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Aug 31 2009

two thirds done

Published by milo under Hobbies, family, general, sports

Only four more months left in the year. Generally speaking, things have been going great … besides a sick baby for vacation, I have no complaints. Anyway, what’s new:

  • Thinking about getting another tattoo … more than thinking, actually, it’s probably going to happen soon.
  • Abi has a cold … always fun for the parents
  • We’re working on child number two (not right this second, but you know what I mean)
  • We’ve decided a pool heater needs to be installed in the spring, our pool hit 80 degreees for about 4 days this year total.
  • Running is going good, but eating is going bad … as is weight loss :(
  • That’s all I can think of at the moment.

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Apr 17 2009

Back to Weight Control

Published by milo under diet, sports

Six months ago, I posted this … click me … which basically stated that I had reached my goal weight of 140 pounds. After that post I actually lost 3 more pounds, putting me at 137. Over the past 6 months I’ve more or less stayed right around 140 – 142 … not too bad for winter time. Lately, however, I’ve balooned back up to 147 pounds. This situation is unacceptable. Time to Re-implement my rules:

  1. No eating after 7pm
  2. No snacking … 3 meals per day

For the time being, I won’t try to limit how much I eat at my scheduled feeding times. If I start training for a 5k, the 2 rules above should be enough to start losing weight. I’ve chosen the 1st Annual 5k run/walk for C.O.P.S. to be my first race of the year. It’s May 9th down at the Corning Preserve – about 3 weeks away. My goal is to weigh 137 pounds on June 10th … one day before going on vacation to Florida.

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Oct 21 2008

long time, no update

Published by milo under diet, general, sports

I haven’t posted in 2 weeks. Mostly because I don’t really have anything new to share … but I figured I should say something.

I reached my weight watcher’s goal. On August 25th I weighed 160 pounds. This morning I weighed 140 pounds. So now I actually get some points back because I just want to maintain my weight rather than lose any more. I do feel like another 5 pounds is do-able, but I’m very happy with how I look at the moment, so I’m going with it.

Motivating myself to run is a bit more difficult now that it’s cold and dark, but I’m still running 3 times per week. 3 miles, 3 miles, 4 miles at the moment – but I’d like to extend that 4 mile run to 5 miles. I plan to run the “Turkey Trot” on Thanksgiving, and then no more 5K races until spring.

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Sep 28 2008

mission’s accomplished

Published by milo under general, sports

I finished my 5K today – 27:52

Got my College Degree in the mail

:)

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Sep 24 2008

Feeling Strange

Published by milo under sports

My 5K race is this Sunday. I feel like I should be excited, but to be honest, I’m not all that excited. I kind of feel like I’ve already accomplished what I set out to do, even though the race isn’t for another 4 days. I’ve dropped 12 pounds – I’m lighter now than I have been in well over 6 years. I know I can run the entire race without having to stop (my original goal), and I know that I’m most likely go to have a time of just under 29 minutes (secondary goal was to be under 30 minutes). So that’s it … I’m done … and I haven’t even started yet :(

Do I want to continue running? … maybe. Probably to some degree just to continue burning calories.

Was training fun? … reaching my goals was fun. Training? … eh

Do I want to drop $700 on a bike and try my hand at that? … Yes, and no.

Am I afraid I’m going to gain the weight back? … yes, most definately!

So now what?

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