a personal journey toward fitness for life

A Brief Explanation

Here's the short story. I've neglected my health for nearly a decade. I'm using this Weblog to document my efforts toward better fitness. Here's the opening post, which pretty much explains it all. I've taken as my motto the words of Dr. George Sheehan. "First, be a good animal."

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

back in the swing

had a nice little run this morning

sub-15 splits throughout - around 12 minutes for the first mile

and since i didn't weigh in yesterday, i did this morning - 224.6 - so i'm still less than 7 pounds from my first goal weight

not going to be easy, but i may hit it before the end of 2010 after all

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

112310 - Podcast Episode #8: Drumroll, Please

Thanksgiving is only two days away. Did I make my goal weight or not? Listen to the latest Podcast episode to find out.


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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Progress (Or Not)

i've actually gained a couple pounds since the last log here - inactivity because of health stuff (and snacking, because i am weak and lack character)

stress test tomorrow morning - labs on friday - if everything turns out okay, i'll get back in the swing of things

i did get a nice run in this morning - first mile was a little over 12 minutes

prolly won't make goal by next week at this point, but will keep at it until i do

slow, but sure

Monday, November 8, 2010

lost weekend

this has nothing to do with the movie of that title

weekends are the time i usually get an extra leisurely run (or two) in

unfortunately, this weekend i had a miserable sinus cold, and on top of that i started experiencing some very strange heart palpitations on saturday - they continued on through the weekend

at this point, i'm actually afraid to get out and run until i get in to see my doctor - who knows how long it will take to get an appointment

it's depressing that this is threatening to derail my efforts to lose those last 6 pounds before thanksgiving

i am going to do my best to get a long walk in today at least, and will try to observe my points limit this week as well - may not be blogging much until there's something new to report

Thursday, November 4, 2010

struggling this week

election activities and a general funk in their wake have sidelined me most of the week

felt good to get out and run this morning

coffee and a banana so far - will grab some toast and tomato juice in a bit - going very light today and tomorrow