Starting A New Way of Life is Hard

Well, here it is, three weeks after my first post and I have discovered how difficult it is to keep a blog current while busy with a full-time job and two kids. As I type, I do so one-handed while holding my two-month-old daughter. But, in the end, everything is just an excuse, so without further ado, the pictures I promised:

I have decided that weekly photographs would not be worth anything, since there would be no visible difference at this point, so I will take and post montly pictures from this point on.

I have been faithful to my dietary changes, but have not been as consistent with my exercise, which has been sporadic at best. Nevertheless, my weight loss has been steady. Here are the numbers from the first week:

June 8, 2008

257.6 lbs.

52.4% bodyfat
Neck: 16.75

Shoulders: 50"

Arm: 15.25"

Chest: 47"

Waist: 50.5"

Hips: 47.25"

Thigh: 28.75
Calf: 17"

Weight loss was approximately 3 pounds, with the measurements staying pretty steady. The week of June 15th was less than successful, as I did not have time to measure myself, but was able to take a weight reading, which was as follows:

June 15, 2008

254 lbs.

52.6% bodyfat

This past week has been difficult for both exercise and eating right, and my numbers show accordingly. However, where I would have been detered, I have now adopted a healthier approach towards and difficulites that may arise - as long as you live, there are no failures, only feedback - its what you choose to do with that feedback that really matters. Having said that, here are my numbers:

June 22, 2008

256 lbs.

56.1% bodyfat (somehow I doubt this, but thats what the scale said)

Neck: 17.25"

Shoulders: 50"

Chest: 45.75"

Arm: 15.75"

Waist: 50"

Hips: 48.75"

Thigh: 28.25"

Calf: 17"

In the week to come, I'll renew my resolve and look for ways to work exercise and posting entries into my schedule (I call it a schedule, but schedule somehow implies some level of control and lack of chaos, which I do not have). Part of my purpose behind getting in shape however, is gaining some control over my life, so acknowledging this is vital to what I'm doing.