Well, its been a few weeks, family had gotten in the way of what I was trying to accomplish. Between the kids having birthdays and my father having surgery, it was hard, if not impossible to keep on track. The last four weeks were supposed to be the start of my cardio exercise. What really happened was that I stopped everything all together and slid backwards. So, for the next four to six weeks I want to follow Jonathan Rouche's No Excuses Work Out plan. That is doing a half hour interval on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and doing the 6 minute NEWO workout on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If I can do that, then the gains that I saw last month and lost the last few weeks, should be back before the Holidays really hit.
The fortunate thing is that I've been watching how much and what I eat, which has resulted in no weight gain when I fell off the wagon. So, I do have that going for me. I am hoping that during the next session, I can gain control of some of the meals around the house. This will mean shopping and cooking. I am sure that my wife won't mind a little, although I do think she likes to use the time to get away from the kids. For dinner tonight, it is going to be an Apple Maple Chicken bake, with the sides still up in the air. It is a new recipe that I've wanted to try. The rest of the week is still in the planning stages, and future weeks will be planned out ahead of time.
My exercise routing is kicking in. This morning I was able to get up and get a 30 minute interval in. Tomorrow, I have the day off and plan on getting a swim in after I get the kids to day care. Wednesday and Friday, I am playing hockey, so I should be able to get enough cardio in to get my system going. Then it is a matter of fueling the fire with enough food to keep my metabolism going. Healthy snacks and remembering to eat every couple of hours has been the hardest so far. But as I take over the shopping, there should be more fruits and vegetables available for snacks.
If I look at where I am as compared to where I want to be, I don't want to get back on the wagon. Wouldn't it be better to run along side rather then get back on it? Even better would be to pull the wagon…..
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
PHASE II
Well phase II started out well then it has hit the skids. After a wonderful weekend that included walks with the kids, the dreaded head cold has hit. Add on top of that Daylight Saving Time and the kids getting up an hour earlier, finding the time is an issue again. This has slowed my progress and has drained my energy levels. This is the time that I should be getting some low intensity training in. Fortunately there is a lifetime that the missed training can be made up. Hopefully in a day or two, the fatigue can be over come and my feet will start moving.
It was discovered on Sunday that there is going to have to be some work to get my heart rate up to where it needs to be at this stage. Pushing Aidan in the jogging stroller only got my rate up to 110 for the mile and half that he would tolerate it. It would be nice to get another 20 BPM for 20 minutes so it may be the treadmill to get paces and intensities worked out. So, tonight will be the night to get the home equipment set up. That includes my bike on a trainer for those days that my knees bother me. I look forward to the times when the kids can be sent to bed on their own and the grown ups can go catch up on things.
My healthy habits have stalled also. It is not that I have fallen off the wagon, but with the illness has come a loss of appetite and not eating enough. This too shall come to an end soon. Healthy snacks are easier to find around the house now, but with the passing of Halloween the unhealthy stuff is also easier to find. On top of that, JC makes a killer pumpkin cake that I can't get enough of. This is the time of year that always seems to find its way to my waist.
All thins reminds me when I did my first triathlon. Not knowing much about the sport, every book on the subject was read, along with enrolling in a class at the local gym. During one of the classes, one of the other students asked the question, "Should we be following a special diet in order to compete?" The instructor's response was that we are engaging in exercise and our bodies are going to need fuel. So changing our diets at this time would do us more damage then good. With the additional fuel that our bodies were going to burn, if we just maintained our current eating habits, then we would see a weight loss. It was true, by the time that the triathlon arrived; my body was 30 pounds liter. Therefore, exercise in itself would be beneficial to losing weights, but that is not the goal this time around. The goal is to become healthier and to do that, what food is consumed needs to be considered. It is going to come down to the choices that are made and choosing not to eat the junk and fast foods that have been part of my diet for years. So far it has been over a month without fast food. I almost gave in this weekend when JC was craving it. But, we were able to find something else to eat and didn't make the easy choice. We both are better for it, even if she doesn't know it.
It just occurred to me that my small steps are rubbing off without others knowing about it. Sneaky aren't I……
It was discovered on Sunday that there is going to have to be some work to get my heart rate up to where it needs to be at this stage. Pushing Aidan in the jogging stroller only got my rate up to 110 for the mile and half that he would tolerate it. It would be nice to get another 20 BPM for 20 minutes so it may be the treadmill to get paces and intensities worked out. So, tonight will be the night to get the home equipment set up. That includes my bike on a trainer for those days that my knees bother me. I look forward to the times when the kids can be sent to bed on their own and the grown ups can go catch up on things.
My healthy habits have stalled also. It is not that I have fallen off the wagon, but with the illness has come a loss of appetite and not eating enough. This too shall come to an end soon. Healthy snacks are easier to find around the house now, but with the passing of Halloween the unhealthy stuff is also easier to find. On top of that, JC makes a killer pumpkin cake that I can't get enough of. This is the time of year that always seems to find its way to my waist.
All thins reminds me when I did my first triathlon. Not knowing much about the sport, every book on the subject was read, along with enrolling in a class at the local gym. During one of the classes, one of the other students asked the question, "Should we be following a special diet in order to compete?" The instructor's response was that we are engaging in exercise and our bodies are going to need fuel. So changing our diets at this time would do us more damage then good. With the additional fuel that our bodies were going to burn, if we just maintained our current eating habits, then we would see a weight loss. It was true, by the time that the triathlon arrived; my body was 30 pounds liter. Therefore, exercise in itself would be beneficial to losing weights, but that is not the goal this time around. The goal is to become healthier and to do that, what food is consumed needs to be considered. It is going to come down to the choices that are made and choosing not to eat the junk and fast foods that have been part of my diet for years. So far it has been over a month without fast food. I almost gave in this weekend when JC was craving it. But, we were able to find something else to eat and didn't make the easy choice. We both are better for it, even if she doesn't know it.
It just occurred to me that my small steps are rubbing off without others knowing about it. Sneaky aren't I……
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