cowboy48
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Awesome on the placement!
Thanks, Jennifer. I was happy with it considering this was my first official 10K and the conditions sucked-lol. Thanks for stopping by!!
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Thanks, Jennifer. I was happy with it considering this was my first official 10K and the conditions sucked-lol. Thanks for stopping by!!
Happy Monday Cowboy- Sounds like you had a bit of a rough frustrating weekend, don't feel back about taking an extra rest day or two, you have been working your buns off, you deserve a few rest days to give your body the enegery it needs to get to your next goal and you know you're not stopping now so don't feel guilty, its better to rest up when you feel like you need to then over do it and not be able to put 110% into your workouts! I hope your day is going well! 
cowboy48
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Happy Monday Cowboy- Sounds like you had a bit of a rough frustrating weekend, don't feel back about taking an extra rest day or two, you have been working your buns off, you deserve a few rest days to give your body the enegery it needs to get to your next goal and you know you're not stopping now so don't feel guilty, its better to rest up when you feel like you need to then over do it and not be able to put 110% into your workouts! I hope your day is going well!
Thanks, Janvier. Yeah it was a frustrating weekend for sure but I got through it. I am feeling 'refreshed' now and I have a feeling my run today will be a good one. Thanks for stopping by!!
Tigpuppy
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You took a well deserved break - nothing to feel guilty about! Just don't make it a habit like I've been doing. I seem to be giving myself a break almost every weekend! As a result I've made no progress in the last month or so (unless you count gaining and losing the same 5 lbs over and over and over and over....).
I can't wait to see what your new goals end up being. I'm thinking that maybe I need to set some new ones for myself as well to give myself a little kick in the @$$ to finish off these last 10 lbs already!
Sounds like you are having the same extreme weather patterns that we've been having here. Ice storms, followed by piles and piles of snow, only to melt a few days and then start all over again!
I am SO ready for spring to be here already!!!
Take care Cowboy, and have a great week!
I can't wait to see what your new goals end up being. I'm thinking that maybe I need to set some new ones for myself as well to give myself a little kick in the @$$ to finish off these last 10 lbs already!
Sounds like you are having the same extreme weather patterns that we've been having here. Ice storms, followed by piles and piles of snow, only to melt a few days and then start all over again!
I am SO ready for spring to be here already!!!
Take care Cowboy, and have a great week!
cowboy48
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Thanks Tig,
Yeah that is what I have been scared about taking a few days off is getting back on the wagon again. I don't want to lose the same 10 pounds over and over- that is frustrating as hell as I am sure you know-lol. That is why I have to get a new goal in place and start working towards it otherwise I could sabotage it all. I am definitely goal oriented so running or weight training aimlessly doesn't work for me. I am thinking about a 1/2 marathon still but I need to so something about toning my body as well. I guess running will help with some of the toning but I have got to get the weight training in there as well. I am 6 pounds from my goal and weight loss has been really slow. 1 pound a week for about the last 10 weeks or so-lol. I know as you get closer to your ideal weight it comes off slower but COME ON-lol. I guess it could be worse- I could be gaining 1 and then losing 1 for weeks at a time.
The weather doesn't help either. It would be nice if it was at least above 32F once in a while. It is supposed to get above that in the next few days but they have been saying that for about a week now. It is so frustrating. Even us 'Hearty Canadians' are getting sick of it.
You have a good week too. Thanks for stopping by!!
cowboy48
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Good Tuesday Morning,
Well getting back from my mini rest felt good. I was supposed to do a cross training day, yesterday of which I normally use the elliptical at level 15 for 1/2 hour. I decided since I didn't do my long run I would run instead. So I decided to run 6K on the indoor track. I would run my long run on the indoor track but it is 43 times around the track and it is boring as hell-lol. I much rather do my long run outside- so for this week and this week only- no long run. Man, I am turning into a slacker.
That being said, today I run 6K and then do 1 hour of bootcamp right after. This day always kills me. My run always goes well but depending on how I am feeling- sometimes I am too tired to do my exercises at boot camp. Do I do them anyway- HELL YES-haha. That is why I am so tired afterwards. My eating was good yesterday and it will be today as well ( I know already-lol). My wife told me this morning that my love handles ( what is left of them) and my stomach are tightening up- which is good news. I'd hate to be doing all this exercise for nothing.
That is it for today. I hope everyone has a GREAT TUESDAY!!
