So here we are, 2010 and it’s been almost 1 month since I started the 20/20 Program. I’m signed up for a total 3 months of the intense program and an additional 3 months of maintenence.
Starting Weight: 240.5
Current Weight: 226.0
Current Goal Weight: 190
Total Weight Loss: 14.5 lbs
Other bonuses:
- Dropped 20 points from my Systolic BP
- Dropped 10 points from my Diastolic BP
- Knee pain is slightly better
- Went down 1 belt loop
- Able to fit into more of my older clothes [Not so much Love Handle Show-age]
December Recap
The month went by really quick – especially with the diet and workout program going on. However, there was one thing I dreaded the most during the program that ended up happening – I got sick. There’s actually a good side to this, I noticed that I was able to bounce back from being sick within a week – this might have been a little skewed given that I was on vacation for the second half of December and I was able to sleep/rest/eat all day with no stress or other work related issues messing up my sleep.
Diet vs. Holiday Parties
X-mas wasn’t too bad diet wise, I did have some of the non-program food a couple times during the day but overall I think I kept within my allowed calories for the day. New Year’s on the other hand was a different story and it really opened my eyes to how Alcohol affects my “satiety level”. After much peer pressure from my brother, I gave in and had a total of 2 shots of my good ol’ friend Hennesy. For those of you that know, I did give up on my favorite drink right before I started the program, read about the break up here. Anyways after these two drinks, my hungry level was uncontrollable around the food. I ended up eating things left and right and nothing was filling me up. I never was really buzzed or out of it, but my “Pleasure Center” was – I couldn’t stop eating the food that was on the table. I did manage to avoid the Carb Killers like the dinner rolls but I wasn’t able to resist the dessert section.
Weight Loss
I’m really grateful to have lost approximately 15 lbs, but I don’t think I’ll really be happy until I start creeping closer to 200 lbs. My brother is in town and usually when here’s here, we go all out and eat as much bad food as possible because it was the holidays. This year’s a little different given that I’m in the program and he too wants to keep his weight down. He was able to lose 20 lbs on his own which was awesome!
We ended up Skype’ing with my relatives over in Chi-town and they were able to see a difference. Tite!
Signing off on 2009
Last year was pretty bad, there were massive layoffs at M$, the economy was in the shitter, and I failed to lose the weight I wanted to lose before my both my Vegas trip’s. 2010 is a New Year and I hope God continues to watch over us and keep us safe throughout the year.
We’ve got a big year coming up so watch out 2010, b-side is going to kick your ass!