This is my favorite time of the year. It’s perfect weather for running. I took advantage today with a 5.5-mile run after work. Combined with a quick 2-mile run in the morning, it brings the total for the day to 7.5 miles. I ended up burning 1,700 calories today, slightly under my personal best (2,000 […]
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My apologies, again, for the tardiness of this blog. What can I say … life happens. Thank God I was back at the gym Thursday after a miserable off day on Wednesday that can be summarized in one word: grumpy. I celebrated with another 1,300-plus calorie burn, including four miles of intervals and about two
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Man do I HATE taking days off from a workout routine. I mean I LOATHE it. So those of you who did run into me today, or read any of my posts on Facebook, Twitter or My Fitness Pal know why I was Grumpy McGrump most of the day. I never imagined I’d have that
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Ironman. That’s the last nickname I would have expected a few years ago. But that’s the handle I’ve been given, due partly to my two-a-days at the gym and partly because I’m constantly on the treadmill. It’s definitely a nickname I wear with pride. Who would’ve thunk it? I’d like to think I lived up
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I continue to be amazed by the body’s ability to recuperate so quickly (thanks to my parents for good genes, too). When I went to bed Monday night, I wondered if I should take today (Tuesday morning, sorry for the tardy blog … again) off. My back was sore, my heel ached more than usual
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A bit of a frustrating day, but a good reminder not to believe the scale is the be-all. Despite finishing up the week with virtually no dairy and one natural soda, setting a couple of personal bests at the gym and running six miles this morning, my weight was actually up a few pounds. Fortunately,
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A quick blog from Day 12 … The good news: I killed it at the gym. Another burn of more than 1,300 calories. The bad news: I went over my calorie goal for the first time since starting the project. Beer and chicken nuggets got me. We had a social event after work (technically, I
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I apologize for being a little late with the Day 11 blog … I had another good day that included another milestone. When I reach a workout milestone, I think about where I was when I started this fitness project three years ago. After I’d moved back home from Tulsa and was living with my
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Ten days in, and already so many victories. Today’s win was another low on the scale at the gym, as I checked in at 193 (there’s typically a two-pound difference in the scale at home and the gym). I could have eaten better, but didn’t eat dairy and didn’t drink soda. I do need to
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Day 9 of the Wedding Fitness Project was an odd one. I had dairy for the first time in more than a week, drank a pop (a natural one, though), yet came in 900 calories under my daily goal and registered my lowest weight since 2001. Yeah, read that again. Lowest weight. In more than
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