Not Quite Dead Yet November 4, 2009
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It’s been a while. Life seems a little bit better and I’m taking the right steps in my weight loss. I’m back to a consistent basis on the treadmill, although not to where I was before. I changed up my sprints more for time than for speed as the speed was leading to a quicker end to our treadmill. Yesterday I was able to have a rotation of 2 min @ 7mph, 1 min @ 5.5mph, and then 1 min of 3mph. Not too bad. It’s paying off too in a couple of ways. First I had a health assessment and all my blood levels are great. The only thing that was on the bad was my weight. Second was playing basketball last night. I used to play in high school but that was 20 years ago. It’s a group of techs at work that get together every Tuesday during the winter and I was very nervous. I’ve got no offense but I can set picks, play defense and make a good pass once in a while. Another thing, I can run. I run the court better now than I did 20 years ago. Now my ankles were letting me know this morning I’m not the young man I once was. But I was so charged last night when I got home to know I could run with the young boys and I plan on adding this to my routine, as well as the following morning’s walk to loosen up the ankles after barely getting to the bathroom this morning.
It’s good to have new stuff to do. The exercise bike is gone now, taken back by my brother and his wife. So I’m learning new stuff to keep active. Life is so busy right now so it’s been really important for me to establish my morning exercise pattern.
As far as this blog, I’m not so sure. Maybe I’ll get back to a once a week update just to keep myself honest. This is my blog, for me, and while I know I don’t want it to get repetitive for me, I still understand how important it is to keep an accountability journal of what’s going on. That’s the plan for now.
Time to go for another walk to loosen up the ankles.
Update: October 13, 2009
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Just an update saying I haven’t jumped off the wagon. Exercise is slowly coming back as is eating consistently healthy. The down time brought back some emotional stuff that has never left me, I was just able to focus past it with my weight loss success. So now I’m going to take some personal time to write for me, private journaling I guess. This is not the forum for that and I hate wasting people’s time and my own with repetitive blather. Right now the plan is to take a couple of weeks off from the blog but not from life. I will still follow the blogs I follow and may look at some new ones. I ordered a new motor drive belt for the treadmill last night which is a lot easier fix than replacing a bearing. After 8 years it’s about time that belt wore out. I’m still me, I just to get to know me a little better. I also got new running shoes but they are not quite what I’m looking for so we’re sending them back to try a new pair.
See you soon.
I’m not done yet.
This is taking too long October 7, 2009
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So suddenly life stinks. It’s busy. It is exciting. It is sickening. On Saturday I was able to run 4.5 miles outside and a pretty good pace. My heart rate was between 140 and 150 the whole time. It was a cool day but with a sweatshirt on I was comfortable. But since then time has not been on my side. Sunday was a day with the kids while my wife went away to shop and be alone. Sometime in the afternoon a best friend from my childhood stopped by with his family. He lives in San Diego so it is so rare that we get to see each other. It was great to visit. The rest of the day was taking care of sick kids and by the time my wife got home I just wanted to go to bed.
Monday was my brother’s birthday so I hung out with him and our dad to watch our beloved Vikes take on the hated Pack. It has been so long since we had done anything like that. My sister-in-law made a bean dip with some low fat cream cheese. I kept it to a minimum and I have been eating pretty good. Tuesday was the beginning of sickness. I started to feel a cold coming on as my dad and I brought my car in to get fixed last night. Another night of catching up with sleep. Bummer too because my new running shoes came in the mail but I haven’t had a chance to really work them out. I might have to send them back because I’m not excited about the cushioning at the ball of my foot.
Today was crap. I woke up with a serious sinus cold. But today was the first day of meetings of being on a committee that is revamping our company’s website. Pretty big deal since 60% of our business is done there and that is growing. Meetings were great but as soon as the last one was done I was outta of there. I need more sleep. Not getting any with the kids going crazy today. I just want to be out of this and back to normal. When is that going to happen?
I’m really back now. October 2, 2009
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A switch was turned on today, this morning. Maybe yesterday. I knew it was turned on already before I got on the scale this morning and that driven part of me that has been gone for the last few months is back. I had a 4 pound gain this week. Embarrassing. I don’t know why. But I’m through with it. I’ve snacked too much at work and ate too late at home. ENOUGH!! It’s time to get things reigned in and take control. This won’t be a trigger for more depression. This is a new starting point. I have the same goal in mind and I will not stop until I get there. Hopefully my computer won’t stop either.
This morning’s exercise was good. Started on the treadmill at first but was frustrated right away with the noise that I got off and finished the workout on the bike. Tomorrow begins the treadmill teardown. I’m replacing a bearing, possibly the platform board, and adding rubber grommets at each junction to give it a tighter feel.
