Weight. Wait, What?

Ok, so I lost down to 216.4, which is almost, almost, 10 pounds. I was happy, and then, after two days of consistent 216.4 weigh-ins, I went up to 219. What the crap?

I have still been watching what I eat (loosely over the holiday weekend), and exercising. I might get more aggressive with the exercise, but not P90X aggressive. That's what I jumped into first, a month back, and almost died. Of course, I'm exaggerating, but seriously, it nearly killed me. I'm going to get more aggressive with the walking\jogging and turn it into running. The Zombies, Run! app is great for motivation, just ask Lyndsay. When we were walking and I heard the zombies behind me and gaining, I took off and left her to fend for herself. It wasn't that I was cold hearted, it was my first instinct, to run away flailing my arms in the air and start sobbing uncontrollably. I hope the neighbors can get used to that.

I haven't been able to work on my upper body much, but I will start that soon. A lot of people have asked for a sample from the upcoming calendar. I thought, and thought about this, and I decided I would give the people what they demand. Here is my July picture in the calendar:

I couldn't be bothered to put my food down during the shoot, so sue me. 

Aside from my skull splitting sinus headache I've had for a few days, I have nothing stopping me from upping my game. The DietBet strategy seems to work, you know, lose weight or lose money - I' m going to try and keep my money, you know so I can buy my wife beautiful things.

On a serious note, for all those who have asked how I am losing weight and getting ripped, here is what I am doing:

• Eating Better, more conscious of the Fat, Calories and Sugar in what I put in my body. I use MyFitnessPal to track my food, so I know about where I am.
• Exercising - starting off slowly, but anything will burn calories and make you feel good about yourself. I use my FitBit to measure my distance, steps, etc. It helps.
• Meditation\Relaxation. Sounds stupid, right? I thought so, but if you read the studies I have, you'll see that it has been proven that mediation, even for 5 minutes a day helps a) relieve stress and b) improve weight loss. Try the website calm.com or their app, it is crazy how well it works.
• Regular Sleep cycles. I have, in the past, just slept when I could. Now I'm going to bed at a fairly constant time and waking up at a constant time. It helps with your circadian rhythm. (Ironically some studies have shown that rhythm to actually be a 25 hour rhythm.)

Yep, that's it. It might be hard to get used to at first, but it gets easier. I was fasting two days a week, but I didn't really see a large measurable benefit so I stopped. It helps that Lyndsay is doing this too, and she is doing better than me and I am very proud of her.  I think I'm going to run the idea of rewards past her. You know, when we get to a milestone we can reward ourself, for example, when I reach my 200 pound milestone, I can get a Jaguar. The car, not the animal - that would just be silly.