Entries from September 2007

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Weekly Update - 9/30/07

Diet starting weight: 295
Week starting weight: 282
Today’s weight: 279
Week weight lost: 3 lbs
Total weight lost: 16 lbs

Today’s weigh-in is bittersweet.  On the one hand I made it into the 270s, which is huge for me.  On the other hand, my goal for the end of this month was to get to 278, so I missed it by [...]

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

I feel fitter when I wear running shoes

Ever since buying a pair of properly fitting running shoes (two pair actually) I have been wearing my running shoes more and more as I go about my daily business, whether it’s going to work, the grocery store or watching my kids’ soccer games.
The last few summers I have been wearing Crocs sandals, which I [...]

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Started Week 2

On Tuesday I officially started Week 2 of the Couch-to-5k running program that is the basis for my cardio workouts. 

5k Week
Date
Incline
Warmup
Walk
Jog
Time
Miles
KMs

2a
9/25/2007
2%
3.5
3.0
5.0
37
2.34
3.77

2a
9/26/2007
2%
3.5
3.0
5.0
37
2.33
3.75

2a
9/27/2007
2%
3.5
3.0
5.0
37
2.33
3.75

I am warming up with a 5 minute walk at 3.5mph then alternating 90 seconds of jogging at 5.0mph with 2 minutes of walking at 3.0. I repeat this for 9 intervals with the last walk being [...]

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Honeycrisp Season

It’s Honeycrisp season in Minnesota. That’s great news for me because these apples are without a doubt the best tasting apples around and they make a stellar treat sure to satisfy any of my sweet tooth cravings.  Because my whole family enjoys them we always keep a good supply and because they store so well even [...]

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

More Signs of Dedication

I’ve never been great at sticking to things, and certainly not exercise.  But I’m seeing lots of signs that I am changing and staying with the program.
Like yesterday, when I got up at 3:45am to lift weights for 45 minutes before I got on a plane to Chicago.  After a long day I ended up [...]