| My Goal: |
Short-Term Weight-Loss Goal:
Lose 20 pounds (to 250) by July 17th. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED 7.10.06
5.15~270
7.10~250 (-20)
New Short-Term Weight-Loss Goal:
Lose 15 pounds (from 250-235) by August 28th.
7.10~250 (-0 / -20)
7.16~248 (-2 / -22)
7.24~243 (-7 / -27)
7.31~242.5 (-7.5 / -27.5)
8.21~240 (-10/-30)
Long-Term Weight-Loss Goal:
Lose 100 pounds to bring my weight down from 270 pounds to 170 pounds.
Short-Term Fitness Goals:
~Run 2 miles 3 times per week by June 19th. GOAL Accomplished!!!!
~Run 2 miles on pavement/natural surface by July 4th. GOAL Accomplished 2nd July, 2006!!!!
~Return to Running 4 miles on pavement/natural surface by August 14th (recovered from surgery) Goal Accomplished on 8/21--one week later.
NEW GOALS: Run a 10 minute mile on a natural surface (trail or pavement) by October 2nd, 2006
Climb 100 flights of stairs on the stairmaster without touching any grips by October 2nd, 2006
Long-Term Fitness Goal:
Run/Bike the Trail-Shark Duathalon over Labor Day weekend. GOAL ACCOMPLISHED! I finshed the race (mostly) injury free in 2:04:02
NEW GOAL: Climb the 103 flights (2,109 stairs) of the Sears Tower on November 12th, 2006 in 25 minutes or less.
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| About me: |
I'm 34, vegetarian, a college professor, and an all-around great guy! I find that training for specific athletic events is really helpful for me in attaining my goals. My greatest fitness accomplishment, is that I climbed the Hustle up the Hancock (94 flights of stairs in a timed race) in 2004, and I'll do it again next year (if I don't get wait-listed again)--I count it as one of the most amazing experiences of my life! I'm single and gay, and trying to date--but it seems like all I can handle is one mission at a time, so for now I'm pretty happy just to focus on getting my health in order. . .
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| Diets I like: |
I am lacto-ovo vegetarian, so I eat no meat of any
kind--including fish and other seafood, and try not to eat (dead) animal by-products. The diet I have found works best for
me is a somewhat flexible exchange program that includes approximately 14
proteins/meats, 10 starches, 4+ vegetables, 2+ fruits, and at least 2 fats.
I usually allow myself one true cheat per week, and a free day once every
week or so in which I can eat whatever I want (within reason). With my typical
diet, these exchanges usually work out to between 1800 and 2200 calories,
and the numbers may be adjusted up if I'm doing heavy workouts. I need to make sure I get enough fat and calories in general or I wake up super hungry during the night.
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| Workout of choice: |
For cardio I like to do a combination of the
stairmaster, bike, and running--I may alternate between them by the day, or
I may do more than one in a single workout (called a brick--look for lots of running-bike-running bricks as I train for my duathlon in Sept.). Unfortunately, I sprained my
ankle last fall, and lost steam (and gained 30 pounds). For
resistance/strength training I do a "push-pull" workout, that splits my body
into 3 workouts: 1. Push--chest, shoulders, triceps, and abs; 2. Pull--back,
biceps, and abs; and 3. Legs--Press, Extension, Hamstring Curls, and Calf
Raises. (Haven't been to the gym for a proper workout in a long time--I need to get on that!)
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| My plan: |
My plan is to recommit myself to my exchange diet, and to working
out 4-6 times per week to get myself back on track. I'm going to log
my food and my calories daily, and log, in detail, my workouts as I get back
onto the track that's proven itself to work so well for me!
I'm planning to run a duathalon with a good friend this Labor Day weekend (I'm giving up cubs tickets to do this, so I better finish it with a respectable time!). The race is off-road, and features a 2-mile run, 9-mile bike, and then finishes with another 2-mile run.
Once that race is down, I'll begin training for 2 stair-climbing events over the "winter." In November I plan to do Go Verticle, which is a climb up the 113 flights of the Sears Tower. It's the longest stair-climb in North America and 4th longest in the world, so that's gonna kick my ass. In February I'll do the Hustle up the Hancock, which is only 94-flights, but is the most competitive stair-climb in North America. I'll set time goals for both of those as the dates near, and those will go up in my goals section.
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| I need the most help with: |
1. Taking my running slow--I will overdo it and
injur myself again if I don't. 2. Ensuring that I am eating a well-balanced
diet, including plenty of protein and vegetables, and planning my meals well
so that I don't have to compromise my efforts with snacks. 3. Not burning
out--sticking with it--I'll go like gangbusters for 3 weeks, and then
realize I don't have the time to do EVERYTHING I want and will go to the opposite
extreme and not go at all--I need to find a good balance so that I workout
consistently, see consistent results, and reach my goals. At the very least, I need to recognize that even if I only go to the gym once a week and for a light workout, it's better than not going at all--if for no other reason then it will help me maintain my fitness base for when I'm able to go more often and do more intense workouts.
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