The journey begins

This blog will follow my workout and training over the winter 2009-2010.

I first started to work out in September 2008. My first goal was to lose 20 kg in 8 months. I reached that goal, and have been able to lose a few more kilos after that without being on an actual diet or a workout routine over the summer.

I have now set new goals that I want to reach. These goals include losing weight, increased muscle strenght and increased stamina. I also want to add new sports into my workout routine, so I will also be reporting on my progress of learning new things.

At the moment my workout consists mainly of weight training, swimming, biking and aerobic workouts at the gym. I'm hoping to add at least a few new things to my list, butwe'll see how that goes.

I will also be very concious of my diet once again. My diet is more like a common sense -diet rather than a highly scientific one. I just try to eat less calories compared to what I use. Every day. The only thing that I have completely forbidden from myself indefinetely is alcohol. Even though alcohol has a lot of calories and therefore is not good for my weight loss process, the calories are not the main reason. I've noticed that one night of drinking will effect the workout during the next 4-5 days, and that I cannot afford during this winter period.

My blog entries will be a lot shorter than this first one, mainly consisting training and diet information.

And of the name of my blog for those who didn't get it. The target in my mind is a small boxing "tournament" we have at a friends summer cottage. I am the current champion of our annual event, but I'm afraid I will lose my title if I don't improve a lot before my next fight. Before I had a weight advantage, but now that most of it is gone, I need to compensate by being harder, faster and stronger.

And yes, I know I'm taking this a little bit too seriously.