag of baked potato chips, and a side of apple slices = Points 19
Dinner - Beef & Vegetable Cheese Casserole (Weight Watchers Recipe) = Points 7
Dessert - 1 Weight Watchers ice cream cone = Points 2

Total Points Eaten Today = 39 Points (1 point under my daily limit)

Exercise

Today I failed again to wake up in the morning to workout. I was doing so well for a couple of days and I will get back to where I want to be. Anyway, tonight I conducted my Chest & Bicep exercises: Dumbbell Chest Press (4 sets x 8, 10, 12, and 15 reps), Incline Smith Press (3 sets x 21, 15, and 15 reps), Straight Bar Curls (4 sets x 8, 10, 12, and 15 reps), Incline Cable Chest Fly (3 sets x 15 reps), Incline Alternating Dumbbell Curls (4 sets x 12, 10, 8, and 6 reps), Low Pulley Hammer Curls (3 sets to failure). Tomorrow I will be doing cardio and my core body workout.

Day #44 - Weigh-In = 275 lbs
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Day #44 Front Shot

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Day #43 - Adding the Tools to Succeed

This morning I woke up with a sense of accomplishment. I was happy that I had the time yesterday to finally sit down and develop an actual meal structure as well as a genuine workout routine. I mentioned yesterday, in my post, that I really had no time in the last few weeks to go food shopping or conduct a consistent workout routine. Now, that doesn't mean that I was eating healthy or working out, because I was doing both very well. It just means that I had no time to plan out my meals for the week and go food shopping accordingly or to lift weights every other day on a consistent basis. Well, now I have a little while before I start traveling again for work. Realizing this, I developed a shopping list with my fiancee and went shopping for the next week. I also wrote out my entire workout routine for the week.

While getting ready for work today, I packed my meals in a large cooler with three ice blocks to keep the food cold and fresh. But there was only one problem, well, actually there were two problems. The first problem I had was, how was I going to heat the food up? The second problem I had was, how was I going to keep the food cold for a long period of time while I was at work? With these two issues in mind, I decided to think out side the box for a solution.

A few months ago, my fiancee and I had purchased a microwave from an estate sale because our old one had finally kicked the bucket. Since then we have gotten a new microwave but still had the one from the estate sale in storage. So, I loaded the microwave that was in storage into the car and took it to my office. One of my problems was solved. However, the second issue was still lingering in my head. So, I decided that I would take a trip with my fiancee to Best Buy to purchase a new mini refrigerator for the office as well. I believe that adding these tools to my office was a great investment and let explain why.

My fiancee and I would purchase breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday. Breakfast we would usually buy from the deli, right next to work, for roughly $7 - $10 everyday. Next, we would usually go out to lunch to purchase a healthy meal for roughly $10 - $15 everyday. Finally, we would either buy dinner on the way home or go to the food store every night to purchase ingredients for that nights meal. It would usually cost between $15-$20. If you add everything together, we would spend about $30 - $45 a day to eat. If you multiply that amount by 7 days it would come out to a little over $300 a week to eat. That is a lot of money wasted when you do the math. Yesterday we only spent $170 to purchase food for every meal this week not to mention snacks for the week as well!!!! We planned to create a lot of recipes that used most of the same ingredients. And now that we have the means to reheat left overs as well as keep food fresh in the refrigerator, we will be saving money for our wedding as well as getting even healthier in the process. That is a hell of an investment!!!

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Breakfast - 3 egg whites with a slice of fat free american cheese on 2 slices of Weight Watchers Whole Wheat bread = Points 3
Early Afternoon - 1 veggie burger with a slice of fat free american cheese on 2 slice of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread and a large apple = Points 6
Late Afternoon - 1 veggie burger with a slice of fat free american cheese on 2 slice of Weight Watchers whole wheat bread and a large apple = Points 6
Snacks (During the course of the day, not all at once) - 1 Weight Watchers Brownie, 2 Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies, 1 Weight Watchers Carrot Cake Snack, and 4 rice cakes = Points 9
Dinner - 1 serving of home made Beef Stroganoff (Weight Watchers Recipe) = Points 9
Dessert - 1 Weight Watchers Ice Cream Cone = Points 2

Total Points Eaten Today = 35 points (5 under my daily limit)

Exercise

I am going to be honest with you, like I have always been since the beginning. I slept right through both my alarms this morning. I also got out of work late today and by the time I was home, I helped my fiancee make dinner and I was too exhausted from a long day to force myself to workout. I couldn't believe myself today, I took the time yesterday to create a great workout routine and I couldn't wake up this morning to execute it. I also couldn't gather the strength to execute the workout tonight either. I was doing so well for a while getting up in the morning. I don't know what happened today. However, I have also learned over the last month, from not only my experiences, but from everyone who has shared advice, that I will not let a missed day of working out get me down. I will pick right up tomorrow morning where I left off. I will keep on pushing forward. I will start my new workout routine tomorrow morning.

