Sunday's truth. Weighed in on the old spring scale at 225lb. Then, went to Costco and found that they offer a nice backlit digital glass scale (lbs/kg/stone) for 14.99 with this time of year's coupon booklet, otherwise it's 24.99. If you don't have or lost the coupon booklet, just go to their front desk. It's a great deal, similar scales are 40+ bucks.
I weighed in on the scale at 226.8lbs, and I trust this measurement more than the old spring scale. So, with all that said, my starting weight of 234lbs is error-corrected to 235.8lbs.
Currently, I'm 226.8, nine pounds down after two weeks, recalibrated.
Gameplan has been...
1: Exercise: Hitting the treadmill every other day since the start. 10min mile pace at 2.5% incline, starting at 2mile runs, and today I ran 4.2miles. During the weekday off-days, pushing weights around (bench, squats, curls, abs, chinups-kinda).
2: Food: Food has been portion controlled, not starving by any means. Ice water with squeeze of lemon (helps the liver recover). Went out for lunch only twice during the workweek.
3: Coffee: Half cup of standard-to-turbo coffee 30min before workout as suggested by Men's Health to give you a cardio-workout edge. Coffee in the morning, of course, until feeling human.
4: Alcohol: First week I didn't drink - dropped 8 pounds
. Second week was a different story
. I drank tuesday (wine), thursday (4-20oz Lagunita's IPAs on draft), friday (5 pints of Stella after the run, then 3/4 bottle of Syrah with steak dinner), Saturday (wine tasting - it was a release party, had to go!). Tonight wine with dinner. This week's drop was only a pound, despite having a ton more endurance on the treadmill. Week 3's alcohol consumption is going to reflect that of week one - little to none.
Running Suggestion: I'm not a doctor, but my doctor is a doctor. If you're far from looking like a runner, like me (top-heavy and marginally clumsy), and planning to hit the treadmill, you need to take care of your knees. Doc suggested to ice them down (15min) after the workout to reduce inflammation whether they feel good or not. Your knees will thank you. Also, don't run on consecutive days, give your joints at least a day break in between.
Best of luck to everyone!
jtcmuga