Phase II's suck, suck, suck!!!

Well the easy part of the base exercise is over and now it's time for the crappy part.  The dreaded Phase II where we spend hours upon hours in our gas masks and chem suits playing war.  Good times!  I can't wait until Friday when this is over for hopefully another 3-4 months.  I hope that I only have to do one more of these before I leave Kadena.  But then again I am going to Korea where they do these once a month, so we will see how that goes.  Anyways enough complaining and on to better things.  I got in 5.3 miles tonight and I am half way through my exercise week.  My sciatica is bothering me but I just need to work through it.  I need to stay focused on where I want to go and I KNOW what I need to do to get there.  Run, Lift, Nutrition...

Gorillas in the Mist...

I told my buddy Jason Lane tonight that tonight's run was kinda like Gorillas in the mist.  Me being the Gorilla running in the mist.  It wasn't a rainy run but it was a true mist tonight which was awesome to run in.  Now if I could get my sciatica under control (weight loss) I would have enjoyed my run A LOT more.  Consistency, consistency, consistency.  That's the trick!  I got in a total of 5.33 miles tonight.  I am headed in the right direction.  Only 167 days until my Physical Fitness test month is here!  GET BUSY!!

Back to Work...

Well after last weeks activities, things are back to normal and I can get back to "fitness" work.  I have came up with a lofty goal since I won't be able to run the marathon this December, I needed something for me to work towards that will push me physically.  Starting on November 1st I am going to work on losing 10 lbs. a month.  I will weigh myself November 1st and post my weight and my picture which shouldn't look any different then the last one that I posted but it will be a start.  We have a LORE this week which means dressing up in MOPP gear and playing "war".  Good times.  Next week when things are back to normal I am going to start working on out processing or do what I can do right now.  I want to be proactive because Kadena isn't the best when it comes to people leaving this base.  Anyways, I got in 5.24 miles tonight before I head to work at midnight and work til noon.  Man I love Kadena!!!  Until next time...

Double Duty...

Well the morning started off pretty good once I finally got out of bed.  I really wanted to hit the snooze button and go back to sleep.  It would have been way easier to sleep in til 6AM.  But I finally rolled out of bed and rolled out the door to knock out my morning run.  I got in 5.27 miles and I got to do it under a full moon which was awesome.  After I got off work I debated going to the gym but I just hate fighting for equipment so I came home.  I got home to a quite house because Heather and my two sick girls were taking an afternoon nap.  So I decided to lace up the running shoes for a afternoon run.  It was raining off and on again and I love running in the rain.  It seemed like I was chasing the rain my entire run which I never did catch.  It was so humid though, you would have thought I did run in the rain.  It was a pretty good run but I was spent by the time I got home.  I got in 5.24 miles to finish off a pretty good day.

So the new, new plan is that on my PT days which are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I will come home and get in a second 5 mile run.  Even if I come home and go for a 5 mile walk it will still be better than fighting through my workout at the gym.  With that said on Tuesday and Fridays I will do TRX over at the gym because all I need is the TRX hook in the gym which no one uses.  And on Saturday I will just go for a run when I wake up.  I figure on holidays I will treat it like a Saturday and fore go doing a two-a-day work out.  Well that is the plan and it sounds pretty good to me.  We will see how it works.  Until next time...

Good Bye Three Day Weekend...

Well another 3 day weekend has come and gone (too quickly) and now we are back at it.  I am looking to build on last weeks numbers which shouldn't be hard to do since I didn't even get in 20 miles.  I got a bug Wednesday night and it really threw my week off track.  I am looking to bounce back and have a solid week.  I started it off this morning with a 5.14 mile run.  My afternoon workout didn't happen because Heather had to take Evie over to the dentist for one of her pre-surgery appointments and I needed to be here when Bella got home from school.  I am looking to get in another morning run and I have to play my afternoon workouts by ear because of Evie's appointments all week leading up to her dental surgery on Monday.  Stress, stress, stress!!!  It really freaks me out to have them put her out but I know it is for the best to get the dental work done that she needs.  I just hate the thought of them using anaesthesia on her being so young.  I pray everything goes EXTREMELY well and there will be no complications.  Until next time...

A Quickie...

Just a quick post.  I got in 5.25 miles this morning but that was it.  I am feeling under the weather so I stayed home this afternoon and took a nap.  I feel a little bit better but my stomach is still bothering me.  I hope that when I get up in the morning that I can get in my morning run.  I guess we will see.  Until next time...

TRX is a Monster!!

I thought I would switch it up this afternoon and do a little TRX instead of free weights.  I think I should of stuck to the free weights.  It's been awhile since I've done TRX and I always forget how killer of a work out it is.  You definitely need a strong core to do most of the exercises associated with TRX, which I DON'T have.  But I guess I need to be consistent with it to get that strong core.  Anyways, it was such a good work out it was giving me back cramps in places I didn't think I had muscles.  Good times.  I got in my morning run and then another 35 minutes on the treadmill this afternoon for a total of 7.48 miles for the day.  I should sleep good tonight.  Until next time...

It is go time!!!

On October 1st, it was officially 6 months until I am eligible to PT test again.  With that being said, It is officially 7 months until we are supposed to leave Okinawa.  Now with THAT being said if I fail my PT test I would be put on Admin hold and lose my orders, therefore lose my follow on and probably get a crappy base or worse get KICKED OUT!!  NOW is the time to focus and get to where I want to be because I don't want to be stuck at this base any longer than I have to.  So, IT IS GO TIME!!!!  In 6 months I hope to transform my body into something I will be proud of.  I have count down schedules all over my office and at the house.  I will start posting days left here to keep me aware and honest to what I want to accomplish.  Today I got in 7.92 total miles.  I did 5.29 miles in the morning before work and 2.63 at the gym after I got off work.  Before my afternoon run I got in 45 minutes of weight lifting.  My sciatic nerve is still bothering me but I think it is because I am heavy.  Well that is about to change!  I was pretty accountable for what I ate today.  I don't think I will keep a journal because I don't have the time.  I will be conscious of what I am eating and plan my meals the night before to take the guess work out of it.  I weighed in at 276.2 lbs this morning.  I didn't post another picture at the beginning of October because there really wasn't a change due to my lack of effort.  I hope to post a "change" picture on 1 November.  Let's do this!!!