Hi all,

This week was a pretty good week.  I followed up my last week of four workout sessions with FIVE this week.  We’ll see how things shake out on Monday for the the weigh-in, but at least I’m feeling a lot better about things since I’m getting my exercise in.

On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I’m back on the One Hundred Pushups program.  I only did two days of it the last week, so this week I started with “week 1″ again, but did all three days.  Those same days I do two sets of jump rope as well.

Tuesday and Thursday I do the Matt Furey Combat Abs, then a set of Hindu Squats.

That’s it at this point.  My workouts only take about 15 minutes, but I’ll ramp it up a bit more as my sets get longer and I add in some new exercises.  The key to making the workouts happen this time has been my revised workout spreadsheet.  I’ve put in a roadmap of what I want to do each day, including how many sets and reps, adding more each week.  It’s helping me push to do what I’ve mapped out, instead of just wimping out when it gets hard.

Well see if I can keep up with it and what the impact is.   Stay tuned!

Well, I finally got some exercise this week thanks to a quick ski trip to Telluride.  It’s been at least five years since I’ve skied, so this was a killer workout to ski for three days straight.  It was a lot of fun, but man, my legs are KILLING me. 

Hoping to see something reflected in Monday’s weigh-in.  Next week I need to finally pick up the exercise again.  It’s been too long and I need to keep the weight loss trend for the new year.

Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas treats, etc. seem to provide about 8 solid weeks of extra eating opportunities.  I am most happy to oblige.  

That said, If I’m ever going to lose any weight through this traditionally fat time of year, I’m going to need a more specific, time-bound goal.  A deadline.  We all know I need to Drop 30 Pounds, but how ’bout I Drop 8 Pounds by the end of the year, instead of gain 10 like I would have otherwise.

Think I can do it?  Time will tell…

Okay, so it’s obvious my training has not been up to par the last few weeks.  Thanks to the encouragement of my good friends (thanks for leaving a comment!), I decided to do something I hate to do…

I went running tonight.

Yes, my friends happen to be a marathon runner and a triathlete, so running seems like an obvious choice when trying to get in shape.  My wife also happens to be a runner and tonight when I got home from work she went for a run while I got the kids ready for bed (my idea of a workout).  So, when my wife got home, I reflected on the advice of my good friends and decided to bite the bullet and go for a run.

Well, I didn’t bother figuring out much of a route or clocking any distance.  I figured I would be crumpled in a sweaty heap of cramped up pain quickly enough that the event didn’t merit serious planning.  I grabbed an i-pod, laced up my shoes, and went out the door.

Sure enough, *twelve* minutes later I  came crawling back through the door, having run a loop around the neighborhood across the street.  I think I ate dinner a little too recently and it sure was killing me.  I figure if I got my clothes sweat through completely, then twelve minutes must be good enough.  It’s a start at least.

So, the question is… do I hate running more than being fat?  Time will tell…