So as some of you know if you had read my blogs on here in the past back in Feb. of 2010 I had to go in to the doctors for a checkup. I think I was sick or something at the time.
I also recall having my DOT Physical for my job and I did not pass the Blood Pressure part due to it being too high.
So about the middle of February I decided I was going to start eating better, and start working out to get in better shape and try and lower my blood pressure the natural way. Plus I don’t want to have to remember to take pills everyday.
At the Start of February of 2010 I weighed in at around 230lbs.
As of today July 3rd of 2010, I weight in at 190lbs.
So my actual goal of losing weight is going really well, its been about 40lbs lost in 5 months. Now most people who would have lost or are losing as much weight as I am in this amount of time would not change or really monitor their eating plans to any extent in which I am going to try and do.
For me though its not all about losing the weight. My Blood Pressure is something that always seems so high. I think what it is while I am still burning more Calories then I am taking in, I am still eating a ton of junkish food that is very high in Sodium. This is causing my BP to run so high on me.
So “The Plan” is to start keeping track of my Calorie/Sodium intake and try and stay under 1600mg of Sodium in single day and also stay around 16/1700 Calories in a day as well.
#1 cause of high blood pressure though is not being active. I have to admit it has been over 1 month since I have hit the gym. So I also need to try and go at least every other day.
I also want to get in the habbit of doing Situps, Pushups, Bicep Curls and Military Press’s before I take a nap.
This is the rep system I am looking at for the first two weeks.
Situps: x20
Pushups: x20
Bicep Curls (30lb Dumbells) x8
Bicep Curls (75lbs Curlbar) x8
Military (Overhead Press 75lb Curlbar) x10
After the first two weeks I plan to increase the weight on the Dumbells and Curlbar and for the Situps and Pushups add in another set of x20 after the weights.
Hopefully doing this everyday before bed mixed with going back to the gym and running on the elliptical for 60mins well kick me back in to shape pretty quick.
I will keep this blog posted with the weight changes and the rep changes along with what I eat and how much Sodium/Calories/Protein I am ingesting on a daily basis!
The Goal is to keep a Low BP and Get to 180lbs.
So Stay Tuned! We will see how this goes!