Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]

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Greenman2001 sent me e-mail the other day:
We haven’t heard much about your workouts in the blog lately, and I’m curious how they’re going.
I haven’t written much about my workouts recently because I’m trying to “mix it up”. I think a blog full of workout reports would be boring, so I also write about pouring salt [...]

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It was “lower body day” at the gym this morning. Methodically, I worked my way through the major muscle groups:

Quad: Leg extensions (from 12×50 to 6×80, with a peak at 12×70) and leg press (12×180)
Hamstrings: Lying leg curls (from 12×40 to 6×80, with a peak at 12×50) and straight-leg deadlifts (12×25)
Calves: Seated calf raises (from [...]

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Let me say it again, this time with feeling. I BEAT STRESS EATING! Have I mentioned before that I’m a stress eater? When things get tough, I head for the fridge. Well really, I head for the carb cupboard or the ice cream, but you get what I mean.
I’m having a [...]

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Kris and I recently spent a long weekend in San Francisco. I was worried about how I’d handle my fitness regimen while away from home. Turns out I had mixed success.
On the down side, I didn’t get any regular exercise in at all. I didn’t have time. My three days were scheduled from start to [...]

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Some of my friends think that my plan to run a marathon is crazy. Maybe they’re right, but not for the reasons they think. To me, the crazy thing is doing Cycle Oregon just one month before the run. To meet this goal, I need help. I need a coach. Fortunately, Mac’s wife, Dr. Pam, [...]

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201…198…200…199…etc..etc…etc…
My weight loss seems to have stalled right around the 200 pound mark. Since 200 pounds is not my final weight goal, it’s forced me to think a lot about what I’m doing, how I’m doing it, and what my goals are. I think it’s just what I needed. I’m really proud [...]

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Weight–199.2(-21.8)
BF%–27 (-3%)

I’m back from a great vacation–rested, relaxed, a little tanned, and no heavier than when I left! I didn’t weigh myself for two weeks, not once. It stressed me out a little bit at first, but I learned to cope with it. Not counting all the walking I did with a [...]

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I just ate an entire can of mandarin oranges. Yes, this contained just as much sugar as a candy bar, but it’s fruit, dammit!
Actually, as I mentioned Friday, my taste for sweets has diminished. It hasn’t disappeared, but it’s become very manageable. “How did this happen?” asked Greenman2001 by e-mail. “Many of your readers shared [...]

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I feel great.
I got out of bed this morning and drove to the gym. I climbed into the stationary recumbent bike, plugged in my iPod, and pedaled for an hour.
Yes, I realize that the Body for Life program specifies 20 minutes of “intensity intervals” on the aerobics days. Maybe I’m short-changing myself, but I’d [...]

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