Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!For years, I’ve expressed to my wife that I have absolutely no interest in running organized races.  Well, I’ve changed my mind.  I figured it would be good for me if I had some goals or something to train […]

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For years I’ve struggled to get a good night’s sleep. I used to sleep fine, but somewhere along the way a combination of age and fat caused me to begin snoring. Kris and I went camping with Mac and Pam one weekend, and they woke me in the middle of the night.
“You’re snoring,” they said.
“I […]

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A little late, but here it is anyway:

I lost seven pounds in the last seven weeks. Greenman would be happy!

 
2/19
3/20
5/6

Weight
207
201
194

BF%
27.5
24
?

Pounds of Fat
57
48
?

April was another solid month on the fitness front. I’m keeping really good records of the days that I exercise. I’m not logging reps and weights, but I am logging distances […]

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It’s been two months since I stopped hemming and hawing and started getting serious about fitness. In that time, I’ve only lost eight pounds, which is a little less than I’d hoped. But I don’t care. Though I still watch anxiously for the next pound to drop, my focus has shifted squarely to fitness.
Specifically, my […]

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Last week, we were out of town again. Just like with Hawaii, being out of my home element was difficult on the fitness and diet fronts. On Thursday after preschool, we jumped in the van and headed south to Pam’s parents house in Lincoln, CA.
I had a very active week: I played […]

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Here’s a quick update regarding my exercise regimen. When last I left you, I was worried that I might be overworking myself. I bailed on Thursday’s planned run in order to rest my legs. Yesterday I did my normal upper body workout (which, as usually, was hampered by my weak left shoulder — so frustrating!). […]

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Driving home from this morning’s workout, I craved cereal. Sugared cereal.
I don’t keep sugared cereal in the house. That’s dangerous. In fact, the only thing we have that’s close is Trader Joe’s “blueberry morning” instant oatmeal. Blueberry morning instant oatmeal is a poor substitute for Lucky Charms. So although I knew I shouldn’t, I […]

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Yesterday was lower-body day at the gym. I did leg extensions, leg presses, leg curls, seated knee raises, and more. The workout felt good. I had taken the day off from my last lower-body workout because I felt like I was overworking my legs, so it was nice to do some more exercise.
When I got […]

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