| 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 25 pounds (from 250-225) by November 13.
7.10~250
9.18~244 (I'm sort of recommiting today!)
9.25~239.5 (-4.5/-30.5)
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 GOALS:
Climb the 103 flights (2,109 stairs) of the Sears Tower on November 12th, 2006 in 25 minutes or less.
Run the 5k "Turkey Trot" in Naperville on Thanksgiving Day in 35 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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