Totals for 08 Feb 2011

Well somehow the weekend got away from me and I have been inactive since Friday. It's amazing how taking one day off turns into four!! I guess I need to re-examine my dedication and motivation for working out. I tried to punish myself today for my less than stellar effort over the weekend. I got in 9.66 total miles today and I burned 2,101 calories. At Fat Boy class we did a total body workout plus cardio which kicked my butt after almost 8 miles of running before. I will refocus my efforts and hit it hard. COMMITMENT!!

Totals for 03 Feb 2011

Well I barely broke into the 260's (269.8 lbs.)this morning and I hope to stay there. I guess we will see what happens when I weigh in tomorrow morning. This morning I had to endure the Be Well class which is mandatory for those special individuals who fall short on passing their PT test. The first hour was How to exercise, the second hour revolved around nutrition, and the third and final hour was spent with the base psychologist to figure out why we suck. It was very productive....sigh!! Anyways I am glad it is over with so I can move on. Today's workout was pretty good. I was feeling the effects of Fat Boy class during my run today which took a lot of will power to finish. But I did what I needed to do to finish the work out. Today at Fat Boy class we did Total Body which was pretty good. It always takes a little while to get going again after my run. I did a total of 7.08 miles and I burned a total of 1,649 calories. I hope it pays off on the scale tomorrow. I was pretty good about what I ate today but we will see. Until next time...

Totals for 02 Feb 2011

Well my run today was pretty killer. A little after 5 miles I was worn out and I had to finish out with some running/walking. I thought maybe we would do some type of cardio at Fat Boy class but boy was I wrong. We did some pretty intense resistance/strength training that worked me over pretty good. I am half way through the week. Just need the body to hang in there three more days and I should be good to go. I got in a total of 6.83 miles and I burned a total of 1,707 calories today. Not too shabby.

Totals for 1 Feb 2011

Well another day comes to a close and I can barely walk tonight, but oh how awesome it is. Good run followed by some killer cardio/ resistance training. I should feel it tomorrow that's for sure. And the good thing is I get to do it all over again. The more the merrier, that's for sure. Today I got in 8.17 miles and I burned 1,872 total calories tonight. We also started Weight Watchers today which should be interesting, I hope. Well I have to hit the bed because 4am comes awfully quick. JUST RUN.

Totals for 31 Jan 2011

Well I weighed in at 273 this morning before my PT test. The test portion went very well. I hit everything I was shooting for, 11:42 mile and a half, 50 push-ups, & 50 sit ups (both in 1 minute). Now for the bad news, I have a 41 inch waist and the minimum allowed is a 39 inch waist which means automatic failure. It is hard to get on board taking the PT test when you find out in the beginning that you have already failed. BUT I needed to perform really well to show that I am in shape & can blow the test out of the water, which I did. Now I moved on to the Fat Boy Program and I will improve and do even better on my next PT test in 42 days. I hope to be 20 lbs lighter in 6 weeks when I test again. Well today I got in 8.57 total miles and I burned a total of 1,606 calories. This week in gut check time because I am sticking with my 10K a day and then hitting the Fitness Improvement Class after I am finished running. I should be dead by the end of the week but that much fitness should bring the results I need. I guess we will see. My totals for January were less than stellar but I will continue to improve on my numbers as this year progresses. I got in a total of 80.29 miles and I lost 6.2 lbs since the beginning of the year. That needs to improve dramatically!! Until next time...

New Shoes Coming My Way Soon!

Well with tax season upon us it's time to get some new shoes. Since this is the only time I can really splurge on a few new pairs of shoes. I normally only get two but this time a third pair was half off so why the heck not. Plus I got the green light from the boss (Heather) to go ahead and order an extra pair. I think she looks at it as I won't have to probably order new shoes until this summer. I guess we will see. They are all Pearl Izumi's cause I don't run in anything else. I have been hooked on them ever since I tried my first pair and I will never go back to anything else. From left to right they are SyncroFuel ($84), IsoShift ($120), & SyncroPace ($70). I can't wait to order these badboys and get them here because my other two pairs of Pearl's are just about crushed. It's been a relaxing day today and I am looking forward to starting it back up tomorrow morning with my PT test. Even though I don't think I'll pass, it'll give me a good jumping off point to see where I need to be in 42 days. JUST BRING IT!!!

Totals for 29 Jan 2011 & the Week

I almost talked myself out of working out today. There is something about Saturday's that really makes me not want to work out. It might have something to do with not working and just wanting to be lazy all weekend to recuperate from the week. I need to get out of that mindset and hit Saturday's hard! Well I did go to the gym for my run today because it is still nasty and cold outside here. I can't wait for it to get a little better outside so I can start doing my Saturday run outside. Anyways, I got a little longer run in today although it wasn't a 10+ but I think I will have to build up to that gradually. I got in 7.3 miles and I burned 1,486 treadmill calories. Not a bad workout and I could have did a little more but with my Fit Test coming on Monday I thought that was good for today. My totals for the week were 38.94 miles and I burned 7,934 calories this week. I am looking forward to my day off tomorrow. A whole lot of rest and relaxation. I guess we'll see what Monday brings. Until next time...