Week Fourteen: July 19 - July 25

Firstly, sorry about being a little late this week folks. Well another week has come and gone and so has 2 more pounds. With that 2 pound loss I was able to get down to 220 lbs. In the past 13 weeks I have lost a total of 21.5 pounds. Even though my goal was to get out of the 220's at this point maintaining a loss of 2 pounds per week over a 2 week period has to be considered a success.

Right now I am only 5 pounds away from reaching my final goal of 215 lbs for this 16 week journey. Losing those 5 pounds and reaching my goal will be my only challenge for the remainder of my time in Wabush. There are a few reasons for this. One I can't think of any other challenges for myself, two things are quite busy right now with work and trying to complete my work term report for school and three ultimately this is the only goal that really matters in the end. 215 is not may final goal weight though. It is just my goal for the end of these 16 weeks. My final goal weight is anywhere between 200 and 205. I think the last 10 pounds usually end up being the hardest but I think that because when you get so close to reaching your goal people tend to get complacent and less focused because they can see the light at the end of the tunnel and therefore feel like it will come easier. I am going to try to avoid letting this happen to me. I am hoping to be lean and mean by Christmas for sure. I don't think it should take nearly that long considering I have an amazing school schedule for this fall so I shouldn't have any excuses for not getting my workouts in or for not cooking good meals.

Well that just about outlines what is going to be happening with me for the next 2 weeks. If anyone has a challenge that they would like to suggest I am more than happy to attempt it I just don't have the time to think of them for myself right now.

Thank you all for reading and I will be posting again this weekend. As always your feedback and suggests are more than welcome.

Have a great week,

With will power, dedication and hard work, no goal is unattainable.

Shawn

Week Thirteen: July 12 - July 18

Well another week is over and things are progressing nicely. This week I did as I have been doing for the past few weeks. That is weighing in on both Saturday and Sunday morning and taking the average of those days as my weight loss number. My average weight this week is 222 pounds, meaning I lost 2 pounds this week. That puts me right on track to meet my of getting out of the 220's in two weeks.

Over the last week I had larger lunches and smaller suppers and it seemed to work good. I think my number could have been even better had I played a bit less golf and spent time extra time in the gym. But I guess I can't complain with at least a 2 pound loss. Since last Saturday I played a total of 3.5 rounds of golf which is the equivalent to walking about 20 km.

For the week ahead I will continue to strive to reach the goal I have set for myself. This means business as usual. Watching my meals and getting in some sort of activity daily. Well anyways that's it for this week. Hopefully I will have more good new next weekend. Thanks for reading and have a healthy week.

With will power, dedication and hard work, no goal is unattainable

Shawn

Weeks Eleven & Twelve: July 3 - July 17

So this is a special two week blog. Due to my awesome trip to St. John's I did not have time to write a blog last week and also I did not have my usual scale to weigh on it would have resulted in inconsistant measurements. As of this weekend I lost 1 pound over the last two weeks. While this is not a great number I am ok with it. While in St. John's I obviously did not stick with my usual diet or exercise plan so these kind of results were expected. But now things can get back on track for the next 6 weeks.

Two weeks ago I started a challenge to weight train 10 times in 14 days. I was not able to successfully complete this challenge. In 2 weeks I weight trained 8 times. I would have completed the final 2 weight training days this weekend but I was able to play in 2 all day golf tournaments so the weight training got pushed to the side. Anyways I don't think the weight training on it own was enough to get really good results. Another reason I think I only lost one pound in 2 weeks. I am now going back to a more balanced mix of cardio and weight training.

My next 2 week challenge will be to get out of the 220's. Right now I am 224 and In two weeks my goal is to lose more than 4 pounds. It is a seemingly simple thing to say but 2 pounds per weeks is above my usual average so it will take lot of control of my diet and training. I think this goal will be a good way to get back on track with my weight loss and will get me closer to my end goal for this blog of 215 pounds by the end of 16 weeks.

Well that is the plan for the next two weeks. I will be back next weekend with a new update.

Thanks for reading.

Shawn

With will power, dedication and hard work, no goal is unattainable