My first 20

My wife bought me a bagstand for my heavy bag for Christmas, as I enjoyed the exercise in combo with my stationary bike, but had given up exercise all together a while back when I was told the bag shakes the whole house and I had to stop. This after I had just finally established a habit. So I was happy to get the stand and immediately set up my garage workout area again and decide 12/26 I was going to lose some weight and get back in shape. At the time I weighed about 276 (didn't get a good weigh in for a few days) On the 3rd of January, people at my office decided to do a Biggest Looser contest, and after consideration, I decided it would be good, as it would help me with the change I was starting. Around that time I found MFP too.

I have been getting some cardio every day, have been snowshoeing one time, a 6 mile wallk once, and mix up my week between stationary bike, heavy bag, wii fit (those are my off days..), my wife and I started doing a cardo kick boxing workout which we've done a couple of times, and I have focues on core using kettle bells. I have a history of back pain and it's important to me to get a good start without a back injury.

Of course portion control and better eating is a big part of it too. I log everything into MFP, all food, all exercise.

Today was the 4th week of weigh ins, and I am down 20 lbs since the 4th of January. That's 5 lbs a week, a little fast, but except for beign active more and getting soem exercise every day, I do not in any way feel like I am over doing it. I eat enough to be satisfied and do not feel deprived at all now that I cut all the junk food out.

Anyway, long winded way of saying my first 20 is out of the way, now I need to repeat several more times.