Happy Veteran's Day

Well it was a nice final day off to end my leave. Now it's back to the grind for a day and then I get the weekend off. That is pretty nice. I didn't work out on Wednesday (10 Nov 2o1o) because I was pretty sore but I did get in a pretty good workout tonight. Starter weeks are always rough but I need to stick with it and get through it. It will get easier the more that I work out, that much I do know. So with that said I got in 5 miles total today and I lifted weights for an hour. We went to the grocery store today before I went to the gym and bought a ton of fruits and vegetables to start FIT FOR LIFE. It should be interesting to see how that goes. It will overhaul how we have been eating as a family and should do us all a ton of good. It will be difficult to change my eating habits but it will be nice once it is accomplished. Until next time...

Totals 09 Nov 2010

Well day 2 is under my belt and I am kinda sore today. I have been taking it easy with the weight lifting so I can still walk around. I think with the running and the weight lifting, I will be sore regardless. I just need to work through it this week and hopefully by next week the soreness will start to go away. I got in 4.86 miles and I lifted for an hour. It's hard to start my new eating program right now because I am still on leave. It will take off next week when I get back to work and things get back to normal around here. Until next time...

282.6 lbs and disgusted

Well it seems that time again. I have reached that magical weight where it's time to lose it once again. I was going to post a before picture but I can't bring myself to do it. Maybe when I get to where I want to be then I will post the before/ after pics. I guess we will see. I think with this coming journey I will look for ways to make life changes so that this will be the very LAST time I will ever have to drop this weight. I think to myself on occasion that wouldn't it be nice to finally say, "I used to have a weight problem". I guess only time will tell. And once again it starts:

-30 minutes Cardio(intervals)

(I'm using the runner's weight lifting program from bodybuilding.com which I really like because I can still run and work into lifting weights.)
-Leg Presses
-Seated Calf Raises
-Chest Press
-Extensions
-Upright Rows
-Wide Grip Pulldowns
-Preacher Curls
-Tricep Dips
-Overhead Press
-Seated Crunches
*Front Bridge

-30 minutes Cardio (treadmill or track work)

This is the program that I am shooting for and it worked pretty well for me today. The first week of lifting is only 1x set; 20 reps. Not too bad as long as I don't over do it.

To go along with this is Fit for Life. I hope that applying those eating principles will help me change the biggest problem that I face which is my eating habits. Well here we go again and it's all up to me to fix this.

Before I close I got in 4.72 miles today and 45 minutes of lifting. I was going to post my exercises and weights but it seems to be missing from my iPhone. Oh well, maybe tomorrow it will be working smoother. Until next time...

Weigh In & running totals for 27 Sep 2010

Tonight I weighed in at 271.5 lbs so at least I am not starting completely over. I got in 5.5 miles today and that took about everything I had in me to get that in. I am still pretty sore from playing volleyball on Saturday. We will see if I can stay on track this week and get into the 260's to start off October. And I hope to kick off losing 10 lbs. a month from here on out. I want to run the Okinawa Marathon in February and towards the middle of October should be 18 weeks out from that marathon. I will have to train hard because it is quite hilly for my first one. So we will see what happens. Regardless I have another PT test coming up in January so no time like the present to start training for that. Until next time...

Total for 15 Sep 2010

Ran 6 miles tonight (18.59 total). I don't know why I feel I need to run at least 6 miles every run BUT if I don't then I feel like I am cheating myself out of a good work out. Oh well, until next time...

Totals for 13 & 14 Sep 2010

Just a real quick post before I have to get ready to head to work. Yesterday I ran 6.28 miles and tonight I ran 6.31 miles. I am trying to be better about getting consistent with my running and blogging. This is the week to get it started once again. January is right around the corner along with another PT test. The time is now to start preparing and start losing this weight. JUST RUN!!

Running Totals for 10 Aug 10

Well I can't seem to get motivated to string together some workouts so I guess I will try again and see what happens. No mileage goals or anything of that sort just trying to get to the gym 6 days a week from here on out. Just get over there and do something. My main focus will be running but even if I get over there and just walk on the treadmill to get my heart rate up will be better than nothing. I just want to work on being consistent right now and once I have made working out a habit again then I will set some obtainable goals. I ran 6.37 miles today and I burned 1,342 treadmill calories. My starting weight is 274 lbs. I hope I can work on that number and start to get to where I need to be before I PT test again in either December before I deploy (if I deploy this time) or by January 2011 when my 6 month PT test comes due. The main thing is starting now so it is not a problem in four to five months. CONSISTENCY!! Until next time...