Hey everyone! It’s been awhile since i started up this casual blog aside from the game community i ran, It seems that the time for blogging is once again upon us. And this time I’m on a mission! a mission to not be that stereotypical fat IT guy with his butt hanging out fixing your network.

What’s that?  you wanted a visual reference? Well why didn’t you just say so

So, Here is how it started! While searching for classes i was told i had to do a physical fitness for electives, And due to the time i started, there weren’t that many to choose from. So being the adventures type that i am i picked one that seemed to be the least active Desk/Book work oriented class i could find. Boy was i in for a treat… Faster then i can shake to sticks together i was thrown into what i consider the best Physical fitness program i had ever been too! (Not that I’ve been to many…) With the most motivated and informative teacher out there Mrs Phillips.

Jogging, playing football, dancing, posture instructions… the list goes on and on. So, shocked by this mistake in class picking i decided to throw it all to the wind and pick up this “body 4 Life” challenge. I stopped (best i could ) eating dairy and cut the sugar intake as low as my reading could take me and swapped soda for water! Couple that with the amazing work outs I’ve been doing i can’t help but to sound kinda idk infomercially … if that is even a word( It’s not, i googled it XD ).

So, let me explain in detail what I’ve seen so far and continue to log my experience with this college class. First day of class i decided to go home and really weigh myself, Before I’ve seen myself in passing glances at the mirror that rest at the top of my stairs but only hated my, what i perceived as recent chubby face and belly. I didn’t like it and it was something i was ashamed to let the world see. So i pulled out the scale and marked down my weight, It was about 250 at the time. Today almost halfway into the class I am standing at 239 and It’s steadily declining! At first starting the diet i felt sluggish and weak, Nausea usually sets in and i feel like i need to eat a cake asap. After awhile i saw this as my body throwing a fit because i wasn’t giving it the junk it was use to. So i did what i do best i rebelled and drank more water to compensate for the missing sugar.

Gradually i started getting use to the new diet and started playing with the kids more. Getting up to get my own things instead of making the wife to do it. Mood also changed drastically im not grumpy in the mornings anymore and i have more humor. All that toxic junk was giving me a cloudy brain and the creativity i use to have was slowly coming back! I am not a fitness instructor but if i didn’t take this class i don’t think i would of ever known how much eating affects your mood, aspect on life… everything! I almost feel like I am plagiarizing the same things my teacher told me were going to happen im running around like a bunny telling everyone i can ” omg i can touch my toes!!!!!!!!” lol i get strange looks but meh im happy

Resources

Being that i have an android phone i decided to use a program to track my runs. Not only that it kinda acts like 4 squared you can automatically post your runs it GPS tracks your route and challenges other ppl in the area to beat your time. If you do the same run twice you become the guru of that track till someone beats your score. I find this motivating and fun and helps me get out of the house for a run just to establish a new track

It’s called MapMyRide and you can find my profile here: http://www.mapmyride.com/profile/15524543/

Here is my latest run

Also what I’ve been told by knowledgeable people is “You have to get your inside right before you work on the outside” . What this means is that you have to feed your body good nutrition before you even think about gaining muscles and losing weight. The combination of my drastic diet change and the burst of physical activity is what i think is helping me shed the pounds faster.

Listen to what this Farmer has to say about the increase in awareness of health and how more and more people are learning you Can’t just eat whatever you want and expect to be healthy. This is just a short snippet of what the speech was about i wish my phone had more battery

but you can find out more about this local market via their website http://www.BuyLocalHamptonRoads.org

he mentions different chapters so maybe there is one near you

Today we also did yoga  Im not sure so i will pose this question to the community at large… is yoga apart of a religion? there were moments where i felt i should do exactly what the teacher said in fear of violating my religious beliefs. That apart, I felt so sore at the end of that session and came home to start work on the server. then i noticed something, While sitting i was checking my posture and also i could feel my pectoral muscles tighten   yoga is a secret body building tycoon because one session made me feel like i was becoming ironman.. meh but that’s just me my legs still hurt i think i pulled something!

ooOOOooo look look teacher with a yoga mat!!

I tried as hard as i could not to vocally express my pain during yoga but it flew out like a kid left in the darkness looking for a warm blanket (not sure if that is a good analogy) And the teach was right there to give Emotional and motivational support  Internet High Five for getting me to be excited about fitness

It has been a blast watching the changes and learning so many new things Till next time guys i hope to sneak more video/ pictures of my new Adventure