Did it.

The before picture was actually taken on October 7, 2010, just days after my last entry on this blog. The after picture is from January 12, 2013.

It took a full year of extreme dieting and working out and then a final 3 month push of hardcore work outs. But it really is all the dieting.

Ricky Random Thought #1

How do I know our six pack endeavor will fail?

There's an ad with a giant cupcake embedded smack dab in the middle of the blog.

Maybe I'll come back

So maybe it's time to revive this again.  I have been eating pretty healthy with the exception of maybe 2 non healthy meals a week.  I'll be out of town this coming weekend, so that will definitely be one big cheat week.  Anyways......it's BACKCKKKKKK!

Ricky Report #9: Ra Ra Ah Ah Ahh Ahh

All is not lost with this blog! I'm back on the ball and more so than ever.

But new plan. Lift heavy. Lift heavy. Lift heavy.

I'm doing the same amount of sets, but now with heavier weights and less reps. I want to pack on the mass.

I'm also doing more abs. Ab work generally hurts my lower back, but I found today that doing crunches on a gym ball helps a lot. Also lower ab work on the Ab Coaster is pretty effective.

I still need to find a form of cardio that I enjoy. That's key.

I'm also watching what I eat. I allow myself a small cheat each day so that it doesn't feel like dieting. I'm enjoying some salad variations from my cafeteria and restaurants around work.


I'm determined!

Break

I'm going to stop posting for a while.  I don't have the time for this at the moment, and need to start counting calories if I want to loose fat and not worry about eating carbs like rice and oatmeal.  Plus the brain uses carbs, so if I don't eat them I'll get even more stupid than I currently am.

Ricky Report #8: Hiatus

The next few days will be cheat days. That is all.

I'll try to keep them relatively healthier than straight up cheats and I'll try to toss in some exercise in there somewhere, but with my brother and his wife in town, all bets are off.

Later (hopes of a six pack)

3fer

Tuesday
3 eggs
chicken and salad
chiken and bread
cookies

Wednesday

Wheat lavash and sun butter
Sushi
Cake
Chicken and naan and 2 beers
coconut water
kefir

Thursday

3 eggs
almonds
chicken and salad
celery sticks and sun butter
almonds
1 piece of gum
4 dates
ground beef and romaine lettuce