texasfight.org :: david

So, today was a pretty significant day — I stepped on my scale and it said 179.6! This is the first time I’ve been below 180 in probably a year and a half — and it’s the first milestone on my diet. As of February 10th, I’ve been watching my caloric intake and lifting weights three times a week. I started out at around 191 or 192 (I had a cheap scale at the time, so I’m not entirely positive what my heaviest weight was). Since then, I’ve been steadily losing weight and I’m enjoying watching the belly go bye-bye. My goal is to get around 170, then I’m going to start the next phase of my diet: bulking. Hopefully, I’ll be gaining mostly muscle during that time. We’ll have to wait and see, though, because I still have probably another 1.5-2 months before I get there.

Anyway, on February 10th, I gave up Cokes, fast food, and my sedentary lifestyle. I’m allowing myself one ‘eat-out’ meal a week, and that’s my traditional Monday lunch with my friends. All other meals are homemade, and my diet consists of mainly the following:

Turkey
Chicken Breasts
Tuna
Salmon
Whole wheat bread
Peas
Corn
Green beans
Broccoli
Salad Mix
Olive Oil
Low-sodium nuts
Pretzels
Nitrean protein powder
Skim milk
Egg Beaters
Mrs. Dash
A good multi-vitamin

I’ve become pretty decent in the kitchen in the meantime, which is an added benefit of forcing myself to cook pretty much every meal. I’m pretty excited to be finally getting back to healthy again! I’ll keep you posted as I continue to improve!