The Training Blog of Nick & Rebecca

Today is my second day of Strength Training. I just finished my “routine.” I started with 30 minutes of cardio (elliptical) pushing it pretty hard. It felt good. After the 30 minutes, I hopped off  and started the weights.

I wanted to blog about my day yesterday.

I didn’t post anything yesterday because it was not a good exercise day. It was one of those busy days where I couldn’t find an extra moment to exercise. I had good intentions and wanted to go on a hike. When that didn’t happen, I wanted to go for a walk or at least get on the elliptical for awhile. But it never happened. So I used yesterday as a day to evaluate my progress so far, and refocus my goals.

Technically, my exercise was pretty much non-existant yesterday, but I think it is important to let it go. If I woke up this morning feeling like because I hadn’t done well yesterday, I was behind today, I would have probably continued that cycle today. And even if I had done my exercise today, it might have been half-hearted.

I think that is an important thing to realize. This is why I have failed in the past. If I messed up (with eating or exercise), I felt like it was hopeless, and stopped everything I was doing. That is why I’ve had success this time. Every time I mess up, I let it go and keep moving. And I’m better for it. I’m not striving for perfection, but I’m walking, one step at a time, towards a goal that is  almost within reach. So, how could I give up now???

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 04/24/2008
• Time: 07:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 705

Today was my first day of Strength Training. Last weekend, I bought a book at Barnes & Noble about Strength Training, just as a place to start.

I haven’t hit a wall with my weight loss, but I felt like it was time to add in some weights. I also feel like it is time to vary my cardio, so I will be exploring that as well. I have lost 15 lbs so far, and am 9 lbs away from my first big goal (being below 200!).

Now that I am at this point, I KNOW that I can do this. It used to feel like a chore to work out, but now it feels SO GOOD! I am only 10 lbs away from my first weight-loss reward (a massage!). And I am only 11 lbs away from not being considered obese!!!
It feels so wonderful to be me!

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 04/22/2008
• Time: 07:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 1000

So today was Cardio Day. I would normally have started my strength training, but I hadn’t read the book yet. So I decided to do strength training Tues-Thurs-Sat for this week, and then start up on Mon-Wed-Fri next week.

I hopped on the elliptical and it felt really good. Since this is the third week of working HARD on the elliptical, it felt really good to push it and work even harder.

Workout:

• Type: General Cardio
• Date: 04/21/2008
• Time: 15:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 1500

We went back to the Open Space on Sunday morning. Nick jogged, and I walked briskly with Jack.
I listened to Sam on my  iPod, and it was a very pleasant walk. I wanted to go around at least one more time, but I had to go to the bathroom so I walked back to Sam & Lucy’s, and then we had to get stuff to bring to Fellowship. So I only ended up going around one time.

Workout:

• Type: Walk
• Date: 04/20/2008
• Time: 07:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 500
• Distance: 2 miles
• Average Pace: 30:00/mile

Nick and I were in Albuquerque for the weekend.
We came down on Friday night to go to a movie with Brian, Supik, and Wexler, and we decided to stay over because Jack had a vet appointment on Saturday morning. In the afternoon, we were feeling really lazy and lethargic. Snacky. It was awful.

Neither of us wanted to do any exercise, but we knew we needed to. So we decided to walk once around the Open Space. We did, and it felt so wonderful! We really enjoyed ourselves.

Workout:

• Type: Walk
• Date: 04/19/2008
• Time: 15:00:00
• Total Time: 00:56:00.00
• Calories: 506
• Distance: 2 miles
• Average Pace: 28:02.24/mile

Health:

• Date: 04/18/2008
• Weight: 208
• Mood: Normal
• Sleep Pattern: Normal

Health:

• Date: 04/11/2008
• Weight: 210
• Mood: Normal
• Sleep Pattern: Normal

Health:

• Date: 04/04/2008
• Weight: 215
• Mood: Normal
• Sleep Pattern: Normal