Totals for 31 Dec 2010

Well I got in my last run of the year today. I got in 6.18 miles and I burned 1,238 treadmill calories. I wish I had a more accurate count but I figure I burn at least 1,000 calories when I put in the miles I do at the weight I am at. It was a pretty good run today but for some reason I was burning up in the gym. I am looking forward to this coming year and the potential it brings. I want to look back at 2011 and be proud of the things that I have accomplished. I hope to run my first marathon in 2011 which will make the year a success. Plus I hope to be around the 200 lbs mark by the end of this year. It is time to get focused and get to work. JUST RUN!!

Totals for 30 Dec 2010

Well I didn't run yesterday because I was under the weather but what a difference a day makes. Today's run felt really good and I got most of my energy back that I was lacking. Hopefully it continues for the rest of the week. I weighed in at 272.4 lbs today which it will be nice to be around 270 going into January. I hope to make January a good weight loss month and knock out my PT test on the 31st. I got in 6.11 miles and burned 1,218 treadmill calories. It is always nice to have energy left over after I finished running. I felt like I could have kept going which is a plus. I just need to keep on track through this final holiday weekend and hit the ground running in 2011. JUST RUN!!

Totals for 28 Dec 2010

Well I think that I have a bug or something because the energy during my runs is not there. But while I struggle through my run at least I am getting out there and running. That is the important thing. Go and Do!!! Maybe it's the 12 hour shifts, or waking up at 445AM for work, or maybe I'm not eating enough. OR maybe it is just an excuse and I need to suck it up and JUST RUN. I weighed in at 272.6 lbs this morning which is in the right direction. Tonight I got in 5.65 miles and burned 1,085 "treadmill" calories. Time to go to bed so I can do it all over again tomorrow. JUST RUN!!

Totals for 27 Dec 2010

Well it's the Monday after Christmas and I unfortunately took last week off to feed my face. And tonight's run showed me the fruits of my holiday labors. I made it through the run without throwing up so that is a bonus. I weighed in at 275.4 lbs so I didn't gain all of my weight back that I lost the week before last. I finally get to starting using my Runner's Day-by-Day Log 2011 Calendar I got this past fall. The days started today even though I look at these last few days of 2010 as a warm up for the year to come. It's time to get serious and get to work. Tonight I got in 5.63 miles and burned 1,083 "treadmill" calories. As much as it sucked I am glad I got the workout in and that is after working a 12+ hour shift. This is going to take some commitment on my part and it's time to get focused for 2011. GET SOME!!!

Totals for 18 Dec 2010

Well today was a free eating day and I took advantage. It seems when I have my "free" eating day I feel less motivated to exercise which was almost the case tonight. I almost didn't go and get my run in BUT my conscience was pricking at me so I got my lazy butt up and went. I am glad that I went tonight because I had my best run of the week. I got in 6.23 miles and I felt really good afterwards. It's days like these that I remember why I love to run. And people call me crazy but I love running on the treadmill just as much as I love to run outside. I guess all those miles I put on the treadmills in the Middle East did something to me. Tomorrow is my day off from running but I will get in a walk around the neighborhood so I get some type of workout in. Plus I have to mow the lawn and that's always a chore. I weighed in at 271.2 lbs this morning which was awesome. Can't wait to be in the 260's next week and who knows maybe in the 250's before the New Year. Until next time...

Totals for 17 Dec 2010

Well today was a better day for running. It took me 71 minutes to get 6 miles tonight but at least I got back up to 6 miles and I didn't feel like I was going to die. Well at least not totally going to die!! I weighed in at 272.8 lbs. this morning so we are still headed in the right direction. I know that this water weight loss will soon end and the REAL work will start. Just need to keep at it and keep it going. I forgot to add that starting on 15 December I set a personal goal to lose 20 lbs by 15 January. I know that is a pretty lofty goal but I am going to try and knock it out. JUST RUN!! Until next time...

Totals for 16 Dec 2010

Well this week is turning out like last week. Monday I went to PT in the morning and got in 3.25 miles. Tuesday I went to football practice and Wednesday I had a football game. Both days I didn't really get in all that much exercise cause I am playing center which sucks. NEWS FLASH!! I am not getting the exercise I need playing football. As a matter of fact it is screwing up my running because my legs hurt all the time along with bad knee pains and a strained left hamstring. So I think my football playing days are finished now. I need to get focused on my Personal Fit Test (PFT) on January 31st. No more screwing around and time to hit the treadmill/streets and lift some weights. Today was a real wake up for me. I was on the treadmill for 70 minutes and barely got in 5.58 miles. And I felt like I was going to die and I have to admit I was a little pukey feeling. The nice thing is I weighed in at 274.4 lbs this morning and that puts me down 4 lbs. this week. I got to keep this up, no excuses and no reason not to. Until next time...

Last Week.

Well I didn't get time to post workouts for last week because of the inspection that we had at work and putting in over time. It wasn't my typical workout week which seemed good since I was pretty sore all week. I decided to play on the intramural football team this year. Last Sunday was our first practice and it was a good time but I was pretty sore come Monday. Monday was a really rainy day so we didn't do our normal run outside. We ended up playing basketball for about an hour in the gym which was a good time. Wednesday we did cross training for PT in the morning which is always a good workout if you push yourself. Thursday I paced one of my troops during his PT test in the morning. I got in 3.25 miles. Friday was another football day and my legs are killing me from all the cutting, juking, etc. that goes along with playing football. It sure is different than running mile after mile. So it wasn't my typical workout week but at least I got in some exercise regardless. I will try to get in some more running now that we start playing games on Mondays and Wednesdays. Need to get serious about my workouts with my PT test coming up on 31 Jan. 2011. We are getting close now. I think I will start to add 50 push-ups/50 sit-ups when I get up in the morning and before I go to bed starting Monday (13 Dec). I think that will help come the end of January. Until next time...