Life definitely gets in the way!!
After trying to finish off the season and then being on the road for almost four months straight, five weeks of which were consecutive, and during which time I gained 15 pounds!! I have begun again to find a way to change. Having reached 210 pounds, and being uncomfortable and unhappy most of the time I have begun to move again. I call it shuffling, because jogging or running it isn't, but at least it is some place to start.
It is a choice.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Oops!!
198.8 :(
The half gallon of ice cream I ate over two days probably was not good.
It is a choice.
The half gallon of ice cream I ate over two days probably was not good.
It is a choice.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Holding Pattern
197.4, 28.4.
Not bad considering was on the bus all day yesterday and had fast food on the way back last night with the boys.
Honestly can't seem to get the enthusiasm back for going after this, but trying to at least not eat too poorly too often.
It is a choice ( and a battle ).
Not bad considering was on the bus all day yesterday and had fast food on the way back last night with the boys.
Honestly can't seem to get the enthusiasm back for going after this, but trying to at least not eat too poorly too often.
It is a choice ( and a battle ).
Friday, January 27, 2012
And Today's Winner Is
197.4 Pounds. Not horrible.
The comical part is that I have had cinnamon pancakes each of the last two nights prior to going to be at 2:00 AM or so. Does not seem to be hurting me that badly, but probably not helping too much either.
We travel tomorrow, 5 hours on the bus each way. I have fruit and protein drink to take with me plus nice sandwiches from a local fresh bakery.
It is a choice.
The comical part is that I have had cinnamon pancakes each of the last two nights prior to going to be at 2:00 AM or so. Does not seem to be hurting me that badly, but probably not helping too much either.
We travel tomorrow, 5 hours on the bus each way. I have fruit and protein drink to take with me plus nice sandwiches from a local fresh bakery.
It is a choice.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Stupid is As Stupid Does
Just a quick story to share. Last night at practice one of my players, a supposed college athlete, said he had to "pee." I looked at him funny and he headed off to the bathroom. He came back 15 minutes later and it did not give it any more thought at that time. During conditioning at the end of practice he asked if he could take a short break and my answer was no!! During the cool down at the end of practice when I visit briefly with every player, he confessed that he had been throwing up earlier. When I asked why he said that he had chicken nuggets just before practice.
This is not the first player to be this dumb, a couple of weeks ago a freshman had the same issue and it was because he had pasta and HOT DOGS for dinner.
It is a choice.
This is not the first player to be this dumb, a couple of weeks ago a freshman had the same issue and it was because he had pasta and HOT DOGS for dinner.
It is a choice.
Yo-Yo
Yesterday, 199.0. Today 196.8.
I do not think it is a good sign that my weight is fluctuating this much, but it is.
It is a choice.
I do not think it is a good sign that my weight is fluctuating this much, but it is.
It is a choice.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Simply Put
There is no real mystery here. When I was a kid I never stopped moving. When I become a somewhat serious athlete it was 2 1/2 to 3 hours of practice per day, lifting, walking or riding the bike home, go for a run every day. In college that only increased.
Then through my 20s there was club lacrosse, summer leagues, pick-up basketball and the habitual daily run.
30s was the same thing, with much more travel, but no desserts when traveling, no red meat, no cheese, and what I liked to call "running tours." I would literally get to know the places I was, from DC to Brussels, to Bern, to Steamboat, by running different loops around town. If that wasn't possible there was always the runs up and down the hallways and stairways in hotels.
40s was coaching and running, and especially at Chico State it was a run every morning early and then off to the office, plus lifting 6 nights a week.
Fast forward to now, wrecked my knee, stopped running, starting eating fast food after late practices and so my metabolism is essentially stopped, relative to what it was, and my exercise is zero.
All one can do is keep trying.
It is a choice.
Then through my 20s there was club lacrosse, summer leagues, pick-up basketball and the habitual daily run.
30s was the same thing, with much more travel, but no desserts when traveling, no red meat, no cheese, and what I liked to call "running tours." I would literally get to know the places I was, from DC to Brussels, to Bern, to Steamboat, by running different loops around town. If that wasn't possible there was always the runs up and down the hallways and stairways in hotels.
40s was coaching and running, and especially at Chico State it was a run every morning early and then off to the office, plus lifting 6 nights a week.
Fast forward to now, wrecked my knee, stopped running, starting eating fast food after late practices and so my metabolism is essentially stopped, relative to what it was, and my exercise is zero.
All one can do is keep trying.
It is a choice.
Around and Around We Go
199.0 yesterday, 197.8 today.
No ice cream or fast food yesterday.
This is not rocket science!!
It is a choice.
No ice cream or fast food yesterday.
This is not rocket science!!
It is a choice.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
197, 198, 198.8, 197. Or something like that.
Two a days last week made it tough. I did not eat the way I should, or often enough. I did walk most every day, but without eating right or hydrating enough I just did not do a good job. Went to Mickey D's three times. Bought some more ice cream. Old habits are definitely hard to break.
