Progress

Well.....its actually Day 11 of Atkins and I've lost 10.9 pounds as of just a few secs ago. I bet if I weigh myself in the morning, it will be even more. I can't believe I've lost a pound a day for the last 2 weeks. People at work are starting to notice it. One of the nicest people I know, Kim Young, tells me every day how she can see it in my face how skinny I'm getting it. I just love her!! I've made real progress with my workouts as well. I'm legpressing 130 pounds which better than most guys, but my real accomplishment is my cardio. I can't believe how far I've come. I'm working out twice a day for an hour each time and its really showing. I'm able to run on the elliptical machine as long as I want. I can't wait to start running on the treadmill again as soon as I get some new high-tech shoes. Then in the Fall, I should be ready to start running outside. Unfortunately, I'm still at pretty much my max heart rate, 190, throughout my entire workout, but I don't care. I'm going to keep pushing hard. I feel good the whole time I'm running. My breaths are slow and controlled. My heart rate is returning to resting heart rate faster after a work out. My heart and lungs are getting stronger every day and my body is shaping up fast. I'm determined to stick with it. I'm going on a cruise in October and I'm DEFINITELY going in a skimpy bikini.

And by the way, mom, since you're my only follower :).....keep posting comments. It really does help me along and I'm going to blog more often about progress.

Just a quick update

I'm still doing well working out. I have Susan to thank for that. She's a great motivator/drill instructor, which is exactly what I need. We do really really really hard weights workouts for lunch every day and I'm trying to get an hour of cardio in each evening. I haven't been doing as well with the cardio because I was running into problems. When I run, even though my lungs and heart were healthy enough to keep going, my legs were KILLING me. I decided to go to a shoe store downtown and buy the best running shoes I can find. They measure your feet and make you stand in some kind of stuff to measure where the arch is. I'm sure this will be a BIG help and a BIG improvement from working out in my Skechers.

I've also been doing well on my diet. Today is Day 6 of Atkins. I've lost 8 pounds. People are starting to notice a difference :) 199 will be here before I know it..............