A year ago, I started a regular running plan. My goal was to move my weekly miles from 10 miles a week to over 20 miles. Thanks to some running plans from Runners World, I was able to create a systematic approach to increase my miles and speed. Also my job gave [...]
Trying to Find the Time
March 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Hitting to all fields
May 21st, 2007 · No Comments
I would thought I would spend one post to catch up on a lot of past subjects, so here it goes
I ran 9 miles the last two Sunday’s with better times each Sunday. Yesterday I finished in 82 minutes, which is much faster than I planned. I am getting better at pacing myself, [...]
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Run for Fun
May 11th, 2007 · No Comments
In my effort to trim my weight without going on a isolating restricted diet, I decided to expand my regular workout to include more aerobic exercises. So I moved from a somewhat regular weight training workout to a workouts that included running two to three times a week on a treadmill at the gym. [...]
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Keep me motivated
April 17th, 2007 · No Comments
As part of my research for work, I was reviewing web sites that utilize Web 2.0 technology to find ways that will allow our sites to sell more tickets. I have been playing with many of these sites for about a month. One site lets me track my ongoing fitness level. If [...]
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Breakfast Five Ways
March 30th, 2007 · No Comments
I accomplished my goal of five different breakfasts; one for each workday this week. Here is the breakdown.
Monday - Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal, blueberries and non fat milk. A light breakfast because I had a lunch meeting that day. Being cereal, it was quick and easy.
Tuesday - Whole wheat english muffin with [...]
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Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper
March 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
A while back I lamented about my too sweet American breakfast and I was going to search for a less sweet alternative. Ultimately, I switched my bowl of Kashi Go Lean Crunch to a bowl of Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal with non fat milk and some blueberries for my fruit. [...]
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Things to do in 2007
January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
I got on the scale this morning and was 171.5lbs, so I made it through the holiday season without gaining any weight. I set a goal last year to lose 20 pounds and I lost 25lbs so good for me. Thinking about want I wanted to set my goals for this year, I [...]
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How Sweet it Is!
December 5th, 2006 · No Comments
Over the summer we hosted several European water polo players who generally ate everything in sight, but I did notice that their tastes ran toward the savory side and they generally stayed away from sweet items, especially at breakfast. I didn’t think much of it until this last weekend when I went to the [...]
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The Results are in…..
November 29th, 2006 · 1 Comment
A year after being told to lose weight, I went for my annual physical and blood test to see how I am doing. Lets just say I passed with ease. Cholesterol was 116,the lowest its ever been. Triglycerides are at 53 HDLs at 42 which puts LDLs at 63. Weight was down [...]
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Back to the Weight
November 6th, 2006 · No Comments
I made an appointment for my annual physical for later this month, so by December 1, I should know if all the work to shed 30lbs has paid off. I have been hovering around 172/173 for several months now, so either I have hit a wall or that is a good weight for my [...]
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