Day 165
Sometimes when we are drawn into what we doing, we drop the less important things.
This blog was a good way for me to start formulating thoughts and setting goals.
However, there are only so many hours in a day.
Between work, exercise, diet, studying, and meditation, I've been swamped.
As promised, a big update is here. It's not everything, but it should be enough to motivate anyone reading this.
Here is what I have to show for my hard work:
132 - 8/27/2018
I am missing a screenshot for the treadmill work out. I assure you that I went. I haven't had a SINGLE rest day.
133 - 8/28/2018
134 - 8/29/2018
135 - 8/30/2018
136 - 8/31/2018
138 - 9/2/2018
140 - 9/4/2018
144 - 9/8/2018
145 - 9/9/2018
146 - 9/10/2018
149 - 9/13/2018
152 - 9/16/2018
155 - 9/19/2018
I have the fitbit record. It's just not screenshotted at this time.
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Measurement and verification
I was 205 lbs back on Day 120.
I think I was around 180 lbs on Day 140.
I'm hovering around 167 lbs right now.
I want to hit 120-140 lbs. I am 5"5 - 5"6.
Research and Analysis
What I can tell you is that I look a lot better.
There are a women checking me out in the gym.
The online dating profile experiments I am running are far more successful.
So, boys out there... if you want to attract women... get fit.
It could be the key to not being lonely as well.
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Questions and Answers
Somebody asked me, "Wow, Esland... who's your trainer?"
The honest answer to that is it is mostly myself. I only see my trainer once a week.
He gave me a base workout on a treadmill. The rest is the result of personal goals and my drive to push myself.
Every time I see my trainer and he gives me an exercise I struggle with, I weave it into my daily workouts to get better. No one else is telling me to do this.
An example of this is burpees. He told me to do burpees three weeks ago. I was so disappointed that I was not doing well on them.
In my daily treadmill workout, I am told to do 0.25 miles on 15.0 incline at 2.5 mph speed and step off for 10 sit ups.
So what have I been doing? I started out with 10 sit ups and 10 push ups just to push myself.
When I saw that I was struggling on burpees, I began to do 10 sit ups and 5 burpees.
When I saw that I was struggling on half burpees, I began to do 10 sit ups and 10 half burpees.
Two weeks ago, my trainer gave me 15 pound dumb bells and I was struggling to curl them.
What did I do?
I spent more time at the gym every day.
After I finished my treadmill workout, I would step to the dumb bells and I would do every exercise my trainer showed me, in sets of 10. The idea is that I would start small and work my way up in weight. I began with 5 lb dumb bells, but they were too easy. So after two days I went to 8 lb weights. Then I moved to 10 lb weights. Then I moved to 12 lb weights. I am currently working with 15 lb weights on a daily basis.
So when my trainer worked with me this morning, he gave me 10 lb weights and was surprised to see that I wasn't struggling with them at all.
He even went over to squeeze my arms to be sure. He asked me if I was doing something outside of what he was giving me. It was obvious to him I was.
I told him what I was doing, and he smiled. He told me to keep doing what I was doing, and soon enough I'll earn my boxing gloves.
"Everything will be easier when you have a stronger core".
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Closing thoughts
I started this journey by trying all kinds of different approaches. I denied myself personal pleasures until I found measurable and achievable daily goals to hit before I got to do the things I wanted to do.
It's almost like doing homework. And yet, it is all too easy to lose sight of daily goals and let ourselves go.
I am much happier today than I was since Day 120.
With or without the Lady, I will continue to pursue my goals.
My new philosophy is "Body, mind, and soul". Every bit of time has to be invested in personal growth, for we only live once. These elements have to be cultivated for us to become better people. I have no desire to go back to stagnancy, for my greatest fear is the fear of being mediocre.
For me to be happy, I have to ensure that I am ALWAYS one step ahead of the average person, and even those above average.
After all, as I have discovered, I am an overachiever. And I'm damn proud of it.
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