Week 1 weigh-in, results

I think I'll post this each Monday with thoughts about how I did. As for my results:

Starting weight: 230 lbs
Current weight: 226 lbs

Despite losing 4 lbs, I'm not too pleased about how I did for the week. The one thing I did fairly well was my diet. I ate clean all week, which is good. I didn't take a legitimate cheat meal but I had some chips with my rotisserie chicken last night. The one diet issue I need to work on is being consistent every day with the timing of when and how much I eat. I missed my 5th meal a couple times. I had my 6th meal several times closer to 7 pm and last night ate it even later.

Where I was really not consistent was with my exercise routine. I only lifted weights once, which is absolutely terrible. I wasn't focused or driven enough to make it to the gym. I did have obstacles that bogged me down especially on Wednesday. Thursday, I started getting sick with sinus infection symptoms and there was no way I could lift. Friday, I did play basketball for 1.5 hours after waking up which was good. But I didn't work out Saturday and that was simply my own fault.

So there has been some success but plenty of room for improvement. I've started Week 2 off well by doing my early AM cardio and I have basketball coming up in about 3.5 hours. Tomorrow will be a challenge for me. I am going to the Eagles-Redskins game tonight and that will keep me up late. I did prepare for this by taking off a couple hours early tomorrow morning so I can get a decent amount of sleep. My goal is to be asleep by 2 am and working out at my office by 10 am. Then I'll lift after work. Perhaps I'll sleep better if the Redskins win tonight. One can only hope.

Although it has only been one week, I do notice some small changes. I have a little more energy. I notice this especially after my early morning cardio. I generally feel a little better too. There's less aches and pains, particularly in my ankles and feet. I think my body had to go through some withdrawal from eating so much crappy food. I'm not feeling huge sugar/insulin highs followed by lows after I eat.

Only 15 more weeks until I'm 30. Oy.