Day 11 & First post

I started this Blog to document my weight loss using Bill Phillip's "Body for Life" program. Its a 12 week program combining exercise (cardio and weight training) with nutrition that can lead to astounding results. I started the program on Monday April 25, 2005 and will finish this challenge on Saturday July 23, 2005. You can get more information on the program at http://www.bodyforlife.com

Its a fairly challenging program because it has you exercising 6 days a week (3 weight training days, 3 cardio days) stressing intensity in both the weight training and cardio workouts. The good thing is that the exercise takes less than 4 hours a week so you're not living in the gym. The nutrition part has you eating 6 small meals a day eating portions of proteins and carbohydrates while limiting fat intake.

My two biggest problems have been snacking too much in the time between when I get home and have dinner ready and making it the gym for all 6 workouts. I've been making poor choices on what to snack on...

I am on my second week of the challenge, day 11 of 72. I started the program at 248 pounds with 32.1 % body fat. I weighted my self on Monday 5/2 and weighed 245.7 with 32.7% Body Fat. I don't know what's up with the increase, I am just chocking it up to variability of the scale. On a good note, I missed 1 workout and didn't follow the nutrition plan perfectly and still lost 2 pounds which is significantly better than my previous efforts at working out and dieting which gave me a typical weight loss 1/2 pound a week.

My workout yesterday was upper body and I am sore today, I had to cut it short but I still hit my high intensity points for the most part... I am little sore today on my arms and chest (which I don't mind at all).. I'm being weak and having lunch with some people instead of going to the gym so I'll just sneak out at some point to get in my cardio on the treadmill. :)