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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Weekend Update
Well this week ended up being a bust. I was able to do my first run of the week on Tuesday. Moving week to week has been interesting, yet this week was definitely the hardest. I started out running for 3 minutes and then break for 1:30 minutes. Then I have to run 5 minutes and the walk for 2:30 minutes. Then I had to repeat it.
Let me tell you what running 5 minutes is like for someone who has never ran before. I felt like my lungs were straight piped to my throat by a 4" piece of pipe. My legs felt like they were going to explode. 5 minutes is a long time. However, I made it. I have begun to see that running is more mental for me than it is anything else. I have learned how to control my breathing and have learned how to pace myself.
On Wednesday when I set out to do my cross training to give my legs a rest, I felt like my workout was dragging and I was working way harder than usual. When I went home after work I started feeling sick. I ended up with a fever and stomach issues. The fever finally broke sometime before 4 am, but the stomach issues have remained for the rest of the week. I did do a run Friday night and was able to do my same run I did on Tuesday, but I felt it. I am going to repeat this week on this upcoming week and even though it will push my schedule back a week, it will be ok. In the end I will be stronger for it. The best advice I was given was by the guy at the Runners North store in Providence. He said to listen to your body when running. It will help you prevent injuries. We'll see how this next week goes.
Let me tell you what running 5 minutes is like for someone who has never ran before. I felt like my lungs were straight piped to my throat by a 4" piece of pipe. My legs felt like they were going to explode. 5 minutes is a long time. However, I made it. I have begun to see that running is more mental for me than it is anything else. I have learned how to control my breathing and have learned how to pace myself.
On Wednesday when I set out to do my cross training to give my legs a rest, I felt like my workout was dragging and I was working way harder than usual. When I went home after work I started feeling sick. I ended up with a fever and stomach issues. The fever finally broke sometime before 4 am, but the stomach issues have remained for the rest of the week. I did do a run Friday night and was able to do my same run I did on Tuesday, but I felt it. I am going to repeat this week on this upcoming week and even though it will push my schedule back a week, it will be ok. In the end I will be stronger for it. The best advice I was given was by the guy at the Runners North store in Providence. He said to listen to your body when running. It will help you prevent injuries. We'll see how this next week goes.
Monday, October 18, 2010
New Goals
My wife thought this is something that I should keep to myself until a later time, but I know I can put it on here because it is my journey of my thoughts and feelings with my life change and this most definitely is in that category. And besides I know that no one in my immediate family reads this so my secret will still be safe with me. But there is a story that goes with it, so you will have to bear with me to find out my news.
So a couple of weeks ago, I was talking with my supervisor at work, who has been a huge support and great influence on me. Recently, he had some health problems come up in his life that were unexpected to him and his family and he decided to make a life change and has really kicked some butt at it. He has lost a lot of weight and even picked up the sport of running, even when it was difficult for him. As he went through the process, his body adapted and he actually ran a marathon a couple of months ago. Just a great inspiration to me of changing his life and being an example to his family of healthy living. Anyways, I was talking to him about the marathon he ran and we got on the topic of the recent St. George marathon and talking about several people we know who ran it and the times they finished it in. I was telling him about my next door neighbor who ran it it and how he ran it in 4:06:00. A great time if you ask me. But I know a few other people who had run it in 3:48:00 and faster. Truly an amazing accomplishment. We started talking about one of our co-workers who ran the marathon and got a PR for his running. He told me that when he worked in our department he was a little overweight and so he took up running. As he started running and making better choices personally in his diet and life, the pounds started shedding off of him. I told him how I have been struggling with getting my running program going and it always seems like after a couple of weeks, I get hurt and stop the program, or I just get bored with it. And that was that.
Well later in the week I received a phone call from the wellness committee director telling me that I had won the drawing for the month of September and that I had $100 to spend towards anything fitness related. So I decided that I was going to purchase a new pair of running shoes. During my runs lately I have been struggling with sore legs and shin splints. So I went and purchased the new pair of shoes that same night. A couple of days later I brought the shoes to work for my run and showed my supervisor, and I told him that it was my first day to try them out. During my run, the first little bit was a little nerve racking. I thought I had purchased the wrong pair of shoes. My shins didn't hurt, but the muscle up the outsides of my legs above my ankles hurt really bad. At the end of my run though my legs didn't hurt and my run was actually very comfortable. I must interject something here. I am not running 100% of the time. I have never been a runner basically because I have always been overweight and I was a wuss my whole childhood and would never work through the pain of running. So I am gradually working myself into running for 30 minutes straight with a program I found on the internet called Couch to 5K. It is from the website http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/index.shtml
I am on week 4 already and it seems like the first two days of the week suck, but on the last day my runs are great and my body has adapted to the running regimen.
