Ok so I missed the blog all last week because we were doing our 14th annual Food Drive.
But on Friday the 17th of Oct. I did some measurements with my trainer Dan. The results were very encouraging and exciting!
Here ya go....
After about 30 days...
Weight Loss- 14 pounds
Total inches lost 13.5
Muscle gain 9 pounds
Total FAT loss 23 pounds
Also one of the best numbers and the one i've noticed the most is 5 inches off my waist!
THANKS OZ FITNESS!
So that was great news heading into the food drive. Of course the food drive is not an easy place to eat right. First of all we broadcast live from Tomato Street everyday and they feed us. Good news...ate salad everytime I was there!!!! The only place I really blew it was breakfast for the week. 3 days I ended up eating stuff that wasn't great for losing weight...ya know like GRAVY!!! It sure did taste good but I felt miserable later...guess that means I'm starting to get used to eating right.
Also because of the hectic week with the food drive I didn't make into the gym at all last week. Tried to stay active at the food drive and at my practices for football and basketball, so hopefully I won't have taken any steps backward.
Looking forward to a great week with Dan at OZ and I hope that I continue to see improvement.
Talk to ya later this week,
Kevin
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Feeling GOOD!
Sorry I missed updating all last week, but I was busy working out! :)
It was a great week of workouts. Dan was back from his honeymoon...I was feeling better after being sick...and we were able to make some progress. Dan is great and knows that I love sports so he was trying to make everything "sports related" in my workouts. Wednesday we did a bunch of stuff with the medicine ball....throwing it against the wall in a variety of ways...all resembling some sports motion. It also just felt good to throw a ball as hard as you can over and over....goodbye STRESS! We would throw the ball hard about 20 times and then go back to treadmill for 5 minutes. Did that for about an hour.
Friday, Dan and I had some fun with Heavy Ball "Tennis". We went into the Raquet Ball Court at the South Hill OZ fitness and he had one side of the court and I had the other. Basically you had to quickly catch the ball and throw it back to the other side to your opponent. If you lost the point you had to do an excercise picked by the winner. Needless to say I only got to pick one excercise for Dan and he picked lots for me. It was really a lot of fun and a great workout! Although I'm warning Dan right now...that about 3 months from now I will be making him do a lot more work when we play!!!
This week we are going to weigh in and do some measurements to see where I'm at. I'm excited because I know I'm feeling better already...just not sure about the progress on the weight and the taking off inches. I'll let ya know later this week!
It was a great week of workouts. Dan was back from his honeymoon...I was feeling better after being sick...and we were able to make some progress. Dan is great and knows that I love sports so he was trying to make everything "sports related" in my workouts. Wednesday we did a bunch of stuff with the medicine ball....throwing it against the wall in a variety of ways...all resembling some sports motion. It also just felt good to throw a ball as hard as you can over and over....goodbye STRESS! We would throw the ball hard about 20 times and then go back to treadmill for 5 minutes. Did that for about an hour.
Friday, Dan and I had some fun with Heavy Ball "Tennis". We went into the Raquet Ball Court at the South Hill OZ fitness and he had one side of the court and I had the other. Basically you had to quickly catch the ball and throw it back to the other side to your opponent. If you lost the point you had to do an excercise picked by the winner. Needless to say I only got to pick one excercise for Dan and he picked lots for me. It was really a lot of fun and a great workout! Although I'm warning Dan right now...that about 3 months from now I will be making him do a lot more work when we play!!!
This week we are going to weigh in and do some measurements to see where I'm at. I'm excited because I know I'm feeling better already...just not sure about the progress on the weight and the taking off inches. I'll let ya know later this week!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Howdy online friends.
It's been a tough week for me. Mainly because I AM SICK!!!! It's like a big kick in the face. It's funny to me because I was working out and feeling great and then it's like the "fat gods" said..."lets get him". Next thing ya know I'm sick and haven't done anything all week long. The good news is that I have done well with the eating(besides one day of needing some comfort food). Apparently I'm comforted by a Jack in the Box Big Cheesburger!!! Oh well, I'm getting better and I'm super excited to get back to working out next week.
Dan my trainer has been on his honeymoon...so I missed him all this week as well. I did work out last week and over the weekend. But since getting my bad cold I haven't done anything else all week. Hoping I feel better by Monday and can get back at it.
Got an email and someone asked how out of shape am I right now and what am I doing for workouts? They are concerned that they are "too out of shape". I'm in the worst shape of my life for sure. I struggled to do even 15 minutes at a slow pace on the precor or treadmill the first week. Right now I have just been doing cardio(precor machine) for about 30 minutes when I'm not with Dan. My workouts with Dan include some cardio and then we are moving on to "basic exercise motions" really working on my core and my base. Dan says...."it's like a tree buddy...we've got to start with the roots and build up." It's been a positive experience and I urge you no matter what shape your in to give it a try. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!!!
