Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Polar Bear Run

Got in 2 miles this morning with temperatures in the low 30s. I made Lucy wear a sweater. I was wearing long pants, underarmor cold gear shirt, windbreaker, gloves, and a ear-covering fleece headband. I was warm but breathing in that coooooold air was hard.

Tuesday Weigh In

165.2 this morning. 26 lbs total loss. I'll give a weekly loss starting next week.

I'm up .4 from yesterday, but I'm blaming the salty dinner. Apparently that boxed asparagus risotto is NOT improved by adding a chicken boullion cube to the water.

Monday, January 4, 2010

New Year, New Start, Same Goals!

It wasn't a horrible break, really. No scorched earth, no bingeing on piles of gooey sweetness. I gained roughly one pound over the holidays. Not bad at all. I'll do an official weight tomorrow (Tuesday).

But I'm back now! I'm ready to lose that last 20 lbs to get down to normal weight.

I've got some goals for this year:
- 145 lbs (down 20)
- A race (5k/10k/HM) at least every other month (or at least 6 this year)
- Get back on my bicycle and train for at least one longish bicycle race/ride

My initial plan is to start loosely counting points and being disciplined in my eating (breakfast, lunch, snack) at work. I've moved into a new living situation which will require development of a new low-points dinner strategy (cooking for 2!).

I'm also going to reboot my running schedule. I haven't run regularly in the the past month, so my first goal is to get back into shape for a 5k at the end of January/beginning of February. I'll freeze/run tomorrow morning.