Oct 16
2008
Tony| Category: General, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
I don’t know what week it is on the Fatdown. I do know that it doesn’t really matter what week I’m on because I have somehow managed to remain committed to being healthier and exercising more. (With only minor slips ups, like August…) And it FINALLY may be starting to pay off. Today I was excited to go for a run all day. This never happens. I had already managed to get a mile of walking in going between my school, the administrative center, and walking to lunch and back. I got home, and I still wanted to run. Did I mention this never happens? Is it possible my body is actually starting to like exercise, and not just feel good because I’m done? I hope this is a trend.
So I ran my 2.5 miles today without dying . Again, I felt pretty good about it, and even had a smile on my face as I finished. So good, in fact, I walked straight to the gym, did a light upper-body workout, and then did 25 minutes on the elliptical for good measure. Now I’m tired, but I don’t think I’ll be super sore tomorrow. I’m really hoping that I’m turning the corner with this exercise thing– I hear about people all the time that look forward to exercising… Now, of course, I have to work on eating better. Seminars and P-T conferences this week have thrown me off my schedule and tailgating season is always a challenge.
On to the numbers: Week– Whatever. Total weight lost: 25 lbs. Goal: 20 lbs. more.
I’ve been stuck on the 23-25lb. range for a couple weeks now. I’m hoping that my body’s sudden interest in exercise will shake me out of the plateau.
Finally tonight, friends, this is my annual invitation to the Bonfield Express Thanksgiving 5K run. My motivation beyond health is that it lets me eat all the mashed potatoes I want guilt-free on Thanksgiving- and then Rip’s (!) on the day after Thanksgiving. I’ve already signed up– hope that you’ll join me!
That’s enough sunshine and daisies for one day.
Jun 02
2008
Tony| Category: General, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
Just a slight setback, dear Internets. In the last two weeks, I’ve only managed to lose about a pound. Well, less than a pound. I was down further, but between Memorial Day and the Cubs (glug) Game on Sunday, let’s just say I wasn’t at my most vigilant when it came to eating. The great news is that I’m on summer “vacation” (which is funny, because I looked at my Google Calendar for the summer, and I have about two weeks interspersed where I don’t have anything going on. More on this in a different column in just a bit.
Total weight lost: 12.6 pounds. It will be about 14 next week, I hope! Goal: By the end of the summer, I’d like to be down 30 total. That gives me about 9 weeks to lose 16 pounds. That’s probably a little optimistic, but I think I’m training for a 5K on the 4th of July, and it’s time to get the bike out more regularly (I’m biking to work the next two weeks I have to go– the 9th and the 16th.) Also, I’m ready to work out everyday, if possible. (See my next post — Making the Most of Each Day– Day 1)
Summer is here. Time to enjoy it!
May 18
2008
Tony| Category: General, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
Did you think I was giving up, dear Internets? Did you think I was too scared to report my results (only partially true…) Did you think I was trying really hard not to make myself accountable to you? No!
I would never forget you, sweet Internet fan base. All six of you are wonderful people. And this way, you don’t have to listen to me blather on when we’re in person. It’s a beautiful thing.
The last three weeks have been Crazy (Right Now) busy. I will now catch you up in less than fifty words:
Derby was fun, wet on Friday, beautiful on Saturday. Lost money, but went to Woodford Reserve Distillery. Following week spent working off pounds gained from Derby weekend.
(Answer: Way OVER) This week: Sick, so working out didn’t really happen, except I ran a mile Thursday and biked to work today. (50)
Currently, I’m still trying to catch up from super-busy school week. This week should allow me to get my groove back in terms of exercise. The best thing that I’ve noticed over the last few weeks is that I actually MISS exercising. That hasn’t happened in awhile, and makes me feel like I’m turning a corner, health-wise. Now I just need to be more consistent with health and exercise– I’m looking at you, 12 oz. ribeye steak for Darci’s graduation last night (In my defense, I only had a bagel to eat before that yesterday.)
Tepid drum roll, please!
I stepped on the scale this morning (before my hour-long bike ride, thank you) and the results were… 12 lbs. down exactly. So thanks the inability to eat a full meal this week until Saturday, I’m caught up and past where I was. My current goal is to be down 20 lbs. by the Fourth of July, where I’m thinking of signing up to do a 5K. Anyone want to join me? You can come over for the July 3rd Warrenville Extravanganza Parade, spend the night (or go home) and then come on out to run early the next morning. Then you can grill and eat tubular meats to your heart’s content! (or about 600 calories’ worth, which is about how much you burn in running 3 miles.)