It's been a tough week for me. Mainly because I AM SICK!!!! It's like a big kick in the face. It's funny to me because I was working out and feeling great and then it's like the "fat gods" said..."lets get him". Next thing ya know I'm sick and haven't done anything all week long. The good news is that I have done well with the eating(besides one day of needing some comfort food). Apparently I'm comforted by a Jack in the Box Big Cheesburger!!! Oh well, I'm getting better and I'm super excited to get back to working out next week.
Dan my trainer has been on his honeymoon...so I missed him all this week as well. I did work out last week and over the weekend. But since getting my bad cold I haven't done anything else all week. Hoping I feel better by Monday and can get back at it.
Got an email and someone asked how out of shape am I right now and what am I doing for workouts? They are concerned that they are "too out of shape". I'm in the worst shape of my life for sure. I struggled to do even 15 minutes at a slow pace on the precor or treadmill the first week. Right now I have just been doing cardio(precor machine) for about 30 minutes when I'm not with Dan. My workouts with Dan include some cardio and then we are moving on to "basic exercise motions" really working on my core and my base. Dan says...."it's like a tree buddy...we've got to start with the roots and build up." It's been a positive experience and I urge you no matter what shape your in to give it a try. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!!!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Let the Battle Begin!!!!
I call it a Battle...because quite simply that is how it feels. The battle of Good vs. Evil....right vs. wrong...Healthy vs. Easy. The list goes on and on. Things have been going pretty well for me. The biggest adjustment is trying to keep my nutrition on track. Dan, my Oz fitness trainer, has me eating every 4 hours(400calories). It's great when I am really disciplined and stick to it. My schedule is busy right now with work, 2 football teams, 1 basketball team, and DJing weddings that during the week I stick to the plan pretty well. On the weekends my schedule is so different that I have really struggled! The good news is that my current weekend of "struggling" is way better than how I would have ate a few weeks ago on a "normal day".
My workouts have been going good. Unfortunately my trainer Dan got married...ok that sounds bad...sorry Dan. All that really means is that he wasn't available for a couple of days. We worked out last week, but I haven't done anything this week!!! I wish I was to the point the I would really miss it if I didn't go for a few days...but obviously I'm not there yet!! Still need that appointment to get me there. Dan and the OZ fitness crew have been great. They make the experience fun and I want to go back!
Hoping my workout today is great and that I take one more step towards my goal to SHAPE UP!
KJ
My workouts have been going good. Unfortunately my trainer Dan got married...ok that sounds bad...sorry Dan. All that really means is that he wasn't available for a couple of days. We worked out last week, but I haven't done anything this week!!! I wish I was to the point the I would really miss it if I didn't go for a few days...but obviously I'm not there yet!! Still need that appointment to get me there. Dan and the OZ fitness crew have been great. They make the experience fun and I want to go back!
Hoping my workout today is great and that I take one more step towards my goal to SHAPE UP!
KJ
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Shape up!
Sometimes it's weird how you just decide its time to really change your life. There are a couple of events that have made up my mind about being healthier. One would be the good ole' "the camera doesn't lie" theory! I was watching some video of my son's football and I was on the sideline coaching and I was thinking as I watched "wow I don't feel that HUGE when I'm out there" but I sure didn't like what I saw! Then other factor was just the fact that at 37 years old I have began to realize, "we only get one chance and I'm not getting any younger". You always hear people say that but of course it never means anything until you feel it. I was listening to the Trace Adkins song your gonna miss this and I was thinking about my family and how quickly it changes. I just thought about what life would be like at 55 or 60 or 65. My health was a big question mark for my future. How will I be able to get around?? How many problems might I have? Will I even make it that long? That was a very powerful moment. I need to change!
OZ fitness has been great! We talked to them about me getting a trainer and they were very excited! My trainer Dan is a perfect fit for me. He realizes where I'm at right now with my fitness and is giving me work outs that are realistic. I still want to come back the next day. :)
I'm very excited about this chance to change my life forever!!! I hope that some of you reading this will decide to jump on board and change your life as well. Let me know how your doing! It's always better having a group and support! Let's SHAPE UP!
Talk to ya soon,
KJ
OZ fitness has been great! We talked to them about me getting a trainer and they were very excited! My trainer Dan is a perfect fit for me. He realizes where I'm at right now with my fitness and is giving me work outs that are realistic. I still want to come back the next day. :)
I'm very excited about this chance to change my life forever!!! I hope that some of you reading this will decide to jump on board and change your life as well. Let me know how your doing! It's always better having a group and support! Let's SHAPE UP!
Talk to ya soon,
KJ
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