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How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:43 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:47 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:49 New po.. tinyurl.com/oyar6g #

05:35 Wt: 179.4, RHR: 47, BF: 17.9% #

07:55 RT @woodycrenshaw: The average American walks 3,000 steps/day, and they recommend 10,000 per day for proper health. - I was around 2000 #

08:10 Good morning everyone: The Smiths, "Girlfriend in a Coma" ♫ blip.fm/~76x6y #

08:15 You say you want more Smiths? I suppose. "How Soon Is Now" ♫ blip.fm/~76xks #

08:30 Regina Spektor, "Fidelity" ♫ blip.fm/~76yu2 #

08:39 Turn it up, The Call: "I Still Believe" ♫ blip.fm/~76zjy #

08:48 Queen, "I Want It All" ♫ blip.fm/~77085 #

08:53 Al Stewart, "Year of the Cat" ♫ blip.fm/~770ne #

09:47 RT @alitherunner: Some things can NEVER ever be unseen... daily wtf bit.ly/yUqsQ - did I ever tell you that you suck? #

10:19 Well if you're gonna do a song from Highlander, do it right! ♫ blip.fm/~7779b #

10:32 There's life underground... ♫ blip.fm/~778eg #

10:44 Speaking of Annie, @karrock... Annie? Are you okay? ♫ blip.fm/~779dl #

10:55 ...nobody knows who they were, or... what they were doing... ♫ blip.fm/~77a8m #

11:28 The Clash? No, not The Clash. Big Audio Dynamite, "Rush" ♫ blip.fm/~77cx8 #

11:39 The La's: "There She Goes" ♫ blip.fm/~77dtt #

11:47 How about this one: Breakfast Club, "Right On Track" ♫ blip.fm/~77eje #

11:54 Sniff'n' the Tears, "Driver Seat" ♫ blip.fm/~77f4w #

12:04 It's been fun, it's been great, but now it's time to go to the gym. I might even work out. #

12:13 That does it, @karrock. John Waite, "Change" ♫ blip.fm/~77gs5 #

13:21 Back from the gym, where I was singing this song as my mantra... "I'm Sorry That I Got Fat" ♫ blip.fm/~77mk7 #

13:47 Would you like some coffee? (Perhaps not NSFW but certainly not for kids.. be warned): tinyurl.com/nekr2u #

14:17 Well hello, Melissa Joan Hart. So nice to meet your acquaintance. tinyurl.com/nrlyxc #

15:04 Nobody's blipping! Bananarama, "Robert DeNiro's Waiting (Talking Italian)" ♫ blip.fm/~77utx #

15:12 I just spent 5 minutes explaining to someone that his "wallpaper" isn't his "screen saver", making finding where to change it a lot easier. #

15:19 Going back into the recesses... Steve Earle, "Copperhead Road" ♫ blip.fm/~77w1j #

16:06 What do you do when blip.fm doesn't have what you want? Upload it yourself. Bongos, Bass, & Bob: "The Thorazine... ♫ blip.fm/~77ze7 #

16:22 For @eveblackorwhite, The Orb: "Little Fluffy Clouds" ♫ blip.fm/~780ik #

22:12 That's right, I'm BACK! Genesis, "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" ♫ blip.fm/~78nhq #

22:27 Pink Floyd, "Free Four" ♫ blip.fm/~78o8r #

22:34 Notting Hillbillies, "I Think I Love You Too Much" ♫ blip.fm/~78olz #

22:50 Ran 5.1 miles - m8.to/1zQ #

23:08 MapMyRun.com: Completed Circuit Training. 283 (kcal). 00:34:23 #

23:10 Mapped 05/28/2009 Route (5.10 mi.) #

23:11 Completed Regular Run. 621 (kcal) Distance 5.10 mi. Duration 00:53:41 #

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Yesterday's Run, Today's Circuit Training & 5-Miler

Yesterday I ran 6 miles in the middle of the day. When I started, it was 88 degrees, and when I finished, it was 93. Talk about tough! Anyway, I burned 697 calories, so there's really not much room to complain. :)



I did have a minor epiphany during the run. I've been getting onto myself for my pace lately, having to walk, that sort of thing. Then I realized, up until a few weeks ago, I was training for a marathon. I was worried about pace, my training runs were very specific. But now?

Now I'm focusing on weight loss, speficically fat loss. Pace? Pace isn't really a factor. I need to not worry about pace so much and focus on losing the extra weight. The speed will come with fitness, which I apparently have almost completely lost. Seriously, I feel like I'm starting back at square one with running once again. By changing my focus, I can at least enjoy myself and not be worried with every run.

Then today was circuit training.

