Archive for January, 2008

Why I Need To Drink Water

Friday, January 18th, 2008

It’s been a rubbish day today, this is the first day that I’ve supposed to go to the gym that I’ve missed and I feel guilty about it.  The truth is I’m not really up to it at the moment.  I had a few things on my mind last night (was really stressing about a [...]

How Many Calories A Day Does A Man Need

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

If you read the guidelines they’ll tell you that the “average” man needs 2500 calories a day. That’s great, but what exactly is the average man and more to the point how many calories do I need?
First of all, what is a calorie? A calorie is just a unit of measure of energy. [...]

The Correct Way To Weigh Yourself

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

You just get on the scales don’t you and see how heavy you are? Sounds simple enough but I’ve been weighing myself in two different locations, on one my weight hasn’t changed that much whilst on the other I can see the pounds that I’ve lost. The problem is that the scales at [...]

New Years Resolution, What New Years Resolution?

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Day 8 of my campaign to lose some weight and it’s back to the gym again.  I’ve got into a good routine now that involves me doing 30 minutes on a cross trainer (covering 5 kilometres) 3 sets of 40 sit-ups and  10 minutes of various light weight work.  I’m consistently burning around 600 calories [...]

First Weigh-In, 1 Week In

Monday, January 14th, 2008

I’ve just weighed myself for the first time since starting the diet regime. Here’s the stats:-
Body Weight: 13 stone 1 pound ( a loss of 3 pounds)
Body Fat Percentage: 29.5 (a loss of 4%)
BMI: 29.5 (a loss of .5, now overweight instead of obese)
Looks like I’m on target to lose my [...]