Quick update on "24"

So I'm on episode 6 I think of "24" which means I have stayed with my plan thus far.  My exercise bike does not sound like a garbage truck trying to pick up a dumpster and offers a good workout.  I have to admit that "24" started out kind of slow.  I had to remind myself that it started while I was on my mission over 8 years ago.  Anyway, I can say it was a good idea to link watching an addictive TV show to exercise.

New exercise plan with trainer, Jack Bauer!

So I haven't posted on here in quite a while but I think I have found new motivation and an idea for exercising every day.  I recently purchased a Gold's Gym Power Spin 290 exercise bike.  My plan and creation is called the "24 Exercise Plan."

"If you want to know if the senator lives, it will cost you
another 30 minutes on the bike!"

I've never even seen a single episode of the show excluding the episode I watched last night.  I've hear good things about it and have also heard that it is addicting which I think might be a good thing to link to exercise.

The plan is as follows: at least 5 days a week (hopefully 6 times) I will exercise for at least 30 minutes (hopefully the full 42 minutes) while I watch an episode of 24.  I can only watch up to 2 episodes a day but for each episode I watch I have to exercise at least 30 minutes.  There are 8 seasons of 24 and 192 episodes not including the two-hour movie "24:Redemption" which fits in between seasons six and seven.  So that gives me exactly 32 weeks of exercise (at 6 times a week) and at 2 pounds a week that is a potential 64 pounds.  When I've done diets in the past I typically can lose weight a little faster than the average.

"I'm here to help."

Obviously I can just exercise so I am including some modification of food intake.  If we call it a diet then I will just be waiting for it to be over so that I can eat the food I want again.  So, I'm not going to say that I'm completely cutting out stuff like hamburgers and ice cream but I am going with the rule that "if I can say no, then I will say no" but I have the option of eating whatever if the opportunity and desire meet at the right moment.  Cupled with that I will be trying to reduce the portions of food that I eat.  I've noticed that when I get a foot-long sub from Subway I am satisfied by the time I eat half of the sandwich, but I paid for and therefore will eat the whole sandwich.  Similarly when I'm out to eat I will try to order foods that can be reheated another day so I don't feel like I have to consume everything in front of me so as to make my wallet feel better.

I'm hoping that if I have a plan that it will be easier to report on my status on a more regular basis.  After my first episode I have to say that the show is intriguing and I do want to see what happens.

1 Hour into "Just take the stairs"

I know it is cliche to say "just take the stairs" but I work on the 6th floor of the building so I thought, hey it could help.  I've only been doing it for an hour and, perhaps this is simply commentary on how out of shape I am, but after going down to the second floor only to show up to a meeting 30 minutes early and have to turn around and go back up to the 6th floor and then go down again. Well, I can see how it can help.  However, I may grow to hate my shoes as they sound like I am wearing plastic old man garden sandals.  It should be noted that I am in fact wearing some casual Dr. Martins.  On the plus side I am sweating, with is always appreciated at work.

First day of the rest of my life

What is this blog for?  I don't want to call it a diet because diets come to and end and when your on one that is all you are thinking about, the end of it.  So, let's call this a change is how I eat and how active I am. Why am I doing a blog?  Accountability.  I think it is key for successfully losing weight.  I'll be posting my weight daily and I hope to have a daily picture montage that I'll post once a month I think (take a picture once a day and then made it into a video.  I'm going to setup some rules and guidelines and post them here.  Apart from that I am going to post tips and ideas that I find around the internet.  I hope to accomplish two goals with this blog.  First, I hope to lose weight and get healthier, and second, I hope the ideas I post can help someone else.  So, without further delay, let's get his party started!