Good Times

Today's weight = 265

So far so good! I was happy to see that I lost another pound this morning. I just need to keep up the hard work and stay disciplined. When my wife sent me out to the Sonic tonight to pick up an m&m blast (shake), I was very tempted. I just placed it in the drink holder and ignored it as I drove it back home and safely delivered the goods untouched. Last week I would have ordered my own and it would have disappeared quickly. It was a small victory, but it still counts.

Thanks for the responses and feedback on the new version of FATASS. This time I promise to keep it going strong. I just got a little overwhelmed last time, but more on that at a later date.

With the temp over 115* today I had no choice but to stay in and get on the treadmill. I had a good time walking at a decent clip and watching a new movie called Semi Pro with Will Ferrell, it has been very funny so far. I hope to finish it tomorrow morning during my workout.

I was able to cover 3.55 miles and burn 444 calories tonight all while laughing my ass off watching Semi Pro. Good times.

Resting metabolic rate = 1642
Calories consumed = 1431
Exercise = 444

Caloric deficit = 655

Get Up And Fight Some More

Today’s weight = 266

I have been on a sugar ban for the past few days and I am dropping pounds like crazy. I figure I can kick my sugar addiction and dependence if I can go two weeks with out a gram of sugar (excluding those found in fruits and vegetables). I know that the first few pounds are the easiest, but I am still very encouraged. Mentally I need to be strong enough to stick with the new lifestyle when I am tempted to drop it. My downfall in the past has always been my inability to immediately get back on track after I have succumbed to a particular food temptation.

I need to accept the fact there will be some small failures along the way; it inevitably is going to happen. The question is: How am I going to deal with it? I will accept the failure, learn from it, get back on track, and move on towards better health.

Do time time constraints my run scheduled for tonight will be postponed until tomorrow morning. Also, this weekend I will write and post some pictures of the wedding and honeymoon.

As a side note, I realized just how long an NBA game truly is last night. I got on the treadmill at the beginning of the second quarter of the NBA championship and completed my one hour session just before they tipped off for the second half.

Resting metabolic rate = 1642
Calories consumed = 1385
Exercise = 0

Caloric Deficit = 257

Back To The Grind

Day two of the new lifestyle and I found myself not only looking at the labels on food packaging, but I actually stepped upon the treadmill. It felt good to get back on the treadmill. I have decided to start my new exercise program at very easy intensity. The last thing that I need right now is to get hurt and use that as an excuse to be lazy.

I spent one hour on the treadmill, burned 437 calories, and covered 3.41 miles with an overall heart rate of 136. Not bad. I need to find a new place to start swimming again, my membership to the YMCA expired just before Misti and I left to Salt Lake for the wedding.

Nutrition:

Resting Metabolic Rate = 1642
Calories consumed = 1335
Exercise = 437

Calorie Deficit = 745

A New Begining

Today's weight = 272


The first day of my new healthy lifestyle has been pretty uneventful. Monday's are my day off, so I will not be working out today. I am looking forward to getting back into shape with an easy bike and swim scheduled for tomorrow.

Nutrition:
Resting metabolic rate = 1642
Calories consumed = 1827

Calorie Surplus = 185

Method To The Madness

I found a great way to work out down here in the Valley of the Sun. I hate to wake up early, but I hate the summer heat even more. After hearing that the temperature was going to rise above 111 degrees I knew I would have to wake up very early to get in my scheduled workout. I have been working riding and running at night, but even at midnight it is not uncommon for temperature to be greater than 100 degrees.

I have discovered that my body does not do well in the heat. We all remember the Rocky Point Triathlon nightmare in Mexico last may. My heart rate is about 12-15 beats lower per minute if I am out of the heat.

With this being said I woke up at 3am and was riding by 3:30am. It felt great and I was able to cycle better in the cooler weather. I was able to keep my RPM’s at 95, go faster than my typical workout, and go further without totally exhausting myself.

I really enjoyed the ride, and afterwards I headed down to Tempe to meet up with a couple guys from the marathon group and ran a few miles with them. I was back home by 8:30am with two great workouts under my belt. All I had to worry about for the entire rest of the day was what games to watch on the TV.

I can see many more very early workouts in the near future.

It's Official

It is now official that the 95 RPM thing sucks, and I mean realy sucks! It is hard and I don't like it or appreciate it at all. I know that it will make me a better cyclist but it just isn't any fun. I gave it a chance.

Feel The Heat

It is a little warm down here in Phoenix, and when I say a little warm I mean it is scorching, boiling, baking, roasting, sweltering, sizzling, blazing, burning, and blistering hot!

Instead of melting in the unforgivable sun, I decided to run on the treadmill. It felt as through I was cheating with the cool air-conditioning, and I loved it. I was able to complete my planned four mile run with ease. My heart rate was lower than it usually is, and I did not feel as beat up as I usually do from running on the pavement. It felt great!

If I knew the change in the environment would have made such a large difference I would have bought myself a treadmill years ago. Now I am looking forward to another great run this afternoon at the gym on the same treadmill.

Am I giving myself some sort of false hope? Is there any reasons why I should not start running on the treadmills more often?