As you may know, I am overweight. Fat. Husky. Thus the nickname The Big One, which I swear Bryan it is going to catch on this year. I always have been fat except for a brief period between the end of high school and my discovery of beer. In August of this year I began walking/jogging/running a minimum of 1-2 miles every day. I even got a nike plus deal for my shoes/iPod which needs a new battery. The result? Well, I feel a bit better and my weight in 2008 from 2007 did nothing. Not up or down. I suppose it is good that I maintained my weight the entire year, but let's just say that maintained weight is not ideal and is certainly not healthy. A lady never tells, but lets just say it rhymes with exactly "tree bundred". So, as the cool kids do, I made a resolution and I am sticking to it. I began today instead of the 1st as I have been battling a particularly nasty case of bronchitis. I worked hard. The plan is to still walk/jog/run 1-2 miles per day on the treadmill or on the road weather permitting. I will couple that with a steady workout on my home gym (seen above) which I've had for years. The family is also eating better as evidenced by the ratio of produce to crap Emily and I got at the store today. I am also going to limit myself to no more than 2 sodas a day. TWO?! you say. thats terrible! 248 calories! Well, I love soda, Coca Cola Classic in particular and 2 a day is waaaayy less than what i normally consume so cut me some slack. As my other resolution is to write more, thus the resurrection of the blog, I will periodically post workout updates here. Encouragement taken in the comments section.
Monday, January 05, 2009
248 Calories I cannot, will not, but should and need to give up.
As you may know, I am overweight. Fat. Husky. Thus the nickname The Big One, which I swear Bryan it is going to catch on this year. I always have been fat except for a brief period between the end of high school and my discovery of beer. In August of this year I began walking/jogging/running a minimum of 1-2 miles every day. I even got a nike plus deal for my shoes/iPod which needs a new battery. The result? Well, I feel a bit better and my weight in 2008 from 2007 did nothing. Not up or down. I suppose it is good that I maintained my weight the entire year, but let's just say that maintained weight is not ideal and is certainly not healthy. A lady never tells, but lets just say it rhymes with exactly "tree bundred". So, as the cool kids do, I made a resolution and I am sticking to it. I began today instead of the 1st as I have been battling a particularly nasty case of bronchitis. I worked hard. The plan is to still walk/jog/run 1-2 miles per day on the treadmill or on the road weather permitting. I will couple that with a steady workout on my home gym (seen above) which I've had for years. The family is also eating better as evidenced by the ratio of produce to crap Emily and I got at the store today. I am also going to limit myself to no more than 2 sodas a day. TWO?! you say. thats terrible! 248 calories! Well, I love soda, Coca Cola Classic in particular and 2 a day is waaaayy less than what i normally consume so cut me some slack. As my other resolution is to write more, thus the resurrection of the blog, I will periodically post workout updates here. Encouragement taken in the comments section.
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congrats, rich! best wishes with your resolutions. glad to see you're exercising and cuttin' back on the soda. will add to my google reader so i can keep up on your progress.
Thanks kkr! I hope to not be fat anymore. actually beiting and I and another dude are doing the first internet weight loss plan, you can follow that here http://thechallenge.tumblr.com/
I encourage you to still read my blog though as well.
This is flab-tastic. Now your Adsense ads at the bottom are about weight loss and calorie tracking. Google makes me laugh, usually.
Really, though. I wish you the best on this endeavor. I'll be with you in spirit and slogging with you in deed, but I have a bit of an advantage in that I've long since grown to love Coke Zero. Not that bad. It kind of ruins the calorie savings when I mix bourbon in, though. I'll try to keep that to weekends. I've also found "Lose It" for iPhone to be a helpful tool in tracking the vittles I throw down my gullet.
Ice Piq, thanks for the encouragement. Ill check out the app, that may help me track stuff. As for Coke Zero, ive tried it and i have a bottle in the fridge, but i dont think its going to work out. I like my soda full strength, unfortunate calories and high fructose corn syrup and all.
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