The diary of the last 6 days...

May 22nd:
I'll admit, even after just the stretching with the trainer and the 30 minutes on the treadmill yesterday, I'm sore. It doesn't matter though, Today was truck day for me at my job. Unloading 6 pallets of merchandise, by hand...piece by piece. It's about an hour and a half of constant movement and lifting and stacking cases of retail merchandise. Then the fun part, putting it on shelves. So, that's my exercise for today. Tomorrow, I work out with my trainer for the first time. Wish me luck.

May 23rd:
Okay, here is today's update...35 minutes on treadmill, walked 2 miles on an incline of 8 and burned 520 calories25 minutes on the bike. Pedaled 6 miles, and burned 225 calories....then I worked out with the trainer for an hour. Who knows what I burned there? But, I was sweating for most of it.

May 24th:
Sunday's update...Mowed the Yard. It may not be time in the gym, but it's already 90 degrees in Texas, so it counts as a workout.

May 25th:
30 minutes of a Power Sculpt Weightlifting class...That was tough.
30 minutes of a Bike Spin class.
So an hour of working out today. The soreness is going away, the pounds aren't. It will take time.

May 26th:
Today, I worked on the treadmill for 35 minutes, walked and ran 2.5 miles and burned 600 calories. My goal is an hour for 1000 calories burned and 5 miles.
Also spent time on a stationary bike for 25 minutes to put in an even hour.

May 27th:
Today, I worked on the treadmill for 40 minutes, then spent an hour with my trainer. He kicked my ass for a little while, and now...now I am sore for the first time in a few days.

May 28th:

I worked a 10 hour day today, and decided that I needed a break from the gym. I was really anxious after a rough day for me and some of the mebers of my family so I decided to take a walk instead of just lay in front of the TV. Our block is .8 miles, so I decided to walk the block once. Well, once I got started I decided to jog the last 1/4 of the block. Well, once became twice, jogging the last 1/4 became jogging the 2nd and last quarter. Finally, twice became three times.

It may not seem like a big deal, but it is to me. I didn't plan to exercise today, but ended up doing almost 2.5 miles in 35 minutes.

Back on the wagon...

I'm a big guy. A very big guy. In January, I tipped the scales at 303 lbs. I hated to workout and ate crap. I hit rock bottom when I stopped by 3 fast food restaurants in a 20 minute time span. You see, I have always been someone who did not want people to see what I eat. I guess I'm embarrassed because I should know better. So, on January 12th, I started dieting again...and in three months, I lost 50 pounds. That's the good news. The bad news is, I have not lost a single pound since April 1st. For the last 6 weeks, I've stopped losing weight. What follows is a kind of diary I have been keeping for myself. I don't know if it'll mean a lot to anyone, but it is helping me to stay focused on the goal.

Well, after being stagnant in the weight loss for about 2 months, I had a choice...A)Say screw it and eat what I wanted or B) Keep plugging away and hope that the weight will eventually begin to come off again.My wife picked C) Buy 8 sessions from a personal trainer and see if that will help me bust through where I am stuck.
Don't know if it will work, I believe it will because even though I have been working out I was sweating before I finished stretching.
Wish me luck guys, I am back on the wagon 100 %.
Currently at 255,
Started at 303 on Jan 12th
Next goal is 245 by June 17th.