AtomicZombie79

SO wow Feb 22nd. I haven't made a post since the 22nd. I'm alive, still doing cardio, and still following my semi diet. Not one pound lost. Blah blah blah. Had my doctor check blood and all that good stuff. Everything came back normal which means something im doing/not doing is causing me to not be able to drop the pounds. So depressed. But like anything else in life head down one foot after the other.

So last week was good. Did more in the gym. Did lots more on Diet. I am really starting to get it more and more locked down. Starting to weigh everything was a bit of a depressing thing for me but once I did it I really saw where things were going. I'm resisting the urge to start things over and do new things. That always eventually leads to me backsliding. Gotta stay strong. I have been reading a lot about eating the same thing everyday. I think I'm going to keep doing what Im doing though. I essentially eat the same thing all the time anyway. Just eating too much of the wrong right things...if that makes ANY sense. can't wait to get to the gym tonight. Also I need to work on Cardio SOOOO much more.

Last week was horrible. I struggled a lot with getting to the gym. Nothing was as it was supposed to be, and I pulled a muscle in my back, right below my right Trap. and it hurts. I trained through it last night but the weekend was agonizing. Its raining and snowing and icing all weekend here. Most of my workouts were with my TRX straps and it got me mad because I wasn't able to do a proper weightlifting program. Also went overboard on weighing y food items and got myself discouraged. I really need to lock down my food intake if I want to make this cut work. I'm almost ready to just start bulking and putting on Muscle so I can see some progress fast and get myself some motivation to start the cut. I am days away from getting frustrated enough to build a weight bench and squat rack in my basement.

I eat "clean" 90% of the time. The beer and bratwurst type stuff is usually on the weekend for my cheat meals or my normal eats as I call them. So my diet consists of the following. breakfast Bowl of cereal = cup and a half of store brand honey bunches of oats bowl of oatmeal = one packet of apple cinnamon oatmeal and 1/4 cup rolled oats snack yogurt lunch salad containing walnuts, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, sprinkles of Feta cheese, 1 thin slice of turkey(deli meat) dressing is limited to 2tbsp and its usually a light vinnagrette or something of that nature snack cheesestick or homemade fruit cup Dinner homemade turkey burger or sausage(very rarely) and tons of cauliflower and brocolli occasionally I will substitute a three egg omelet into the mix for lunch which usually includes most everything the salad does except the dressing. I am waiting on a food scale so I can really start to dial in my numbers for my tracking. I suppose that making sure im really eating the number of calories that Im tracking is step number 1.

So beginning about a year and a half ago I started eating differently. I started to see myself getting larger and larger and decided to do something about it. I quit smoking and quit drinking soda. I was on a 3 Mt Dew a day habit as well as a half a pack a day smokes habit. That quit about 4 years ago and I saw no benefit other then getting sick more often. about a year and a half ago I started eating salad for lunch and turkey burgers for dinner. breakfast remained a bowl of cereal. about a year ago I joined a Gym. In the preceding year I have gained 0 pounds YAY ME! I have also lost 0 pounds. HUH!? So I ask my fellow nerds to help me. I see so many things about metabolic resting rates and body fat percentage calculations using the German method or the Swiss method or the Canadian method or the Russian method. But one method only covers fat people, the other only covers skinny people. and one method is for people who have big butts and don't like to tell untruths. ARGH. I need to find something simple and easy to use so I can stay on target and get myself down 20 or so pounds while still being able to lift in the gym. so here is my pertinent information. Male 36 5 foot 10 240 pounds (recently weighed this morning) BF 32% as of a month and a half ago (possibly went up a bit) lifestyle I work at a desk all day and drive an hour and a half to and from work. I hit the gym every night for almost 45 minutes to lift weights. I do some cardio but not as much as I should.