Well getting back from my mini rest felt good. I was supposed to do a cross training day, yesterday of which I normally use the elliptical at level 15 for 1/2 hour. I decided since I didn't do my long run I would run instead. So I decided to run 6K on the indoor track. I would run my long run on the indoor track but it is 43 times around the track and it is boring as hell-lol. I much rather do my long run outside- so for this week and this week only- no long run. Man, I am turning into a slacker.
That being said, today I run 6K and then do 1 hour of bootcamp right after. This day always kills me. My run always goes well but depending on how I am feeling- sometimes I am too tired to do my exercises at boot camp. Do I do them anyway- HELL YES-haha. That is why I am so tired afterwards. My eating was good yesterday and it will be today as well ( I know already-lol). My wife told me this morning that my love handles ( what is left of them) and my stomach are tightening up- which is good news. I'd hate to be doing all this exercise for nothing.
That is it for today. I hope everyone has a GREAT TUESDAY!!
Jennifer72
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Oh my - I had to reread your post 3 times - elliptical at level 15....ugh...what a horrible thought for me.....I thought I was doing good with intervals at 8.
Well done on your workout and eating. Glad to hear the wife is noticing you tightening up. Always nice to hear.
Well done on your workout and eating. Glad to hear the wife is noticing you tightening up. Always nice to hear.
cowboy48
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Thanks, Jennifer. It is hard to tell on your own body if something is working or not so it is nice to have someone else (even if it is your wife) tell you that it is working. You are doing good with the elliptical at 8. Don't sell yourself short. When I first started- I kept the level at 0 for a long time before I put it up to 1-lol. I have worked up to it and it has become easier as I am lighter now and the running has helped with my leg strength. You are doing great!!
cowboy48
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Good Wednesday Morning,
Well I made it through my 6K run and 1 hour boot camp but I am feeling it today. Eaing was good yesterday. The one thing I having problems with though is eating enough- especially on days like yesterday. I do eat breakfast and lunch- about 800 calories combined. After work I do my run and then head home for about an hour until I have to leave for boot camp. The problem is that I don't want to eat too heavy before as it gives me a stomach ache if I do. So, I usually have a peanut butter and banana sandwich then head to boot camp. I am fine then but when I add up my calories for the day- too low!! I don't like to eat after 8 pm and that is when the boot camp ends. Yesterday, I went to my old standard snack of Liberte Fat Free yogurt mixed with some Vanilla FF yogurt and some Bran Buds. After a workout I know I need to bump up my protein intake so this works perfect. It still doesn't make the calorie count go up that much though. I guess that is the way it has to be for now.
Today is my rest day and I am going to enjoy it. The weather here is finally above 0C so for us that is almost shorts weather-lol. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!!
Well I made it through my 6K run and 1 hour boot camp but I am feeling it today. Eaing was good yesterday. The one thing I having problems with though is eating enough- especially on days like yesterday. I do eat breakfast and lunch- about 800 calories combined. After work I do my run and then head home for about an hour until I have to leave for boot camp. The problem is that I don't want to eat too heavy before as it gives me a stomach ache if I do. So, I usually have a peanut butter and banana sandwich then head to boot camp. I am fine then but when I add up my calories for the day- too low!! I don't like to eat after 8 pm and that is when the boot camp ends. Yesterday, I went to my old standard snack of Liberte Fat Free yogurt mixed with some Vanilla FF yogurt and some Bran Buds. After a workout I know I need to bump up my protein intake so this works perfect. It still doesn't make the calorie count go up that much though. I guess that is the way it has to be for now.
Today is my rest day and I am going to enjoy it. The weather here is finally above 0C so for us that is almost shorts weather-lol. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!!
Derrick
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I'm sorry I just now got around to reading this. Time really gets away from me and a lot of times I am lucky just to find the time to make a quick post in my own journal. It really puts a smile on my face to hear I may have helped someone else get motivated. Sometimes we just need to see someone else fired up to get fired up ourselves. I think I've already mentioned in my own journal how much you helped me psychologically when I was going through some extra challenging times in my personal life. Again I thank you for that.
I like your goals and I like the challenge you are giving yourself for your 50th birthday. My only concern is the difficultly you may experience trying to gain muscle/strength while training for a half marathon. There is a 44 year old man at my gym who is a former bodybuilder. He gave it up and got into triathlons some years ago. Today he looks like a Navy Seal and he recently qualified for the World Championship Half Ironman Competition. When he told me he used to be a bodybuilder, it made me wonder if perhaps it would work best, in the long term, to achieve the look we want first, and then begin our training. So that is actually what I am sort of trying to do.
