Week one of my weight loss diet starts tomorrow, but I have gone ahead and done some measurements and began exercising.  First thing I did was weigh myself.  Here is week one info:

• Weight : 230 pounds (lbs) - I am 6 feet 2 inches tall.
  
• BMI Index :  29.53  - I doubt I will ever get this in the normal weight range.  18 - 24.9.  A BMI 25 for me is 200 pounds.  I have only weighed less then 200 pounds once since I was 20 years old (20 years ago) while on the Atkins Diet. 
  

I have decided to do a hybrid diet of Atkins and Body For Life .  I am not convinced the body for life can shed the weight like Atkins so I will add some extra good carbs that body for life recommends but keep it low.  Atkins pretty much wants no carbs for the first two weeks.  Twenty carbs per week, which is nothing.

I started working out on Thursday.  I did 10 minutes of stretching, 30 minutes on the incumbent bike and 18 pushups.  For the push ups I decided to do one set as many reps as I could on Day One to see where I am when I begin.  I am going to change that up to multiple sets now with today being two sets of twelve repititions plus 2 sets of bicep dumb bell curls.  I really want a good way to work my lat muscles but have no good way to do that at home besides a pull up bar, which I detest.  I prefer dumbbell rows which I need heavier weights for.

So anyways.  That is where I am at today.  I will try and do a weigh in next Sunday as well as an update on exercises.  Tennis is starting soon too!

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