tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62981858572546370172024-02-19T07:23:01.295-08:00A weight loss journey and other ramblings.Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298185857254637017.post-70407706497411199862008-01-16T16:29:00.000-08:002008-01-16T16:33:11.389-08:00still sticking with the planAnother good day as far as exercise goes. I made it through everything and have started doing the resistance band assisted pullups since right now there is no way I can do 15 by myself.<br /><br />What's annoying me however is the diet I just don't feel like I am losing at all yet. I went on a website that says that I should be consuming 2300 calries a day to lose weight. To me that seems like alot. I know you don't want your body to think you are starving but if I eat some spinach and grilled chicken every couple of hours won't my body think I am getting plenty to eat? You would think so!Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298185857254637017.post-20720749689792545332008-01-15T14:20:00.000-08:002008-01-15T14:26:30.508-08:00Interval training todayToday was a good day. My workout consisted of the usual warmup and cool down but today instead of running I jumped rope for 1 minute then pounded the heavy bag for 2 minutes. It felt really good a broke a sweat and got my heart rate up nicely.<br /><br />I can tell I need more weight in the heavy bag though because it was flying all over.<br /><br />Nutrionally I am happy I have been eating smaller meals and staying at my minimum calories required to lose weight. I am using the website fitday to track my meals and calories.<br /><br />Fitday was recommended to me by one of the fine members of "six pack attack" a forum for people like me trying to better their lives.Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298185857254637017.post-82878907996517178792008-01-14T13:39:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:09:27.180-08:00Officially Day 1I am counting today as my actual 1st day of my new exercise program since I started last Thursday. It is just to soon for me to jump to the week 2 workout.<br /><br />I am may have made a mistake today. I want to see what improvemnet I make along the way so today I saw how many pushups and situps I could do in a minute and how many continuous pullups I can do.<br /><br />pushups-49<br />situps-39<br />continuous pullups-6<br /><br />Well, I did this all before my official workout and I have to tell you I was shot!Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298185857254637017.post-67915530113063356382008-01-12T12:15:00.000-08:002008-01-12T12:28:11.516-08:00So far so good....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKnK-ifx7AGk6_6BYScjX5vEOfgk2yvm0e6Z2fDZcmSeRz9kwk3JBjeDnv73PZ9f2K_TahMofxRU430J0VD9iK7OGLy2BbocQK4zC5pk2NiTUAeQkSWGZHfK7MbyD8HyFwx5ewruHaA/s1600-h/audreya+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154689493104019746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKnK-ifx7AGk6_6BYScjX5vEOfgk2yvm0e6Z2fDZcmSeRz9kwk3JBjeDnv73PZ9f2K_TahMofxRU430J0VD9iK7OGLy2BbocQK4zC5pk2NiTUAeQkSWGZHfK7MbyD8HyFwx5ewruHaA/s320/audreya+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This will be a recap of the last couple of days.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I was pretty proud of myself yesterday. It was Friday and a "date" night for my wife and I. I actually told her she would have to wait because I had to do the week 1 workout. Before I would have just skipped the workout and gone out.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As for the workout. I did not think it would be as hard as it was to get through, but, I made it all 3 sets. My body was not wanting to do exactly what I was telling it to do but I forced my way through. I am feeling it today..but you know it's good to know that I still have muscles to even get sore.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It is Saturday today and I just finished my interval training. I had to stay in the house because I am watching my daughter. After some thinking I pulled out the Bosu ball and my heavyduty bodylastics bands(theTerrel Owens version they just came out with). </div><br /><div>For the warm up I jogged in place On the Bosu. For the hi intensity I anchored 2 30lb bands to the door. then backpedaled and back forward as fast as I could all the while keeping my arms tensed with the bands. After the minute was up I jumped from the floor to the Bosu for 2 minutes. For the cooldown I jogged in place on the bosu for 5 more minutes. My heart rate got up to around 145 doing this so I was happy with the effectiveness of the workout.(the sweat was really dripping.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now it is time to relax and watch some American football! Go Packers!!</div>Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298185857254637017.post-84404651346150207682008-01-10T19:05:00.000-08:002008-01-10T19:20:51.262-08:00What I look like now...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqva8tA1LOKWGueA6XdBqi6tcMFRPFyDFaUxCIIGOtw8hoOW331aCDo9m7LahwR6T3S4jd_I9WajQIdHw4igGqN4KdnQen7w0erDB-bxJsNKBdfllDsmf5FOz2whqov3IR6-Fmwu2xw/s1600-h/Copy+of+Jason+before+pics+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154053120684673266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqva8tA1LOKWGueA6XdBqi6tcMFRPFyDFaUxCIIGOtw8hoOW331aCDo9m7LahwR6T3S4jd_I9WajQIdHw4igGqN4KdnQen7w0erDB-bxJsNKBdfllDsmf5FOz2whqov3IR6-Fmwu2xw/s320/Copy+of+Jason+before+pics+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv0Ph6Noq6Mfec7_VZmP9wNLOFKKmxo3QYhQWDDda4IeDpneVgCVp-RlbSkur4FL1sCg2qdhp1ZgE8YovUSuhgmZgsM2razzsJ7DLkGcBjOo247RPLaqLZ2X8JGOXGqNcgO_QrJbVYw/s1600-h/Jason+before+pics+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154053129274607874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv0Ph6Noq6Mfec7_VZmP9wNLOFKKmxo3QYhQWDDda4IeDpneVgCVp-RlbSkur4FL1sCg2qdhp1ZgE8YovUSuhgmZgsM2razzsJ7DLkGcBjOo247RPLaqLZ2X8JGOXGqNcgO_QrJbVYw/s320/Jason+before+pics+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHDJhVcKq3MgXAri5yDyqw1yCmYj1U2N5ewwfjvpQ7ZHOd484K_Y4N0LOxgwjCM5jAf3e6sBYf8tmrH2zRpmVHXXv5xPBNaQwG9fbtgXC8HfWDtq456b33QfnrbuxWP8SfgSEAeF9UA/s1600-h/Jason+before+pics+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154053133569575186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHDJhVcKq3MgXAri5yDyqw1yCmYj1U2N5ewwfjvpQ7ZHOd484K_Y4N0LOxgwjCM5jAf3e6sBYf8tmrH2zRpmVHXXv5xPBNaQwG9fbtgXC8HfWDtq456b33QfnrbuxWP8SfgSEAeF9UA/s320/Jason+before+pics+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Yikes! It's about time I do something about my body. I know there is an athlete hidden inside all that padding.</p><p>I wonder if I should trim my body hair?</p>Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298185857254637017.post-47930748015505705942008-01-10T15:48:00.000-08:002008-01-10T15:54:05.627-08:00Finally getting off my butt!Today is the first day of what will hopefully be many days to come of my 16 week journey to be a better me.<br /><br />Since it's Thursday I started with interval training. You know, it looks easy on paper but when you do it it really makes you gasp for air. It almost feels like I did a full body workout. Basically you run hard for a minute then take it slower for 2 this is called a round add a 5 minute warmup in the beginning and a 5 minute cooldown at the end... I did 3 rounds.Jsolberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397167618257847046noreply@blogger.com0