The first real test of my new, healthy lifestyle is coming up. I leave this morning for Las Vegas, Sin City and will be out of town for about 11 days in total. That’s a lot of time away from my home comfort zone, with plenty of unhealthy temptations. Can I do it? I don’t know if my goal should be to lose weight while gone, or to not gain any. Ultimately I would like to try and lose at least 2lbs while I am gone.
I think I can.
I will try and stay far away from starches and the candy in the mini bar. I will drink plenty of water and avoid the late night food binges. Oh, no buffets. Really, no buffets in Vegas? I’ll be at the Rio for part of my trip, they are known for their great seafood buffet!
I will workout, daily!
Yes, I will absolutely work out every day of my trip. If for some reason my diet slips up, I will make up for it in the gym. Anyone care to join me?
My Lederhosen are packed for the annual Oktoberfest warm-up party. The last 2 years, I have gone to Munich for Oktoberfest with a group of others from my industry. As you may guess, it’s filled with beer, food and drunken fun. Every January, at our Vegas convention, one of the sponsoring companies throws a party at the Hofbrauhaus for those who have attended the Munich event. We dress up in our German outfits and storm the place. Can you imagine 20-30 people dressed in Lederhosen and Dirndls walking through a casino? Yeah, we make quite the scene! This will be the only night I plan to consume a single beer. I will earn it with my diet and workout discipline!
In preparation for my trip I really kicked it into overdrive this week. I have continued my daily cardio, but added mon/wed/friday lifting. I even hit the gym this morning for another hour of Cardio. I can’t help myself.
Fridays workout was a full 60 minutes on the elliptical followed by an hour and a half of shoulders and back on the weights. I used the iFitness app for the first time on my iPod touch and was quite impressed! I exported my workout as follows:
Cable seated close row (1 x 15 100lbs, 1 x 12 110lbs, 1 x 10 120lbs )
Machine row ( 1 x 15 70lbs, 2 x 12 85lbs )
Machine Back flys ( 1 x 15 70lbs, 1 x 12 70lbs, 1 x 12 62.5lbs )
Dumbbell shoulder press ( 1 x 15 20lbs ea, 1 x 12 30lbs ea, 1 x 12 35lbs ea )
Assisted Pull-up ( 1 x 10 175lbs, 2 x 8 175lbs extra help on last 3 )
Dumbbell front raise ( 1 x 12 15lbs ea, 2 x 10 15lbs ea)
Upright row ( 1 x 15 35lbs, 1 x 11 35lbs, 1 x 6 50lbs )
Dumbbell shrugs ( 1 x 12 45lbs ea, 1 x 12 40lbs ea, 1 x 10 40lbs ea )
Lat pulldown ( 1 x 12 100lbs, 1 x 12 85lbs, 1 x 10 85lbs )
Dumbbell lateral raise ( 1 x 15 10lbs ea, 2 x 12 10lbs ea )
One hell of a workout, but it felt great. I’m a little sore this morning though!
So, wish me luck as I travel to Vegas. May I win plenty of money while staying on my healthy path!