joosefu
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I know if I lived on my own I wouldn't have this problem. Well for the past two to three weeks I have lost around 11lbs and gained some muscle. I have been intaking around 1000-1900 calories each day, though each day is pretty inconsistent now that I am approaching week four to five. I have been trying to stick with exercise at the gym on a five day a week schedule and on the weekends just running or jogging several miles. However each weekend I really do not jog or run, I just relax from not having to goto work the previous five days.
I know it would be much easier for me to get into tip top shape if I had someone to run with or do physical activity with, however I don't. I am quite proud of my progress so far, however being that I'm going into the Navy come January or so I would like to get down to a healthy weight of 160 with a great deal of muscle. I'm currently however 173lbs, which is the lowest I have been since the beginning of high school (I've been graduated for two full years). I feel like I'm slipping back by not being able to goto the gym everyday like I wish I could, however I don't have a vehicle and asking my friends to take me here and there makes me feel horrible.
What I would really like to be able to do is take a train ride to Philadelphia every weekend and run with a group of two or three people. Shit, maybe I should just start dating and find a nice girl to run with, though that might be odd? Who knows.
What I have been eating everyday is usually a bowl of cheerios with non-fat milk. Today I had two pieces of wheat bread with light butter (just a tiny bit) with two eggs and a bowl of cheerios. For lunch I had 34 oz of water and some hummus and pita (390 calories). As for dinner I had a small pork chop with bread crumbs some wheat rice and mixed vegetables and some milk.
I think that's a pretty good day, however the only exercise I did today was a 1 mile run and probably 100 or so push ups throughout the day. I would feel much better if I could have done 30 minutes of swimming 30 minutes of jog / running and some push ups, pull ups and machine weight lifting.
The bad thing about myself is that I am quite inconsistent. It's hard for me to complete my ideal getting in shape plan:
6 am wake up
6:30 am run / jog for 30 minutes
7 am eat breakfast (500 calories)
7:30 am do stretches / push ups / sit ups /etc
8 am run / jog for another 30 minutes
8:30 am do stretches / push ups / sit ups / etc
9 am rest until work at 12pm
12 pm work until 6 pm and eat lunch (200 calories)
6 pm finish work and eat dinner (400 calories)
7 pm goto the gym and swim for 30 minutes / jog and run for 30 minutes / pull ups / sit ups/ push ups / machine weights / etc
9 pm finish the gym and come home and watch tv / video games / etc
I think that's a good daily plan, but I'm sure it can be picked apart by someone who has been exercising for longer then I have been living. See, what I am trying to get in shape for is beyond just the military, as I do have an interest in roles that require more then just the average. I'm trying to go beyond and do something big and exciting.
The only time in the last week I felt I did bad in terms of eating was Sunday night for dinner, I ate a little more and the food I had wasn't exactly healthy. Not that it was any fast food, because to me there is no point in fast food in my life style. And for Monday night I was picking at left overs in the fridge and had some ice cream ( a spoon full ) some pretzels and saltines with peanut butter. I really wish I could have replaced all of those with some vegetables and hummus, or just vegetables and water alone.
I'm sure I'm being a little too hard on myself, but I have a goal that I will accomplish within the next two months, that being to get down to 160 and to look and feel good, but almost as importantly as the two following - to be able to do more.
My goals are:
to be able to do 100 push ups in 2 minutes.
to be able to do 100 sit ups in 2 minutes.
to be able to run 6 miles without breaking in under 35 minutes.
to be able to swim 500 meters in 10 minutes.
If you're familiar with some military programs, you might have a clue as to what I'm aiming for. If not, it probably wouldn't enlighten you anyways if I were more direct.
/end rant
I know it would be much easier for me to get into tip top shape if I had someone to run with or do physical activity with, however I don't. I am quite proud of my progress so far, however being that I'm going into the Navy come January or so I would like to get down to a healthy weight of 160 with a great deal of muscle. I'm currently however 173lbs, which is the lowest I have been since the beginning of high school (I've been graduated for two full years). I feel like I'm slipping back by not being able to goto the gym everyday like I wish I could, however I don't have a vehicle and asking my friends to take me here and there makes me feel horrible.
What I would really like to be able to do is take a train ride to Philadelphia every weekend and run with a group of two or three people. Shit, maybe I should just start dating and find a nice girl to run with, though that might be odd? Who knows.
What I have been eating everyday is usually a bowl of cheerios with non-fat milk. Today I had two pieces of wheat bread with light butter (just a tiny bit) with two eggs and a bowl of cheerios. For lunch I had 34 oz of water and some hummus and pita (390 calories). As for dinner I had a small pork chop with bread crumbs some wheat rice and mixed vegetables and some milk.
I think that's a pretty good day, however the only exercise I did today was a 1 mile run and probably 100 or so push ups throughout the day. I would feel much better if I could have done 30 minutes of swimming 30 minutes of jog / running and some push ups, pull ups and machine weight lifting.
The bad thing about myself is that I am quite inconsistent. It's hard for me to complete my ideal getting in shape plan:
6 am wake up
6:30 am run / jog for 30 minutes
7 am eat breakfast (500 calories)
7:30 am do stretches / push ups / sit ups /etc
8 am run / jog for another 30 minutes
8:30 am do stretches / push ups / sit ups / etc
9 am rest until work at 12pm
12 pm work until 6 pm and eat lunch (200 calories)
6 pm finish work and eat dinner (400 calories)
7 pm goto the gym and swim for 30 minutes / jog and run for 30 minutes / pull ups / sit ups/ push ups / machine weights / etc
9 pm finish the gym and come home and watch tv / video games / etc
I think that's a good daily plan, but I'm sure it can be picked apart by someone who has been exercising for longer then I have been living. See, what I am trying to get in shape for is beyond just the military, as I do have an interest in roles that require more then just the average. I'm trying to go beyond and do something big and exciting.
The only time in the last week I felt I did bad in terms of eating was Sunday night for dinner, I ate a little more and the food I had wasn't exactly healthy. Not that it was any fast food, because to me there is no point in fast food in my life style. And for Monday night I was picking at left overs in the fridge and had some ice cream ( a spoon full ) some pretzels and saltines with peanut butter. I really wish I could have replaced all of those with some vegetables and hummus, or just vegetables and water alone.
I'm sure I'm being a little too hard on myself, but I have a goal that I will accomplish within the next two months, that being to get down to 160 and to look and feel good, but almost as importantly as the two following - to be able to do more.
My goals are:
to be able to do 100 push ups in 2 minutes.
to be able to do 100 sit ups in 2 minutes.
to be able to run 6 miles without breaking in under 35 minutes.
to be able to swim 500 meters in 10 minutes.
If you're familiar with some military programs, you might have a clue as to what I'm aiming for. If not, it probably wouldn't enlighten you anyways if I were more direct.
/end rant
