Today marks the 90th day since I started on this journey to live a more healthy life. It is also only 100 more days until I run in my first 5K.
It amazes me how far I've come since October 1. That was the day that I decided to get up and start walking and getting some exercise. It wore me out. I couldn't even walk a quarter mile without my legs burning like fire. Now I can walk/run a 5K in under 45 minutes and it feels good.
This past Monday I went to the gym and was going to stop at 3.1 miles but I was feeling so good after that I decided to go ahead and stay on the treadmill for the rest of the hour. I ended up walking/running 4.40 miles in 59:23.
I'm letting my legs get some much needed rest for the last couple of days but looking forward to finishing the year out with another long run.
As of this writing, I have covered 125.4 miles on my feet and it has only taken me 34 hours 4 minutes 36 seconds to do it. As I looked back over my logs the last couple of months, I discovered that I had walked/ran 5.7 more miles in December than I did in November. It didn't surprise me but what did surprise me was that it only took me about three and a half more minutes to cover that much more ground. I couldn't believe it!
Now that Christmas is over and the new year is approaching, I am happy to say that I did gain or lose any weight over the last few days. I didn't count calories but was mindful of what I was eating most of the time. Plus or minus zero pounds...I take it.
For all of you that have started and will be starting the C25K program, just keep at it. You can do it. You may have to repeat some days or weeks but it's worth it. Good luck!
Thanks for dropping by and will see you again soon.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Baby, It's Cold Outside
It's been almost two weeks since I have given you an update on how everything is going. I have been redesigning the blog and even have a meter that shows how much weight that I've currently lost. This meter is updated in real time so it will get the update before I write about it.
I've also renamed the blog from Losing It with Jeremy to Running with Jeremy. Although it will still be about losing weight it will deal more on running and how my training is coming along than with weight loss.
Now to what I've been doing the last couple of weeks. Mainly going to the gym and working out there instead of outside but I still enjoy the outside much more than being on the treadmill.
Last Wednesday I was over in Alabama and knew that I wasn't going to make it to the gym so I got my cold weather clothes on the went out and walked/ran 2.23 miles while it was 34 degrees.
On Saturday, the 18th, I went to the gym and walked/ran 4 miles. It did take me 55 minutes but looking back over my logs it was taking me longer than that to make it just over 3 miles.
On Sunday was when I did just lose my mind. I got up early because I had to leave out later in the morning and went out into the freezing weather. Twenty-five degree! I took me about a mile and a half to get really warmed up but the the other 1.8 miles was great. A total of 3.31 miles.
Today I got up and went for my walk in the late morning and got in 4.12 miles. It did take me a little longer to get the four miles but I wasn’t on a treadmill either. I was outside where there are a few hills. This was my farthest distance to date.
I also got up and weighed in this morning and my total weight loss is 21.2 pounds. I told my friend, Amy, about the 20 pounds and she told me that whenever I wanted to eat something bad just pick up a 20 pound bag of flour and run with it. No thanks!
I've also renamed the blog from Losing It with Jeremy to Running with Jeremy. Although it will still be about losing weight it will deal more on running and how my training is coming along than with weight loss.
Now to what I've been doing the last couple of weeks. Mainly going to the gym and working out there instead of outside but I still enjoy the outside much more than being on the treadmill.
Last Wednesday I was over in Alabama and knew that I wasn't going to make it to the gym so I got my cold weather clothes on the went out and walked/ran 2.23 miles while it was 34 degrees.
On Saturday, the 18th, I went to the gym and walked/ran 4 miles. It did take me 55 minutes but looking back over my logs it was taking me longer than that to make it just over 3 miles.
On Sunday was when I did just lose my mind. I got up early because I had to leave out later in the morning and went out into the freezing weather. Twenty-five degree! I took me about a mile and a half to get really warmed up but the the other 1.8 miles was great. A total of 3.31 miles.
Today I got up and went for my walk in the late morning and got in 4.12 miles. It did take me a little longer to get the four miles but I wasn’t on a treadmill either. I was outside where there are a few hills. This was my farthest distance to date.
I also got up and weighed in this morning and my total weight loss is 21.2 pounds. I told my friend, Amy, about the 20 pounds and she told me that whenever I wanted to eat something bad just pick up a 20 pound bag of flour and run with it. No thanks!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Losing It #6
It’s time for another update and some tips for you.
As you may have noticed, I have moved these post to a different blog and have additional information on the right side. There you will find the number of miles that I have covered in the current week, month, and year along with my all-time total. These number are updated live when I get them entered. Currently, it looks like I have been slacking but I’ve been going to the gym and running on the treadmill and riding a stationary bike. I’m not a big fan of the treadmill but enjoy the bike. I would much rather be outside at the park or walking in my neighborhood but with the cold setting in I decided to start going to the gym.
