Day 7/Week 1 - Happy Father's Day!

Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there. Today, I met with the fam' and had a huge meal. Today I do get rewarded a cheat meal - and boy did I cheat. :-) Steak and Crab was on the menu, along with macaroni pie and roasted peppers. Very delicious. In the a.m. I did complete with my cardio and have to say it is quite intense. Since, this is the 1st time me trying HIIT training - it was quite a challenge. I did complete it successfully, however I believe that next week's HIIT will go a lot easier(since I'll know what to expect).

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Day 6/Week 1 - Rest Day - No Workout today

Came back from work quite tired(yes I work Saturdays). Cardio will have to wait till tomorrow seeing that tomorrow is a day off. Ate very healthy today and kept within the calorie intake zone.

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Day 5/ Week 1 - My Personal Kryptonite....Beer

Good news and bad news today...Good news is no more soreness! yaay! Bad news is, I got tempted with my ultimate weakness - BEER. Knowing that it was a beautiful Friday evening, my friend and I went to the bar and had a couple of beers on the patio. G-times on the patio, but not exactly good for my gut....I did however worked out before the patio and will make up the beer mishap tomorrow evening when I go do my cardio. I think an extra 15 minutes on the treadmill will be enough punishment for my bad deed.



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Day 4/Week 1 - New Equipment in my Gym! - Cooool! (Good timing)

Excellent workout today. No longer sore and is now just feeling good. Since this week is to figure out my comfortable weight to use, I have reduced the amount of weight to concentrate on form. I still get the burn on the last repetition, but I am confident that I could increase the weight by at least 5 to 10 lbs to feel more of a burn the next week.

I also noticed that my condo has also installed a Leg Press Machine. Very Cool...Could have been useful 2 days ago though, but quite happy that I have it there for future use. Finally, my condo fees are starting to show it's colors. As for eating, I kept on track - having my snacks and lunch ready the night before definitely does help.

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Day 3/Week 1 - Still in Pain....

Today was kind of a write off....Yesterday's workout killed me. I cannot remember the last time I worked out my legs, so since this morning they have been killin' me! Something as simple as going up and down the stairs was a challenge, so I skipped out on my cardio, seeing that it's physically impossible for me to get on a treadmill or elliptical . Looking back at yesterday, I did however rollerblade both Monday and Tuesday to go to Starbucks, so I think missing today's session is not too bad. So I'll get some rest tonight, so I'll be ready for tomorrow. I'll squeeze in a little cardio tomorrow as well to make up anything that is lost(just incase). As for eating, so far so good, I pre-packaged all my foods this evening and have all meals ready for consumption tomorrow. Getting hungry just thinking about it... :-)

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Day 2/Week 1 - No Pain, No Gain - But boy does it hurt!

 So the 2nd workout was a success but now feeling even more sore. I can just imagine how it's gonna feel when I get out of bed tomorrow....I understand this is normal - since I haven't picked up a barbell/weights in quite sometime - so this was kinda expected. As the ol' saying goes, "no pain no gain", right?

Also, instead of driving to the Starbucks this morning, I used my rollerblades. 15 minutes there and 15 minutes back. Today did not call for any cardio, but wouldn't mind changing my ol' habits of either walking or rollerblading to places that are quite close. I therefore knock 2 birds with one stone - save the environment and get more cardio.(I never thought i would see myself saying that)

Minus the pain, today was a good day.

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Day 1 / Week 1- The Start of a New Beginning

So today is the day I get started and I must say I am very motivated. The modules/guides were very uplifting and quite interactive. If you ever heard of Anthony Robbins(world known motivational speaker), the 1st few modules will do the same for you. I can really tell it will help me physically as well as mentally.

For those wondering about Las Vegas, well as the ol' saying goes : "Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" - no extra wedding bands though - thank goodness...But one thing I have to share is that I had nice juicy burger(shown below) that I ate at Fat Burgers(the name says it all), the buffets at the hotel, the amounts of booze consumed on a 24 hour basis and finally the 10 hours of total sleep that I had for the 5 days I was there...Yes I put my body through hell - and I won't lie - I really enjoyed it..... :-)

Mmmm...I could still taste it... :-)


Bottle Service at XS Nightclub - The largest and best club in Vegas. $500 / Bottle - we started with 3 but ended up ordering 5 total. Good times! =)


Now let's get back to reality. Vacation is over and change is upon me and I need to get myself in shape. So I started today with my 1st workout in many weeks (or is it months?). Needless to say, I'm a little sore. I did however really enjoyed the workout and definitely looking forward to my next workout tomorrow.

As for my eating, I gained some really good tips on the types of foods I should be eating from the online forum included with the exercise program called "ShredderSphere 2.0". Apparently you can only get access to this forum if you paid for the course. Going through the forum gave me further proof of other peoples results - 100's of them(male, female, all ages and sizes) - all with personal blogs proving it's effectiveness. Good for them and good luck to those who are still within their 84 day journey. I just hope that I'll be just as successful as they are.

So as you can see from the picture (which I'll be posting an updated picture every week), I need to lose weight. It's a sad fact and a true reflection of reality. By looking at my disgusting picture, you must be thinking, "what's up with the goggles?" - Well as an avid fan of Vin Diesel in his movie/gaming series : Riddick - I am truly inspired by his toughness and physique. If I had one desire - it would be to look like Riddick/Vin Diesel. It may take me much longer than 84 days, but at least I'll have a direction and hopefully reach close to that goal before heading to Trinidad for Carnival next year. So just bare with me as I go through my Riddick phase please. :-)

RIDDICK : Vin Diesel in "Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick". The 3rd Riddick movie will be called "Return to Furia"and filming will begin in 2010. Release date is still yet to be announced.



Pic of me : June 15th, 2009


Paper Date : Monday, June 15th, 2009


My specs as of today : Quite depressing but optimistic to say that it will change - soon. Little Riddick here we come!










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