The Four Hour Me

I weighed in at 184.2lbs today! I’ll need to check, but I believe that is my lowest this year, or pretty close.

I have been eating mostly organic and non-processed foods. I have been using my juicer to supplement my regular meals, and I haven’t had caffeine in over month. I have also been avoiding added sugar outside of my cheat day.

I need to start working out again, once I get that ball rolling, I should lose weight much more quickly. Unfortunately, dieting has never had much impact on my weight, whereas working out is super effective.

I’m keeping up the fight!

-Cleve

I had a headache for three weeks from caffeine withrawal. )=

It derailed my plans to do juice only, BUT I’ve been eating quite healthy and today I finally feel better! I was sick: freezing cold, grumpy, irritable, and I couldn’t stay awake to save my life. Now I’m alert and clear-headed.

Today I had a super cool (and healthy) lunch and I will be keeping up with my healthy eating habits from now on.

My weight is at slightly less than what it was in high school, I am trying to get it back to what it was when I was in the Army. I have 30-40 pounds to go.

-Cleve

Today I start a fifteen day juice fast. This will kick off ninety days without caffeine or processed foods. I weighed in at 186 today, so I need to lose 31 - 41 pounds to reach my healthy and ideal weights, respectively.

I can deal with whatever weight, do long as my waist is 28 inches again.

-Cleve

I’m gearing up to the start of my ninety days without caffeine or processed foods. This week is my weening phase.

So far, I am exhausted. I feel weak, and my throat is sore. I hope I don’t get sick, because I really can’t deal with that on top of everything else.

#Apples
#Carrots
#Squash
#Zucchini
#Ginger

Grocery list? NOPE

That is what I am drinking, and damn if it doesn’t actually taste great!

I am juicing now. This week I am working my way off of processed foods ENTIRELY and will remain off them for 90 days!

I’ve got 35 - 45 pounds to lose by the wedding…

Wish me luck,
Cleve 

My legs are so sore! I’m limping around the office like Tyrion Lannister, not a good look…

After kettlebell swings and elliptical last night, I couldn’t break eight minutes on the elliptical today. )= I did stretch, warmup, work out, and cool down. That is loads better than what I did last month: NOTHING!

-Cleve

Last minute switch, I worked out at home instead!

15 minute warm-up
3x sets 15 rep KETTLEBELL SWING
15 minute on the elliptical (heartrate > 160)
8 minute elliptical cooldown
Stretch and cool down

One small step in the right direction. Even if it doesn’t make that much difference, I feel good knowing that I did the right thing.

-Cleve 

I realized that nothing, NOTHING motivates me. You can tell me that if I eat another hot dog, or go another month without hitting the gym I will die, and I would be sitting on the couch eating a hot dog within 4 weeks. 

I have been yo-yoing back and forth from 186 to 195 for months now. I get down to 186 and I think, wow that’s nice. Then I blimp back to 195. I haven’t been doing enough to manage my weight or my nutrition and it shows. 

Finally the other day I looked some video of myself and realized, I’m fucking fat. I don’t think of myself as fat, I don’t let myself see it. So I took off my shirt, let my gut hang and took a hard look at my flabby self. I was ashamed at first but I realized that if I were honest with myself all the time, I wouldn’t be treating my body like a garbage can.

I’m off, super late, to the gym. I need to turn things around and get down to below 150 like I used to be.

-Cleve