Post #9 4/26/13

Weight: 150.2 lb
Body fat: 11.4%

My sleep this week has been better as in I'm less frequently waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. My hydration has stayed about the same as well, I am still on my water only streak. I can't remember the last time I drank something that wasn't water. My eating habits have stayed about the same as well. I'm turning down opportunities to eat sweets. Today, at lunch my friend brought in a huge brownie from Panera Bread and shared with everyone at my table. When he got to me I said, "No thank you." He kept asking why and I kept telling him I was eating healthy. My table argued that one little piece of brownie won't effect me and they think I am taking eating healthy too far. The argument lasted about 5 minutes, but my one friend actually got really frustrated and it was kind of funny. I have been noticing physical changes since last week. In my picture this week I can see an outline of my abs and I can proud that I reached 150 pounds. I can definitely see it showing in muscle on my body. My mental changes haven't really changed much either. I'm still doing well in school and I didn't fall asleep once in class this week. Workouts have crossed my mind this week. My friend and I are starting to plan to days to do workouts over to try and beat out scores. I'm looking forward to that and I heard the workouts this coming week are "fun."

Post #8 4/19/13

Weight: 146 lb

Body fat: 9.3%

My sleep this week was about the same than last week. I'm still waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, which is annoying but I know it's worth it. My nutrition stayed about the same as well, I've been eating more healthy foods. Every morning I have strength training I eat 3 eggs, toast, sausage, a hash brown and a tall glass of orange juice. This morning I mixed broccoli into my eggs. My hydration has still been strictly water, however, I feel like I've been drinking less water than I did last week. My physical changes continue to get noticed daily. My shirts have been getting too small and I even had to get rid of a pair of jeans. My arms, chest, legs, and abs feel and look bigger. I'm noticing my strength a lot more often too. I don't know whether or not to be happy or disappointed, because I lost 3 pounds since last week and my body fat percentage dropped, which is good. I'm still a little tired in class but I haven't fallen asleep in class recently. I'm gonna try and go to sleep even earlier this week. My grades are steady and  have been asking more questions in my classes so that I better understand the topic. My good friend, Trace, is in the 3rd block A day strength training class and we are constantly competing on the workouts, which is a huge motivator. Also I feel like the Triple Bleacher Creature was a huge endurance test for me since running is not my thing. I hope we get to do it again. 

Blog #7 4/12/13

Weight: 149.6
Body fat: 13.4%

This past week I have continued to wake up about 50% of the time in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, other than that there was little change. My hydration has stayed about the same as well for the most part and I have been eating higher quality meats. The company is called Boar's Head. It tastes significantly better than the Giant brand meats. I have stopped eating french fries at my work and am even starting to decline the extra desserts from the meal. I've been eating more fruits and vegetables than ever. My  mom is shocked at how fast they go. I noticed a small amount of increase in my physical change but its still a positive change. I gained 2 pounds since last week and that got me really excited, because I'm gaining weight after 3 years of the constant weight. Mentally, I have been more exhausted it seems. I am drowsy by 4th block. So this next week I am gonna go to bed 30 minutes earlier and see if that eliminates my drowsiness. I was excited about doing the triple bleacher creature once I heard about it, because I remembered when I did the double in PE 2 last year. I ended up crushing my score and impressing myself mentally. My strength has improved a lot recently too. Sometimes when I hug my girlfriend I actually hurt her, because I hug too hard. I just apologize and laugh. I also challenged myself by doing 100 burpees for time. I did them all in 8 minutes and 16 seconds. I plan on trying to beat that score this week.

Post #6 4/5/13

Weight: 147.4 lb
Bod fat: 12.6%

I have been waking up often in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, its annoying but I guess that's just a con to being healthy. My hydration has improved. Outside of school I've been drinking more, which is why I have been waking up in the middle of the night. My nutrition has gotten a little better. I started packing my lunch. I always have a sandwich full of good meats and mustard instead of mayo, a water bottle, fruit, and two vegetables. I talked to my girlfriend about giving me candy as gifts and we decided to cut that out, so I hopefully won't have to worry about candy anymore. I've seen more physical change in my shoulders, arms, abs, and legs. A few of my jeans and shirts are getting tighter, forcing me to get rid of them. My grades are becoming more stable and I know longer have to worry about one bad grade. I felt really accomplished after doing the Triple Threat workout. I was sore the next day and it felt awesome. I had great teammates and we all pushed ourselves to reach our goal.