Now traveling tonight and tomorrow, but will keep trying to do better.
It is a choice. (and one that I did not do well with last week)
Two a days last week made it tough. I did not eat the way I should, or often enough. I did walk most every day, but without eating right or hydrating enough I just did not do a good job. Went to Mickey D's three times. Bought some more ice cream. Old habits are definitely hard to break.
Now traveling tonight and tomorrow, but will keep trying to do better.
It is a choice. (and one that I did not do well with last week)
Monday, January 9, 2012
Fooooood
Glass of fresh apple cider
Couple of bites of Wheat Chex
Apple Walnut salad (multiple small servings)
1 1/2 hard boiled eggs (sliced with salad at dinner)
One teaspoon of peanut butter
Roughly 48 oz of water
One cup warm apple cider
It is a choice.
Couple of bites of Wheat Chex
Apple Walnut salad (multiple small servings)
1 1/2 hard boiled eggs (sliced with salad at dinner)
One teaspoon of peanut butter
Roughly 48 oz of water
One cup warm apple cider
It is a choice.
Today's Adventure (Exercise)
Walked 2.0 miles in 50 minutes. Back was sore again on walk. It is what it is. Also paced a bit at three hours of practice.
It is a choice.
It is a choice.
Take Two
200.2 Pounds. 27.4 Percent body fat.
Had to travel this weekend to recruit and traveling is the hardest time to do the right thing, eat the right way, move as much as I should. Did start out right. Took container of celery sticks and grapes for the flight. Wound up eating well, as in decadently, enjoying deserts, and not walking enough.
Today is the beginning of our pre-season, or two a days, so will walk while the guys run, and will try and eat the right way again!! We shall see.
It is a choice.
Had to travel this weekend to recruit and traveling is the hardest time to do the right thing, eat the right way, move as much as I should. Did start out right. Took container of celery sticks and grapes for the flight. Wound up eating well, as in decadently, enjoying deserts, and not walking enough.
Today is the beginning of our pre-season, or two a days, so will walk while the guys run, and will try and eat the right way again!! We shall see.
It is a choice.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Day Off
One thing I forgot to mention is that every Thursday is all you can eat day. Not exactly, but it has always been the day that I do not workout and that I can eat what I want.
I over did it.
It is important to give yourself, and your body, a break once a week.
It is a choice.
I over did it.
It is important to give yourself, and your body, a break once a week.
It is a choice.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Exercise for the Day
40 Minute walk (2.0 miles).
The walk felt better today, although winded while on the phone.
It is a choice.
The walk felt better today, although winded while on the phone.
It is a choice.
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
195.6 Pounds. 27.7 Percent body fat.
Here is the interesting thing today, which we will go into in more detail later, but I didn't sleep well early and thus woke up at 2ish. I got on the scale shortly after that, and was at 197. This means that after I fell back to sleep, which was probably 5ish, my body continued to burn off another pound and a half. I also vaguely remember having a dream about eating ice cream and being very angry at myself.
Interesting.
It is a choice.
Here is the interesting thing today, which we will go into in more detail later, but I didn't sleep well early and thus woke up at 2ish. I got on the scale shortly after that, and was at 197. This means that after I fell back to sleep, which was probably 5ish, my body continued to burn off another pound and a half. I also vaguely remember having a dream about eating ice cream and being very angry at myself.
Interesting.
It is a choice.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Exercise for the Day
Went for a 40 minute walk (1.8 miles). Did not make it to the bike.
Back got sore again, but not until the end. Felt really good on the way out, and half way back, then got tired.
It is a choice.
Back got sore again, but not until the end. Felt really good on the way out, and half way back, then got tired.
It is a choice.
Food for the Day
Pretty similar to yesterday:
Full glass of cider
Small bowl of Wheat Chex
Aroweat English Muffin w/peanut butter (1/2 at a time)
Small helpings of Walnut Apple salad
It is a choice.
Dawn of a New Day
196.8 Pounds. 28.7 percent body fat.
Not a surprise that the scale was kind today after moving from tater tots and ice cream on Sunday to fresh juice, wheat checks, and salad. I still believe that the hydration, over 64 fluid oz of water yesterday, helps a great deal.
It is a choice.
Not a surprise that the scale was kind today after moving from tater tots and ice cream on Sunday to fresh juice, wheat checks, and salad. I still believe that the hydration, over 64 fluid oz of water yesterday, helps a great deal.
It is a choice.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Exercise for the Day
Went for a 25 minute walk. 5 minute spin on the bike.
Back got sore on the walk. Lactic acid built up quickly during spin. Definitely starting from scratch.
It is a choice.
Back got sore on the walk. Lactic acid built up quickly during spin. Definitely starting from scratch.
It is a choice.
Walnut Apple Salad
First, to be clear, I have no original thoughts, so I am sure I got this salad from somewhere, or at least the idea.
