Slacker

I've been slacking on writing so I will play a little catch up with this post. Friday I got in 4.4 miles during Fat Boy class but decided to take the night off to relax and give my legs a break. Saturday I got in 6.22 miles and I ran later at night just to switch it up a little bit. I could have went further last night but I plan on doing a longer run on Sunday (10+) so I will save the mileage for then. I'm still at 257.2 lbs, so I haven't lost any weight since I've been home BUT I haven't gained any of my weight back either. This next week I will really see what I can do with my eating and dropping a few more lbs. before next Monday when I test. Just one more week and we will see if I have done enough to lose those two inches. Fingers crossed!! JUST RUN!!

Very sore legs today

I know that I've had some good exercise when I need to use the hand rail to go up and down my stairs. Today was no exception and I'm sure tomorrow will follow suit. My FIP class today was a really good workout. We worked in teams of two and it goes a lot smoother when you are working with someone who wants to work out. Tonight's run felt pretty good even with the sore legs. My totals for the day are 9.11 miles. I am happy with that total. I need to keep pushing myself until I get to where I want to be. First step happens May 2nd with my PT test. Until next time...

Back in Oki

Well I got back to Okinawa on Monday afternoon and I am happy to be back. The Philippine trip was quite the adventure and now it is back to real life. TDY's (temporary duty) are always a nice break from your home station base. It's good to be home again. I weighed in Monday night when I got back to the house and I was pleasantly surprised to come in at 257.5 lbs. That means I lost 13 lbs while I was in the Philippines. Now all I have to do is lose at least 7.5 more lbs and hopefully I will be good for my PT test. Obviously more would be better so I will hit it hard until May 2nd when I PT test. Yesterday I attended Fat Boy class and it was a pretty good workout. I didn't run in the afternoon. Today another bout at Fat Boy class and I got in 3.87 miles. Then tonight I went for another run and got in 6.13 miles which gives me 10 miles for the day. From here on out it is time to get serious about my weight loss and finally get to where I want to be. I have the goal of being 220 lbs or less by the time the Naha Marathon rolls around in December. This will happen. I am sick of being fat!! I'm sick of looking for clothes that I can squeeze into. I am sick of being the biggest guy in our fuels flight and making excuses of why I am this big. There is no excuse for my weight. Not genetics, not time, not age, etc. NOTHING!! It's time to rise up off my FAT ASS and get my life back now!! Why you ask?

Because I want to live a long and healthy life, that's why!

Until next time...

Holy Crap it's Hot!!!

So there I am running along and then it hit me.....Holy Crap is it hot today!! I don't mean a little heat and a little humidity. I mean I was literally swimming through the air as I was running. The end of my run could not come quick enough today. BUT I got in 6.1 grueling miles and probably dropped 10 lbs. in the process. I truly hope that I go back to Kadena at least 10 lbs lighter. I guess only time will tell. And for the first time since I arrived here it rained, and rained hard! And after it was finished the sun came out and the humidity was killer! And such is life here in the Philippines. Until next time...

Sunburns

Well it seems that I can't keep enough sunscreen on my face to keep me from getting sunburned. I swear it is sunburn upon sunburn. I need to go to the S&M Mall and buy some of that 100 SPF crap they got over there. I swear that stuff is like Spackle. I got in 6 miles this morning which was a pretty good run although the shin splint thingy is flaring up a little bit. Maybe I need to push through it. I took the day off from the TRX because I needed a recovery day. I will work in a session tomorrow. Everything is moving along good here in the Philippines. On Saturday, we are taking a trip up to Mount. Pinatubo to go hiking up the volcano. That is the one thing I wanted to do while I was here. I am very excited about it. I will take lots of pictures. Until next time...

TRX is a Beast!!

Well another day is behind me and I am glad. I actually had to do a little work today and it was kind of a long day. LoL I guess since Exercise Balikatan "officially" started today I guess I should put in a little work. Got in 6 miles this morning which was pretty good. I decided to cut my guys out after first goes this afternoon and I stayed back to catch the second goes. While I was waiting for the A-10's to come down I decided to knock out a session of TRX all by myself. Come to find out that it's nice working out with other people so I get my rest between sets and exercises. I definitely have muscle fatigue from the past couple of days. It was a very good purchase. Two days down and four to go for the week. Until next time...

The Beginning of TRX

Well yesterday I broke out the TRX for the first time here in the Philippines and ran through one of the workouts in the book I got with the straps. Me and a couple of other POL (fuels) guys knocked it out and I have to say that I am pretty impressed with it. Day number two using TRX was a little tougher than yesterday because I am pretty sore from yesterdays workout. I am really going to enjoy using this thing at the house when I get home. I just need to figure out where I am going to hang it. I got in 5.7 miles this morning also which was a good run. I did close to 4 miles outside and then finished up on the treadmill with some hills. I plan to keep running in the morning and then when we get to work and while we are waiting for the aircraft to land we will work through a session on the TRX. That is my next two weeks mapped out. Plus the heat just adds to the work outs and burns more calories. Until next time...