Status Report – Week # 9 May 9, 2010
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Just a short sweet update for this Mother’s Day. I have had a pretty good week overall. Things continue to be very busy for me, and the week was not without a few challenges. The biggest challenge for me was my left hamstring. I am not sure what has happened to it, I can’t pin it down to a specific event, but it has been extremely tight for about 5 days now. I have tried stretching it on numerous occasions, but still the tightness continues. I haven’t done any of my c25k program this week because of this. I actually enjoyed week one of the program, and was looking forward to making progress in week two. Once I get the hamstring figured out, I will get back to the training that the program lays out.
I did pretty well with my eating choices this week. It was not without a few setbacks, but overall things went well. The results on the scale this morning show that I made some progress this week also. I weighed in at 251 this morning, which is down another 3 pounds from last Sunday. I had a feeling that things were going pretty well, but without the exercise, I wasn’t really sure what I would see this morning. Needless to say, I was quite happy to see the number 251. Surprised even, but I will definitely take it.
I want to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day today. I will be thinking of my Mom today, and trying to make it a great day for the Mother of my kids.
Here’s How I Did This Weekend May 3, 2010
Posted by Scott in Challenges, Exercise, Food, Goals, Motivation.3 comments
This morning marked the conclusion of the weekend’s WWC – Braveheart Edition. I had three goals that I wanted to achieve to keep on track through the weekend. I didn’t quite succeed in these three goals, but didn’t fail in a major way either. The net result was that this weekend was better than many that I have had, so I am not too disappointed.
Goal number one was to complete week one of c25k on Friday. Although I technically did miss that one by about 36 hours, I did get it completed during the weekend. Sunday morning, in the rain, I went out and finished day 3 of week 1. I will take this as a win.
Goal number two was my old standby of 80 ounces of water. This didn’t quite get done. On Saturday I was a volunteer at my daughters High School Track Invitational. I was working in the long jump and shot put areas, and didn’t drink that much water for the 6 hours I was there. Breaks were at a minimum, and I didn’t want to need to go to the bathroom when I really couldn’t leave my station. Friday and Sunday were both OK, but I fell about 36 ounces short on Saturday.
The third goal that I set, really proved to be my biggest challenge. The goal was to get through the weekend without eating any sweets. I was tempted more than a couple of times. The trip to Dairy Queen to pick up Blizzards for my wife and kids was tempting. I decided before leaving the house that I was not getting anything from DQ, and that is just what I did. I resisted having any s’mores that my youngest made on Sunday, but did have a some chocolate at that time. We also had some cookies appear in the house this weekend. I first saw the cookies as I helped unload the groceries, and resisted them at that time. But last night, shortly before going to bed, I ended up eating three cookies.
All in all, I didn’t really hit any of my goals as stated, but I did finish week one of c25k, and had just some minor setbacks in the other areas. Overall, I will take it. Can I do better? Yep, I sure can.
I hope everyone else had good results with their goals.
Status Report – Week # 8 May 2, 2010
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Another week, another weigh in. But this has not just been another week for me. I have gotten back on track, at least partially. I went through some tough weeks during early April, but this week got me back into the swing of things somewhat. There is some hesitation in saying that I am back, because I have many things to improve upon, but I am moving in the right direction again.
Here are a couple of things that I can improve on as I move forward. Eating healthy foods. There, I said it. I haven’t been doing a great job with all of my eating. The last few weeks, I have slipped into some old habits that I need to eliminate in order to move forward. Habits like eating processed foods and not fresh foods. Salads have almost completely fallen off of my eating radar. Sweets and other treats have joined processed foods in returning to my diet also. A Hershey bar here, some potato chips there, a pound of weight still around my midsection……….you get the picture.
This past week has been better for me as far as exercise goes. I finally started(again) and completed week one of c25k. When I had started this program a couple of times earlier in the month, I couldn’t make the commitment to get through the whole week. It didn’t seem right to have an entire rest week between sessions, so I would restart on day 1. This week, I made it a point to find the time and just get outside and do it. All that said, it still took me 7 days to complete week one. I had intended to finish the first week on Friday evening, but I didn’t get it finished until Sunday morning. I am glad that I have gotten through it, and am looking forward to week number 2. I am using the podcasts of Robert Ullrey to help me pace myself, and I think they work great. For me it is good to have somebody on the opposite shoulder of my self-conscious to provide that little extra motivation when I get to doubting myself.
Here are this weeks numbers. The scale reports that I am at 254, which is a push. Nothing lost, nothing gained. While I really would like to figure out how to post a few weeks in a row with losses, I know that the scale just gives me a number. I need to look past the number and focus on the good decisions I am starting to make again to improve my health. I do believe that if I continue to eat healthy and exercise regularly, the pounds will come off.
