Two weeks into the new workout routine/eating plan and it seems to be going great. While I haven't put on much more weight yet I am seeing changes! Mainly, right now a way improved definition. Skinny guy is still skinny but with some very visible and growing muscle groups.
With this new workout routine I'm in the gym four times a week and I'm loving the workouts because there is a lot of variation, and I finish sweating so I know I am working hard. Eating plan has been going pretty good, it changes slightly from week to week based on specific measurements. I struggle the most with getting the amount of protein intake I need.
I'm redoing week two of the plan because I was only able to do half it on the first attempt. We took a little family trip to Chicago at the end of the week and while they did have a workout room where we stayed, I didn't make use of it, instead I spent time with my family.
Speaking of family...the new little one will be be here 2 months or less...ahhhh! It's excited but at the same time a little nerve racking at the same time...turning into a family of four!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Progress, Plans & Pictures
It's been about a month, I apologize for that, but let me bring you up to speed on the whole confessions of a skinny guy recently.
1. This is not a confession. This is an achievement! At the beginning of the year I have said no more pop (or soda if you live anywhere else), I have stuck true to this goal and have not had any pop since the beginning of the year. I really don't crave it anymore either. I am still tempted to drink it. It's especially hard if there is a soda fountain nearby and I'm all by myself. But every time I'm able to overcome the temptation.
2. Confession- I've been struggling with the guilt of being in the gym approximately 4 times a week. This is probably one of the hardest things that I've been dealing with. Let me tell you why and where this guilt is steming from. My wife works nights, I stay at home with our 1 year old son, and I work part time. Hence, I'm a busy guy and there is little time when we are together as a family. But when we are together, it's the easiest time for me to ask my wife to watch our son so I can go to gym. When she is not available and I'm not working, I have to find someone to watch him or put him in the gym child care. I always feel guilty for not spending more time with them and feel like I'm being selfish saying I need to go workout and have this time for just me.
I have truly found that my workout time is when I can best clear my head and not have to think about other stuff, or I find it a really good place to get off some stress. But to take away from family time, I don't know, I just have been struggling with that as of lately. I know its good for me to have some time to myself, but is it too much time, and what about the relationship I could be building on with others. In the end I usually come down to the conclusion that because of my family history, being in the gym is only going to allow me to have more time with them in the future, God willing, but then I question if that is that a valid excuse.
3. Confession- Around the middle of February I started a new workout routine and eating plan. Workout routine wasn't too bad but the nutritional aspect of the plan was super confusing. I just wasn't getting it and I wasn't able to figure out when I needed to switch between the two eating plans. So I stopped. Praise the Lord. I've gone back to the program that I saw the most progress with that I started about a year and half ago. This program has three different categories, I've just switched categories- its a different routine and different nutrition but its tracked the same way as before so its much easier.
The more I do this the more I realize that half of this is about working out and half of it is about nutrition and eating. Without focusing on both I'm not going to see the results I'm looking for. I can do one without the other but I won't get a maximum return for my effort. It's like a car and fuel, you can have one without the other but if you want to get anywhere you need them both together.
4. Confession- I sometimes take pictures and video while I work out so I can look at my form and try to improve it (especially if a mirror is not available) and sometimes they turn out really cool and other times not. (I hope I'm not the only one that does this.) Here are some of the more cool ones!
1. This is not a confession. This is an achievement! At the beginning of the year I have said no more pop (or soda if you live anywhere else), I have stuck true to this goal and have not had any pop since the beginning of the year. I really don't crave it anymore either. I am still tempted to drink it. It's especially hard if there is a soda fountain nearby and I'm all by myself. But every time I'm able to overcome the temptation.
2. Confession- I've been struggling with the guilt of being in the gym approximately 4 times a week. This is probably one of the hardest things that I've been dealing with. Let me tell you why and where this guilt is steming from. My wife works nights, I stay at home with our 1 year old son, and I work part time. Hence, I'm a busy guy and there is little time when we are together as a family. But when we are together, it's the easiest time for me to ask my wife to watch our son so I can go to gym. When she is not available and I'm not working, I have to find someone to watch him or put him in the gym child care. I always feel guilty for not spending more time with them and feel like I'm being selfish saying I need to go workout and have this time for just me.
I have truly found that my workout time is when I can best clear my head and not have to think about other stuff, or I find it a really good place to get off some stress. But to take away from family time, I don't know, I just have been struggling with that as of lately. I know its good for me to have some time to myself, but is it too much time, and what about the relationship I could be building on with others. In the end I usually come down to the conclusion that because of my family history, being in the gym is only going to allow me to have more time with them in the future, God willing, but then I question if that is that a valid excuse.
3. Confession- Around the middle of February I started a new workout routine and eating plan. Workout routine wasn't too bad but the nutritional aspect of the plan was super confusing. I just wasn't getting it and I wasn't able to figure out when I needed to switch between the two eating plans. So I stopped. Praise the Lord. I've gone back to the program that I saw the most progress with that I started about a year and half ago. This program has three different categories, I've just switched categories- its a different routine and different nutrition but its tracked the same way as before so its much easier.
The more I do this the more I realize that half of this is about working out and half of it is about nutrition and eating. Without focusing on both I'm not going to see the results I'm looking for. I can do one without the other but I won't get a maximum return for my effort. It's like a car and fuel, you can have one without the other but if you want to get anywhere you need them both together.
4. Confession- I sometimes take pictures and video while I work out so I can look at my form and try to improve it (especially if a mirror is not available) and sometimes they turn out really cool and other times not. (I hope I'm not the only one that does this.) Here are some of the more cool ones!
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