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I did a workout tonight and it felt great and while working out I was thinking about my brother Paul’s workout challenge that he is doing with Tyler Cruz and I want to do one too. So I challenged my brother Paul to who ever hits 200lbs will take the other one to the movies for free.

My Weight right now is about 211lbs and his is around 221lbs, now your thinking I’m 10lbs ahead of him but one thing I know about Paul is that he is one determined guy once he starts something he is determined to finish it.

So this is gonna be quite an interesting challenge as my weight has also been stuck in the 209 to 215 range for a while so I will have to figure out how to break through my plateau and lose more weight. Stay tuned this should be interesting.

*** UPDATE ***

After a few months the challenge was over with Paul beating me by 2lbs. I got down to 202lbs which was still good as I haven’t been this light for more then 10 years.

Its been over 6 months of working out and I believe I reached my plateau in weight loss right now.  I’ve been hovering between 209lbs to 215lbs for the past 3 months and can’t seem to shake it. I can tell you my motivation has been lacking lately and that is because I need to reset my weight loss goals and create new ones.

I believe that with any activity that you do you need to get it straight in your head first before any other factor. If you can’t get the goal or idea planted in your mind first of what you want to accomplish then nothing matters. Because no matter what outside factors like work, friends, parties, weather anything will try to keep you down but if your mind is set on your goal you will get past these detours and keep trucking along to achieve your goal.

When I started working out 6 months ago I remember doing squats with just my own body weight and my knees were making horrible noises but over time they got better and it was all good from then on. The same happened to my shoulders but eventually they got better.

Well recently my motivation was down and I was tired from work and started to create little excuses in my mind like oh wait was that a crack or noise in my shoulder I think I better slow down and rest. Well I kept on doing this till I MYSELF manifested the same symptoms on the other shoulder as I was concentrating on creating reasons why not to workout. Well funny enough 1 week later I forgot all about this and just did some stretches just for the heck of it and guess what I didn’t hear any noise or anything..

WOW AMAZING No intention to create self limits and the noise was gone..

In this lesson I learned that there will always be millions of reasons why you should stop trying to attain your goal whether it be working out, playing soccer or even going for a run, but the main thing that will get you through to the finish line will be your motivation driven by your own goals.

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS HAVE A CHIEF GOAL. As this will push you through your life no matter what your trying to do. This will give you the drive every morning to wake up deal with the days events and eventually get to the fun part of pushing to achieve your ultimate goal.

This is my first weight loss challenge and I can tell you its NOT EASY but it is attainable for anyone, you just have to set the intention that this is your #1 reason you wake up everyday and no matter what as long as you focus on this on a daily basis you will succeed it just might take bit but that’s OK just keep trucking along the universe will give you everything you need to succeed trust me its true just believe in yourself. Believe YOU CAN DO IT!

To check out my weight loss progress so far Click Here

I finally got a chance to create my Body Transformation page today to show my progress with working out. It shows what I looked like back in February 2012 till now and will also get updated every 18th of the month with new pictures.

Click this link to check it out.

So today I took another step toward more exercise as I used my brothers bicycle and went for a ride. The ride was approximately 5.2km’s long and it was a great start to doing some cardio on the days that I am not lifting weights.

I was pretty tired when I came back so I’ll do the same route for a few weeks till I get use to it and then I can try different places that are more challenging.

After I completed my 30 day workout challenge I lost about 15lbs and felt better but after getting to this point I didn’t really have another hard set goal so I just kept on workout out but soon reached a stand still. I began missing workouts and eating some crappy foods again but soon realized I needed another goal and either more weights or another system to help me get to the next level.

I started looking at heavier dumbbells, resistance bands and other forms of training like home workout routines. I watched the first video of P90 but this system did not resonate properly with me so I quickly dropped it and and was on the lookout for something else. My brother Paul and I were potentially looking at joining a gym but after thinking about it with the cost of gym membership, gas and the hassle of going to the gym I quickly gave up on that idea and knew it would have to be something I can do at home anytime I wanted.

The next day I picked up some pushup bars from a local store to help me with my wrists while doing pushups but after trying those out an idea dawned on me. Why not get a bench for bench press and use that to build my muscles so I started looking and asking people. Well 24 hours later I manifested this Weider Universal Gym and now I’m ready to hit the next level.

My next goal is to drop down to 200lbs and then start working to reduce by body Fat% below 15%

Check out the picture and video of my Weider 8530 universal home gym below.

I came across this video today and found it really inspirational, check it out Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 6 Secrets of Success.

This past week my weight jumped to 223lbs which is 1 lbs more then last Monday but I did go out a few times last week and ate some not so good food, and I only did a half day Isagenix Cleanse on Sunday. The other half of the day I broke down and started eating and took down way to many calories. Last week brought less then expected results but it was a great week to learn some lessens on how to maintain my focus on my workout challenge and eat better.

Today is a great day to reboot and keep going, there is not point to over think the past but to push forward into the future.

It’s workout day 19 today and after instating the Isagenix Cleanse and keeping the workouts going I lost 7lbs in the last week and gained muscle. It’s not easy keeping consistent on my work outs every week but I’m working really hard to keep my program in line. 6 Days of working out and 1 day of rest is going great and I only have 9 days left in the 30 day challenge. After that I might be doing something else as a workout routine but not sure yet but I am looking at different options.

Today I also added some more weights on my workout and also moved from knee pushups to regular pushups which I did 25 total in 1 minute. when I started the workout challenge 3 weeks ago I couldn’t even do 1 pushup so this is definitely a difference.

My main goal in the beginning was to get active and work in my joints and muscles slowly to make sure I didn’t hurt or pull anything. Buy now just 3 weeks of workout out I can already tell the difference and feel much better.

My 2012 Workout Challenge is on it’s way and below are some before pictures so I can compare the results in the future weeks and months. This was a big stretch for me to post up some pictures but the heck with it! I’m going all the WAY!

My current BMI is over 31 which is categorized as obese and holly crap that’s BAD! That’s beyond being fat its OBESE! So it was definitely time to change the way I look at my health and nutrition.

Today was also my 13th day of me working out and my results are getting better but need to do more stretching as still get some aches and pains in my joints. Nothing to crazy but that’s what happens when your not active for years, that is why I started up really slow to work my muscles and joints in.

My starting weight is 229lbs

I also purchased a cleanse and nutrition program called Isagenix which will help me boost up my results by loosing that excess fat and help build some muscle. Soon as I get a chance I will write up a review on the Isagenix program and let you know what I think of it.