I'm back. I spent a week at Disney World with my family. My only workout was walking 10 miles a day. However my eating fell way off. The last day of the adventure I ended up getting food poisoning. Barfed all over everything from the hotel to the airport. Almost lost it on the airplane. That happened Friday last and it's now Tuesday. Still not feeling 100%. last night did my back and arms routine and decided to try and do a three rep on my Bench just for my own edification. I benched 165 for 3 reps. I felt like I could go heavier but with nobody to spot me I decided to quit while I was ahead. Although being able to bench that much energizes me and makes me feel like I'm moving forward. Now it's time to lock up the diet and go for a month or two with some major cutting going on.

Snowed in for two days. Finally headed to the gym and had no energy left for shoulder and arm. So I did a long cardio work. UGH! so empty of all energy. Ended up coming home and pigging out on chicken and turkey. oh and i think I ate a mountain of Broccoli. yargh

Last night was a rest night. Took the wife and kids out to celebrate a really awesome thing that happened for me this past weekend. Went to our favorite place in town. Instead of my normal cheesesteak I ended up getting the veggie wrap with sweet potato "fries". and a large glass of water. Felt good to not eat crappy. Although the cheesesteak did smell wonderful. Tonight I get down on some back and shoulder and arm work. Going to have to get in a good one tomorrow because of the mega Blizzard that is going to hit. But I got my TRX straps I can figure some kind of workout to do while snowed in.

Ive GOT to clean up my diet. The entire weekend was pretty normal. unfortunately that means I ate like crap. And add to that my kids had off on Monday and again i ate like crap and Tuesday my wife and I had an appointment and I ate like utter crap. Friday night I ended up eating BratWurst and a Massive Beer Sat I ate pretty good but the snacking was there. I think Chex Mix its all a big haze Sunday was dinner at my parents so the meal was healthy but the portion was not. Chicken and sausage in a heavy sauce. So much Monday I had eggs and salads and turkey burgers but i had snacks in between. yesterday I ate at chic-fil-a spicy chicken sandwich and those dang waffle fries. today im back at it. Monday night and Last night I did my routines. Monday Pullups Bent over Row Back Ext Machine EZ Bar Curl Machine Assist ChinUp Weight Plate Side bend Tuesday Bench Close Grip Bench Dumbell Incline Bench Weight Plate Side bend Dip Deep push up I need to fix my diet and I need to dial in my weightlifting routines.

So I had a conversation last night with a Gym Member. He told me I was eating like I was cutting but lifting like I was bulking. Then told me I was lucky I wasn't in a hospital at the moment. I'm eating my base Caloric intake plus maybe a few hundred for energy to lift. Although as I was told I need to measure more scientifically in order to prove that as my measurements are base guesstimates and could be wildly inaccurate. So since I just switched to a new routine aimed at cutting, I am going to start there. I'm going to continue my program and start measuring calories harder. I'm ordering a food scale off Amazon at some point in the next few days. Hopefully I'll be able to keep better track of caloric intake and outgoing energy. I'm also going to measure my BF tonight at the gym and get a before picture to add here.

Workout tonight was so underpowered. I should have ate something an hour or so before hand but I was rushed again. Oh well I feel good for having gone

My wife and I buy bulk fruits and vegetables from a local source and we make our own fruit cups and veggie plates.

I just don't want my gut anymore That being said I'm 36. I don't need a six pack and a crotch V. I would rather have a smaller gut and larger muscles. So I guess I want to increase my strength maybe for the next 3 months then work on cutting? Or is cutting better to do first?

The day is going downhill fast. Feeling absolutely disgusting. I knew I should have gone to the gym last night. after all is said and done I would have been fine to go. Just wish I would have insisted on going instead of cow-towing to pressure and not going. ARGH so upset.

Is this a good place to start? I need something simple to start with that i can start to gradually expand. Breakfast Mini quiche things (eggs veggies no cheese) Bacon Fruit Straight up eggs Morning Snacks Fruit cups Raw vegetables Nuts Lunch Chicken breast Turkey breast Bacon Salads Tuna Afternoon Snacks Raw veggies Fruit cups Nuts Dinner Chicken Turkey Turkey burgers Eggs Bacon