1/27/11

Missed a few days of posting secondary to being out of town and returning w/ a sick little girl, which meant a flury of activity: doctor visits, pharmacy(twice) and grocery store. She has strep throat but is starting to feel better,PTL!!!!

I did manage to get a few workouts in while we were OOT, mostly treadmill and core/GS work. I HATE running on the treadmill, but I forgot my running bag which had all my cold gear in it so I was forced inside. I just can't run a consistent pace for very long on the dreadmill plus the scenery never changes. Don't get me wrong I got some good quality work in and the treadmill the hotel had was great but it still doesn't compare w/ running in God's great creation. The first workout was more like interval work and the second more a mix b/t tempo and intervals. All together in the two sessions I got in roughly 6 quality miles. First day back, I got outside despite the rain and cold and got in another 4.5 miles. I am continuing to feel better w/ my running and better able to hold a consistenly faster pace overall vs. the training for the full marathon and post-injury half.

A few body aches hear and there right now: right knee after sitting in the car on the trip, a wierd ache in my left SI joint that has been coming and going for awhile and last night a ver sharp pain in my right shoulder that cruppled me for a few minutes while removing my shirt OH and continues now. Funny how these always seem to crop up on a lighter week or when tapering.

19 days in

19 days into a 30 or 31 day no meat fast/ vegetarian diet plan and I couldn't be happier w/ the results. I am down to 191-193 pounds, b/t 15.5 and 17% bodyfat, running better and recovering faster than ever. I also have less joint pain and symptoms. I know some or even all of this could be attributed to better training such as better warm-ups, more consist running and improved mechanics w/ drills and core exercises. BUT I also know eating vegetarian as pushed me to eat cleaner, less overall, and to think more about what I am putting into and doing w/ my body! It has also been fun to find out how certain things we don't normally eat in our house can be combined together or added to an already familiar recipe to make for a more varied, flavorable meal, and to realize it is not all just salad, salad, salad! I just wish now I could convince my family to continue to eat this way. I would like to go back to some meat but not too much maybe like every other family supper but keep the others,bfast and lunches meatless or at least heavy on veggies and fruit!!! I know my wife misses meat more than I do, which is in some ways odd, but lets face it she eats unhealthier than I do anyway. I know she also usually does more cooking than I do and likes a lot of traditional recipes. I just want this healthy lighter feeling to continue and I am in charge of that to a degree. So even if we "go back to meat" I will control for myself the portions and type. I will also make sure I am getting tons of veggies, fruits and nuts!!!
Forward we go!!!

1-5-11

45min run @ 11:52 pace easy run!

Back Routine
prone opposite arm leg
prone arm raises hyper ext
prone leg lift
prone lower body crawl
sitting bike
straight leg lifts on knee
leg swing on knee
str leg circles on knee
double ar m leg raie
sitting push kick
prone straight legs in and out scissors
prone in and out arms w/ legs raised
australian crawl w/ leg raises
back rounders
side ups
cat back sway back

1-4-11 getting started

I am starting this blog to share my odyssey about becoming a fitter, healthier person. The name comes form where I'd like to be in weight somewhere b/t 175 and 185 pounds which translates to 12.5 to 13.2 stones. Stones have much more symbolism than pounds in literature esp. in the Hebrew Scriptures(I am very much into Judeo-Christian study) and lets face it it just sounds cooler. So I will try to post workouts, diet and other metrics as I feel. I will also post the mental, emotional and spiritual changes experienced during this journey.

Today:
30 minutes of running
10 min. wm jogging, lunges, and leg swinges
1min run: 1min walk X 8
5min cd

GS:
Clamshells X20
s/l hip abd 3positions X10
reverse clamshells X20
Bridges X10 bilat X10 unilat
crunches X20
Swimming X20
Supermans X10

Diet:
Breakfast Smoothie
2 scoops of Vega Health Optimizer
1 scoop of Chia Seeds
handful of greens
1 scoop of instant coffee
ice
Acai/pomegrante juice
Tart cherry juice

Snack
1/2 pear

Lunch
Red beans and rice
7 nut clusters

Snack
2-3 pieces of watermelon
very small bowl of Ezekiel cereal and almond milk

Supper
Asian stir-fry
cabbage
bok choy
tofu