Sunday, May 24, 2009

Week of Working Out - May 24

Here is a list of the exercise I completed during the past week,
May 18th – May 24th.
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Monday: rest

Tuesday: rest

Wednesday: rest

Thursday: rest

Friday: rest

Saturday: 14.98 miles in 1:06:21 hours at an average of 13.5 mph; rode Altoona to Pleasant Hill with Ryan; warm – high 60’s with minimal wind.

Sunday: rest

Progress Report XXI - May 24

Weight: 217 lbs.
Loss/Gain: + 2.4 lbs.

47 lbs. to Goal (170 lbs.)

Exercise Hours: 1:06:21 hours (biking: 1:06:21 hours)

Exercise Distance: 14.98 miles (biking: 14.98 miles)

I managed one bike ride. That’s all I can say. Here’s to hoping it’s the start of something more, something more like the beginning of the year.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Week of Working Out - May 17

Here is a list of the exercise I completed during the past week,
May 11th – May 17th.
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Monday: rest

Tuesday: rest

Wednesday: rest

Thursday: rest

Friday: rest

Saturday: rest

Sunday: rest

Progress Report XX - May 17

Weight: 214.6 lbs.
Loss/Gain: - 1.8 lbs.

44.6 lbs. to Goal (170 lbs.)

Exercise Hours: none

Exercise Distance: none

So, yeah, I lost weight. Not by changing my diet or exercising. Just pure, dumb luck. I hope to do better this week.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Week of Working Out - May 10

Here is a list of the exercise I completed during the past week,
May 4th – May 10th.
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Monday: rest

Tuesday: rest

Wednesday: rest

Thursday: rest

Friday: rest

Saturday: rest

Sunday: rest
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I know, I know. I said I'd try and get out Sunday night for a walk. Instead I turned in early and woke up the next morning feeling more refreshed than I have in weeks. So - it was both good and bad.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Progress Report XIX - May 10

Weight: 216.4 lbs.
Loss/Gain: 0 lbs.

46.4 lbs. to Goal (170 lbs.)

Exercise Hours: none [still hoping for a walk today]

Exercise Distance: none

There’s been no weight loss this week, but also no weight gain. I suppose that’s almost fitting. I wanted a fresh start to resume my trek toward a healthy life, and a week with no loss or gain couldn’t be a better place to start.

Again, there is no monthly challenge for May – just a month to get back in the swing of things. My goal is to fit in a walk tonight, right before bed, probably 4 miles, about an hour of exercise to end the day. It would be a nice kick-off to a week of eating healthy and exercising.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

I'm Back - RAGBRAI - Aiming for 500 Miles

The lack of recent posts should have given you some indication of how well things were going in my pursuit of a healthy life. (Hint: not well.) Over the past month – in fact the entire month of April – I’ve gained back 8.4 lbs of the weight I worked so hard losing earlier this year. For the past 5 weeks (and probably this week, too) I’ve gained weight. This is due entirely to a lack of exercise and good portion control.

It all ends now.

I’ll be (essentially) starting over with the entire diet and exercise routine. To make things easier, the month of May will have no theme. It is my goal to find my way back on to the path of healthy living. I’ll return to more regular wellness blogging to help ensure I stay the course.

Upcoming event: RAGBRAI XXXVII – July 19th – 25th (riding bike 442 miles across the state of Iowa)

The time for training is now. The bike will be cleaned, the tires will be aired, and the rides will begin this week. My goal is 500 miles between now and July 19th. The addition of a second (maybe third) job will impact the amount of time I have to ride, but I’ll do my best to hit those 500 miles. It will only make RAGBRAI that much easier if I can squeeze the training in.

Week of Working Out - May 3

Here is a list of the exercise I completed during the past week,
April 27th – May 3rd.
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Monday: rest

Tuesday: rest

Wednesday: rest

Thursday: rest

Friday: rest

Saturday: rest

Sunday: rest

Progress Report XVIII - May 3

Weight: 216.4 lbs.
Loss/Gain: +2.6 lbs.

46.4 lbs. to Goal (170 lbs.)

Exercise Hours: none

Exercise Distance: none

April Wellness Challenge progress: sleep + [relaxation]

[completely lost track of this month’s challenge]

Sorry this post is almost an entire week late. It’s been a bad month.