Week #8 - Lazy man is lazy.

Hello, apologies are in order. Haven't worked out for the entire week ever since Atifi got back and I suppose that's bad but I'm gonna take it as a well deserved break from working out. I will however start back next week, Week #9.

Just weighed myself and I'm now at 67kgs so that's not really good... Looks like my self-discipline failed me during the holiday season. This will be my only cheat week till... well hopefully till Atifi comes back again in June. :D

In other news, I finally got myself a Swiss Ball and I hope that'll help me get more results from my current workout plan.

Well that's that. Happy New Year people.

Week #7 - ???

Sorry for the missed update. Things.... have been a little unexpected. I can't use the scale right now, it's not in my room that's why. Another Christmas gift for myself this year! One with body fat percentage on it as well.

I'll update first thing tomorrow morning when the scale is unoccupied. :P

Week #6 - So-So

Well, after a week of Circuit Training. Here's what I look like:-

New room, not new camera, not mine actually.

So, I'm back at 66.5kgs. Not too sure what's with the raise, could be lack of sleep; I've only been getting something like 4-5 hours of sleep a day. It could be me not consuming enough protein to build muscle. I have no idea, maybe I'm not pushing myself hard enough during training.

However, Circuit Training is TOUGH. Really tough. By the 4th lap I'm usually begging for mercy so it makes me work up a real good sweat. I'm gonna watch my diet more closely next week and the only snacks I'll eat in between meals are gonna be fruits. I have a feeling "Choc o' Clock" at the office might play a part in my 500g raise in body weight.

In other news, I'll be getting new weights and finally, a Swiss Ball! Something useful for Christmas I suppose. :D

Well, that's that. Let's see what next has to show!

Peace.

Week #5 - Moving Places.

Yohoho, 'tis getting closer and closer to christmas. Here's this week's progress picture.

Really bad photo, why did I tuck my chin in?

Anyhoo, weighed myself first thing in the morning and I'm at 66kgs flat. So while it's a small dip, it's working out pretty nicely. This certainly helped me feel a bit better after waking up with a hangover. Mezcal + Herbal Therapy = Major Headache.

This week was a test of sorts. I dropped walking completely. Did weight training every night after work before I went to sleep. To manage to still lose weight has surprised me really. All I need to do is increase the intensity of my workout and I should be able to make up for the lack of brisk walking. Had to sacrifice two days of weight training this week due to me packing up my huge collection of books and dvds and whathaveyous. I'm pretty sure running up and down the stairs in my current place helped offset my lack of work out on those two days.

Here's what I've been thinking of doing. It's called Circuit Training. So it's something similar to HIIT but involving weight training. My circuit works like this:-

Mon, Wed, Fri
Elevated Pushups (15 reps) -> Bicycle Crunches (20 reps) -> Chin Ups (10 reps)

Tue, Thurs, Sat
Dumbbell Squats (8 reps w/ 21 kgs) -> Calf Raise (12 reps) -> Dumbbell Lunges (12 reps w/ 21kgs) -> Dumbbell Shrugs (12 reps w/ 21kgs)

Circuit is repeated 5 times with 2 minutes of rest in between each circuit.

That's the current plan, I've actually tried it on Wednesday and it felt good and really had a similar effect to HIIT. So I'll stick to it for the next week and see if my body can cope. Heh. Work hours are pretty good right now so I'm usually at the office for not longer than 10 hours. Well, I've gotta get back to moving. Will post pictures of my new room hopefully.

Peace.

Week #4 - Work Begins!

*yawns*

Good Morning/Afternoon.

First things first, let's see how I look like on week #4.

Alright I suppose...

Anyways, I hit the 66kg mark this week! Well, 66.5kg actually. But nevertheless, I managed to shed off a lot of the partying weight I picked up last week! Another kilogram or two and I'll finally hit my first goal! It'll be tough though. Why?

I have just started working.

Full-time.

As a Jr. Video Editor.

That means 12-16 hour workdays, 5-6 days a week. How the hell am I gonna get the time to work out?

So far, I've been managing to cram in my strength training as outlined in my most recent post. There is a nice strain I experience every time I do the routines though. I suppose pushing my body when it's mentally and physically tired is sort of good, results wise that is. But there is one thing that sort of bums me out though.

I can't go for my walks anymore. It's just not possible at 10pm at night, well it sort of is, but nobody is crazy enough to join me. I'm pretty sure somebody will tell me to do it early in the morning before I head off to the office but here's how it'll end up, time wise.

5:00am (wake up and go for my walk) -> 7:30am (return from my walk) -> 9:00am (head to work) -> 10:00pm (return from work) -> 11:00pm (hit the weights) -> 12:30am (sleep)
4 hours and 30 minutes of sleep!

Here's the schedule I wish I could do but nobody wants to join me in doing:-

8:30am (wake up) -> 9:00am (head to work) -> 10:00pm (return from work) -> 10:30pm (go for walk + hit the weights) -> 1:00am (Sleep)
7 hours and 30 minutes of sleep!

Makes sense to me to cram it all at night. I could cut down the amount of time I go out for my walk as well. But there is a really big difference in the amount of sleep I get. But for now, I'll just do my weights. Ah yes, I stopped working out on weekends as I think I'd have the best opportunity to recover my battered mind and aching body.

Well, that's that. Let's hope I'll still be able to lose weight and gain some muscle despite working like a crazy.

Week #3 - Awesome Week, Bad Progress.

Ugh. I begin this post today by saying, Alcohol and Cigarettes = slow recovery and general tiredness. So here's this week's picture:-

Hat from last night's party and still wearing the same pajamas...

So yeah, stepping on the scale, I sadly regressed instead of progressing. I'm back at 68kgs and while i do feel that my body fat percentage is lower than last week, due to the lack of exercising and excessive partying, I'm not getting muscle definition. Damn. So I'm not very pleased this week and with the signs of another fever coming up, I hope to feel better next week and punish myself with 6 days worth of exercise!

Next week's plan will be the same as this week as I didn't get to really stick to it but with me being broke. I'm pretty sure there'll be no partying. :D

Intermission

Haro Haro.

I'm down with a slight fever on my birthday. Great. Anyways, I forgot to add some details on my Basal Metabolic Rate. What is BMR? Well, it's basically how many calories your body would burn in a day if you didn't do anything but lay in bed the whole day.

Here's the formula:-

MEN

67 + (13.728 x weight in kg) + (508 x height in metres) - (6.9 x age) = BMR

WOMEN

661 + (9.636 x weight in kg) + (175.2 x height in metres) - (4.7 x age) = BMR

So yeah, that's how it work for your BMR. Then you have your multipliers, which you add on to see how much calories you burn in a day doing what you usually do. They are:-

Sloth-like : 1.15 multiplier
No exercise but normal everyday activities : 1.2 multiplier
2-3 exercise sessions a week : 1.4 multiplier
4-5 exercise sessions a week : 1.6 multiplier
6-7 exercise sessions a week : 1.8 multiplier

So mine adds up as:-

67 + (13.728 x 67) + (508 x 1.67) - (6.9 x 22) = 1616.336 calories a day.

with multiplier

1616.336 x 1.6 = 2586.13 calories a day

Every 500 calories you cut from your diet amounts to 1 pound of weight lost per week more or less. So I suppose that's why I'm losing pretty decent weight now. Well, that's that.

Peace