One morning I was talking to my supervisor again about running and how I really enjoyed it now with my new shoes and he said that I he was going to run another marathon. I don't really remember how it came up but we got talking about the Ogden marathon and he said, I'll run it if you run it. It really caught me off guard because running a marathon wasn't in my list of things to do anytime soon. It always looks like a lot of pain. But I started contemplating it, my work will reimburse the cost of the marathon and all I have to do is finish it. I said that I would talk to my wife and see. When I went home that night I decided to do it. So I am running a MARATHON. It's in May. So I figure I have 7 months to train and so I will finish my current workout and by February start my real marathon training. My current plan ends the week before Thanksgiving and I should be able to run for 30 minutes nonstop. My goal is to start another running program that will keep me going through the holidays and into the new year. Life is exciting right now, I feel good and I am trying to stay focused and positive about my goal.
So a couple of weeks ago, I was talking with my supervisor at work, who has been a huge support and great influence on me. Recently, he had some health problems come up in his life that were unexpected to him and his family and he decided to make a life change and has really kicked some butt at it. He has lost a lot of weight and even picked up the sport of running, even when it was difficult for him. As he went through the process, his body adapted and he actually ran a marathon a couple of months ago. Just a great inspiration to me of changing his life and being an example to his family of healthy living. Anyways, I was talking to him about the marathon he ran and we got on the topic of the recent St. George marathon and talking about several people we know who ran it and the times they finished it in. I was telling him about my next door neighbor who ran it it and how he ran it in 4:06:00. A great time if you ask me. But I know a few other people who had run it in 3:48:00 and faster. Truly an amazing accomplishment. We started talking about one of our co-workers who ran the marathon and got a PR for his running. He told me that when he worked in our department he was a little overweight and so he took up running. As he started running and making better choices personally in his diet and life, the pounds started shedding off of him. I told him how I have been struggling with getting my running program going and it always seems like after a couple of weeks, I get hurt and stop the program, or I just get bored with it. And that was that.
Well later in the week I received a phone call from the wellness committee director telling me that I had won the drawing for the month of September and that I had $100 to spend towards anything fitness related. So I decided that I was going to purchase a new pair of running shoes. During my runs lately I have been struggling with sore legs and shin splints. So I went and purchased the new pair of shoes that same night. A couple of days later I brought the shoes to work for my run and showed my supervisor, and I told him that it was my first day to try them out. During my run, the first little bit was a little nerve racking. I thought I had purchased the wrong pair of shoes. My shins didn't hurt, but the muscle up the outsides of my legs above my ankles hurt really bad. At the end of my run though my legs didn't hurt and my run was actually very comfortable. I must interject something here. I am not running 100% of the time. I have never been a runner basically because I have always been overweight and I was a wuss my whole childhood and would never work through the pain of running. So I am gradually working myself into running for 30 minutes straight with a program I found on the internet called Couch to 5K. It is from the website http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/index.shtml
I am on week 4 already and it seems like the first two days of the week suck, but on the last day my runs are great and my body has adapted to the running regimen.
One morning I was talking to my supervisor again about running and how I really enjoyed it now with my new shoes and he said that I he was going to run another marathon. I don't really remember how it came up but we got talking about the Ogden marathon and he said, I'll run it if you run it. It really caught me off guard because running a marathon wasn't in my list of things to do anytime soon. It always looks like a lot of pain. But I started contemplating it, my work will reimburse the cost of the marathon and all I have to do is finish it. I said that I would talk to my wife and see. When I went home that night I decided to do it. So I am running a MARATHON. It's in May. So I figure I have 7 months to train and so I will finish my current workout and by February start my real marathon training. My current plan ends the week before Thanksgiving and I should be able to run for 30 minutes nonstop. My goal is to start another running program that will keep me going through the holidays and into the new year. Life is exciting right now, I feel good and I am trying to stay focused and positive about my goal.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Doublin' Up
Well, I have been doing some doubling up on my exercising. I have two videos that I have been doing, they are the Biggest Loser videos. They are only 30 minute workouts, but when I do one video in the morning to get me going through the day, and then after everything has settled down at night, my wife usually does her workout, so I started doing my workouts at night as well. When I first started doing the cardio workout I could only do half of the workout. When I say half the workout I mean I couldn't even do all of the half of the workout. Then after the first week, I started seeing the differences. I started being able to do all of the half of the workouts, then I started doing all of the workouts. I decided to buy the second DVD and doubling up on the workouts. I am finishing up the first week with both of the dvd's and am feeling a noticeable change with myself.
The dvd's have a 6-8 week "Maximum Results" workout that I have been doing. It starts with weeks 1-2, then 3-4 and 5-6. I am probably going to make it 9 weeks and do each level for three weeks. Eight more weeks to go. My goal is to lose 40-50lbs by November.