As you know, I am counting calories and never skip breakfast. My typical breakfast is usually either cream of wheat with some milk to drink or a bowl of cereal. I like the Special K cereals the most but have tried others too. Sometimes it’s hard to get a good breakfast out on the road but I do sometimes eat either the cereal or an Egg McMuffin.
Now for my favorite part of my post. It’s fun watching the numbers go down on the scales on the mornings that I weigh and as of yesterday morning I am down a total of 18 pounds. I am lighter now than I have been in probably over ten years and it feels great.
That’s going to do me for now. Thanks for stopping.
As you may have noticed, I have moved these post to a different blog and have additional information on the right side. There you will find the number of miles that I have covered in the current week, month, and year along with my all-time total. These number are updated live when I get them entered. Currently, it looks like I have been slacking but I’ve been going to the gym and running on the treadmill and riding a stationary bike. I’m not a big fan of the treadmill but enjoy the bike. I would much rather be outside at the park or walking in my neighborhood but with the cold setting in I decided to start going to the gym.
As you know, I am counting calories and never skip breakfast. My typical breakfast is usually either cream of wheat with some milk to drink or a bowl of cereal. I like the Special K cereals the most but have tried others too. Sometimes it’s hard to get a good breakfast out on the road but I do sometimes eat either the cereal or an Egg McMuffin.
Now for my favorite part of my post. It’s fun watching the numbers go down on the scales on the mornings that I weigh and as of yesterday morning I am down a total of 18 pounds. I am lighter now than I have been in probably over ten years and it feels great.
That’s going to do me for now. Thanks for stopping.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Losing It #5
My second edition in just under a week and I have some things to share with you. First off, I want to share with you that I am down a total of 16.4 pounds and it does feel great. I got up yesterday morning and went out for my walk/run and got in 3.18 miles in 50:38 with pace of 15:55. That is slower than my workout yesterday but my course wasn't as flat either.
I also burned my 9,988th calorie yesterday and made it past the 75 mile mark for a total of 77.5. Looks like I'm going to hit the 100 mile mark before the end of the year. I never thought this was a possibility when I started walking almost two months ago.
I had to delay the start of my C25K program because I had a sore leg and couldn't walk or run because it hurt so bad. I did walk a couple of days with no running but picked the running back up on Wednesday. I don't have a date that I want to start the C25K program but it probably won't be long.
The last thing that I wanted to share with you was the GPS that I'm using now. I was very active in ham radio several years ago and kind of got out of it and decided to sell one of my last hand held radios on eBay. I did and got enough money to purchase the Garmin Forerunner 405. I've used it now for a few runs and wouldn't want to run without it now. It's much liter than the iPhone and I don't have to worry about sweating and ruining my iPhone. I like the fact that I can customize the screen with the information that I want to see during my workout. The defaults worked good for me. I want to see the time, distance, and the pace of my current lap (currently auto laps every mile) so I know if I need to speed up or not. Runkeeper would only tell you the overall pace of your workout.
Thanks for stopping by and if you have any comments be sure to leave them below. Thanks again and I will see you again here soon.
I also burned my 9,988th calorie yesterday and made it past the 75 mile mark for a total of 77.5. Looks like I'm going to hit the 100 mile mark before the end of the year. I never thought this was a possibility when I started walking almost two months ago.
I had to delay the start of my C25K program because I had a sore leg and couldn't walk or run because it hurt so bad. I did walk a couple of days with no running but picked the running back up on Wednesday. I don't have a date that I want to start the C25K program but it probably won't be long.
The last thing that I wanted to share with you was the GPS that I'm using now. I was very active in ham radio several years ago and kind of got out of it and decided to sell one of my last hand held radios on eBay. I did and got enough money to purchase the Garmin Forerunner 405. I've used it now for a few runs and wouldn't want to run without it now. It's much liter than the iPhone and I don't have to worry about sweating and ruining my iPhone. I like the fact that I can customize the screen with the information that I want to see during my workout. The defaults worked good for me. I want to see the time, distance, and the pace of my current lap (currently auto laps every mile) so I know if I need to speed up or not. Runkeeper would only tell you the overall pace of your workout.
Thanks for stopping by and if you have any comments be sure to leave them below. Thanks again and I will see you again here soon.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Losing It #4
It’s been over two weeks since I’ve written anything for Losing It and I’ve got a lot to share but I will spread it out over a few post. Today I wanted to focus on the apps that I used to start out with and one that I’m still using. I’ve previously reviewed these apps on my Tech Talk Thursday post but now that I’m actively using them I can be a better reviewer.
The first app that I started out with during my journey to lose weight is Lose It! This is a simple little program that you use to keep a journal of what you are eating and it will budget calories based on your weight and how much weight you want to lose per week or maintain your current weight. It also will let you add friends to get motivation from but will only share how much weight you have lost and now your weight. When you enter what you eat on the iPhone it will update the LoseIt.com website and when you enter the info into the website it will update on your phone keeping everything in sync.
