Wednesday, May 9, 2012

I'm hurting and I like it

So, I've continued with my cardio since the last time I posted and finally got back to doing some weight lifting yesterday.  And of course today I'm nice and sore.  But I like it.  I'm definitely getting stronger. 

The first time we got out there I could barely bench press the bar all by itself (which it weighs 45lbs) 10 times.  By the 8th or so I was struggling and by the 10th I couldn't lift it back up on my own, HDT had to spot me big time.

Now it's more like a warm up.  Although I still do it 10 times I can do it quite fast now without the struggle.  Yes, it's heavy by the 10th one but I can lift it quite quick now.  So what I do is 10 at 45, 8 at 50, 6 at 55, 4 at 60 and 2 at 65.  Those last few are a struggle but I'm sure they won't be for long.  And of course he does much heavier weights.

There are other lifts we do but those are the ones I remember the most. 

Eating has still been good.  I'm not depriving myself of a desert or chips, I'm just eating less than normal.  I've gotten much better at portion control. 

What's still bad is buttered rolls though.  Take the other night for example.  I made chicken breasts, baked potatoes, green beans and rolls for dinner.  We each get 1 and 1/2 rolls.  I ate all the beans, all but two bites of the chicken (it was quite large) and about half of the potato.  But could I stop myself from the rolls?  Nope, still ate those and of course they had a decent amount of Parkay on them.  Ah well, at least I didn't finished the potato which also had a decent amount of Parkay.

But the last several times I've weighed myself I've stayed under 190.  In fact I'm down to 188 now. 

Go me!

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