The dvd's have a 6-8 week "Maximum Results" workout that I have been doing. It starts with weeks 1-2, then 3-4 and 5-6. I am probably going to make it 9 weeks and do each level for three weeks. Eight more weeks to go. My goal is to lose 40-50lbs by November.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
New Week
Well it's a new week tomorrow. This week I had a sort of mind opening experience. I hadn't gotten up to do my workouts the past week. It seemed like I was so tired every morning, like my body felt like lead and I didn't want to get up @ 5:30 to go walking. Even though I was tracking everything I was eating, I didn't feel all that good because I hadn't worked out all week. Then I really had a giant thought, if I didn't start doubling up on my exercise and working out more I wouldn't be getting to my goal of 40 - 50 lbs. So I decided that starting tomorrow I will be getting up and going on my walk and then at night after things are squared away I need to do another 30+ minutes of exercise to make my goal. I don't think that it's going to be another walk, but maybe something to do with weights and trying to tone my muscles. We'll see how that goes for a week or so.
Monday, August 9, 2010
It's Been a While
It really has been a while since I last updated. I can't say why I stopped updating, not can I explain my mindset. I had just started my running program when I noticed that the inside of my left knee started throbbing. So I stopped the program for a while and decided to let it get better. Well then we moved and I just stopped everything, I stopped going to Weight Watchers, mainly because we don't have the money to keep me going, but also because I just got into my normal funk and decided that I didn't want to go nor keep track of everything I ate. Well, it all fell apart and I just got fed up again. I hadn't let myself slip all the way back mainly because I have set a goal to lose at least 50 lbs by Nov. We are going to Sacramento for Thanksgiving and so I set my goal.
We started the pedometer contest at work and I signed up to participate in it. They are used a website to track our steps called: http://startwalkingnow.org/. It's the American Heart Association's website. They have a steps tracker plus a food tracker, but I am using the http://www.livestrong.com, the daily plate. My ultimate goal is 100 lbs, but I will start with 50. I never thought that walking everyday was going to help me lose weight, but there was an article on Livestrong.com called Walking Tips To Lose Weight, here is the link: http://www.livestrong.com/article/104473-walking-tips-lose-weight/?utm_source=augustnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100803. I have been trying to increase my walking to 45 minutes each morning, but some mornings I only get 30 in. At least I am going each morning. Well it is getting late and I have to get up for my walk at 5:30.
We started the pedometer contest at work and I signed up to participate in it. They are used a website to track our steps called: http://startwalkingnow.org/. It's the American Heart Association's website. They have a steps tracker plus a food tracker, but I am using the http://www.livestrong.com, the daily plate. My ultimate goal is 100 lbs, but I will start with 50. I never thought that walking everyday was going to help me lose weight, but there was an article on Livestrong.com called Walking Tips To Lose Weight, here is the link: http://www.livestrong.com/article/104473-walking-tips-lose-weight/?utm_source=augustnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100803. I have been trying to increase my walking to 45 minutes each morning, but some mornings I only get 30 in. At least I am going each morning. Well it is getting late and I have to get up for my walk at 5:30.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Running Around
Last week I wasn't able to hit the second week of running. I started the first day, but because of my running the week before I had a sore ankle and it just didn't happen. I am, this week, however, starting week two. Normally I should start on Monday, but this week we closed on our new home so I wasn't able to take my normal exercise/lunch time. Yesterday I started my week two regimen which is run two minutes and then walk one minute and I repeat that 10 times. I will probably have to have two weeks of this schedule. My 8 week walk/run program is slowly turning into a 10 week program, which I don't mind. I really want to pull through this whole program. So it might just turn into a 16 week program, which is fine. My body seems to need an extra week of a new week. Being a bit more overweight than the average beginning runner, I can't take it too fast or else I will sustain some sort of injury.
This week's weigh-in was great. I worked really hard last week. The weekend was a little bumpy, but I had done enough work the week before to help me take home a 2.4lb loss. This week I am trying to keep up with that weight loss. I have tinkered with my numbers for this week, dropping down my everyday points a couple of notches. Along with my workouts, I hope that I will be able to take home another 2.4lbs, or even some loss. This weekend may be a bit hard to stick to my diet because we are now moving into our new home on Saturday, but I am going to try very hard. We'll see what happens on Monday.
This week's weigh-in was great. I worked really hard last week. The weekend was a little bumpy, but I had done enough work the week before to help me take home a 2.4lb loss. This week I am trying to keep up with that weight loss. I have tinkered with my numbers for this week, dropping down my everyday points a couple of notches. Along with my workouts, I hope that I will be able to take home another 2.4lbs, or even some loss. This weekend may be a bit hard to stick to my diet because we are now moving into our new home on Saturday, but I am going to try very hard. We'll see what happens on Monday.
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