Day Two Hundred and Forty-Two - April in Review

The month of April has been really great.  I was able to get back to my morning workout routine which is critical for me.  Also, I did not miss a single day of exercising.  I don't know if I have done that in any of my prior months.  I lost nine pounds this month.  I'm seeing some major differences in my body.  I think a lot of that is attributed to my workout routine.  I added planks this past month (which are killer!) and I'm going to be adding pushups in just a few more weeks.  I realized that I can wear a whole wardrobe of old clothes (I like a lot of these clothes, so that is pretty cool) which will save me a ton of money.  One of the best things was celebrating a milestone birthday with my beautiful bride.

Probably one of the most noticeable things for me has been some muscle tone in my stomach and chest.  I am assuming this is a result of my crunches and planks.  Don't get me wrong, there is still quite a good amount of fat that I am working to lose.  I am simply starting to see some shape that isn't just round.  There is also a lot of loose skin.  I am excited to see how that changes through the summer.  My energy level keeps improving as well.  I'm able to stand for longer amounts of time.  Outside of the normal waking up hearing my kids at night (or from all the storms we've been having), I am sleeping much better these days.  My range of motion continues to improve which is amazing.  All in all, I would say that April was a big win for me.  May starts tomorrow, and I'm going to keep losing my butter half.

I did really good with my calorie intake today.  I had a few more calories than I planned, but I had salad twice today!  My workout this morning was hard, but I made it through.  I am only about two and a half weeks away from adding pushups to the routine.  I think I'll see a lot of changes at that point.