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12 weeks down, 40 weeks to go!

Good morning everyone!  I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend and are enjoying the lovely, warm weather we have been blessed with. Here are my week’s results: Starting Weight: 174.4 lbs Goal Weight: 135 lbs Current Weight: 161.2 lbs This Week’s Weight Down: .6 lbs Total Weight Down: 13.2 lbs Weight Left: 26.2 lbs I feel like I have hit some sort of cycle where every 3 weeks I stop losing…

11 weeks down, 41 weeks to go

Good afternoon everyone!  I hope you have all had a great week and are keeping up the great work to reach your goals! Here are my week’s results: Starting Weight: 174.4 lbs Goal Weight: 135 lbs Current Weight: 161.8 lbs This Week’s Weight Down: 1.4 lbs Total Weight Down: 12.6 lbs Weight Left: 26.8 lbs I’m very happy with how my new macros are working for me.  I actually feel great and was excited…

Good afternoon!  I wanted to talk to everyone today about training programs.  When I start a new activity I have a hard time with how to train.  For example, I am currently training for the half and full marathon, yet I know nothing about running!  The easiest way to get around this issue is to look for an expert’s help. There are plenty or resources and programs to use online.  If you start off…

10 weeks down, 42 weeks to go

Hi everyone!  I would say that I have had an extremely successful week.  I have completed my first full week of half/full marathon training.  I just need to stay on my schedule and I know I will be able to do both.  I also did a mid-week weigh in because I was not feeling like my macros were doing much for me.  As I thought, I had gained more weight so I readjusted them again.  The new macros are…

Good morning!  I hope everyone is having a grand week.  I really wanted to talk about The Arnold this week and describe how much fun and inspiring it is.  Most people hear “The Arnold Expo” and think that it is only celebrating body building.  Of course, body building is a huge event there and is one reason it was all started in 1989 but it celebrates so much more than that.  This year alone the…

9 weeks down, 43 weeks to go

Hi everyone!  Apparently I can be a little forgetful when it comes to my mid-week post :)  I apologize to my readers.  I promise I will try to be better about it.  This weekend is The Arnold weekend!  WOOOO!!!!  It was so much fun.  I got to see Arnold and Lou Ferrigno which was awesome.  I got to try some new products and I even won a whole container of chocolate birthday cake protein.  This…