Fitness

Well, here I go. Again. This time I have a different kind of goal. Kari's wedding. Gotta lose the weight and get in shape. I don't want to be the "old man" walking his daughter down the isle. People I haven't seen in a while saying "God, look at Keith! He looks so old! Man, he's put on some weight." You know, that guy. So today I started Power 90 from Beachbody.com. After doing today's workout, I realize that there is no way I could have done P90x. I'm just way too out of shape. I plan on doing that next...

Not really. I wish I were a runner but I'm not. Not yet anyway. Years ago, (God I sound old when I use that phrase) I think it was in the 80's, I watched one of the first Ironman Triathlons on ABC's Wide World of Sports. I was fascinated by it. It was well before the race had the popularity it has today. I can remember the people literally crawling over the finish line. I was just awestruck (is that a word?) at the dedication and passion that those people had. It was just amazing. A little while after that...

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...

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,...

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...