Rough week

Weight: 245 (+2, -7 total)

Sorry for the delay between posts. Last weekend was a crazy weekend and I just kind of ran out of time. Anyway, before everyone gets all bent out of shape over the +2, I must say that I actually feel lucky it isn't worse. Two weeks ago when I reached -9 lbs I was feeling really good. I continued that following week with eating well and increasing my exercise. I even motivated myself to get back to the gym and do some work on the weights. I felt like I had turned a corner. But then I had a setback. If this was a medical blog I'd go into more details, but for our purposes here I'll just say that I have been dealing with a very uncomfortable and painful issue which has made it difficult to do absolutely anything at all. The good news is that while I am certainly not feeling back to normal yet, I am feeling like I can resume some physical activity. I'm going to at least give it a go, and I look forward to getting back into a regular routine this week.

I have seven weeks to go until the warrior dash. I'm not exactly where I was hoping to be at this point in my training. I feel like my cardio is good and I won't have trouble with the running part. I still need to improve my strength and I'd really like to lose some significant weight, quickly if possible. Kathy and I made more of a commitment to eating not only better and healthier, but also to purchasing a lot more of our groceries from the organic department. So far we've been doing a pretty good job. Kathy has especially been doing well. I still have too many times where I give in to temptation, but I'm working at that.

So that's really about it. I don't have much to add today. I'm very frustrated in regards to the last 10 days. I haven't gotten any exercise at all. I've been eating okay, save for a rather disastrous evening at a Phillies game the other night. My exercise plan for the week is this:

Sunday: a brisk walk/light jog just to ease back into exercising, softball game
Monday: 40 mins. eliptical, weights
Tuesday: basketball (or 30 min. jog)
Wednesday: 40 mins. eliptical, weights
Thursday: off
Friday: whatever I can squeeze in between work and a t-ball trip to the Reading Phillies
Sat: run 30 mins.

I am going to register for a 5K this week too, just to keep giving me a target/goal for my Warrior Dash training. Kathy is running Broad Street next week, so I'll look for a race the following Saturday.

Thanks for reading. Since things have not gone so well the last 7-10 days I will post an update on Wednesday to document and progress.

41

Weight: 243 lbs (-2, -9 total)

Tomorrow I turn 41. I'm okay with the age, though I'll admit it is starting to seem a little strange. I noticed last week that Mike Brady and Lou Grant, two people I used to think were REALLY old, were 40 during the runs of those shows. Oh well...

I'm feeling good. I had a good week of exercise and ate less. This weather and being outside keeps me away from the snacks, which is what I need. I ran three times this week, but didn't get to play basketball, and didn't hit the weights. I definitely need to find the motivation/inspiration to go to the gym. Getting the cardio on my runs is good, but I have to do more. I just hate going.

Although I ate less, I didn't eat real healthy. I went to a happy hour on Wed and probably didn't need all the calories in the beer, but I really rarely go out for a few drinks so I cut myself some slack. We ate out at Chickie's and Pete's yesterday and I paid no heed to my caloric intake. I did not drink any calories, but we split an appetizer and I had no problem downing a cheeseburger. I ate a small lunch and breakfast though so I left myself some room. Today we had pizza for dinner, but I only had two slices and didn't eat a whole lot else during the day. As is our tradition on a birthday in this house, we are having ice cream tonight (we usually celebrate on the birthday weekend), so I am anxiously awaiting that.  As for the big day tomorrow, I'm not really counting my calories. Tomorrow morning I will be a guest of Ryan's at a "Donuts With Dad" event at his school, and Kathy offered to make me whatever I wanted for dinner, so we'll be having her killer meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans. We'll likely top it off with a walk down to Rita's, and then I'll be back on track on Tuesday.

I have exactly two months until the Warrior Dash. I think I'm getting there. I'm not where I want to be yet, but my weight is going down and my exercise is going up. I just need to do a little more. I'm hoping to run another 5K in the next two or three weeks (maybe this Saturday, actually) to help me maintain focus. I'm feeling good.

An Easter miracle

(Weight 245, no change)

I don't know how I did it, but somehow I managed to hold firm and not gain any weight this week. I more or less mailed it in and did nothing this week. I did play hoops on Tuesday, but that was the only exercise I got all week. My eating was atrocious as I went to two cookouts on Thurs and Fri evenings, and two Easter meals on Saturday.I also had a large Easter meal today. I didn't count calories, and frankly I didn't even pay attention to anything. But Saturday night it all kind of caught up to me. I didn't feel well at all and dealt with a severely upset stomach. But I woke up feeling better today, and also feeling like I needed some exercise. I went out for a 2.5 mile run, felt good, and felt like I was instantly back on track.

This week my goals are simple: write down my calories, drink a lot of water, run 3x after work, play basketball on Tuesday, and get to the gym at least once to do some weights. I think I can do this.

Sorry for the short post. Busy day today, and honestly not much to write about. Hopefully I can get the needle pointing the right way again this week.

No news, but down a pound

Weight (245 lbs -1, -7 total)

Nothing new to report since Sunday. Exercise has been minimal, food choices could be better. I've just been having a busy and hectic week.