The second app that I was using is Runkeeper. There is two versions of Runkeeper. I started out with the free version but upgraded to the Pro version. Both versions offer to keep records of your pace, speed, time, and distance. The Pro version also offers you split times and audio cues. Both versions also let you sync Runkeeper.com and you can go there and get details of all of your activities and see your weekly and monthly milage.
I’m currently kind of on the disabled list and can’t walk/run as much as I’d like. To date I’ve lost 14 pounds and am using the Lose It! app on a daily basis.
That’s going to do me for now. Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon.
The first app that I started out with during my journey to lose weight is Lose It! This is a simple little program that you use to keep a journal of what you are eating and it will budget calories based on your weight and how much weight you want to lose per week or maintain your current weight. It also will let you add friends to get motivation from but will only share how much weight you have lost and now your weight. When you enter what you eat on the iPhone it will update the LoseIt.com website and when you enter the info into the website it will update on your phone keeping everything in sync.
The second app that I was using is Runkeeper. There is two versions of Runkeeper. I started out with the free version but upgraded to the Pro version. Both versions offer to keep records of your pace, speed, time, and distance. The Pro version also offers you split times and audio cues. Both versions also let you sync Runkeeper.com and you can go there and get details of all of your activities and see your weekly and monthly milage.
I’m currently kind of on the disabled list and can’t walk/run as much as I’d like. To date I’ve lost 14 pounds and am using the Lose It! app on a daily basis.
That’s going to do me for now. Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Losing It #3
I can hardly believe that it's been over a month since I started working towards my goal of running a 5K in less than 30 minutes. In the month of October I logged 48.7 miles and my best week was 14.8 miles.
Although the only goal that I really had in October was to get up and start moving I do have some clear goals for November thru January. Last week I started inserting some running into my workouts and improved my pace. Starting the week of Thanksgiving I am going to drop my workouts from five to three per week. I may still have some easy days of walking but my main focus is going to bee on the Couch to 5K program.
The C25K program is a program designed to get you from the couch to running 5K without walking or stopping. I did find a few apps for the iPhone that did this program but I simply programmed my Runkeeper Pro to give me the audio cues of when to walk and when to run. It's true you can't really start out from the couch and go straight into this program. First you need to build a base of walking and then start C25K. I will keep you posted on my progress on the program.
It's been almost a week since I weighed in but as of last Friday I am down another 2 pounds for a total of 8.2 pounds. Last Wednesday I did take a day off from logging my food but I don't think it had much of an impact on my weight lose.
That's going to do me for this edition and thanks for stopping.
Although the only goal that I really had in October was to get up and start moving I do have some clear goals for November thru January. Last week I started inserting some running into my workouts and improved my pace. Starting the week of Thanksgiving I am going to drop my workouts from five to three per week. I may still have some easy days of walking but my main focus is going to bee on the Couch to 5K program.
The C25K program is a program designed to get you from the couch to running 5K without walking or stopping. I did find a few apps for the iPhone that did this program but I simply programmed my Runkeeper Pro to give me the audio cues of when to walk and when to run. It's true you can't really start out from the couch and go straight into this program. First you need to build a base of walking and then start C25K. I will keep you posted on my progress on the program.
It's been almost a week since I weighed in but as of last Friday I am down another 2 pounds for a total of 8.2 pounds. Last Wednesday I did take a day off from logging my food but I don't think it had much of an impact on my weight lose.
That's going to do me for this edition and thanks for stopping.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Losing It #2
Welcome to the second edition of Losing It, my blog post journaling to losing weight and reaching my of a 5K in 30 minutes or less.
What I thought was going to be impossible just three weeks ago, I know now is achievable. I had to start out walking 15 to 30 minutes and in those three short weeks I have reached the 3 mile mark three times. I know for the long distance runners that’s a piece of cake but for a big boy like me that is a long way. I still have to work on getting a faster pace but that’s possible too.
Just in the last two weeks I have lost 6.2 pounds and I’m still logging everything that I eat. This is a little faster than I’d planned but I do know that it will start to slow down. That’s alright too. I just want to achieve that goal of losing 50 pounds by April 1, 2011 and then running my first 5K on April 9, 2011, in Jackson, TN.
That’s my progress so far. Thanks for stopping and I’ll see you again real soon.
What I thought was going to be impossible just three weeks ago, I know now is achievable. I had to start out walking 15 to 30 minutes and in those three short weeks I have reached the 3 mile mark three times. I know for the long distance runners that’s a piece of cake but for a big boy like me that is a long way. I still have to work on getting a faster pace but that’s possible too.
Just in the last two weeks I have lost 6.2 pounds and I’m still logging everything that I eat. This is a little faster than I’d planned but I do know that it will start to slow down. That’s alright too. I just want to achieve that goal of losing 50 pounds by April 1, 2011 and then running my first 5K on April 9, 2011, in Jackson, TN.
That’s my progress so far. Thanks for stopping and I’ll see you again real soon.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)