September 2005 Entries

Had another good workout today. I changed my work on the treadmill a little bit. Instead of just going for 30 minutes, I decided to go for 2 miles. I also upped the speed from 3.5 mph to 3.7 and then again to 4.0 mph. I did 4.0 mph for the last 7 minutes and worked up a really good sweat. I'll try to increase the time at that speed next time.

I did some more lifting today too. Another circuit hitting each muscle group but today I did 3 sets of every exercise although still very light on the weight. It was a pretty good workout and I'm tired right now but I don't think I over did it. I'll take tomorrow off as far as lifting and probably lift again on Sunday.

I stepped on the scale today. I probably shouldn't have because it's only been a couple of days. Today I weighed 211. That's a 2 pound loss in 2 days. I'm suspicous about that even though I have been eating better. I was basically wearing the same clothes so I don't think that was it. My metabalism has always been pretty fast but that was when I was a lot younger. I don't think I'll weigh myself again until some time next week.

Today's workout was good. Another 30 minutes on the treadmill with increased speed. I did the first 15 to 20 minutes at 3.5 mph and then upped it again to 3.7 mph. The 3.7 mph felt really good. I doubt I'll go lower than 3.5 anymore.

After the treadmill I did a quick circuit to hit all the muscle groups. I went very light. I mostly just wanted to stretch all the muscles out because I have to bowl tonight and since I'm so out of shape I didn't want to tire my muscles out too much.

I know it's still early, but it really feels good to get moving again. Looking forward to tomorrow!

It's that time of year again. I'm sorry to see summer go but you can't beat FOOTBALL SEASON!

 

Marc Bulger, STL QB
Joey Harrington, DET QB - I know! I know! It was late and I was drunk!
Tiki Barber, NYG RB
Michael Bennett, MIN RB
Reuben Droughns, CLE RB - I'm not so sure about this one.
Priest Holmes, KCC RB
Anquan Boldin, ARI WR
Braylon Edwards, CLE WR - Go Blue Baby!
Joe Horn, NOS WR
Ashley Lelie, DEN WR
Justin McCareins, NYJ WR
Chris Cooley, WAS TE
Alge Crumpler, ATL TE
Matt Stover, BAL PK
Buffalo Bills, Def
Indianapolis Colts, Def

I really messed up as 3 of my 4 running backs have a bye week the 5th week of the season. Damn. I'm definitely not going to drop one of them. Luckily we have a floater guy so I can play a third wide receiver.

Went to gym today for my first walk. I'm going to take it really slow and easy. I walked 30 minutes at 3 mph for 1.5 miles. Felt pretty good and wasn't hard at all. Duh. I might up the speed tomorrow.

So we had some freinds and family over last Saturday for the "I can't believe it's already Labor Day Kari's birthday Michigan football Keith got a new job why haven't we done this sooner!" party/BBQ. We had a great time and think everyone else did too. Gayla's brother took some nice pictures of the event and gave them to me the next day. As I looked through them, I couldn't believe what I look like. My hair is nearly all gray. I have no neck at all. And it's now apparent to me that I cannot hide my @#$%@$% belly under a big shirt. In my opinion, I look 10 years older than I am. I can't stand it. So once again, I am going to try to make some changes.

I am going to use The Abs Diet from Men's Health as a guide. I already have the book and I think it makes a lot of sense. I need to read it again so I'm up on the concepts and for some inspiration.

Here are some numbers that I want to target. I'm not going to measure my arms or legs. I don't really care about those numbers. These are the one's that really matter to me...

Age:	45
Weight:	213
Resting Heart Rate:	80
Neck:	19 inches
Waist:	42.5 inches

I should probably set some goals so here goes. My birthday is November 29th so I will use that as the deadline for my first intermediate goals.

1. I want to be under 200 pounds by November 29, 2005.
2. Obviously I want to lower my resting heart rate. I don't know enough about that to set some number. Hopefully by November 29, 2005, it will be lower than 80.
3. My ultimate goal is to take at least 2 inches off my neck. I'll settle for 1 inch by November 29, 2005.
4. My ultimate goal for my waist is 34 inches. By November 29, 2005, I want my waist to measure less than 40 inches. That should definitely be doable.

Here we go...