Another week in the books

Over the last week my weight has been up and down, but I was down again overall.  This morning I am afraid to step on the scale because of Thanksgiving yesterday, but I'll get back on the program again today.  Over the last few weeks my exercising has taken a true turn the worse.  With work, school, family, weather and the time change I haven't been able to get any workouts in.  Yes, they are excuses and I have to quit with the excuses, but it's what has happened.  Even with what little work I've been putting it, I ran our little Turkey Trot yesterday and PR'd both my 5K and 10K, which was a mental win and shows what I'm doing is working.  Even more so was the fact my average pace over the first 5K was just over 11 minutes, a full minute faster than I was earlier this year.

With my work schedule, I have to run after dark every night and I can only run around the marina so many times, especially now that I'm supposed to be stretching out the distance.  I'm starting to think about running some of the easier trails at night with a headlamp, but it's a little unnerving for me at this point.  As it's gotten colder, the garage gym isn't as appealing as it once was, especially a cold barbell!!  Things will get a little easier in a couple weeks once school is done and once I finish my weeknight Ski Patrol training as I have a little more time and get a run in before dark and may even make it back to the gym before closing.

As far as my diet goes, I'm still holding pretty strong overall.  I slipped up a couple times this week, but overall I'm happy.  Unlike previously, I rarely have cravings, which makes it a ton easier.  It's also easier because when I do have the cravings I have a little more control over portion size, which is another big thing I have learned over the last few weeks.

Thanks for the support and I'm going to keep seeing what I can accomplish!!

Another week down and still keeping after it!

Well, I finished another week and I'm down a couple pounds and a couple inches, but definitely not where I want to be.  Between work, school, family and weather, I haven't gotten my workouts in like I want, but I am keeping up with the clean eating.  I have always heard, but never believed that diet was the biggest part of this, and I am truly understanding that now!!

At this point, 5 weeks in,  I'm down to 268 pounds, which is close to the lowest I've been in a very long time and it feels good.  My clothes fit so much better, I feel better except for being tired due to going non-stop.  On my runs I'm hitting consistent sub 12 minute miles which has always been a goal of mine.  I know I can improve this as I drop more weight and get more runs in.  I'm also trying to work out more, but I haven't found my rhythm yet.

One of the issues I have run in to over time is finding programming that works for me and matches my goals.  I have always loved CrossFit and Train to Hunt workouts, but I love to get my runs in as well.  With my upcoming ski season I began looking for some exercises to prep for the season when I came across the Mountain Athlete website.  In going through their stuff they've got a ton of programming, some with wide goals and some with very narrow goals.  And unlike a lot of programming I've looked at, they don't hit just one area, they've got a whole gamut of programming for not just athletes, but the working athletes........military, public safety, mountain guides, etc.  After a few emails back and forth I ended up going with a 6 week military plan which I will start here in the next day or two.  It's got everything I enjoy.........some heavy lifting, short and long distance running, weighted pack runs and some strength-endurance workouts.  I'm looking forward to getting some direction and combination in my workouts and continuing to improve myself through this!

Let me know what you think or if you have questions.  Yes I'm doing this to improve myself, but at the same time I want to help others reach their goals!!

Another week down and still keeping after it!

Well, I finished another week and I'm down a couple pounds and a couple inches, but definitely not where I want to be.  Between work, school, family and weather, I haven't gotten my workouts in like I want, but I am keeping up with the clean eating.  I have always heard, but never believed that diet was the biggest part of this, and I am truly understanding that now!!

At this point, 5 weeks in,  I'm down to 268 pounds, which is close to the lowest I've been in a very long time and it feels good.  My clothes fit so much better, I feel better except for being tired due to going non-stop.  On my runs I'm hitting consistent sub 12 minute miles which has always been a goal of mine.  I know I can improve this as I drop more weight and get more runs in.  I'm also trying to work out more, but I haven't found my rhythm yet.

One of the issues I have run in to over time is finding programming that works for me and matches my goals.  I have always loved CrossFit and Train to Hunt workouts, but I love to get my runs in as well.  With my upcoming ski season I began looking for some exercises to prep for the season when I came across the Mountain Athlete website.  In going through their stuff they've got a ton of programming, some with wide goals and some with very narrow goals.  And unlike a lot of programming I've looked at, they don't hit just one area, they've got a whole gamut of programming for not just athletes, but the working athletes........military, public safety, mountain guides, etc.  After a few emails back and forth I ended up going with a 6 week military plan which I will start here in the next day or two.  It's got everything I enjoy.........some heavy lifting, short and long distance running, weighted pack runs and some strength-endurance workouts.  I'm looking forward to getting some direction and combination in my workouts and continuing to improve myself through this!

Let me know what you think or if you have questions.  Yes I'm doing this to improve myself, but at the same time I want to help others reach their goals!!