Alright, we really needed a new fitness post. I take it I am not alone in letting things slide lately. The heat and stress (Work! No daycare! Wife starting classes again!) of the past month have completely derailed my workouts. My willpower on diet has been nearly non-existent too. I've been avoiding scales.
But I stepped on last Friday. Moment of truth, and all that.
207.
I'm heading backwards.
I cut out a lot of soda over the weekend, limiting myself to about 2.75 cans. I'd been having more than 2 a day the past weeks, so that was good. I'm giving myself one a day this coming week, then down from there the week after.
Mondays and Tuesdays are going to be hard for working out this semester, as those are the days my wife has class. But I'm going to try to get in some lifting at home, just little stuff, but something, at least one of those nights, and throw in some running or biking again the rest of the week. I'll think about bigger goals soon. Right now, I just need to stop the backwards movement.
207. Mark it down.
I! Shall not! Pass!
I took a while off of the gym after tryouts at the end of July. Just as I was getting ready to get back into things, I got this cold that's lasted for a good 10 days now. I went running yesterday, about 2.5 miles. I want to do at least that much 4 more times between now and Friday.
Boom 1/4 done
Got 2/4 done yesterday, barely. The wind was such that it seemed like I was always running into it, no matter which let I was on in my loop.
I don't know if I can get 3/4 in today. I only have 2 hours between the end of my library shift and beginning of my actual work shift, and the weather may not cooperate. If that's the case, I'll have to do 4 runs by Saturday.
I stepped on the scale this morning and saw the highest number of my life. Not good. I'm heading back to spinning tonight for the second time this week (after taking approximately 4 months off).
Did anyone else catch this week's Gleeman and the Geek podcast? Aaron is back on a diet and said that he's at 205, down 20 lbs. That means he gained 60 pounds from his lowest weight. Oy. But, I understand it. Man, if you have difficulty managing what you eat, it's really tough to stay on track unless you are super focused.
I've really had a hard time lately with eating. I have strayed away from what was working for me and as a result, I've been almost completely unable to control my appetite. Some really bad things have happened.
The good news is that my wife has been working out at the gym. When I'm home, I plan to make that a family event.
When you allow yourself to go on binge SABR weekend blitzes, you have to know you'll be paying the piper.
uh huh
I continue to make progress although at a slower rate than through most of the summer. The biggest recent accomplishment is that I am no longer "overweight" according to the BMI calculator. As some may remember, my sober moment was the day I plugged my height and weight into a BMI calculator and the results were that I was obese. Admitting obesity is a tough thing. I am not sure I have ever felt self-loathing as I did that day.
As of last week I am down to 182 lb and at a height of 6'0" that takes me into the high end of the "normal" range. I feel like I still have weight to lose and that I need to find something to refocus on after next week. In three short days I leave for an 8-day back country elk hunt. I am guessing that I will lose 5+ pounds as I hike around the mountains of Montana unless I get lucky and tag out early. Once I return home I have no races, no big hunts, and a looming winter... I need to figure something out.
Good work. I had to lose 43 lbs. to shake the obese tag, which sucked, big time. I just got to the not overweight level when I stalled out and have given back some of my gains.
I haven't looked for a while, but I'm pretty sure that at 5'5"/207 BMI classifies me as "dead."
The wife and I joined the YMCA this weekend. We'll see how this goes. We both recognize that our quality of life has decreased but dammit life feels so good for about five minutes when you're stuffing your face with pizza.
The spinning classes are great if you can drag yourself there. When I was in a routine last winter, I absolutely loved going.
I haven't been making any progress recently, but I haven't completely lost focus, so that's nice. I've been able to maintain my exercise regiment but have not been able to control my eating. I'm usually better at that in the winter, so hopefully better days ahead.
I got in a good habit of biking frequently there when summer wasn't so hot. And then it was so hot for a span and I stayed still inside.
I'm not much for exercise, but going to the Dam or through the park and that sounds like fun, not exercise.
Plus, I put the 1yearold and 3yearold in the Burly bike trailer and only have to yell at them so often.
Still 107 before bed last night. 105 this morning. <1 can of pop yesterday, kept myself under 2000 calories. Did not work out at all though. Tonight there will be lifting.
Reflections after doing the century ride on Sunday:
My biking buddy kept telling me to keep drinking water/electrolytes and eating. He said you do not want to run low on energy and bonk - can use upwards of 6000-7000 calories on such a ride.
I noticed all the bikers chowing down profusely at the breaks, so did likewise. Never really felt hungry, but you burn thru it.
I hadn't practiced eating in the saddle, but should have. As a safety precaution, I usually pull off the road to eat during training rides. But early on I had ripped open a Cliff Bar with my teeth and the contents went flying into the ditch. Natch!
Although I liberally applied chamois cream, I missed several areas (and paid for it). Natch**2!
I did take my bike in to the shop the week prior and had them change off the Zipps and put my regular road tires on - huge success as the wind came up in the late morning and the carbon clenchers would have killed me.
Last 10 miles were tough - your brain knows you are close to the end and your body starts to whine - every hill, every bump becomes a chore.
Congrats on the century! My wife trained while I was on a 6-month deployment and did the Lake Tahoe race...well, most of it. She clipped a tire at ~mile 75 and crashed hard: shredded her bike/forearm/knee/shin and literally split her brain bucket (and nearly her brain - was concussed). Had to be driven across the finish by my sister and parents after being directed by race EMT's that she couldn't ride anymore.
Tip o' th' cap to your wife. Hope she's fully recovered - did she get back into the saddle after that?
NBB: She did briefly - competed in the Twin Cities Triathlon (sprint distance) in 2009 or '10. Hasn't done much since but always says she wants to get back into it. Purchased a pretty nice Jamis and really seemed to enjoy it.
last saturday, I ran vicariously at the Girl's XC meet, then had a 16-oz curl workout with the Music Man that afternoon. This saturday, another vigorous vicarious workout at an XC meet, but probably no weights workout afterwards. I might actually go to the gym for a non-proxy workout.
I haven't managed to get a workout in. That is depressing. Tuesday was Aquinas' birthday, things got busy with that. Yesterday we spent time taking the kids to the park. I got my heart rate up playing with them, but it wasn't a dedicated fitness effort/sustained long enough. Then they didn't go to bed until late, so nothing happened.
Hopefully tonight. It's looking like a good possibility.
At least I've been consuming fewer calories. Much more conscious about snacking these last few days, and has been good. Still at 205.
I was going to work out yesterday, but decided that I don't have that much time left in the golfing season, so I did that, instead. Linds and I are finally getting out of the summertime doldrums. I think that the next few months ought to go much better.