May 2009

Wednesday Weekly Weigh In–5/20/09

May 20, 2009

Well, I didn’t make it to a 1 pound weight loss this week, but that’s ok.  Things looked good on Monday morning when I woke up and the scale said 176.6.  But something didn’t feel right about that number.  I didn’t feel like I had been diligent enough in my workouts or eating plan to [...]

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The Funk Is Over!

May 19, 2009

Sunday night I slept like a rock.  I put my head on the pillow, instantly fell asleep, and five minutes later, it was 6:45 and Megan was crawling into bed with me.  I woke up rested, happy, and SORE! I had a great 2nd half of last week.  Thursday and Friday I ran 5.5 miles [...]

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Marathon Training and Hiding the Scale

May 18, 2009

While Mac has been making great strides with his personal fitness, I’ve been making slow progress of my own. As you’ll recall, last year I tried to do too much. I lifted weights. I entered marathon training. I tried to diet. And I was doing lots of other stuff besides. In theory, it’s possible to [...]

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WOOHOOO!

May 14, 2009

5.5 miles in 50 minutes!  Felt GREAT! Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Personal Pace–100 Steps Per Minute Is All It Takes

May 14, 2009

These days, it seems like taking any extra steps is a tough thing for me to accomplish.  But maybe that’s where I should start.  Maybe just going for a walk will get me out of my exercise funk.  Oh yeah, I forgot!  It’s May in Oregon so it’s still raining outside daily.  For some reason, [...]

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