4 and the 4th

Here we go... week number 4 is underway. It is going to be a pretty interesting one, at that.

After last week's frustration with weight loss and not seeing any results midweek, I have decided to ship my scale, tape measure and bodybugg off with my girlfriend this weekend to her house where i cant use it. I don't want to get discouraged midweek because I am not losing any weight, but at the end of the week I still was down.

This morning I weighed in at 249 lbs, officially out of the 250s and 260s forever. Pretty good feeling knowing I will never see 250 again. Ready to rock out at the gym, fight the battle and work hard. I even plan on keeping pretty strict to my diet over the 4th of July weekend. Wish me luck!

This past weekend, Amy and I went to Custer State Park to Sylvan Lake and tackled Harney Peak Trail #9 that takes you all the way to the Summit of Harney Peak, the highest point in the states East of the Rocky Mountains.


Me acting cool on the trail.




All in all it was a pretty tough trip. 7 Mi round trip and a lot of stairs and hills, but absolutely worth it. My legs are still pretty sore today, but I am glad I got to do it and I think Amy had a good time.

Also - got some pretty exciting news this AM. I was named the CHL Employee of the Month for June.

Have a great week and a safe and happy 4th of July!

Sweat it Out.

Pain and Frustration

Well.... here we are again on the roller coaster of weight loss. I am getting really frustrated at this point. I'm at the almost 3 week mark of ripped, I have worked very hard this week trying to hit a big number at the end of it and with one workout left, I still haven't lost anything since Tuesday. Both days I have hit my mark on calories and diet, maybe then some.

I know, inches are where it matters. But thats not really changed either since Tuesday. I have absolutely killed it in the gym too. I pushed myself so hard, especially on the treadmill through very painful shin splints. I hope that after a day off today, I can kill it tomorrow morning, have the day off sunday and wake up below 250 on monday morning.

who knows though. no motivation today. Is Friday over yet?

Sweet Success

FINALLY! Freaking FINALLY! I have officially lost my FIRST TEN POUNDS! For 37 days I have been staring at the number 250 on my wall above my scale, welp its coming down! I have worked so hard the past three weeks to continuously lose weight even though I have been on vacation and gone to league meetings and gone here or there. It feels amazing to be this far already. After coming home from Vegas and being 255lbs again dropping that in just two days to 250 feels amazing, have I told you how excited I am? haha.

I wanted to hit this number by the end of this week, but here we are midweek and I have already done it! I am going to work really hard because at the end of this week I will have said goodbye to the numbers 250 and 260 for the last time and will be in the 240s!

Have a great day!

Sweat it out.

The Sin City Slump

Vegas was an absolute blast. We had a ton of fun. I enjoyed myself and (somewhat guiltily) ate what I wanted to while I was there (for the most part). By saturday morning I was practically sick to my stomach from the bad foods I had been eating and sugary drinks. I, at 6 weeks deep into eating right, could not believe that is how I used to eat when I lived there. Even though I really enjoyed all of the meals we had, especially the fantastic meal at the capital grille for my dad's bday/fathers day, it has shown on the scale. I am now at 254 this morning, which is totally fine and was almost expected. Time to bust ass in the gym.

I am back on the program, back to eating right and back to making this work. Worked out really hard last night and am actually sore this AM for the first time since the first week which is great. Ready to rock out the next two weeks to get huge results before the 4th of July boat party. I want to wakeboard again that weekend and I want to know that my upper body strength can support me. I am more motivated then ever and I am actually finding that the cheating weekend has motivated me to do more and beat myself up for cheating. Which has been a great motivator.

Here we go again!

Sweat it out.

One and Done

One more workout left and I am off to Las Vegas for the weekend. More importantly, one more pound to lose and I will have officially lost my first 10 lbs. Even better, one more day and I have been at this for a month now!

I have been working out at stretch studio since May 17th and lost 3lbs during the first two weeks of eating/working out.

I have been working out with the Ripped program at stretch studio for the past two weeks and have lost almost 7lbs working out in just my first week and a half.

I am really excited to go to Vegas but even more excited to come back and put a good month of work in to see where we're at. Already noticing a lot of differences and I am ready to be RIPPED!

Here's to losing 1lb today!!

It's Working

It is working. It is still kicking my butt every night, but it's working. I kicked that workouts ass tonight. I went from throwing 10lb weights last week to 20 this week for my back. I pushed it through the end of the work out and kicked it as hard as I can. On Thursday I will have been doing this diet and working out for a month!

It wasn't until I started wearing my bodybugg every day that I noticed how absolutely crucial and critical every piece of food that goes into my mouth is. Tonight I had a really bad comedown off of my workout. It took me about two hours to relax and after I ate I had, what I think was a blood sugar crash. Either I didnt drink enough water, eat enough carbs or just worked too hard. I am going to pay close attention once I come back from Vegas to my carbs and water.

I am very excited to hit the one month mark and I am very ready to work hard when I come back.

The Results are In

Week 1 Results:

I lost 3 lbs this week for a total weight loss of 6lbs and 5 inches this month!