Eating was good today. Getting back to my regular eating habits and ignoring the snacks. I mentioned earlier this week that I’m getting the anger back. Maybe it’s not anger. Maybe it’s just a focus that I’m not used to. It usually comes out with a look of determination that could be interpreted as a ticked-off look. I just know what needs to get done and I am going to do it. I’ve made my choices. It’s time not to go back on them. It’s time to follow through.
Room for improvement October 1, 2009
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I am still not much in a writing mode. I took apart a stereo tonight to work on and the treadmill is just begging me to take it apart and see if I can make it stronger. My wife thinks it’s junk and I need to prove her wrong as I have no interest in paying for a health club membership or buying a new one until we get 10 years out of this one. 2 more years to go.
This morning I was up early again and got a more intense workout on the exercise bike. My eating wasn’t the best but it’s getting more in line with where I was before.
A follow-up to yesterday’s post regarding The Biggest Loser. I read a blog yesterday that mentioned they were sick of the show and how Jillian and Bob treat the contestants. I gotta say that I disagree with the comments. We’re seeing just a fraction of what actually is going on and if the contestants are being mistreated, they wouldn’t develop the relationships that they do with Bob and Jillian. I listened to a show of Jillian’s today and I have a lot of respect for her. She can kick my butt anytime.
Running again September 30, 2009
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I felt good this morning on the treadmill. Started out first pretty slow and got up to a good incline. Then I wanted to see about doing some smaller sprints. So I would run 7mph for 2 minutes then 3mph for a minute. Did that for 20 minutes and felt pretty good. Very sweaty but good. I’ll probably pick up the intensity on the exercise bike tomorrow morning.
So busy. So goodnight.
I need anger September 29, 2009
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Got up early this morning and got on the bike for 40 minutes. It wasn’t intense. I didn’t sweat as much as I had before but I did sweat. Slowly getting back into this. The plan is to exercise through Friday and then work around the house during the weekend. I did some work tonight with getting the sump pump ready to be winterized. It’s getting cold fast here. Turned on the furnace tonight. Hopefully it will kill more mosquitoes so I can enjoy being outside instead of being slowly bled to death.
I went to bed angry last night. Not at anybody. Not really at any situation. I’m just angry. I need to be angry to start fighting. To get that determination back. I’m not done yet and I never will be until I reach my goals.
Speaking of angry….I watched the Biggest Loser tonight. I do not like Tracey. She’s crazy. There are some people who quietly let emotions wear them down, life wears them down and they eat to ease the pain. Then there are people who sabotage their life and sometimes the lives of people around them. Tracey feels like that. She is one sad lady.
Gotta go. Getting angry. Time for bed.
Active day September 26, 2009
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Nothing too much for concentrated exercise today. Active this morning with things to do outside. The weather is starting to turn to fall and the air feels wonderful. Not much more bugs, fires feel good and purposeful.
This afternoon was a time for rest and then we had an evening of volleyball with couples at church. It was good fun. My body is sore now. After the events of this last week I have to take it slow.
Still looking for inspiration. I did lose 2 lbs last week but still, I’m not back mentally where I was. I don’t understand why or how. I feel something is missing. I can’t see the challenge. Is it that I’m not in such a bad place as when I started this 6 months ago? Is it something else? What in the world is going on?
When too much is too much September 24, 2009
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Well, to respond to RobFitness, I overdid it. That 3 mile run has been hurting me the last 2 days. Yesterday my thighs were tight and it was hard to walk. This morning I woke up at 5, not by the alarm clock, but by my calves cramping up. That cramp stayed with me for the first half of the day and I can still feel it. It’s really strange. I have muscle. I can feel it. When I was running I knew I had the strength to keep running. Apparently it was too much to start out with. I do not like this at all. It’s hard to take it easy when I know what I can do. I can’t even get on the exercise bike without trying to push harder and harder. Tonight I drove my dad’s pickup that I borrowed back to his farm and walked the 3/4 mile way home. It felt good just to stretch it out and hopefully I can do more tomorrow.
Eating is still a struggle and I have no reason why it is. I’m not binging and not going out to eat. It’s snacking that’s my problem. I’m going to not buy some of the little treats that I usually do to avoid going over what is a good portion size.
Everything else is going pretty good but my writing sucks. I don’t want to classify this as a funk but I will attribute a lack of excitement in looking at anything right now. The most exciting thing is playing with the Zune software. It’s like ITunes but better. I may need to get out from listening to podcasts and go back to some music for a while to bring me back.
A good start September 22, 2009
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Nothing much to report about today. Nothing as exciting as yesterday but I was able to start excercising tonight. And I started by running 3 miles. Very happy about that. It was a slow run but I still had energy the last half of mile 2 to run faster to avoid the mosquitoes that were chasing me. My legs were a bit weak when I was done and now I have a little bit of a headache but I can say it’s done. It’s a good start.
