Buffeted by Buffets

Days 2, 3, 4, 5 were all pretty good, despite having sat through two buffet meals. Sure, I overate, but nothing like how I used to before. My pants actually still fit after the 2nd buffet!

The best part is that I've been working out really consistently. I don't have the figures for you right now but I'm writing down everything in a small notebook, and apparently, I haven't missed a lifting day.

I'm actually in this to transform my body more than anything else. I'm working with pretty light weights (relatively speaking) and all at home. Nothing kills motivation faster than having to slog through traffic just to get to the gym.

I haven't checked for weight loss and I haven't lost enough fat to see any difference in the mirror, but I feel pretty good. I figure I'll start seeing results in three more weeks. The first week is officially considered a success.

Day 1

Finally started eating right today! I'm telling you, the best way to transforming the body is to just eat well and lift weights. So today, I had:

- pork chop soup
- a little pasta, a little steamed pork
- half an avocado
- a chicken breast (fried)
- a square of chocolate

There! Falls well within reasonable, but still delicious! Of course, it also helped that I lifted weights. Tonight was chest day and I'm taking it easy, easing myself back into lifting. Been trying to hammer out a workout program that'll be sport specific, but sustainable in terms of time, weight, and equipment constraints.

Will post it one of these days. Awesome.

The Plan

Been trying to figure out how to approach this whole healthy-fitness lifestyle change thing, and I figured I need a plan, so here it is:

What Do I Want?

My goal is actually pretty simple. Eat well, eat healthy, be healthy, look good. If it sounds too general, that's because it is. I'm going to try to NOT compartmentalize my life into specific goals, because I want to enjoy life as a whole.

How Do I Make This Happen?

There are three main things to consider in my quest for health and fitness. Mainly these are:

1. Nutrition
2. Weight Training
3. Cardiovascular Activity

When people hear nutrition, they usually think "diet." Well, I refuse to diet, since I always fall off the bandwagon sooner or later. I'm going to implement an anti-diet experiment with my nutrition. It's not going to be an exact science because I'm not a bodybuilder. It WILL taste good because I love to eat.

Weight training is actually something I have had a lot of experience with. I've trained for sport-specific activities, and I've gotten to be very comfortable with weights. Thinking about it though, my workouts leave a lot lacking in terms of sustainability and brevity. I don't want my life to be all about lifting weights, but I want to be lifting weights well into my golden years. I need to find a program that lets me do all that.

Cardiovascular activity will be all that stuff I love doing. Basketball. Olympic lifts. Anything that lets me work up a sweat!

I'll talk about all of this in detail next time. I'll be taking this week to prepare, and by Monday next week I should be on my way to a healthier, fitter me.