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!!!

The Long Weekend...

Well after a nice, long weekend it was back to work and some physical exercise.  I guess when you sit around all weekend not doing a whole lot wreaks havoc on the body.  All the sitting and not getting the blood circulating in the body really takes a toll on you when you start a new week of running.  Anyways, that is my theory.  Since it was a holiday yesterday, I decided to spend the day with the family instead of hitting the gym.  Today, after work I got in 5.34 miles.  I definitely need to do some more stretching because my sciatic nerve was giving me fits.  I still think that once I get my weight down it won't be much of an issues.  I don't remember having this sort of problem with I was below 250 lbs.  So that is the direction I am headed.  I weighed in at 274.6 lbs.  That number is headed in the right direction this week.  I just need to think about what I am putting in my mouth and stay focused on where I want to go.  Until next time...

Another week in the books...

Well my long run didn't go as planned and I have been thinking that I need to take a step back from my marathon training and just run what I can run from now on.  I am not in the shape that I need to be for this kind of hardcore marathon training.  I just don't have the endurance to run double digit runs at the moment.  So with that said I will continue to put in 6 days of running but more realistic mileage.  With that being said I don't think that Naha will happen.  We will see how I feel when it comes around but I don't think I will have the "base" mileage to complete the marathon in the allotted 6 hours.  I have come to terms with it and I am fine with it.  Maybe some other day but as of right now I want to focus on my weight loss because that is more important to me right now.  So with that being said I look forward to some great training days and looking forward to getting to lower digits on the scale...  JUST LOSE WEIGHT...

Family Day...

I love when the Air Force decides to give us family days.  They don't come around all that often but you can count on them certain holidays through out the year.  I truly enjoy four day weekends especially here at Kadena.  We went to Evie's open house for her new year at All Soul's pre-school.  She was super excited to see her class room and all of her classmates.  I am glad that both Bella and Evie enjoy school so much.  When we got back from all of our running around I decided I had put off my run long enough.  I got in 6.32 miles with my new iPod.  My old one finally died on me after 5 years of constant use.  I hope this one serves me just as good.  Tomorrow is my long run and I hope that it goes as good as today's run.  Until next time...

September 1st...

Well today is the day that I make the eating change. I think I'm doing pretty well with the exercise portion of my life, for the moment. I don't want to jinx myself. So I want to gradually make diet changes that will benefit me with my weight loss. And to do that I want to start posting pictures so maybe if I can see the changes over the months maybe it will help me stay motivated to keep on track with my diet and my exercise. So ready or not here goes nothing. I got in 3.56 miles today. It felt pretty good and I hope to continue for the rest of the week. So first off let me apologize for the following picture...



280 lbs

 It looks like I have a lot of work to do. Let's get to work!!!