Some time technology sucks. I thought I posted Day 2 and Day 3 from my phone, but looks like I did not have the good fortune for it to post. I am going to try and re-cap as much as possible. I know it's only been 4 days, but sometimes my thoughts and memories of days run together. Damn technology!!!! I am going to start backwards.
Day 5 - Wednesday 19 October 2011
So, I have not been keeping track of what I eat. I just stopped going out to grab lunch. I figure if it is in the house I need to eat it and stop wasting my money on food that is pretty much going to kill me. It is hard not to go out for lunch. I know, I work at home and it should be easy for me to stay in, but if you have a habit to go out and get food; it's hard to break. I am trying and I will beat my fast food demon. Even though I have not been keeping up with the caloric intake, I have felt much better. I don't feel so tired and ran down. I am pretty sure I am eating less calories, since I am not eating all the fatty, salty, greasy food from the golden Archy's, the red headed beast or that creepy king. I will keep trying to my habit on the daily.
On the exercise front. I started the Hundred Pushups app and completed Week 1 Day 1 for a total of 46 pushups and I took the the dog for a walk during lunch for 30 minutes. In the evening, my wife tried to make me go run with her, if she could not find anyone else to go. I am not a big fan of working out in the cold weather. I was totally against it and somehow I won. After she went to the grocery store, she gave me a choice and I took the easiest choice of not going. Looking back on it, it was not the best decision. I need to be encouraged when someone is trying to encourage me to get healthy.
Day 4 - Tuesday 18 October 2011
Well, this would be a good time to have a food log. I have not a clue which day I ate what. I know on Tuesday I had home-made chili for lunch and dinner(Leftovers from Monday). Other, then that I have no clue what all I ate. Exercise wise, I did P90X Chest and Shoulders on Day
Day 3 - Monday 17 October 2011
Once again I need to log my food. Only thing I can remember is the Chili I had for dinner. I did nothing for exercise. This will not happen again. I can do better. Totally just remembered that Monday was the date of the Motivation Seminar. Well, that changes things. I totally remember what I ate. Since, I was running late for my Carpool, I could not eat anything from the house. We grabbed McD's (Sausage, egg, and cheese Biscuit w/ Coke) before we headed downtown. Then we walked 6 blocks to the Arena set through a few hours of speakers and then eat concession food (1 slice of Hunt's Brother pizza w/ small Coke) for lunch. Then we walked another 6 blocks back to the car. Then, I had the awesome SPICY chili my wife made.
Day 2 - Sunday 16 October 2011
This day was a very special day. My nephew was baptized today. My wife and I were named god parents. Then, we went to Monell's at the Manor with the whole family for linner. If you don't know about Monell's, it is a Southern family style eatery. I totally give it two thumbs up. I pretty much ate my butt off (well on). I had 2 pieces of fried chicken, green beans, 2 biscuits, 1.5 glasses of fruit tea, a taste of candied yams, corn pudding, roast beef, mac & cheese, pulled pork, and Cajun catfish. Then for desert they had this fabulous concoction called strawberry lasagna.It was pretty freakin amazing. This was the first time I went to Monell's. Can you tell? Glad we do not do this very often, well pretty much not at all. Exercise was not on my agenda today. I felt like a tick and did not want to move.
Things to take away from these last couple of days
I need to keep track of my food and make sure my blogs post properly. Need to work out more. It's a slow process. I am not trying to have a fad diet or exercise plan. I am trying to change my life. Like the saying goes, "Rome was not built in a day". So, I won't be re-built in a day. It is going to take work, mistakes/missteps, and more work to get to my goal.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Day 1
Day one was pretty good. I hit 10 miles on the bike. I was doing really well on the calories until this evening my wife brought home fajitas. I am not sure exactly how many calories fajitas are, but I feel I did not eat all of it. I ate all the chicken, but not much of the rice, beans, and guacamole salad. I need to work on my water intake. Well that's all folks. Day 1 down!
Friday, October 14, 2011
New start, well a re-start!
I have been I a funk and have not been able to shake it. Since, the B2JB, I have not ran or biked. It's been extremely difficult to get up and and exercise. Heck, I haven't even wanted to plan my exercise. I really don't know by I'm in this funk, but I have slowly tried to make small changes to try and break out of it and get back to training. I have two more months of 5ks for the year and then start planning next years events. Which will include a mini-triathlon. I need to get my motivation and swagger back. I just don't know where to start.
Like, I said earlier I am trying to make small changes. So, the first thing is my eating habits. A few months ago my doctor told me to start eating a 1800 calorie diet. I started off strong an slowly fizzled on the endeavor. I am back on that and I am bound and determined to stick to it. I know there will be slip ups here and there, but I have to eliminate those slip ups. It's been difficult. I kinda start/restarted this adventure the Monday after the B2JB, but I have not been I the mood to blog about it at all.
The next step to this plan is to blog for 30 days straight. 30 DAYS! I was told that a habit is formed after 30 days of doing something. The plan is simple, blog for 30 days and then keep blogging after that. That's it, simple!