There is a young guy, probably my age (33), who followed Lyle's Ultimate Diet 2.0 book and dropped nearly all of his remaining ugly fat and got ripped in the process. Lean and ripped though, not bulky and ripped. You could see every muscle on his body and his chest was very pronounced. It made me think, if I could even get close to that and THEN get more serious about triathlons again, even if I gained as much as 10 pounds back I would still look great and perform great because I will be so much lighter and stronger. The lighter you are, the less prone to injury you are and the less work you have to do to go fast.
Lyle's UD2.0 book is supposed to be for men under 16% body fat I believe. I am not there yet. My plan is to get there and transition over to that diet. I don't know your current body fat percentage. I guess I'm not even sure I am suggesting you do anything like this. I just wanted to give you some things to think about while you have a lot of time left. Is looking great more important to you, or is running great? Or is it a mix of the two? Whatever you decide, I have no doubt as time goes on you will run faster and look better. How quickly and how much is the challenge. I'd love to hear about your ideas as time goes on. I will be here cheering for you.
Derrick
cowboy48
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Wow- thanks for the reply, Derrick. It means a lot to me that you would take the time!!
You know I don't know what is more important. First it was just not being fat. I never really thought past that. I know at my age that I am kind of past my prime for being a great runner. That being said- I run because I love it. I know I don't want a runner's body- it is too skinny for me. I also don't want a bodybuilder's body so something in the middle would be good. I look at guys like say Mathew Mcconaughey or Jason Stratham and think - they are younger but their body type is something that would be okay. You know having muscle but having functional muscle- if that makes sense? I've seen lots of big muscle guys at the gym and think- No. I don't think so. Besides with some of those giants they get out of breath going up stairs- they are TOO heavy. I like the light AND strong type and that is what I am going to be shooting for. Seems surreal to be thinking like that after 45 years of being fat but it is within my grasp so I am going to give it a shot.
You know I don't know what is more important. First it was just not being fat. I never really thought past that. I know at my age that I am kind of past my prime for being a great runner. That being said- I run because I love it. I know I don't want a runner's body- it is too skinny for me. I also don't want a bodybuilder's body so something in the middle would be good. I look at guys like say Mathew Mcconaughey or Jason Stratham and think - they are younger but their body type is something that would be okay. You know having muscle but having functional muscle- if that makes sense? I've seen lots of big muscle guys at the gym and think- No. I don't think so. Besides with some of those giants they get out of breath going up stairs- they are TOO heavy. I like the light AND strong type and that is what I am going to be shooting for. Seems surreal to be thinking like that after 45 years of being fat but it is within my grasp so I am going to give it a shot.
cowboy48
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Good Thursday Morning,
Well the rest day went okay. I find on my rest days that my calorie intake is spot on. It is when I add the exercise that I find I am not eating enough. It is funny some people tell me they get ravenous after a good workout- it doesn't happen to me. My appetite doesn't really change from day to day- although there are some days I could eat everything I see but those days are few and far between now.
Today is my 5K tempo run day. I am looking forward to it. I am still thinking about my next goal. My boot camp trainers suggested a try-triathalon. I guess it is shortened distances for the three events. I don't know- swimming and I aren't really friends-lol. I almost drown when I was a little kid and I am not scared of the water- just don't like it much. I like my feet pounding on solid ground rather than flailing in the water. The biking I can do and the running is good too but I can't have TOO many goals-lol. One at a time I told them. They are such great ladies and they have seen how far I have come and really push me to try something else. They figured I could do the 1/2 marathon in 2 1/2 hours- I don't know- that is pushing it I think.
When you start running, you don't really know how good you are at it or if you are fast or not. Apparently- according to my two boot camp trainers - I have an affinity to it. They have run marathons and 1/2 marathons all over the place. They said that they have never seen anybody that just started running with the efficient stride and speed I have- nice to hear for someone knocking on the door of 50. I don't see it - I just run-LOL. I feel like I am running slow and am always trying to run faster- longer.
I guess if I decide to run the 1/2 marathon I have to slow my pace down. From what I can gather, the step from 10K to 1/2 marathon is a different step than from 5K to 10K. Injuries are more prevalent and you have to watch nutrition closer and do the right training. I was doing some reading on it and apparently bloody nipples start to appear at this distance-LOL. I don't even like to think about that. I guess it is caused by the salt from your sweat and your nipples rubbing up against your shirt - causing bloody nipples. WHO KNEW?? You buy something called Body Glide and you apply it to your chest and don't wear cotton shirts. Sounds like I want to stay at 10K-LOL.
That is it for today. Weekend is getting close. Have a great Thursday!
