Losing weight

I said i would follow up on my weight loss goal so here it is. I thought about making a sister blog just for this but decided against it, choosing to just post updates now and then here.

Basically im looking to shed about 20-30 pounds by the time i head back to school. I have lost weight in the past so i know i can do it. However, it will be hard getting back into the healthy habits i had way back when. So, to help myself achieve that goal, ive set some rules. These rules are subject to change including adding and subtracting, but overall these are what im going to abide by.

1. My official weighing everyday will take place in the morning after my shower. I will only wear underwear and sometimes a shirt to determine a true weight. I will weigh myself at the gym purely for satisfying curiosity.

2. Water only. Restaurants, bowling, traveling, home, etc. Purely water. There are some exceptions. I can use 0-cal enhancers like Mio, and can replace water with unsweetened teas. The only time i will allow myself to not drink water is when im making mixed drinks (rum and cokes etc) as those are only once in a while. Even fruit juice will be cut back, unless i drink some OJ for breakfast. Thats at my discretion.

3. There will be certain foods that will be avoided completely and some that will be extremely cut back. Ive decided to completely eliminate Mayo from my diet. This includes mayo based sauces as well (big mac sauce.) Along with eliminating mayo, im going to do my best to cut back on cream based dressing and sauces as well. (caeser dressing, ranch, alfredo, etc.)

4. I will try to keep a record of everything i eat. This will hopefully give me a better idea of how many calories i actually consume on a daily basis.

5. Finally, im going to have to force myself to plainly eat less. There will be times where i cant avoid unhealthy foods, but the detrimental effects can be avoided if i just eat less. So for example, instead of 6 tacos from Jack, only 4. this saves nearly 400 cals.

A few strategies i plan to deploy include:

- Sugar free lattes. Saves 50 cals per drink.
- Always having a water bottle around to drink out of
- Been reading that green tea increases metabolism slightly, so i am looking into that.
- Working out at least 3 times a week, including at least 45 mins of weight-loss speed cardio.
- Eating nuts and fruit as snacks instead of chips and cookies.
- Fish fish and fish.

Basically, there is no specific diet i plan to follow, just a few rules that will cut back on intake and increase burn. I look forward to executing my plan and perhaps i may enjoy it. Perhaps i may find new things that i like.

Thanks for reading
-Cameron
"Hard work sucks"