Motivation has been tough to come by lately.  Not sure what the deal is.  At least this week I added back the combat abs portion of the workout as well as some push-ups, but I really feel like I’m going to need something more rigorous before if finally drop 30 pounds.

Next week I’ll try to add back the bike to work (I had a lot of meetings, etc. this week) and I’m going to have to ramp up the a.m. workouts.

I may even start looking into some martial arts or other activities that would give me something more interesting to do and in a group setting where I can be pushed harder.

Well, this week I was wondering if I’d have the motivation to workout, since I’m on vacation.  The short answer is… NO.

That said, I did manage to go running twice with my wife.  Now, by “running” with my wife, the lady who recently ran a marathon and a half marathon, I mean I tagged along for some wind-sucking embarrassment.   Not to mention it was 90 plus degrees and 90 plus percent humidity – I literally felt like I was running through water.

I did manage to survive, despite sweating buckets and practically limping down the home stretch back to the house we were staying at but was rewarded with a dip in the pool to cool down and relax.

Ahh… it’s good to be on vacation

This week is going to be tough because I’m fighting off a sore throat and cold.  I’m trying to get some extra rest and not overdo things, so I’m sticking to just the combat abs portion of my workout.

Any thoughts about working out when sick?

I’m a little concerned that I won’t make much progress given that I’m sick this week and will be on vacation next week.  Who knows – since it’s a trip without the kids, there should be plenty of time to exercise… but will there be the motivation?    We’ll see how it shakes out.

This week it’s been quite a mixed bag of exercises.

Biking:
I rode my bike into work Monday and Tuesday, but I have a meeting today so I’ll be taking the car.

Combat Abs:
Continuing to start each day with Matt Furey combat abs and hoping that it keeps the waistline shrinking.

Push-ups:
The hundredpushups.com program has been tough to keep up with.  I repeated week 2, then moved on to week 3 but had to drop down a “level” to be able to keep up, but my hand is hurting so I’ve toned it down a bit.  I’ll see if I can re-start week 3 next week after “freestyling” it this week

Misc:
Last night I was up late helping my brother-in-law paint his new house for a few hours, so I felt like that was a workout unto itself.  Enough that I could barely peel myself out of bed this a.m. and *drive* to work.  Tomorrow I’ll get back on that bike!

If anyone has any workout tips or ideas, feel free to share via comments or email!

Biking to work

Monday came and I had decide that I couldn’t delay any longer. I had to ride my bike to work.  I’m looking forward to the multiple benefits of biking… save gas ($), get in better shape, and I’ll be “stuck” at work, so I won’t go out to lunch so much — so, save more $ and improve health again

Now, it’s a little tricky when you’re terribly out of shape and there is no shower at the office.  I’ve biked to work two times now (Mon and Wed) and had to bring a change of clothes.  It went better than I expected.  I actually *enjoyed* it.

I’ll try to do three rides this week, then ride daily except if I have a meeting to drive to or special circumstance (shoot for at least 4 days/week, plus a ride w/the kids on Saturday).