Ok, DUDE...
So, my parents got Jen and I each a $100 gift card for Christmas (along with some other nice stuff), and I originally wanted to buy Guitar Hero for the Wii U (which was our family gift for Christmas this year), but I eventually decided against it and bought the Wii Fit U and some accessories instead.
I finally hooked it up tonight and took it for a spin. HO-LEE-SHIT. It is HARD, HAHAHAHA
Yes, it has fun little games to trick you into exercising, but it also has an actual yoga "class" of sorts where a trainer teaches you how to do poses and then has you do them yourself. Seriously, man...my legs are KILLING ME right now after doing the BEGINNER yoga poses. Fuck, man, that shit is haaaaard!!!
Anyway, I said before that I'm not going to overdo it because that never leads me anywhere good, so my plan is simple - take it one day at a time. As long as I improve each and every day, that's all I care about. However, I still have things I want to do (a routine of sorts) to help get me where I want to be. And, this is what I plan on doing...
EXERCISE
Wii Fit U - 30 minutes per day, Monday - Friday (changing exercises/games each day)
Treadmill - 30 minutes per day, three days per week (I can choose whichever days I please)
Sit-ups and Push-ups - Three days per week (reps will vary depending on my current physical abilities)
Side note: Once my weight falls below 240 lbs I will start running in addition to walking on the treadmill.
DIET
I am not going to follow a strict "low carb" or anything like that. I am also not going to completely eliminate anything from my diet. I am going to eat whatever I want with two rules I will make myself follow:
1) Eat in moderation
I will no longer sit here eating until I feel so full it makes me want to take a nap. I will continue to eat the foods I want, but I will not eat an unnecessary amount. I will not calorie count, but I will remain aware of what I am eating and I will make sure I do not overdo it.
2) Make good choices
If I'm thirsty, I will reach for water, flavored sparkling water or diet pop before I reach for a Pepsi or Hawaiian Punch. If I'm feeling snacky, I will reach for cottage cheese, beef sticks or hard cooked eggs instead of piling a mound of potato chips on my plate or shoveling Ben & Jerry's ice cream into my face hole.
Like I said, I'm not completely eliminating anything from my diet. If I want to have pizza for dinner, I will. I will just make sure to limit myself to two pieces at the most. If I want a Pepsi, I'll have one. I will just make sure to have one small glass and leave it at that. If I want a brownie, I will eat a God damned brownie. I will just make sure that I don't eat those foods every day. And, when I do have those foods, I will have a small amount and nothing more.
WEIGHT / SELF-MONITORING
I am going to weigh myself every Monday using the Wii Fit U. There are plenty of helpful little tools the Wii Fit U has to offer, which I will probably utilize, but I will be weighing myself every Monday. You can set goals for yourself for weight loss on the Wii Fit U and I have done that (my first goal is to lose five pounds in two weeks), so I will use the program to monitor my weight loss as I progress.
When I weighed myself earlier this evening my weight was just over 261 lbs. I won't be happy with my weight until it is down below 215 lbs (which was my weight when I played baseball and was in good shape). I won't say that I don't have a deadline, but I'm also not going to rush it and push myself into quitting. One day at a time.