It Is My Goal To Complete This Blog
Wow, what a difference a week makes!
This is day 7 of the dairy-free, corn-free, egg-free, soy-free and artificial sweetener-free "elimination diet" outlined in the book "The 5 Forces of Wellness" by Mark Hyman. The idea is to get rid of the most common allergens then add one thing back into the diet each week. I hope eggs make it back in - I'm 100% sure that I have a dirty, rotten, low-down, scoundrel of a dairy allergen.
So much of what I was doing was hurting me. The protein shakes, cottage cheese, milk, and artificial sweeteners were likely doing me harm with every bite.
Oye! I was taking in such a HUGE amount of fake sugars - how healthy can a body function when it thinks it is taking in thousands upon thousands of calories of sugar?
Mouth: Mmmm... a nice, sweet chocolate bar. This has to be worth 500 calories, cool.
Stomach: Hey! I know it tasted sweet, but we don't actually have anything to burn down here! Your "sweetness" sensor is broken...
Brain: O.K., next time we'll take in 700 calories in sweetness so this doesn't happen again.
Endocrine: Hey, all, sorry for the release of all of that insulin, I thought we had a big load of sugar to deal with. Don't worry, we won't become resistant to insulin after just one big flood...
Mouth: Mmmm... a large, sweet glass of iced tea............................
This is it! The first week of the rest of my life. I can eat this way effortlessly! All of the running into brick walls over the last two years. All of the effort, the trainer, the supplements, the dietary adherence, the calories restriction, the early mornings, the treadmill sessions, the coolers of prepared meals and the planning and shopping with so little to show.
I am very proud of having not quit or given in to the sometimes heart-wrenching results. Every step, every decision has allowed me to become the man that I am today. The man I am today faces these "limitations" with absolute certainty and faith. I am now ready to do something that I haven't ever done with a completely honest heart. Though, sadly enough, I have done many, many times and at great expense: Write Goals.
I've never written a goal believing that I would truly accomplish it. I've always known, deep down, something would stop me or that I would just quit. Even the goal I posted here a week ago about getting to 344 lbs. at 37.5% body fat by September 7, 2008 was written with the knowledge that I would likely fall short.
I did think it would only be a little short, however.
Today I write with 100% certainty that:
Every step is light, lean and powerful now that I have burned off 105 lbs. of fat in only seven months!
That is march 21, 2009. 105 pounds of fat loss will get me to about 14% body fat and likely 240 lbs. of total weight. I know that SMART goals are supposed to have a bunch of measurements and specificity but I don't need a lot of the traditional goal setting in this because I KNOW what needs to be done, I KNOW if I've done it and I KNOW lighter, leaner and more powerful feels.
My "whys", "whens" and "hows" are all with me, all of the time. I will be checking in every two weeks with my "SECRET WEAPON" for accountability. I will post weekly progress here. I will note each day if my personal integrity contract has been full filed, each day I need to sweat, to pray and to eat clean.
In summary: these are the most accurate body composition measurements of my entire life - I'm not getting lean muscle mass credit for the chicken, beef or heavy meats I may have eaten and not getting high fat readings from any fat that is sitting, undigested in my gut or blood stream. These numbers are where we "begin".
In summary: I will lose 105 lbs. by March 21, 2009. Period. No exceptions, no crying, no excuses and no way I fall short this time. No way.
LET THE TRUE GAMES BEGIN!!
THIS WEEK (The first week of the rest of my life, of course!)
Weight: 352.2
Body Fat%: 39.7%
Body Fat Weight: 139.82 lbs.
Lean Muscle Mass: 212.38 lbs.
At 15% bf, my goal weight is 249.85 lbs.
BMI: 47.7
Body Fat to Lose: 102.35 lbs.
This is day 7 of the dairy-free, corn-free, egg-free, soy-free and artificial sweetener-free "elimination diet" outlined in the book "The 5 Forces of Wellness" by Mark Hyman. The idea is to get rid of the most common allergens then add one thing back into the diet each week. I hope eggs make it back in - I'm 100% sure that I have a dirty, rotten, low-down, scoundrel of a dairy allergen.
So much of what I was doing was hurting me. The protein shakes, cottage cheese, milk, and artificial sweeteners were likely doing me harm with every bite.
Oye! I was taking in such a HUGE amount of fake sugars - how healthy can a body function when it thinks it is taking in thousands upon thousands of calories of sugar?
Mouth: Mmmm... a nice, sweet chocolate bar. This has to be worth 500 calories, cool.
Stomach: Hey! I know it tasted sweet, but we don't actually have anything to burn down here! Your "sweetness" sensor is broken...
Brain: O.K., next time we'll take in 700 calories in sweetness so this doesn't happen again.
Endocrine: Hey, all, sorry for the release of all of that insulin, I thought we had a big load of sugar to deal with. Don't worry, we won't become resistant to insulin after just one big flood...
Mouth: Mmmm... a large, sweet glass of iced tea............................
This is it! The first week of the rest of my life. I can eat this way effortlessly! All of the running into brick walls over the last two years. All of the effort, the trainer, the supplements, the dietary adherence, the calories restriction, the early mornings, the treadmill sessions, the coolers of prepared meals and the planning and shopping with so little to show.
I am very proud of having not quit or given in to the sometimes heart-wrenching results. Every step, every decision has allowed me to become the man that I am today. The man I am today faces these "limitations" with absolute certainty and faith. I am now ready to do something that I haven't ever done with a completely honest heart. Though, sadly enough, I have done many, many times and at great expense: Write Goals.
I've never written a goal believing that I would truly accomplish it. I've always known, deep down, something would stop me or that I would just quit. Even the goal I posted here a week ago about getting to 344 lbs. at 37.5% body fat by September 7, 2008 was written with the knowledge that I would likely fall short.
I did think it would only be a little short, however.
Today I write with 100% certainty that:
Every step is light, lean and powerful now that I have burned off 105 lbs. of fat in only seven months!
That is march 21, 2009. 105 pounds of fat loss will get me to about 14% body fat and likely 240 lbs. of total weight. I know that SMART goals are supposed to have a bunch of measurements and specificity but I don't need a lot of the traditional goal setting in this because I KNOW what needs to be done, I KNOW if I've done it and I KNOW lighter, leaner and more powerful feels.
My "whys", "whens" and "hows" are all with me, all of the time. I will be checking in every two weeks with my "SECRET WEAPON" for accountability. I will post weekly progress here. I will note each day if my personal integrity contract has been full filed, each day I need to sweat, to pray and to eat clean.
In summary: these are the most accurate body composition measurements of my entire life - I'm not getting lean muscle mass credit for the chicken, beef or heavy meats I may have eaten and not getting high fat readings from any fat that is sitting, undigested in my gut or blood stream. These numbers are where we "begin".
In summary: I will lose 105 lbs. by March 21, 2009. Period. No exceptions, no crying, no excuses and no way I fall short this time. No way.
LET THE TRUE GAMES BEGIN!!
THIS WEEK (The first week of the rest of my life, of course!)
Weight: 352.2
Body Fat%: 39.7%
Body Fat Weight: 139.82 lbs.
Lean Muscle Mass: 212.38 lbs.
At 15% bf, my goal weight is 249.85 lbs.
BMI: 47.7
Body Fat to Lose: 102.35 lbs.
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