All right. I finished my six weeks. Whew! I have not worked so hard at anything in my life. I have been self motivated to become uncomfortable during my work out. To be working until exhaustion.

I have just finished my Level 2 training session with Patrick from Apollo. He created a workout that kicked my ass into the ground. He abandoned all the weight machines and created a workout that used free weights and natural body/gravity resistance.

I gotta say that the pistol squats were too much for me and hurt my back a bit. I had him change them to something that will allow me to train towards doing them. The Assisted Pull-ups also are impossible to complete. I am doing those anyway because I promised that I would be able to do them by the end of six weeks.

I did the body test today too I found that I have 29.6% fat. I am 291.6 lbs. My new goal is 19% body fat which will put me in the high side of optimal (8%-19%). I do not know how long this is going to take, but I will find out because I was given permission to do this test every week with whatever trainer is on duty. I will be able to track and see how fast I can burn fat.

I am so sore. I have been kicked in the ass today. Thanks Patrick!

Today is Day 30 of my fitness experience.

Total Calorie Deficit: -1030

Weight: 296.5 lbs

Total weight loss: 12.5 lbs

OVERVIEW

It is all consuming. Its taking over my head space! Where there used to be thoughts of music and business and abstract thinking, there is an overwhelming need to get moving and out to the gym. Like today, for example, it was supposed to be a rest day and I did not fill my gym bag. I drove back to work after dinner and instead of going straight to work I drove up to the gym... This sounds like me now. Gym obsessed. Don't tell the wife though! She'll think I weird. I ended up leaving there with no shirt on under my jacket. In fact, I'm writing this blog post with no shirt and just a jacket... Shirt is drying on the INSIGNO heater.

WORKOUT

Todays impromptu workout was a doosie! I did Intervals on the elptical machine. People definitely look at my funny because I shake the whole machine when going at 230 RPM for 35 seconds every 25 seconds. the sweat is pouring off me like a waterfall, I'm pouring water on me to cool off and huffing like a steam train. Then the little girl beside me is walking and trying to read a magazine.

On the TV in front of us is a OLN show about places to get the biggest burger ever! Yuk! I couldn't eat that. These things are the size of a small roast turkey and filled with heart clogging hamburger, ham, bacon, cheese, cheese, cheese, and hot sauce galore! So it made me kind of work a little harder today.

FOOD CHOICES

Making great meal choices is easy now. I have decided that making a giant salad and adding boiled egg was a great lunch. I also cut up a ton of veggies for snacking all day. I eat very little bread now! I would really like to cut it out completely but I am still fighting with how to eat peanut butter without bread. Crackers?

I continue to eat oatmeal every morning. It is supposed to be really good for a lot of stuff, bu I cant seem to ever remember what! Something about soluble fiber... anyway, Its great to eat in the morning because my brain starts right out of the gate. Just slamming for the rest of the morning. I make sure I eat things like apples and veggies for the rest of the day to keep from spiking my blood sugar. This helps avoid the 3:00 nappy-naps. I haven't seen them in a while...

SLEEP

The 8-hour-day-challenge is working out great. No matter what time I go to bed, I wake up 8 hours later. This works too good. After being up late (12:15) I woke up at 7:00 and said, "nope! I'm sleeping till 8:15." So I lay there dozing for another hour or so. I could have got up, but I am keeping to my word these days. My alertness level is right now. I see how successful people do it. Healthy eating, Healthy exercise, Healthy sleeping...

Today is the last day of the 5th week of fitness for me. A totally great workout that took me to the limit of my endurance. I am building muscle and keeping the hear rate up. Being motivated by the staff of Apollo Gym in Abbotsford and motivating everyone with my hard work.

I was especially happy to throw up a big number towards my weight loss goal of 208 lbs. I started out at a whopping and life long record of 308.5 lbs. Thats a lot for a 6' guy. I am in danger of getting heard disease, diabetes, cancer and a slew of other disease that go along with being so heavy. That is why on Nov 7, 2010, I decided to get going with fitness

After 5 weeks of this I am at 296.5. 12 lbs in 5 weeks is great! and it is all because of hard work. There is no fad here, no "special diet" Just counting calories and going to the gym every day. This slow incremental loss of fat and gain of muscle will leave a lasting legacy of fitness for me and my body.

Today, I have noticed that my wedding ring is kinda loose on my finger... I am hoping its because I haven't finished replenishing my fluid levels and I have become dehydrated. I would hate to have my ring resized so soon..