Day #43 - Weigh-In = 275.4 lbs
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Day #43 Front Shot

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Day #42 - Preparation Makes Perfect

The traveling has stopped for a little while. This past week will be the last time I travel for work until late August. It feels great to know that I will be home for some time and I will be able to finally establish a great workout and meal routine. I have been doing great with eating healthy since Day #1 of the mission. However, for the past three weeks I have been eating out a lot for breakfast, lunch, and some times dinner due to traveling and not having enough time after work to go food shopping. I have mentioned a few times, in the last couple weeks, that I would love to add more of a structure to my meals and my workouts. I have been waking up in the morning a lot to workout but I still don't have a finalized structure put in place. My fiancee and I have been cooking a lot more for dinners and adding some variety into our meals but we still haven't put a structure into place for that part as well.

Meal Structure

Today is Sunday and my fiancee and I are finally home together. So, today we decided that it was time to put both our meal and workout structures into play. First, we wanted to take care of the meals for the week. We started our preparation by researching different dinner recipes that we wanted to either try or have again because we liked it the first time around.

Here is what we decided on for this week's dinners in no particular order:
1. Beef & Vegetable Cheese Casserole (Repeat)
2. Two Cheese Vegetable Lasagna (New)
3. Chicken Cordon Bleu (Repeat)
4. Crusty Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples (New)
5. Beef Stroganoff (Repeat)
6. Glazed Turkey Rolls (New)
7. Tuna Steaks with Brown Rice and Green Beans (Repeat)

We also decided we were going to try some variety for breakfast. We found a great recipe for an egg and cheese breakfast pizza and also a great recipe for a breakfast quiche.We will still stick to having egg whites and fruit in the morning as well. For lunches we decided that we were going to focus on smaller meals during the day while at work ,with some snacks, that spread out my points across the day. Like I mentioned before, feeding your body more time a day, with smaller meals, helps to fuel your metabolism to burn more fat. Anyway, we are going to have a lot of left overs from the dinners we are making because the recipes are meant to create several servings. We are also going to mix in some veggie burgers and maybe tuna sandwiches a long the way with fruit. We are planning on doing the food shopping every Sunday in order to be fully prepared for the week.

Workout Structure

As for my workout structure, I mentioned before, that I had a friend who is a personal trainer. He sat down with me for a little while to develop a workout routine that will help me burn fat and build muscle at the same time.

My workout routines will be as follows:
1. Mondays - I will run either on the elliptical or the treadmill for between 10-15 mins to make sure I am warmed up for weight lifting. I will focus on my chest & biceps with planned weight lifting exercises.
2. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays - I will run on the elliptical, treadmill, or outdoors for between 40-45 mins. I will then conduct my core body workout.
3. Wednesdays - I run for 10-15 mins. I will then focus on my back & triceps with planned weight lifting exercises.
4. Fridays - I will run for 10-15 mins. I will then focus on my legs & shoulders with planned out weight lifting exercises.
5. Sundays - I will either do a light cardio workout or I will take a break from working out to make sure I am not over doing it.

* I will record all of my results, like I have been doing, on each night's post.

I believe I have finally put a strong structure in place for both my meals and my work outs. I also know from past experiences, that some days, I might not even get to do what I want. This may be due to unforeseen circumstances. I do know, I will at least try to exercise in some way, everyday, if that does happen. No matter what I will still post my everyday struggles, accomplishments, questions, and comments. I am just trying to make my life a little easier even though it is still getting busier.

With that being said, let's get to the details of the day:

Meals of the Day (The Heavy Man = 40 Points)
(I am currently following the Weight Watchers Points System)

Early Afternoon - I slept in for a little this morning. 2 Boca Veggie Burgers, with 2 slices of fat free american cheese, on 2 slices of Weight Watchers Whole Wheat Bread, with an apple = Points 9
Snacks During the Day - Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bar, 2 Weight Watchers Chocolate Chips Cookies, and a serving of Weight Watchers Mini Pizzas = Points 10
Dinner - 2 Boca Veggie Burgers, with 2 slices of fat free american cheese, on 2 slices of Weight Watchers Whole Wheat bread, and a side of Mac-N-Cheese = Points 14
Dessert - Weight Watchers Ice Cream Cone = Points 2

Total Points Eaten Today = 35 Points (5 points under my daily limit)

Exercise

Today, I went to the gym right after I woke up. I ran on the elliptical for 40 mins and conducted a core body workout that consisted of: Standing Dumbbell Side Crunches (2 sets x 12 reps with 20 lbs), Cable Chops (6 different angles (15lbs) at 2 sets x 12 reps each), Medicine Ball Sit ups (2 sets x 20 reps with a 4lb ball). Tomorrow will the first day of my new workout structure and I will be working my chest and biceps.

Day #42 -Weigh-In = 275.6 lbs
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Day #41 Front Shot