Well the rest day went okay. I find on my rest days that my calorie intake is spot on. It is when I add the exercise that I find I am not eating enough. It is funny some people tell me they get ravenous after a good workout- it doesn't happen to me. My appetite doesn't really change from day to day- although there are some days I could eat everything I see but those days are few and far between now.
Today is my 5K tempo run day. I am looking forward to it. I am still thinking about my next goal. My boot camp trainers suggested a try-triathalon. I guess it is shortened distances for the three events. I don't know- swimming and I aren't really friends-lol. I almost drown when I was a little kid and I am not scared of the water- just don't like it much. I like my feet pounding on solid ground rather than flailing in the water. The biking I can do and the running is good too but I can't have TOO many goals-lol. One at a time I told them. They are such great ladies and they have seen how far I have come and really push me to try something else. They figured I could do the 1/2 marathon in 2 1/2 hours- I don't know- that is pushing it I think.
When you start running, you don't really know how good you are at it or if you are fast or not. Apparently- according to my two boot camp trainers - I have an affinity to it. They have run marathons and 1/2 marathons all over the place. They said that they have never seen anybody that just started running with the efficient stride and speed I have- nice to hear for someone knocking on the door of 50. I don't see it - I just run-LOL. I feel like I am running slow and am always trying to run faster- longer.
I guess if I decide to run the 1/2 marathon I have to slow my pace down. From what I can gather, the step from 10K to 1/2 marathon is a different step than from 5K to 10K. Injuries are more prevalent and you have to watch nutrition closer and do the right training. I was doing some reading on it and apparently bloody nipples start to appear at this distance-LOL. I don't even like to think about that. I guess it is caused by the salt from your sweat and your nipples rubbing up against your shirt - causing bloody nipples. WHO KNEW?? You buy something called Body Glide and you apply it to your chest and don't wear cotton shirts. Sounds like I want to stay at 10K-LOL.
That is it for today. Weekend is getting close. Have a great Thursday!
dwwise83
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I used to have this when I ran! The body glide helps a lot and some people even put tape over their nipples, lol. Sometimes, running ain't pretty
Derrick
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Cowboy, if you not only enjoy running but also are naturally good at it, you have your answer. I am naturally gifted in swimming but I've had a love/hate relationship with the sport my whole life. If you love it and have the knack for it, DO IT! And keep on doing it! And my vote is for superglue, tape AND bodyglide! LOL
Jennifer72
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Oh my gosh - how happy am I to have caught up on your journal today? THANK YOU so much guys for recommending bodyglide - I had not heard of that before. Sorry if this is TMI - but I've not had bloody - but felt like mine were being torn off of me. I've tried pasties - and band aids - a bit of relief.
Cowboy - I have the same problem with eating - some days I get enough calories - other days, I'm just not hungry and if I don't 'remember' to eat, I don't get enough calories.
I'm sure you'll put some more thought to it and come up with a great goal.
Cowboy - I have the same problem with eating - some days I get enough calories - other days, I'm just not hungry and if I don't 'remember' to eat, I don't get enough calories.
I'm sure you'll put some more thought to it and come up with a great goal.
cowboy48
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I used to have this when I ran! The body glide helps a lot and some people even put tape over their nipples, lol. Sometimes, running ain't pretty
Thanks! Yeah I didn't realize that was a problem until I read about it. Not something you think about when you are running-lol. Thanks for stopping by!
cowboy48
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LOL- Thanks. Yeah, I never thought I would be good at anything sports related- comes from being a fat kid. I was thinking of titanium nipple guards-LMAO.
cowboy48
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Hi Jennifer,
Yeah they say not to run in cotton shirts either as it doesn't wick the sweat away. They said to run in shirts that have moisture wicking properties- I think Nike's are dri-fit and the other companies have similar products with different names for it. I run in these kinds of shirts all the time- I didn't like my cotton t- shirts as they were soaking wet when I was finished. Plus the moisture wicking ones are gentler on those sensitive areas-lol.
Eating is my nemesis some days. Sometimes I feel like I am borderline anorexic as I sometimes become consumed about eating within my range. I am not, but some days I have to shake my head and tell myself I got to eat. I just want the weight to be gone-you know?? I usually eat about 1300-1500 on non exercise days so that isn't too bad as they are clean calories as well. I try to fit a snack or two on exercise days and try to up the calories and protein for breakfast on my weight training days as well. It is all a big trial and error on what works, what will work, and what isn't going to work. I will figure it out though.
cowboy48
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TGIF- Good Friday Morning,
Yesterday was a pretty good day. Got my eavetroughing fixed - it all fell down last week from the ice buildup. My eating was good and my 5K tempo run went well.