On the same note I am going to exercise for 30 days straight. I have to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day. That 30 minutes can come in 10 minute increments or all at once. Everything, over 30 mins. Is money in the bank. So there is a crap load of stuff I can do. I have to get back into running, biking, swimming, P90X, weight training, and yoga. So, I have a lot of choices. This is the beginning of my plan. There is no set distance, just time. There is going to be days where I just to the minimum and there will be days I kick it up and knock out a hour or two.
This is my plan and the 30 days goes in effect tomorrow Saturday, October 14.
Any words of wisdom, support, or comments please leave them.
What will you do for 30 days?
Like, I said earlier I am trying to make small changes. So, the first thing is my eating habits. A few months ago my doctor told me to start eating a 1800 calorie diet. I started off strong an slowly fizzled on the endeavor. I am back on that and I am bound and determined to stick to it. I know there will be slip ups here and there, but I have to eliminate those slip ups. It's been difficult. I kinda start/restarted this adventure the Monday after the B2JB, but I have not been I the mood to blog about it at all.
The next step to this plan is to blog for 30 days straight. 30 DAYS! I was told that a habit is formed after 30 days of doing something. The plan is simple, blog for 30 days and then keep blogging after that. That's it, simple!
On the same note I am going to exercise for 30 days straight. I have to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day. That 30 minutes can come in 10 minute increments or all at once. Everything, over 30 mins. Is money in the bank. So there is a crap load of stuff I can do. I have to get back into running, biking, swimming, P90X, weight training, and yoga. So, I have a lot of choices. This is the beginning of my plan. There is no set distance, just time. There is going to be days where I just to the minimum and there will be days I kick it up and knock out a hour or two.
This is my plan and the 30 days goes in effect tomorrow Saturday, October 14.
Any words of wisdom, support, or comments please leave them.
What will you do for 30 days?
Sunday, October 9, 2011
"Bike to Jack and Back" Recap
The ride took place over a week ago. I have not really been in the mood to blog. I am kinda in a slump right now, but I am working my way out.
The B2JB was pretty fun. I took it slow and steady. I was nervous and freaking out the whole time before the race started. The events before the race went like this: We met up with the rest of team Walgreens and got jersey. When I say the jersey was tight it was tight. I felt a little like a pig in a blanket, but it was not as tight as the V.I.B.E jersey. That jersey was like it was painted on. Anyways, we get our jerseys, take the team photo and start getting ready to ride. I get my bike ready, grab a crap ton of gu, and take my bike to the bike mechanics station to get my tire pressure checked. They check the tires and see that they need more air. This is were things start to go wrong. They inflate the tire, try to pull off the pump from the valve stem and rip the valve stem off. So, my tire now needs to be replaced. I walk over to the other mechanic station and they give me a new tube and I get it inflated. As I am getting my tire fixed the ride starts, so I freak out some, but I remember that this is a ride not a race. There is no official time or anything, just "survive". I hit the Start line and head out. The first rest stop is only 6-7 miles away. There is not much to say about the first leg of this adventure. There was a pretty large hill that I had to walk up, but I knew it was coming. I get over that hill and everything else before the first rest stop was gravy. I hit the first rest stop, grabbed water, Gatorade, and some snacks. I chatted with some members of Team Walgreens and a few other cyclist. Then, I head off again.
Rest stop two was 9 miles away from the 1st rest stop. The ride was not to bad. There were some rolling hills and a lot of me resting. Hills are my kryptonite. I did my best to power up as many hills as possible, but there were a few that I had to walk up. I am still in this fight. Before, I knew it I was pulling into the 2nd rest stop. At this point I felt great. Filled water bottles, pounded down some Gatorade, ate pickle chips, and talked with a few cyclist. Two members of team Walgreens and I head out for the next Waterin' Hole(rest stop) and lunch. The next stop is 14 miles away.
This seems to be the flattest part of the course. To bad I can't switch gears to add resistance, so I can propel myself forward. I totally feel like a hamster. My legs keep turning but I am barely going anywhere. Well, don't get me wrong I am still moving, but not as fast as I would like. I ride into the 3rd waterin hole with Rob and Mandy, also with Team Walgreens. Mandy and I hit the mechanics stand. I thought it would be a big fix for my shifter. It was NOT! The bike mechanic tightened/loosened a screw and that was it. Mandy's back tire had dry-rot. While her bike was getting fixed we had lunch, more Gatorade and water, and watched a little football. After lunch, we learned that the mechanic had to run to Walmart to get Mandy a new tire. So, we set back and waited until her bike was fixed, then we took off for the next waterin hole which was 12 miles away..
Some where on this section I start cramping. I grab my water bottle and pretty much empty it. I stop and stretch and keep drinking. I know once a cramp starts, it is hard to stop it from happening, but I was going to fight this until I had to stop. I get 6 miles in, pull into a church parking lot, and my my left leg just locks up. Luckily there was a sag wagon to pick me up and take me to the best darn waterin hole ever. Once we get to the Walgreens waterin' hole, I hobble out of the sag wagon, meet my wife. She helps me stretch and then I meet the massage ladies from Zen massage in Spring Hill. They work me over and get my legs as loose as possible, but I still can barely walk. So, I make a decision that I am going to sag the rest of the way. So, I hit 36.6 miles. I am freakin proud of what I accomplished. I actually signed up for an event with out prodding, trained for it, and participated.
