The Great Chub-off!

Took a long bike ride while trying to find something to watch on TV. Still no weight loss, still frustrated. Tomorrow is a rest day for my legs, I did not do so well on the food yesterday, but based on my calculations, I should have lost another 2 pounds by now.

Hot day to run, manage 4.73, though I had to walk once for about a half a mile. I got the run in though and I felt pretty good after.

Good work on the Elliptical today and I treated myself to a Subway BLT for lunch. Minor cheat action tonight, as Molly and I are going out to eat, but I am going to try to be good. Still holding @ 11 pounds and still a little frustrated by it, but I am clinging to the hope that the weight will start peeling off in a week or two.

Really good run today, I was a little sore, so I ran more of a recovery run. I set the treadmill at .5 elevation and 5.0MPH and ran 27 minutes with little effort (Slow, I know, but 6 months ago, I could not run 5.0MPH for 10 minutes!). I then sprinted out the last 3 minutes, ending at 7.5MPH. I felt good and my heart rate held well. Tomorrow I plan on the elliptical, then 4.5 miles on Saturday. Still holding fast at 11 pounds of weight loss, still frustrated, and still hopeful that the weight will come off eventually.

Good run today, I see another record pace, this time nearly hitting 3 miles. My legs felt good and I really felt a lot better running faster BEFORE lunch today. I am a little disappointed in my weight loss, I have not lost a pound since last week. It is frustrating, but last time I was hard in training, I hit a plateau after I had lost 10 pounds, so I am hoping after a few weeks, I will begin to drop weight quickly, as it happened last time.

Did not get up this morning to run and I had a noon meeting, I decided to run after lunch. I now know why runners generally do not eat lunch and then go run. I ran the entire 30 minutes @ 52.MPH, but it was a struggle all the way. The only good news is it is done and I can run BEFORE lunch tomorrow.

No workouts today. I need a rest day today, so I am taking one. No walk tonight, since everyone will be gone, but I will be running tomorrow morning. No weight loss this morning on my weigh in, but we will see how the week progresses.

Ran this morning, the weather was AWESOME. I ran 4.19 miles and I could have run a lot farther. My pace sucked (12’s) but I got the run in. I plan on running outdoors only on the weekends until school is back in, then start running in the mornings (Molly and Alex have to be up anyway). I continue to walk in the evenings with the family, both Friday and Saturday evening, and I plan on walking again tonight. I hope to hit my goal weight by 1/1/10.

Took a running break to use the stationary bike in preperation for a 4 mile run tomorrow. I did pretty good on the food yesterday and I hope to have lost another pound when I weigh in on Monday.

Took a running break to use the elliptical today for a good workout. Running tomorrow morning. I fell of the wagon hard last night, eating beer and chicken wings, I hope to repent for the “sin” tomorrow.