The Heart of a Champion

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Hi Adam!

I just caught up on your diary. Good progress so far, too bad about the toenail part. I've never had one and it sounds scary :(

The cool thing about your goal for May 2009 is I am also losing weight/training for an athletic event. I play hockey (females of course), and in the last week of May 2009 I am supposed to go to San Jose, California to play in some North American championships. Wee!

Maybe we can cheer each other on as we make our way towards May09 :willy_nilly:
 
Did you get a chance to workout??

Have a great weekend!
 
Hey everyone,

I haven't been able to update my journal in a few days, but I have had a few good workouts since last Thursday. It is so great to be pain free and be able to go into the gym and have a full blown workout. I am confident that I can really start to shed some weight now that I will be able to run and do cardio again.

I have developed a new weight lifting program, so I am excited to have a new program to follow. I have a Men's Health workout book, so I went through it this weekend and picked out some new exercises to add to my routine.

I have been running mostly on the treadmill, but when my 25k training starts on 11/30 I am going to try to get some of my running workouts done outside...despite it being winter. I am SO EXCITED to start my "official" training for the race in May...I have the training schedule printed out and it is pinned next to my office computer.

I have Tuesday and Wednesday off this week in addition to Thanksgiving, so I'll be heading out of town tomorrow night to visit my parents and other family members. I am hoping to not go overboard with the eating on Thursday, but I am planning on getting a lot of running down this week. My parents' house is on a lake and there are a lot of trails through the woods, and that is definately my favorite place to run.

Hope everyone is doing well!

-Adam
 
msubball05 said:
Hey everyone,

I have developed a new weight lifting program, so I am excited to have a new program to follow. I have a Men's Health workout book, so I went through it this weekend and picked out some new exercises to add to my routine.
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Let me know how this go, I may be interested in seeing what routine you are doing :willy_nilly:

Enjoy your very extended weekend, and hope to talk to you soon! Take care Adam and keep up the good work!
 
Logan - Thanks, I will post my routine when I am back at the office since I have saved on my work computer. I am starting my new weight training program this Sunday since I am going to be traveling and out of town most of this week.

I weighed in this morning and I am down 1 more pound so I am at 230. I guess I am just really feeling frustrated. A few years ago when I lost weight and got into shape I was still in college and I had so much more time to devote to working out. I was working out twice a day (lifting once, cardio twice), running, playing basketball, etc. every single day and the weight just flew off. It is just tougher now because I am working and the nights where I get stuck at the office and then I get to the gym late...I just really don't have the time to put in two hour workouts all the time. I know I wasn't able to do a lot of cardio or running for a week so because of my toe, but still, I feel like I should be losing more.

I have to be more focussed on sticking to my diet and I am just going to have to increase the intensity of my workouts. I refuse to let myself get discouraged. It is tough to change all of the bad habits I created over the past year, so I know that there are going to bumps and challenges along the way.

I am off of work today through Thursday and visiting my parents and family for Thanksgiving. In a bit I will be taking my dog running on some trails and that is always a killer workout.

Hope everyone is having a good day!!
 
Hey! Don't let your lack of time get you down! You've been making it to the gym plenty! Yes the weight flew off before but going to the gym for 2 hours a day is just unsustainable, as you can see. Since you're getting to the gym when you can and eating right, the weight is coming off slower, but it is a much more sustainable weight loss, another pound you'll never see again.

Keep up the good work!
 
Don't worry to much about you slowdown in you weightloss, I would also be inerested in you posting your planned routine.
 
2 hours seems a little long for a gym workout :(

Are you doing both strength and cardio during those two hours, or separating them?
 
Hey Adam

Don't get discouraged. That's 1lb you won't have to see again, right? Isn't that better then GAINING a lb or just staying the same? I can totally feel you on the time. When I have work, my work-outs suck and I totally feel you on the frustration. I get so mad at myself when I can't spend my 2-3 hours in the gym but Adam, dude there is NO way for the rest of our life we will be able to spend that much time in the gym daily. Something is better then nothing. This is a lifestyle change. Some days, we're only going to have a little bit of time and that's okay. We can't get down and we have to keep trying.

No more getting discouraged!! You're doing great. :)

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!
 
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. It has just been a frustrating start so far, but I'm not letting it get me down too much.

A 2 hour gym workout for me consists of cardio and weight training. I start out with some cardio, then weight lifting, and then more cardio. But, lately, I just haven't been getting in as good of workouts as I would like.

I have a good week so far...lots of traveling, and my food intake has been decent considering it's Thanksgiving...I have just been focussing on portions and not over doing it. I have been running so I have been getting in some exercise. But, I am looking forward to getting back home and settling back into a normal routine. My 25k training starts Sunday, so I'm super excited for that!

Hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving week!
 
Conkel - For my 25k training schedule, I am following the schedule that the race provides. It started yesterday, and everyday the schedule tells me how far or how long to run. Last year I ran the 10k, so this year I want to really challenge myself and go for the 25k. The race is this May.