Large spinach (whole leafs)
White cabbage (chopped)
Granny Smith apples (cubes)
Macintosh apples (cubes)
Red seedless grapes (sliced in two)
Crumbled blue cheese
Crumbled feta
Handful of walnuts (chopped)
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
All of these ingredients can be substituted for with like ingredients based on personal preference. The point is to have the greens and the fresh fruit as the bulk of the salad, and to have cheeses and walnuts in small quantities to add flavor and protein.
Create a bed of spinach and cabbage on bottom of salad bowl. Place apples, grapes, walnuts and crumbles over bed. Sprinkle with olive oil and balsamic. Toss and eat.
It is a choice.
Large spinach (whole leafs)
White cabbage (chopped)
Granny Smith apples (cubes)
Macintosh apples (cubes)
Red seedless grapes (sliced in two)
Crumbled blue cheese
Crumbled feta
Handful of walnuts (chopped)
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
All of these ingredients can be substituted for with like ingredients based on personal preference. The point is to have the greens and the fresh fruit as the bulk of the salad, and to have cheeses and walnuts in small quantities to add flavor and protein.
Create a bed of spinach and cabbage on bottom of salad bowl. Place apples, grapes, walnuts and crumbles over bed. Sprinkle with olive oil and balsamic. Toss and eat.
It is a choice.
Food for the Day
Small glass (4 oz) of fresh apple cider (locally sourced)
Small bowl of Wheat Chex with Lactaid Fat Free milk with calcium
Celery sticks (1 1/2 thus far)
Small helpings (3) of Walnut Apple Salad (see post)
It is a choice.
Small bowl of Wheat Chex with Lactaid Fat Free milk with calcium
Celery sticks (1 1/2 thus far)
Small helpings (3) of Walnut Apple Salad (see post)
It is a choice.
Celebrating Small Victories
If there is one thing I have learned from business and coaching it is to celebrate small victories. Back from the store. Lots of green things came back with me, celery, cabbage, spinach!! Time for a couple of celery sticks for a snack and then have to keep moving.
It is a choice.
It is a choice.
Sluggish Start
Not sleeping well last night, and still recovering from being sick, I passed out again and slept for a while. Follow that up with needing to watch the Tournament of Roses Parade, a friend's son was marching, and no I did not see him while trying to capture every minute I could with two different channels, and then the start of two very boring bowl games, and now it is 12:30 PM and I have yet to get on the bike.
Breakfast, grocery store for salad stuff, and extra veggies, then probably a walk on the Green Belt, then 10 minutes on the bike at some point this afternoon. Grand plans, hope it works out.
It is a choice.
Amusing Place to Start
200 Pounds - 30 % body fat!!
Just some background; from my Junior year in high school until three years ago I was between 165 and 170 pounds, with very little deviation, 184 my junior year of college while getting ready for football, 148 3 1/2 years ago while sick. The 148 was probably a part of the issue, but still.
A big part of this is karma as I have spent much of my life saying that I would also be active, always keep running, and "I will never become my father" physically speaking, who is exactly the person I see when I look in the mirror right now.
The knee feels as "vacant" as usual right now, but is not sore this morning. Time to change and get on the bike now. Will start extremely slow this morning. Probably 10 minutes.
It is a choice.
Just some background; from my Junior year in high school until three years ago I was between 165 and 170 pounds, with very little deviation, 184 my junior year of college while getting ready for football, 148 3 1/2 years ago while sick. The 148 was probably a part of the issue, but still.
A big part of this is karma as I have spent much of my life saying that I would also be active, always keep running, and "I will never become my father" physically speaking, who is exactly the person I see when I look in the mirror right now.
The knee feels as "vacant" as usual right now, but is not sore this morning. Time to change and get on the bike now. Will start extremely slow this morning. Probably 10 minutes.
It is a choice.
And it Begins
Woke up a while ago, 5:45ish. Was going to go back to sleep for a bit, but probably not. Last night was the last of the junk food so had to have some Bryers Coffee ice cream. Feeling that at the moment.
This is the perfect morning to start as I feel extremely fat, and extremely old right now. We shall see.
It is a choice.
This is the perfect morning to start as I feel extremely fat, and extremely old right now. We shall see.
It is a choice.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
It's Not Complicated
Nothing to over think here:
- No ice cream, candy, soda, or any other junk food
- No late night food
- Small meals and lots of them
- Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
- Minimum 15 minutes of aerobic exercise daily
- Just eat enough to not be hungry, never be full
- No food of significance after 6 PM
There is obviously more that goes into this, but not much more. Common sense is really all it takes.
It is a choice.
First Things First
I have moved the bike from the deck to the living room, centered on the flat screen. This won't be critical tomorrow morning, but hopefully will be down the road when the rides get longer. Brought the trainer down from the loft and set it up.
This needs to happen for lots of reasons, but one of the biggest is that it cannot be "do as I say not as I do" anymore!!
It is a choice.
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