Pretty exciting results and I am excited to get back to it today. Nervous about our vacation to Vegas this weekend, it might set me back a little bit, but I am ready to come back and work it out until I see big numbers. I really believe this is my time to do this, this time it will work and this is when I make the permanent change. No more yo-yo dieting, I am over that.

Have a great week!

Sweat it out.

Week One Down

Try saying it without excitement... you can't do it. The first week of "Ripped: The Killer Workout" is done! I am proud to say that I finished the week very strong. The last cardio workout I did I hit 10mph on the treadmill and ran for 45s a really long sprint for me at that speed. This was all after a grueling workout of squats and lunges. I am really proud of myself. I rocked it out.

I stuck to my diet like a crazy man this week! Yesterday on my cheat night, even though I played hockey etc. I couldn't bring myself to drink a ton or eat a ton. Even afterward I felt guilty... strange, but I am gonna go with it for now. Two of the biggest things I have done for myself were 1. picking up a high quality, great tasting protein powder at Max Muscle in CO, and 2. implementing glutamine into my supplements. Both of these combined have helped me greatly.

I am really excited to spend the weekend with Amy getting ready for Vegas and hopefully if the weather clears up we will get outside and do something like hike Harney peak or go to Mt. Rushmore and walk the presidents trail.

Excited to weigh in tomorrow/monday AM with some official results for the week.

Have a GREAT weekend - enjoy the rain while its here!

Sweat it out.

Finding the Motivation

Week 1 is almost over. I have one more work out tonight and then one killer leg work out Saturday morning and the week I like to call hell week, will be over.

I had some really big results yesterday with my diet and exercise. It is the first time since starting three weeks ago I hit or exceeded my target calorie burn. I have been unbelievably sore. Every part of my body hurts and aches. I literally have to work to do things like wash my hair or fix my collar.

Today I decided to take a test to update my "Real Age." Kind of like the test on the biggest loser, the Real Age test helps you know if the lifestyle you lead is helping you or hurting you.

I took it only a mere two months ago on march 19th. I had shocking results of 35 years old. I am happy to say with all the changes I have made with my diet/exercise etc. I am now at 22.5 years old - a year and a half YOUNGER than my chronological age!

I have really really struggled this week with motivation to keep going to the gym. The simplest tasks have hurt and have really taken a toll on me. I am proud to say I have stuck to my diet though, and my resolve is still pretty strong. I decided to write myself a letter after last nights crushing workout. One to my future self reminding me how I feel right now. How badly out of shape I am, how I cant even lift 10 lbs above my head in a shoulder exercise, how it feels to be out of shape and how no food will ever replace the feeling I will feel when I reach my goal.

Hopefully this will come in handy in the future to pull out and read and remind myself what I am doing and how far I've come.

Thanks for reading. sweat it out.

What doesn't kill you...

makes you stronger... right? Day two of Ripped tonight. I have not hurt this bad in a long long long time. Tonight was arguably one of the hardest work outs I have ever done. It is taking a lot out of me and I need a lot of motivation. The silver lining in all of this is that it is motivating me to keep to the diet. I burned 880 calories during the work out and cool down. I felt like a fat kid on the first day of the biggest loser camp.

Hoping for a very inspiring loss in either inches or numbers this week. It would definitely help me stay motivated through vegas next week.

The Trainers:


Johnny and Maria Gonzalez. Johnny Gonzalez has been involved in the fitness and sports community for several years. He has worked with a variety of ages, levels, abilities to achieve a personal fitness goal. Johnny has been a example of physical fitness, strength, and discipline, never missing more than one day between workouts since he started high school athletics.

Maria, Johny's sister, is an athletic soccer star who kicked my ass on the treadmill tonight, nuff said.

I hope this week provides some solid results. It has been pretty difficult.

Time to Get RIPPED.

Back from the League Meetings in Arizona. I didn't really struggle drinking the protein shakes after my first breakfast of oatmeal and two eggs cost $16. I had a fantastic time and tried to walk as much as possible as it was a fantastic $20 a visit to the hotel's spa/weight room.

I came home and hopped on the scale - luckily for me I weighed in at 257 lbs - just 1 lb higher than I left.

Today is the start of the ripped sessions with Johny Gonzalez at Stretch Studio. Check the program out at http://www.rippedthekillerworkout.com/

I am really excited about the program. If I keep my diet tight this is going to be the summer that I drop all the extra weight.

I can't hardly move my arms at this point as we did chest and abs - tomorrow is back. I am really proud of my success - I ran and did really well during the cardio, rocked out the abs and when we did planks I did one for 45 seconds.

READY FOR MORE!

Sweat it out.

Sunny Arizona

The hardest part of starting this program will be this week. I made it back from home in Colorado last weekend weighing in at 256 lbs - what I weighed before I left which is a HUGE success. The trying part will be making it through the CHL League Meetings this week in Arizona.

I am very excited for the conference and very ready to go have some fun in the sun, however it is not going to be getting me prepared to start the Ripped program next Monday.

To counteract some of this being gone I have packed protein powder, a shaker and some snacks in my suitcase to help plan for the unexpected and hopefully I can get a chance to use the gym while I am there one of the days.

Have a fantastic week and see ya later!

Sweat it out.