First workout... in a while.

So today was the first opportunity to get to the gym. Today was a pretty simple day. I did a total of about 40 minutes of Cardio (Treadmill and Bike) then I did a light back and bicep workout. Nothing fancy, just a reminder to my muscles about what working out feels like again. Other than that, I went grocery shopping. I find grocery shopping after a workout is the best way to go. Yes you may be all sweaty and gross. But when your walking down the isles and your legs are tired and your muscles hurt, that last thing you throw in your shopping cart is junk.

I stocked up on chicken, tilapia, red potatoes, banana's, yogurt, eggs (with omega-3) and non-fat milk. I keep my eating fairly simple.

Breakfast: Eggs, whole wheat toast, milk. Or I will have Oatmeal.

Lunch: Turkey or Ham and cheese sandwich, some fruit and water.

Snacks: Fruit, power bar, baby carrots, Tillamook sharp.

Dinner: Usually Fish or Chicken, brown rice or noodles or potatoes, and Water

Alternatives: I love ground Turkey. I buy a lot of it. It is great for BBQ'ing burgers, or browning and adding to spaghetti. I also buy the Whole Wheat Sandwich thins instead of buns. They also make turkey brats, which I have talked about before. OktoberFest coming up is a great time to sub those in for a meal.

Anyways, Thats about how my day went. Boring but fairly productive. I am excited about starting this adventure again. I am just easing my way back in. Going "gung ho" if you will doesn't work for me.

Day 1.

Ok. I am going to post my measurements tomorrow. I weighed in the morning at 286.6 lbs. So I haven't gained everything back but I have gained about 13 lbs in the last 6 months. The time I scheduled to work out got interrupted by an opportunity to get some Continuing Education, which I need for work. So I start working out tomorrow. I am excited, and nervous. I felt comfortable at my last gym. I knew where all the equipment was, weights to use, what workouts to do. So it will be an interesting experience. Anyways, I'm going to contact a Personal Trainer friend of mine and see if he can figure a workout idea for me. If you are from medford I highly recommend him. Pat Frey, TopFit personal training. He does treat work, including TrailFit, those who love being in the country running.

It starts again...

Hey all. No one reads this anymore because it has been too long. I let "life" get in the way. It is an excuse. My trainer likes to say that by NOT working out you are letting life get in the way... Because you will die sooner than you should. I know the closest thing to the fountain of youth is fitness and nutrition. Pat and Sensai Hisamoto are two great examples. Anyways. Tomorrow morning I will post my new starting weight ( which should be close to when I first started this journey) measurements and possibly estimated body fat %. I got a gym membership and will be going for the first time tomorrow. It is a cool gym. Its big but not commercial, has that small gym feel. It will be interesting to try and figure out what workouts to do, not really knowing the gym. Anyways. I will see you tomorrow!

Yesterday

Yesterday was a good day. Rob and I got off work and hiked Lower Table Rock. I beat my time up but 3 minutes. We walked the plateau and then hiked down in the dark. It was a good hike. I feel good today, but my legs are definitely tired. Steph and I will be hiking it again tomorrow. I'm running more often now, trying to get ready for the run. I will be running twice a day as far as I can. I think there is three weeks until the pear run. Eating has been good. I feel strong overall. I feel like my eating has been pretty good, the workouts just need work. Anyways, Steph and I are going grocery shopping. Don't forget, healthy eating starts with what you buy at the grocery store!!!

Sorry...

So I am sorry that my blog has been pretty pathetic. I have been doing a lot of "traveling" lately for reasons I can't explain... yet... But on to other news. I went for a run today... went pretty well. My legs and feet got sore pretty quickly. Now that it is later today I am going to run a lot more often. Other than that I told you I would blog whether I worked out or not. So know this, I haven't been to the gym in a couple of weeks, I have tried to keep my eating under control, and have continued to lose weight slowly. Right now I am about 272... I need to pick up the pace. the 10 mile is more than likely out since I only have about 4 weeks to train. So my hope is to do the 5k at least. I am disappointed in myself. Life has been happening and it is really hard to keep up right now. It frustrates me that i have given up a month basically of training. So pray that I have the strength to do better every day. Cause I am tired... all the time.

Goodnight.

Locking it down.

That is what my goal is. I ate well today. Chicken and Brown rice has become a favorite of mine, especially now that I have a rice cooker. Even I can't screw that up! Workouts are back in the agenda, that's not going to change. I have about 6-7 weeks until the pear so I am going to focus on road running as much and as long as I can. I was very active today which was good. I am leaving first thing in the morning for Portland. My goal is to learn some of the area I will be in by running the streets. Wish me luck. Thanks for the support. I appreciate it in all forms! Even the " what the hell do you think you are doing. Quit with the excuses and Lock it down!"

Night All.

Back at it...

So, as promised, I have started working out again. Tonight was a good night. I made it 20 miles ( according to the machine) on the bike in under an hour. After that, I did some upper body lifting to strengthen and build up the endurance of my swimming muscles. Then a little 1/4 mile jog for a cool down. My legs felt great. My shins were starting to hurt a bit during my jog. They feel nice and rested though. I'm gonna try and get up early enough to swim in the morning...

My eating has been o.k. Steph and I need to go shopping pretty bad but we are waiting for pay day. We did cheat a bit tonight on the money department and got Subway for dinner. But its 5 dollar foot longs! How can you go wrong!

Anyways, I kept my end of the bargain today. Got my workout. Kicked my butt today. Literally my "A" hurts like heck... and to think, my goal is to sit on a bike for 5-7 times as long as I did today.

Goodnight all!