Thanks for all the snack ideas for the Derby trip– we had trail mix, water, and beef jerky. They will be staples on any other road trips I do this summer!
Have a great week, y’all.
Apr 28
2008
Tony| Category: General, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
Good Morning, Tubes.
Success this week! I worked out every day last week, including two sessions with the personal trainer, and two extended cardio sessions. The results?
Down 2.4 more pounds. Total weight lost: 9.4 lbs.
And now is where it gets hard. Monday, I’ve got a personal training session, same with Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday I can only workout before school (which means only 35 min of cardio…)
And then, I’m going on vacation. Thursday night, I’m leaving for Louisville and the Kentucky Derby. It’s going to be a hard weekend of me fighting the urge to gorge myself on delicious KFC, or whatever it is they eat in the Bluegrass State. And the mint juleps and other assorted beverages one may imbibe on such a trip. And the driving food. Suffice to say, I’m hoping for a lot of grilled chicken and far-away parking so I can do some walking. Any suggestions of how to live through this minefield of a weekend would be welcome. I know I shouldn’t set myself up for failure, but I expect to be up in weight this time next week. We shall see!
Have a great week!
Apr 21
2008
Tony| Category: General, In Which We Get Less Fat |
Good Monday Morning, Campers!
Some numbers to throw at you:
It’s going to be 70 degrees today. I’m sure it will be 12 by Friday.
Our trivia team scored 90 points last night, out of a possible 210. We are in the cumulative last place among the competitive teams. We do not rock.
My student council figured out that if one or two students recycle their water bottles (per classroom) every day at school, we are now recycling nearly 200 bottles per week that were getting put into landfills before we started the program. (Happy Earth Week!)
Oh yeah, the weight thing. This past week, I worked out twice on Tuesday, cardio Wednesday, cardio and personal training session Thursday, personal training Friday, short cardio Saturday, and cardio and weights on Sunday. Grand total of workout minutes for the week: approximately 310.
Weight loss for the week: .8 lbs. Sigh. I can tell I’m falling down on the weekends, and I’m slowly trying to curtail the habits. This weekend was better than last weekend, so I will try to make the upcoming weekend even better. I know I should feel good that weight is still coming off, but I want it to go faster!
Total weight loss in three weeks: 7 lbs.
On the good news front, I think I may be starting to feel like I’m in better shape. I’ll let you know later if it is just from lack of sleep. Until then, happy number crunching, Internets!
Apr 14
2008
Tony| Category: General, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
Happy Monday Morning!
(Just a second, need to clean up the my self-loathing for that bit of cheerfulness when it’s still dark out and I’m on my way to school…)
This week, I did not work out as much, but I also paid a little more attention to my diet. Cardio workouts on Monday, and Wed-Su. kept me honest, and an upper-body workout Thursday and lower-body workout on Friday kept me sore.
Results:
3.2 lbs. lost this week, 6.2 lbs. total.
Woot!
(Short post because I have to get to work.)
In theory, there will be some longer posts coming soon… titles include, but are not limited to:
Flights of Fancy and Fears Conquered
How Come You Haven’t Told Any Stories From this Year of Teaching?
The Direct Proportion of My Self-Esteem and How Well My Fantasy Baseball Team is Doing
Stage Fright
Your TiVo Misses You
But for now, all you get are those teasers. Later.
Apr 08
2008
Tony| Category: General, EAT, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
After one week of fairly intensive workout (2 x 30 minutes, Mon-Sat., woo Spring Break!) and a week of mediocre eating (during the week I was fine, Fri. and Sat. I fell down a bit) the results of the Great Lose Weight Campaign of ‘08:
3 lbs.
I suppose I should be celebrating, but I felt like I worked out a lot more than 3 lbs.’ worth. There was a point (Friday/Saturday? morning) where I was down 6 lbs. (it was right after a workout and my morning business session, which I’m SURE you wanted to know…) and I tried to be fairly healthy. So this week, I’ll continue to workout (Monday, check. Wednesday, Thursday (with trainer), Friday (with trainer), Saturday and Sunday.) and try to be healthy. And that’s all I’ve got to say about that.
Thanks for all the support!
Apr 01
2008
Tony| Category: General, All about me, In Which We Get Less Fat |
If you notice along the top of the page, you’ll see other pages for this site. Today I took a BIG step and added one about weight loss. Feel free to skip over there and keep track of how I’m doing. Just be kind.
