2 is the number of the day

2 is a good number for me today, I am another 2 pounds down and another 2 miles up. My wife and I jogged today for her first time since the baby. It was fun. I am now at 195 pounds, 10 to go to hit my final goal.

Pounds keep droppin

I have been able to stay at 199 for about a week and this morning I had a good surprise. I am down another 2 to 197. That means I have lost 13 pounds to date and I am a little over half way to my goal of 185. I had a good workout the other day, a 2 mile run followed by a 5 mile clip on the bike. Actually, it was 5.5 miles at 19:37, an average of 17 mph. I will post the run when I can but it was actually quite fast also at 8:30/mile.

I am thinking about going for another vegetarian stint this week, maybe 5 days. It is kind of time consuming though to cook 3 meals a day for 3 people and have them all want or need different things.

Today I think I will make a large batch of vegetable pocket pies and stash them in the freezer. I also need to make bread and I would like to make a few dinners to freeze so I do not have to kill myself all week.

I had a goal of a record 5K that I have not hit yet but I have only run one this year. I am not feeling great about ponying up the money for them at the moment. I need to put something on the calendar to work toward, my workouts are sporadic because I am working on the house constantly.

Veggie - Day 3

Day 3 went well, I had no problems sticking to the diet and still feel good. The big news is that I hit my first goal. I am now 199 pounds. I also checked my body fat percentage which is now at 17%, down from a high of 22.5%.

Breakfast:

Coffee, Oatmeal with flax seed, half bagel with olive iol

Lunch:

veggie pizza, penne a la vodka, beer

Dinner:

Spinach and cheese ravioli in marinara

Vegetarian Day 2

Today was a much better day than yesterday. Here is what I ate:

Breakfast:

Coffee
Oatmeal

Snack:

Cheerios

Lunch:

Veggie Burger

Snack:

Fried Okra

Dinner:

Pizza with broccoli, peppers, onions, and cheese

I feel like I ate plenty and ate well. I also went for a 2.33 mile trail run that really gave me a beating. I was able to use some different muscles jumping and sidestepping and dodging rocks and roots.

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarianism - Day 1

Today was my first day of going veggie. I am curious to see how it feels and thought I would try on 3 days at first and see what happens. It will certainly not be a lifestyle change but perhaps a plateau breaker. So, day 1 here is what I ate.

Breakfast:

Coffee
Fried Egg on 1/2 of an Asiago Bagel

Lunch:

Spinach and Mozz stuffed bread
Potato and Carrot soup
Beer

Dinner
Veggie Burger made with Chickpeas
Beer

I guess the real question isn't whether or not I was able to stay veggie but if I set out to do what I was trying to do. The answer is no, not really. I am looking to eat healthy. I made two major mistakes. The first is that I did not eat near enough calories today. My body needs 2800 calories just to maintain its weight. I might have taken in 1000 today if I am lucky, that is terrible. The second is obviously beer, and plenty of it. I had probably 3.5 beers today. I should limit that to 1, maybe 2. I will try to do better tomorrow.

A Slow Week

It has been a slow week for me in running. I have been very busy but I did manage to get an 8.5 mile bike ride in that was pretty good. I was pushing pretty hard and it was windy. I spent as much time as I could on the aero bar to get used to it and it was finally starting to feel confortable. Here is the route that I usually ride.




Also, I am at 200 pounds now. My first goal was to get under 200 so I am getting close. I have decided to try a vegetarian diet for a few days to see if I can break through. I think I will try 3 days starting tomorrow.

Run and Back on the Bike

Sunday I went for a pretty good run, I am still averaging aroun 9:14/mile on my runs but I have dropped weight to about 201 and am feeling a lot more coordinated. My lungs seem to have plenty to go all the time. My legs still get tired but I have extended my rund to the 3-4 mile range.



Today I really got back on the bike. I went for an 11 mile ride to the next town over to pick up some medicine for the dog. I averaged about 16 mph but it was a bit cold out.