Time to lose that weight!
Alright! Finally a little movement. I had three good days of exercising last week and didn’t eat anything too crazy, so I was rewarded with this weekly weigh in:
Weight: 213.4 lbs.
Waist: 39.5 inches
I updated my progress chart, which is fun to see that it’s got an overall downward trend. I look forward to dropping below 200 again. It’s still a ways away, but feels like it’s coming into view.
Code Nutrition
A few weeks ago I was joking about fat genes. Today, I thought I’d revisit the discussion and look at the link between DNA and health/nutrition by highlighting a Utah-based company I came across: Code Nutrition.
The cool thing about Code Nutrition is that they design vitamins that are unique to you, based on your one-of-a-kind genetic code. Pretty slick if you ask me (but not cheap!).
They’ve got a three step process:
1. DNA Test: Simple at-home DNA test takes just minutes to complete.
2. Return Test: Place completed test in the prepaid envelope and drop in the mail.
3. You’re Coded! Your printed DNA analysis and first 30-day supply of custom nutrients will arrive in 3-4 weeks.
So, why is this cool? Well, my brother-in-law who’s a Biochemistry PhD student would be better equipped to tell you, but from what I can glean…
DNA controls the proteins in your body that deal with absorption of important vitamins and minerals. So, your personal DNA might not allow you to process certain vitamins as well and might make you more prone to a particular deficiency. The Code Nutrition vitamins try to compliment your particular needs, deficiencies, etc. to get the most health benefit possible, instead of the standard multi-vitamin that’s just a generic blast of a bunch of stuff.
If you’re as intrigued by this as me, you can learn more about how Code Nutrition works on their website, and if you happen to be less economically challenged then I am at the moment (a.k.a. broke), you can order up some of these bad boys to see how they boost your energy and health.
Well, I’ve been trying to do better on the diet and exercise a bit more, and even though I haven’t lost much this week, it’s still heading in a good direction.
Weight: 215.4 lbs.
Waist: 39.5 inches
I’ll be ratcheting up the workouts this week a bit and see if I can keep up the downward trend.
Okay, so part of the reason why I need to drop 30 pounds is that every time I get the kids to bed at night, I stay up a little too late and LOVE to pound the junk food. Sometimes it’s chips and salsa, sometimes it’s candy, sometimes it’s popcorn, but nearly every night it’s something!
I read an interesting article on Revolution Health entitled “Reset your mind to beat your cravings” that gave some good insight into how to break this habit.
The article covers four main things:
1)The stress trigger
2) Indulge on occasion
3) Mix up your patterns
4) Make healthy associations
The biggest one for me right now is #3 and I’m mixing it up tonight with a nice big glass of water and no treats. Here’s to breaking the pattern!
So the waistline finally shrugged back off a half inch and brought me back under 40, to a “respectable” 39.5 inches – haha. The weight is ticking down ever so slightly again, so overall not a bad week.
Weight: 215.8 lbs.
Waist: 39.5 inches
This next week let’s see if I can lose a whole pound! I think I can make it happen.
