Tagged: Will Power

Day 30 – Engine 2 Diet

I’m down five pounds in one month. That’s not terrible if I can keep it up. Of course my weight loss should have been greater but I went “off book” a bit too much and didn’t exercise nearly enough. My discipline is great at home and when I’m in my routine, but as soon as the circumstances changes, good bye will power!

The past five days I was out of town and while I didn’t eat terribly, I did violate enough of the Engine 2 Diet rules to be slightly ashamed of myself. Fret not though, I’m back on the wagon as of this morning.

I find it interesting that learning about and understanding the complexities of nutrition and how our bodies work are often easier than just not picking up a piece of cake and shoving it in your mouth. Why is that?

Well, the lifestyle change continues. I think Katie and I are taking to this pretty well, albeit a bit slowly. We are crazy cheese lovers, so cutting that out of our daily diets has been hard. I just hope I see results in the form of lowered cholesterol. Katie made a fresh batch of brown rice last night and we’re headed to the grocery store tonight. Go us.

Day 15 – Engine 2 Diet

I suffered a slight relapse this weekend and went “off book” for more than one of my meals. They were tasty for sure, but evidence of my limited will power. Back on the wagon this morning. Stay strong man, stay strong.

We’re half way through the formal part of this adventure and it seems to be going well. I’m down three pounds since the start – it was a bit more but the previous paragraph indicates why I gave some my gains (losses) back. My goal is to be down five+ pounds by the end of this week.

One component still lacking is exercise. My wife and I definitely worked out more than usual last week but still not enough. I did try a workout video for the first time in my life. Our cable company offers free videos on demand and my wife found a kick boxing one that sounded interesting. I acquiesced. Holy crap did that thing kick our butts. It was 40 minutes of torture I tell you, torture! I’m still holding some resentment for the instructor, who was extremely chipper and in much, much better shape than me. Grrrrr.

Lastly, I visited my doctor for my annual physical. He was going to have me give blood for a cholesterol test but after hearing of this effort he postponed the test. I’m going back in about six weeks. I hope there’s measurable change in my cholesterol. Not only will that keep me off of the controversial drugs but also keep me motivated to stick with the plan.