Lost 20 lbs over night!??

Yea, i don’t know how thats possible. Obviously my scale is off badly, but whats correct- today’s weight or the past months?

True I’ve been working out for a while and noticed that although physically I looked alot thinner and lost tons of fat, on the scale it would be  a pound here and there each week. So maybe its correct now? No idea, but i’ve got some weights at home that i can test the scale with. Its just kinda scary getting on the scale and seeing the numbers start falling down drastically. I literally weighed myself like 3 times and each showed the same amount. Body fat percentage showed a 7% decrease too. Thats pretty amazing if it were true.

Oh yea, i’m also getting a little tired of my friends saying i look too small or lost too much weight. I swear, if i post up my pictures from before to now, they’d change their mind. I was never buff, just knew how to make myself look that way w/ the fat i had =P Besides, I think losing the fat is priority because I can always get bigger from that, its tough to gain muscle fast while at the same time losing weight – i figure do one first before the other (better to have a smaller but ripped body than a bigger body thats still somewhat chubby.)

My new Jamba flavor

My diet plan (eating healthier, working out, running) has been going on for a bout 3 weeks now and while doing research on the web, I found this little thing about healthy alternatives to food we usually eat.

In this case, I love going to Jamba Juice – Orange Dream Machine 16 ounce no boost for me.

However, most of what that is, is really the orange sherbet and frozen yogurt, there isnt even any fruit in this!! hahaha

But, if you check out their “All Fruit” section, all they use is fruit, juice, and ice, no yogurt or sherbet at all.
Although the juice can be questionable (added sugar?) its definitely a great snack item or meal replacement (get the 16 ounce please, the original size is way too much unless you’re starving).

I’ve tried several and finally settled down to my new favorite drink:
Pomegranate Paradise =) Its definitely different from my usual but the tangy taste it brings is pretty satisfying. The sweetness comes from the juice and fruit themselves which is great plus you’re getting a good variety of different fruits.

I haven’t tried their breakfast smoothies yet but its so similar to the ones I make myself that I won’t go out of my way right now.

Time for the workout plan

Lyn and I have a bet going: Whoever loses the most inches around the waist in just 1 month wins something like $50 toward a dance item (clothing, shoes, pants, hat, etc). Reason being? Motivation.

I’ve never been overweight, but never had a six-pack ever. I look at my uncles and they all look like their in 3,6, even 9th month of pregnancy. Its pretty bad honestly, someone slap me in the face if I ever go down that path. But yea, its been pretty tough to work out the belly region, and now I know why. My approach the whole time was never the right way. Just doing ab work isnt it, neither is cardio. Its everything combined really.

AB workouts to get my abs stronger (and look better), lifting to gain stronger muscles, maintain a good physique and to burn fat faster, Cardio to obviously burn fat, and Eating healthy to avoid all those bad foods in the first place, and of course- motivation. I’ve done a lot of research into the foods I should be eating to lose weight and its pretty crazy what nutrition facts mean. I never bothered to care about what they said because as long as I ate just enough food, I thought it was ok. And it is, but not if I wanted to lose weight, a lot of weight.

I think the time’s I’ve done something like this before have failed too because I would restrict myself all of a sudden that after a week or two I would go back to normal. However, over the past few months I’ve really tried to eat a lot less, stay away from red meat and share my meals/desserts with Lyn. I’m just taking this a bit further now.

Its a fun challenge, especially finding new foods to make or which ones are fine to eat at restaurants. With all this time spent on working out now, I have less time for games. Not really a bad thing since I pretty much burned myself out with all those I was playing. Cancelled my wow account for the time being, stopped playing Smash every free hour, and playing only for fun, not to complete the game. I think its best to stick to one game while casually playing something on the side once in a while. Plus I have more time for reading and sleeping – Already good news =)