Well I have reached sixty days of the fitness challenge. I did pretty well, I had a hard time being good the last 15 days. I definently fell off the wagon a couple of times, but I always got back on.
So in total I lost 24 pounds. All these pounds were body fat. I lost some lean body mass at the beginning but was able to gain it back. I decreased by body fat by 5%.
I am very happy with my results. I am going to keep following the program and keep my membership to the website. I have 20 more pounds to lose by my wedding on April 26th to reach my main goal I was shooting for. I will keep every one posted.

Phil

David,
When I started and pretty much through the whole 60 days I walk 2-3 miles every morning and then do the Weight Loss workout in the evening. This has worked great for me. I continue to do the weight loss workouts. When I first started they were difficult but now I am going to add resistance. I do add some exercises to alot of the workouts. I add exercises that target areas that I want to work on like my core strength. I also follow the eating program as much as I can. for breakfast I usually eat a whole grain breakfast with added berries and flax, then a smoothie for lunch and a sensible meal for dinner. I then usually have a snack or two thru out the day. I am very happy with my results. I just finished my sixty days and am going to continue following the program. I hope this makes sense, let me know if I can help in any other way.

Phil

Today is my 45th day and I thought I would do another post of my progress. In total I have lost 24 pounds. According to the online personal stat calculator I have lost about 3% body fat and 6 pounds of lean body mass. I am trying to increase my intake of protein to see if it will help me not lose the lean body mass. Ultimately I know I am getting stronger, adding muscle and losing weight and that is what I am concerned with. I also need to consider I got sick between this post and my 30 day post and lost about 5 days of working out.

I hope everyone is doing well with there challenge...

Hello,
I am not receiving the newsletters via email and I am not able to access them thru the archives under the settings page. I was able to read the first few lines of the latest one and it appears there is a coupon code for ordering equipement. I would appreciate being told how to get to these newsletters or atleast given the coupon code because I would like to order the power wheel. Thank you for your help.

Phil

Can anyone give me some insight as to if too much soy protein is not good for men? I am trying to increase my protein intake and bought some soy protein powder and I drink soy milk. I don't want to use too much soy if it is not all that good for me. I also use hemp protein powder but thought I would mix up my types of plant based protein. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks for all the encouragement and advice I really appreciate it.
I got my lean body weight from the personal stats part of this web page. I am not too worried about it but just wanted to check. I am going to add more protein and see what happens. I will recheck my progress at 45 days and see where I stand and post. Thanks again everyone.

--- Last Edited by Phil Mark at 2008-02-11 09:09:48 ---

Thursday was my 30 day mark of participating in the 60 day fitness challenge, so I thought I would post my progress. In total I have lost 15.6 pounds. I lost 2% body fat (11.3 pounds). I also lost 4 pounds of lean body mass. Not sure if losing lean body mass is good or not, so if anybody has input I would appreciate it. I have been doing alot of walking and the weight loss workouts. Over all I am happy with my weight loss.
I also did a fitness test last night to check my progress and I am getting stronger. I need to work on my over all core strength. Didn't too well with the prone elbow thinker. Could also work on leg strength a little. I hope everyone else is doing well in their progress.

I have a question about a workout that I did last night that I hoping to get some feed back on. I did the Weight Loss W.O. last night which consisted of alternating between cable cleans and squat and press w/ cables and then alternating between knee push up and 60 degree chin ups.
While doing the cable cleans the middle of my back started to get tight and hurt a little. Is this normal because it is working these muscles or is my form and technique wrong. Any input or advice would be appreciated. I have had back problems in the past and don't want to be sidelined. I am overweight with bad posture if that makes a difference.
thanks
Phil

I am doing pretty good so far. I am enjoying eating healthier. The recipes I found on the site are great. I only eat meat once a day now and I don't miss it, I thought I would. Weekends are the hardest for me when it comes to following the eating plan. I find keeping the journal is helping me realize what is sabotaging my diet. I need to not take so much liberties with the fun meals. The workouts are getting easier. I try to do a 45 minuye walk every morning and then the weight loss workout in the evening. I am doing pretty good with my workouts. Last week was my first full week of full workouts and I was pretty sore. I am trying to figure out the proper forms for the yoga and some of the workouts. The videos do help.

I hope everyone else is doing good.