After the ride we all got cleaned up and hit the party on the hill. It was some great food and music. As the night went on I slowly started dosing off in the middle of dinner and the bus ride back. As soon as we got back to the camp, we settled in our tents and got ready to go to sleep. I wondered how late is was since I was so freakin tired, after looking at my watch I found out it was only 7:30. Mike and Court was already asleep, but I could not sleep due to the noise from the buses. I finally got to sleep.
Day 2 I did not ride, due to soreness. I helped out at the Walgreens waterin' hole and then headed back to the Finish line at Page High School to wait for Mike to cross the finish line. All in all it was a good two days. I enjoyed every minute of it and though I cramped up. Next year I will go farther. Since, I pretty much have all year to train, I should conquer this beast.
Thank you to everyone who donated to this great cause and the cheers from friends on Facebook.
The B2JB was pretty fun. I took it slow and steady. I was nervous and freaking out the whole time before the race started. The events before the race went like this: We met up with the rest of team Walgreens and got jersey. When I say the jersey was tight it was tight. I felt a little like a pig in a blanket, but it was not as tight as the V.I.B.E jersey. That jersey was like it was painted on. Anyways, we get our jerseys, take the team photo and start getting ready to ride. I get my bike ready, grab a crap ton of gu, and take my bike to the bike mechanics station to get my tire pressure checked. They check the tires and see that they need more air. This is were things start to go wrong. They inflate the tire, try to pull off the pump from the valve stem and rip the valve stem off. So, my tire now needs to be replaced. I walk over to the other mechanic station and they give me a new tube and I get it inflated. As I am getting my tire fixed the ride starts, so I freak out some, but I remember that this is a ride not a race. There is no official time or anything, just "survive". I hit the Start line and head out. The first rest stop is only 6-7 miles away. There is not much to say about the first leg of this adventure. There was a pretty large hill that I had to walk up, but I knew it was coming. I get over that hill and everything else before the first rest stop was gravy. I hit the first rest stop, grabbed water, Gatorade, and some snacks. I chatted with some members of Team Walgreens and a few other cyclist. Then, I head off again.
Rest stop two was 9 miles away from the 1st rest stop. The ride was not to bad. There were some rolling hills and a lot of me resting. Hills are my kryptonite. I did my best to power up as many hills as possible, but there were a few that I had to walk up. I am still in this fight. Before, I knew it I was pulling into the 2nd rest stop. At this point I felt great. Filled water bottles, pounded down some Gatorade, ate pickle chips, and talked with a few cyclist. Two members of team Walgreens and I head out for the next Waterin' Hole(rest stop) and lunch. The next stop is 14 miles away.
This seems to be the flattest part of the course. To bad I can't switch gears to add resistance, so I can propel myself forward. I totally feel like a hamster. My legs keep turning but I am barely going anywhere. Well, don't get me wrong I am still moving, but not as fast as I would like. I ride into the 3rd waterin hole with Rob and Mandy, also with Team Walgreens. Mandy and I hit the mechanics stand. I thought it would be a big fix for my shifter. It was NOT! The bike mechanic tightened/loosened a screw and that was it. Mandy's back tire had dry-rot. While her bike was getting fixed we had lunch, more Gatorade and water, and watched a little football. After lunch, we learned that the mechanic had to run to Walmart to get Mandy a new tire. So, we set back and waited until her bike was fixed, then we took off for the next waterin hole which was 12 miles away..
Some where on this section I start cramping. I grab my water bottle and pretty much empty it. I stop and stretch and keep drinking. I know once a cramp starts, it is hard to stop it from happening, but I was going to fight this until I had to stop. I get 6 miles in, pull into a church parking lot, and my my left leg just locks up. Luckily there was a sag wagon to pick me up and take me to the best darn waterin hole ever. Once we get to the Walgreens waterin' hole, I hobble out of the sag wagon, meet my wife. She helps me stretch and then I meet the massage ladies from Zen massage in Spring Hill. They work me over and get my legs as loose as possible, but I still can barely walk. So, I make a decision that I am going to sag the rest of the way. So, I hit 36.6 miles. I am freakin proud of what I accomplished. I actually signed up for an event with out prodding, trained for it, and participated.
After the ride we all got cleaned up and hit the party on the hill. It was some great food and music. As the night went on I slowly started dosing off in the middle of dinner and the bus ride back. As soon as we got back to the camp, we settled in our tents and got ready to go to sleep. I wondered how late is was since I was so freakin tired, after looking at my watch I found out it was only 7:30. Mike and Court was already asleep, but I could not sleep due to the noise from the buses. I finally got to sleep.
Day 2 I did not ride, due to soreness. I helped out at the Walgreens waterin' hole and then headed back to the Finish line at Page High School to wait for Mike to cross the finish line. All in all it was a good two days. I enjoyed every minute of it and though I cramped up. Next year I will go farther. Since, I pretty much have all year to train, I should conquer this beast.
Thank you to everyone who donated to this great cause and the cheers from friends on Facebook.
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