Week 2 stats:
Height: 6'4
Weight: 386 lbs( according to scale, but scale may not be accurate)
Desired Weight: 235
Age: 37 (will be 38 this Wednesday)
Known current issues: Still have back issues when walking (though this has been waning quite a bit). Still unable to walk faster without back issues. Core still pretty weak as well.
Last week progress: I made it to the gym just about every day last week. Even Friday when I was out of town in DC for a meeting. However I did keep my cardio workouts limited to the bike, only challenging myself on the treadmill on Friday. I've decided to bear the back pains when walking, and it appears keeping pressure on my lower back seems to be aiding me in reducing back pains. I also was able to eat breakfast (oatmeal) almost every morning, and I've been making pretty good decisions throughout the day. Unfortuantely at nighttime, I've been leaning on Qudoba burritos too much, so that probably isn't a very healthy choice. So that is something I need to get better at.
Goals this week: Need to tighten up nutrition a bit more. Nutrition was definitely better than previous weeks, but there are still some nutrition decisions I'm making that could be better. I'm about about 70% good nutrition, so I need to reach for 90%. good to bad day ratios seem to be 4:7. I need to get that ration about 5:7. Workout ration needs to be 6:7 or 5:7.
Thoughts heading into this week:
Considering my performance last week, I feel even more confident about this week. I'm waking up pretty early and getting to the gym on a daily basis. I'm also eating my breakfast, and snaking on things like almonds throughout the day. However last week due to these workouts being new, I felt lethargic throughout the day. So the goal is to have more energy throughout the day. Focusing on walking more will probably get my mobility back to a good place, even if I'm forced to walk slower to reduce back issues. I also am shopping for a better and more accurate scale, since that's going to be crucial in my weight loss goals. I also probably need to log my workouts better, as well as log my food better. I didn't do any of those reasonably well last week.