Thanksgiving week was such a blast. My brother was home from college and my other brother flew in from Houston, so it was great to visit my parents' house and have everyone there. I did a lot of traveling but thankfully it didn't start snowing until last night. I was able to get in a few runs outside but wasn't able to go to the gym since I was out of town all week. I weighed in this morning at 240 which is dissapointing, but it is time to get back on track and have a great week. I will be working out tonight and doing my 25k training on the treadmill.

So far today I had a slimfast for breakfast, and I'm currently eating my lunch which consists of a turkey sandwich, a banana, and an orange. My afternoon snack will be a small yogurt and for dinner tonight I am thinking of grilled chicken with a salad and probably some type of fruit.

Day 1 of the 25k training started yesterday and I ran 1 mile. Today my training will be 20 minutes running on the treadmill. YAY!
 
If it's online would you mind linking me to the training schedule? I'm curious to see how long it lasts and what it involves. My running is kind of random as is and it'd be nice to see some sort of structured training guide.

Good work and good luck with your training! Also looks like you're sticking to your diet pretty well; keep it up.
 
Just got back from the gym...40 minutes on the treadmill....20 minutes running at 10 minute mile pace, and then 20 minutes walking. Tomorrow I will add on some more cardio and weight training.

It definately feels so good to be finally training for my race and to be eating healthy again after last week. I really am focussed on this week....I want to post a big loss!
 
I've decided to do a better job of recording the food I eat each day...so here goes...

12/1/08 Food:
Breakfast: Slimfast
Lunch: Plain turkey sandwich on wheat, banana, orange
Snack: 2 small yougurts (60 cal each)
Pre-workout snack: Banana
Dinner: 2 small grilled chicken breasts, small salad with a little FF Italian dressing, bowl of chocolate chex with skim milk
Drinks: Lots of water, 2 green teas with Splenda, diet coke with dinner

12/1/08 Exercise:
40 minutes on treadmill....5 min walking, then 5 min running at 10 min mile pace

Today's goal is to have a longer workout at the gym. My body is a bit sore from yesterday, so I want to make sure I don't overdue it.

Yesterday was a great diet for me, so I just need to continue to have a lot more days like that!
 
I have a lot of work to do to change my eating habits. Yesterday I ate healthy all day, headed to the gym and just felt tired and didn't get in a great workout. My back was sore and I wasn't able to run as long as I wanted to on the treadmill. Long story short, I left the gym feeling frustrated and I convinced myself to "go off my diet" and I ate McDonalds. How disgusting am I? When I finished that meal I was SO upset with myself. I hate how I play mind games with myself..."start your diet tomorrow"...."eat something unhealthy tonight and start your diet again tomorrow"....I hate that I am an emotional eater. I hate that I convince myself that eating food is what I really want, when all I truly want is to regain the body I had a few years ago.

I just need to get over this initial hurdle...I know that if I can stick to my plan for a week or two, that I will be able to lost 10 lbs or so and this will give me the motivation I need. But, weighing in at 240, I just constantly am reminded of how far I let myself fall and so quickly. Everything else in my life is great...I love my job, I'm starting my MBA, I'll be buying my first house soon, etc.....but I hate my body and I hate being fat. I'm simply addicted to food and I need to break this addiciton. I need to change all of the bad habits.

So yeah, I am ranting and raving right now because I am upset with myself but I can't dwell on it. What has happened is already in the past and now I must move on and continue to improve my eating one day at a time. This morning I woke up and had my slimfast for breakfast and my goal is to eat a healthy lunch and dinner and workout at the gym. I think my back is feeling a bit better, so hopefully I'll be able to get in a good workout.
 
If you can get through this now you can do it forever. Prove to yourself that you can do it.

Every time you're craving something and you know you shouldn't have it remind yourself of how bad you will feel afterwards, how much you will be letting yourself down. Negative thoughts are what kept be going initially, I convinced myself to do something about it. You can do it!! Stick with it, you know that it will be worth it
 
What a busy month December was! Lots of traveling, busy with work, Christmas, moving, etc. I'm excited to finally settle back into my routine and continue to tackle this battle. I just am ready to get back on track. I'm not going to sit here and ramble about how I'm going to do this and that, blah blah blah. I hate "talk"...I am all about "results", so it's time to get my ass back into gear.

I have not played in any basketball leagues in the past year and that is the first time since I can remember that I wasn't playing in a league since....well, I know I started playing YMCA ball in kindergarten. My brothers and a few friends signed up for a 5 on 5 full court tournament in April, so I know I have no choice but to get back into shape.

It's simple...eat healthy, work my butt off in the gym, and when I think I am exhausted from my workout, I need to push through and do 20 more minutes.
 
I've been sick with the flu the past few days, so I haven't been able to make it to the gym, but I have obviously been eating "healthy" since I'm barely able to keep any food down. I'm hoping to feel better by tomorrow so I can get to the gym.

I'm excited to continue to eat healthy and have a great week!
 
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