My weight this morning was 180 pounds( I usually weigh on Mondays but cheated a little today-lol) - 5 pounds from my goal weight of 175 . I haven't weighed that for about 35 years. To give you an idea of what I was like at my heaviest- I weighed 320 pounds at 5'11"- people used to tell me I carried the weight well ( yeah, right!!). I was healthy - BP was below normal and cholesterol and heart rate were below normal. Everything was good except how I looked and felt-lol.I used to take an XL or XXL shirt and 42" waist for pants. I was jolly on the outside but so sad on the inside. I have a great life- great family- great job everything was great except how I looked and how I felt about myself. That is why I started this little journey- to feel better about myself.
I have come a long way - I now wear a small shirt ( yup a small-lol) and 30" waist for pants. I look a lot better- at least that is what people tell me. How do I feel about myself? Better, but I still have self esteem scars that I am trying to fade. I will get there but I am not there yet. I have some loose skin in my ab region that I am working on tightening and my love handles need to be tightened up as well. The love handles are smaller now than when I was 8 years old-LOL. I never thought I would get rid of them but even they are slowly going away.
I feel good about what i have done-even proud I guess. To anyone out there that is reading this - you can ALL do this. It will take a lot of courage to say no to that pizza or cake or whatever and it will take courage to get out of bed at 4:30am to exercise but YOU CAN DO IT!! Was it worth it? Your DAMN RIGHT IT WAS-lol.
Okay, since I have had my little Friday rant about my whole life-lol. I am done, I promise. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Yesterday was a pretty good day. Got my eavetroughing fixed - it all fell down last week from the ice buildup. My eating was good and my 5K tempo run went well.
My weight this morning was 180 pounds( I usually weigh on Mondays but cheated a little today-lol) - 5 pounds from my goal weight of 175 . I haven't weighed that for about 35 years. To give you an idea of what I was like at my heaviest- I weighed 320 pounds at 5'11"- people used to tell me I carried the weight well ( yeah, right!!). I was healthy - BP was below normal and cholesterol and heart rate were below normal. Everything was good except how I looked and felt-lol.I used to take an XL or XXL shirt and 42" waist for pants. I was jolly on the outside but so sad on the inside. I have a great life- great family- great job everything was great except how I looked and how I felt about myself. That is why I started this little journey- to feel better about myself.
I have come a long way - I now wear a small shirt ( yup a small-lol) and 30" waist for pants. I look a lot better- at least that is what people tell me. How do I feel about myself? Better, but I still have self esteem scars that I am trying to fade. I will get there but I am not there yet. I have some loose skin in my ab region that I am working on tightening and my love handles need to be tightened up as well. The love handles are smaller now than when I was 8 years old-LOL. I never thought I would get rid of them but even they are slowly going away.
I feel good about what i have done-even proud I guess. To anyone out there that is reading this - you can ALL do this. It will take a lot of courage to say no to that pizza or cake or whatever and it will take courage to get out of bed at 4:30am to exercise but YOU CAN DO IT!! Was it worth it? Your DAMN RIGHT IT WAS-lol.
Okay, since I have had my little Friday rant about my whole life-lol. I am done, I promise. I hope you all have a great weekend.
TGIF Cowboy!
I couldn't be happier for you!!!
5 pounds away from your goal is HUGE!!!
You have come SUCH a long way my goodness! You are truly inspiring and I am so happy that you now have the amazing life and amazing and HEALTHY body to go with it! I know exactly how you feel about self esteem scars, but your head will catch up with your body, just remind yourself everyday how accomplished you are and how worth it you are. I feel like if your head doesn't catch up with your body it can be a easy way to start slipping back into old habits, I'm a good example of that so just keep reminding yourself that you have done something that thousands of people just dream about. I'm very happy for you! Have an amazing Friday!!
I couldn't be happier for you!!!
5 pounds away from your goal is HUGE!!!
You have come SUCH a long way my goodness! You are truly inspiring and I am so happy that you now have the amazing life and amazing and HEALTHY body to go with it! I know exactly how you feel about self esteem scars, but your head will catch up with your body, just remind yourself everyday how accomplished you are and how worth it you are. I feel like if your head doesn't catch up with your body it can be a easy way to start slipping back into old habits, I'm a good example of that so just keep reminding yourself that you have done something that thousands of people just dream about. I'm very happy for you! Have an amazing Friday!!
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