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#23/71 Plan ahead

One of my favorite shows of all times has got to be Seinfeld. This week between watching Disney's Cars with Andy and the last of the Winter Olympics on DVR with Nikki I manage to catch an episode of Seinfeld I had never seen before. In this episode, both Jerry and Elaine gained 8 and 12 lbs each. Neither of them could figure out why other than the fact they were eating this "nonfat" frozen dessert. Well, by the end of the episode they realize the dessert did contain fat and after a public outcry the dessert place loses all its customers and you see Neuman proclaiming to Jerry, "You ruined it for all of us, I didn't care whether it had fat or not!" Ok, I guess you'll have to see the episode it's not as funny with me explaining it!

Friday Weigh-in: #204lb. I should be at 202lb. Which fits in with the title of the blog this week. Thursday night I was invited to a Steak and Cigar Dinner. I have to tell you the Steak was incredible. What I didn't know was the host is a lifelong Chef and everything I mean everything was homemade. Here's a picture of the dinner table. Yes, My place setting was the one with the beer! http://twitpic.com/16ndr1

It would be safe saying a dinner like that the night before the weigh in is going to throw a wrench in the weight losing machine! The steak by itself had to be at least 12 oz. Please don't confuse me explaining this as an excuse because its not I'm illustrating the simple fact whenever you eat you need to be diligent if not, it will reflect on the scale sometimes immediately. Am I upset with the weigh-in this week? No, because after the last 2 weeks I've come to realize this. My eating habits have changed and this alone with minimal exercise I will lose the weight just not as fast as I would like. The Lifestyle change I've been preaching about for the last 2 months has been established and is sticking. The next major step is putting a sincere effort on the other side of the equation. Burning more calories...ie regular exercise.

The tip in this blog is to Plan ahead. I would say this is a Universal rule that goes beyond weight loss. If you can master this one tip alone you will succeed in your goals whatever that may be. One of the reasons why most of us fail at a diet is convenience food is so convenient! It's easier to just pick up fast food versus the night before getting your food cooked and prepared for the next day. What I've been doing is on Sunday or Monday morning I would boil enough eggs for the week to have a nice protein snack versus Gold Fish or worse chips/candy to munch on during my work hours. Before leaving for work I throw together some Oatmeal in a mug and run to work. I can tell you it's made a difference in my eating habits and my energy levels!

The other part to Plan Ahead is having your Gym clothes ready for the next day, a plan of attack at the gym and making sure you fit it in your busy schedule. That's part I'm still working on! I'll keep you updated. Last thing I want to mention I was speaking to Jackie the other day @Bonitasmokeshop (twitter) and she send me this great link to plan your calorie intake and exercise program. http://bit.ly/ivTaV Very informative and useful if you need a good starting point for your goals.

Anyway, it's about 1:30am and I have a crazy day ahead of me! I look forward to your comments and please share this blog to anyone you feel this would help. I can tell you for a fact you guys are helping me! If I wasn't blogging everything I would have already given up already and not discover that even with the slow progress I am still progressing! To your Health!


Just Live,


Anthony