Circuit 1
Scorpion Push-ups 20 reps
Dumbbell Flys on Body Ball w/Crunches 10 reps
Leg Extensions (pyramid up with weight) 20, 12, 6-8
Jump Squats Reps to failure

Circuit 2
Decline Dumbbell Presses 10 reps per arm (20 total)
V Cable Flys 15 reps
Squat Thrusts 20 reps
Side Lunges 20 reps alternating (10 ea)

Circuit 3
Close-Grip Pushups AMRAP to failure
Plank-ups AMRAP to failure
Jump Squats AMRAP to failure
One-Leg Squats 10 reps per leg (20 total)
Jumping Jacks 1 min

Circuit 4
Military Shoulder Press 8 reps
Wood Choppers 15 reps on each side of body
Knee Tuck Jumps 10 reps
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise 10 reps on each leg
Reverse Crunches 10 reps
Hanging Abs with a Twist 10 reps on each side (20 total)

Circuit 5
30-second sprints (5 over 5 mins) 30 secs on, 30 off, 12mph

The sprints kicked my butt! 12mph is 5 minutes per mile, 30 seconds at a time is about all I can handle, hehe. 34 minutes, 283 calories.

Then tonight, I ran 5 miles.





Splits
Mile 1: 9:26
Mile 2: 9:24
Mile 3: 12:14
Mile 4: 11:06
Mile 5: 10:38
.09 mi: :50

54 minutes, 621 additional calories burned for a total of 904 for the day. I ate 1700 calories.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:47 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:49 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:16 New po.. tinyurl.com/ov3zny #

05:35 Wt: 179, RHR: 52, BF: 18.1% #

07:41 Good morning, folks! #

07:45 Oooh, REI gear sale on Saturday. #

08:16 Speaking of food, time to make some oatmeal. :) #

09:22 Roxy Music, "More Than This" ♫ blip.fm/~74tlg #

09:26 RT @sacbee_news: Geocaching rules set for state land tinyurl.com/ozf8fk - crap, soon it'll be banned like in national parks :( #

09:29 It's the 80s, so where's our rocket packs? Daniel Amos. ♫ blip.fm/~74u4n #

09:31 It looks like @eveblackorwhite reached her Twitter API limit. :P #

09:43 RT @thomaslennon: New reno on tonight, with lots of Kerri Kenney Silver/Joe LoTruglio dry humping. Highly recommended. #

09:58 Today's my formerly-4yo daughter Jenny's 5th birthday! Yay! #

10:01 RT @PamelaDesBarres: Setting up beginner's writing workshop for women in L.A. starting June 9 - Writing? WRITING? #

10:10 Why must users re-state their problem FOUR times after I tell them, "OK, thanks"? #

10:21 Hey, look at that, it's time to change into running clothes. #

12:05 Ran 5.3 miles - m8.to/1xr #

12:10 Mapped 05/27/2009 Route (5.30 mi.) #

12:11 Completed Regular Run. 697 (kcal) Distance 5.30 mi. #

13:33 RT @Neumen: Ran 2.52 miles in 38 mins. RT @Neumen Ran 4.01 miles in 46 mins. RT @Neumen Ran 4.02 miles in 44 mins. ok something's fishy #

13:43 RT @rainnwilson: Would Spock ever use emoticons? #

19:21 Having birthday dinner with my beautiful 5-year-old! She's so happy to be 5. #

20:00 twitpic.com/63f0s - Jenny's birthday sundae (Mom & Dad helped) #

20:44 New Flickr upload: Jenny's birthday sundae (Mom & Dad helped): Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/ocovn2 #

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:49 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:16 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:04 OK, ol.. tinyurl.com/qrmbxe #

05:57 Wt: 170.4, RHR: 51, BF: 18.1% #

08:19 Rush, "The Trees" ♫ blip.fm/~72apj #

08:28 He doesn't like the obscure: here's a long distance dedication for @_MikeKennedy. ♫ blip.fm/~72bct #

08:35 Kate Bush, "Cloudbusting" ♫ blip.fm/~72bty #

08:43 ELO, "Shine a Little Love" ♫ blip.fm/~72cdx #

09:27 RT @ericharr The 5 most prolific moments in sport -- not for the sheer athleticism, but for how they uplifted humanity #4 bitty.li/R5 #

10:12 tinyurl.com/p8ndeh #

10:46 RT @sacbee_news: Cops: Having sex near school bad move for couple tinyurl.com/ph3peg - and in other news, sex near day care bad move #

14:40 RT @MarthaVan: #3wordsbeforesex Have Action Wipes? (www.actionwipes.com) - uhhhhhh #

14:44 RT @funnyordie: Does this bandanna make me look fat? imgur.com/u9Za3.jpg #

14:53 Here you go: Kansas, "Portrait (He Knew)"! ♫ blip.fm/~735sp #

15:00 Kansas, "Icarus, Borne on Wings of Steel" (Live 2006) ♫ blip.fm/~736b2 #

16:12 Boston, "Foreplay/Long Time" ♫ blip.fm/~73bea #

16:25 RT @rodmur: How many times have I installed Oracle Calendar so far... you don't want to know. - None more black. #

16:35 Mike Tyson's daughter died: tinyurl.com/qqxykr #

17:00 Alright, enough of this. I'm going home. :) #

19:49 Wow! 8MYP7LMG3RCLWJ3 is following me! Should I follow back? Hmm... #

20:10 Watching a commercial for Star Trek toys! NERD LEVEL HIGH! I WANT! #

20:18 MapMyRun.com: Completed Circuit Training. 247 (kcal). 00:36:34 #

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