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Hello world.  I have come to say that I have failed thee.  But that doesn't mean that I am giving up.  I am getting up once again and taking a swing at losing weight.  Today is the first day of the rest of my life!

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Day 11

Today is going pretty good. Same as usual. I went to the gym today and walked for 16 minutes. I found out my target heart rate is 100-150 since I'm 20, so I was trying to stay around 150. I was successful after raising my speed from 2.0 to 2.8. I think I'll start walking 3.0 to make it even. I also worked my back today which was a lot better than working my chest. I didn't reach my limit, but I was burning pretty hard. I know this sounds weird, but I hope I'm a little sore tomorrow to prove to myself that I'm doing it right. I tried to make sure I was using good position/posture. Anyways, it's about to rain so for the rest of the day, I just need to make sure I drink plenty of water and eat small every couple hours. I might start weighing myself every Friday to see improvements. Anyways, wish me luck.

Day 9 Pretty good day

So today went pretty smooth. I woke up early, ate an egg for breakfast, and went to the gym for a while. I walked for 12 minutes, up from 10, and I did some more leg exercises. By the time I was done, my legs were so sore. I think I'm gonna work on a different muscle tomorrow, although I still want to work on my legs. Google is telling me that the muscle that I've been working on is my Quadriceps, which I think people like to call "quads". Maybe tomorrow and the next day I'll work on my hamstrings and walk a bit longer. Hamstrings are apparently the back thigh muscles (anatomy lesson). The truth is I shouldn't have to Google that because I just finished anatomy/lab but I didn't study for the muscle test which is turning out to be the most important lesson. Anyways, in short: Metabolism is high, water is drunk, quads hurt, and spirit is high. Time to drink more water and than go to bed. Have a good night and here's a question for anyone reading this. What other thigh/leg muscles should I work on? Good night.

Day 9 Starting to see results

Yesterday was my first day at the gym. I started small, I don't want to overdo it or else I will be more inclined to give up. All day, I ate every 2-3 hours and I ate small so that my metabolism would raise. I ended up signing a contract at my local gym that says I will pay for an entire year of membership. So since I'm obligated to pay it, I will again be less inclined to give up. I worked out as soon as I got my membership. I walked for 10 minutes and did 3 sets of leg exercises. I also drank my usual amount of water. I was running out of bottles, so I decided to go to Publix to get more, and when I got there I weighed myself. I now weigh 249lb. That's 6lb's down. It's not much, but it's a start. I'm proud of myself and I'm planning on going to the gym again soon to walk for 12-15 minutes. I plan on lengthening it more and more every time I go until I reach 1 hour. Well that's that. I had better start my day. Wish me luck!

Day 6 Gym Membership and metabolism

I found a pretty cool gym in town called the Fitness Factory. I passed by today but they were closed to nonmembers. I'm going to go by and start a membership on Monday if not tomorrow. It's open 24 hours so I could exercise at midnight if I wanted to. I didn't want to exercise outside because it was about 97 degrees which is too hot for me. I did however start eating small meals every 2 hours. Two of my meals were half of a smoothie and since I ate an egg for breakfast, I wasn't hungry at all. I guess that really works. I learned that if I want to lose weight, I shouldn't JUST do cardio. If I lift weights, my metabolism will go up which is what I'm shooting for. Wish me luck!

Tip #1: Mentally Creating Your Ultimate Dream Body

Goals Day 4

I was talking about making a plan and I think I've got an idea. I need to start small and work my way up. I found this pretty neat playlist on YouTube about a guy also named Thomas who mentors you on how to lose weight day by day. His world goal is to end obesity which I think is pretty awesome. He's a great motivation and after watching his first video, I learned my first step which was write about it. Write about what I want to look like, what life will be like when I reach my end result, and what's my purpose for doing this whole thing. I also got a pretty inspirational picture of what I want to look like when I'm done. I've been drinking plenty of water and eating a bit healthier. I posted the paper on my computer wallpaper so I will see it. I made sure that I picked a purpose bigger than failure. I'll post his video right after this. Maybe once I finish this journey, I can also inspire people to do the same. Wish me luck!

Yesterdays blog Day 2

I missed posting yesterday so I'll post 2 today. I'll tell you how yesterday went. Yesterday started off bumpy. I was sleeping, and my Mom brought me a McDonald's breakfast. Not wanting to be rude, I ate it, and enjoyed it very much. I didn't think it would be too bad because it was the breakfast burritos and some OJ. Later I ate a sloppy Joe, which also isn't part of my diet. For a snack, I ate a couple nuggets from Wendy's and for dinner I had 1/2 a Philly cheese and a slice of pizza. The sad thing was I was still hungry. I drank plenty of water like usual.This is harder than I thought. I don't want to post about failing so I apologize to you all. I want to get on a plan. Here's what I'm thinking. I can drink a lot of water every day. I can watch what I eat, eat often, and find somewhere to exercise. But where? I don't like to run, because I run different and I sometimes feel embarrassed about it. Maybe I can join a gym. I'll think about it and get back to you guys. Have a good one.

84 Days In 48 Seconds: Body Transformation Time Lapse

Starting a weight loss journey Day 1

I'm beginning a journey tonight that should improve my life greatly. It's a weight loss journey. I've tried before and failed to lose weight, but I believe that I can do it this time. Right now, I'm around 255lb's. I'm 5'9" and according to Google, I should weigh around 155. That is 100lb's to lose. I can't imagine what I would look like if I weighed 155lb's. I can't imagine what it would feel like to run a mile without stopping for a breather, or down the road for that matter. My spirit is high about this and I'm excited. I know some days I won't want to exercise or eat healthy, but this whole thing is very important to me and I know I should persevere no matter what. My plan is pretty basic and also pretty vague. Eat healthy and exercise. We've all heard that before. Those are the two biggest parts of losing weight, or so they say. Also drink plenty of water. After yesterday, I'm averaging 5 bottles a day which is around 84oz. There's a great video of a guy who started chubby and took a picture of himself for 84 days and at the end he had a six-pac which I'll post after this. I would love to have a slide show like that for myself, so I'm going to start taking pictures of myself every day and blogging about my journey. I'm not going to post pictures until I've finished. Let's see where this goes!