January 2010
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“It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop.”
– Wisdom of Confucius (via unchangingworld)
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DAY 80.3
Another day, another missed opportunity.
I’ve really been dragging my feet on this whole weight loss thing recently. On top of that, I’m supposed to be training for the NYC 1/2 Marathon on March 21 and I’ve totally fallen off of my running program. What the eff?
There’s a myriad of obstacles that I’m faced with right now preventing me from achieving, or at least...
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DAY 79.3
No rest for the weary.
Hours after our first public screening, we were back at the director’s apartment hacking up the film, reordering scenes, and trying to fix some general problems people had mentioned the night before.
Today was not only mentally exhausting…it was long. And when I finally got home, all I could think of to do was eat some chocolate, watch TV, and go to bed.
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DAY 78.3
I should have done some sort of exercise today because I had the day off, but it didn’t happen. I was feeling really anxious about my screening that night, and had trouble focusing on anything else but that. Again, exercise would’ve helped me with this, but I made some sort of lame excuse and took a nap instead.
In case you were wondering, the screening went great. We got a lot of...
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WEEK 11.3 - PROGRESS
Nothing unexpected here. No weight training and lots of overeating fatty foods = my results this week.
I’m not discouraged though, because I know that I have turned things around in the past couple of days.
Also, I bought this and this last night, so hopefully they will help me keep better tabs on my body fat composition, since I am starting to feel that just using this alone is not very...
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DAY 77.3
Man, this running thing is really tough.
I think I may be trying too hard to keep up with myself…aka the self that was running 3-4 days a week before my unexpected hiatus. This can be a good thing though, since I am really pushing myself to get back to where I was mentally and physically. However, I’m also running the risk of burning out too fast.
I’m always amazed at how much...
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DAY 76.3
I’m posting my results pretty early tonight (it’s only 10pm) because I ate really well today and I am so close to my calorie budget already. I really don’t want to go over, so I am setting my balance in stone by posting it now.
Take THAT relapsing diet trend!
Now for some tea, a book, and my comfy bed for the next hour or so before I drift off to sleep. I am getting up for an...
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DAY 75.3
Oh, sweet Jesus. Why oh why do I keep on self-sabotaging my diet??
Granted, it was a big football watching day. So I knew that beers were going to be drunk and a few wings were probably going to be consumed. I should have gotten some exercise done in the morning to at least try and counter-act the gluttony that I was going to take part in later in the day.
But I didn’t.
Instead I went way...
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Save the Date
deghanmay:
Brooklyn Half-Marathon - May 22
Can’t wait!
Where’d you find the date? I’ve been looking everywhere!
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DAY 74.3
Although I was supposed to do an easy 5 mile run, there wasn’t anything easy about it. I started off slow, which was fine, but then I tried to compensate by going faster. I had to keep reminding myself that this was an easy run, not a race. I had to get my body used to running again.
But I kept bouncing back and forth…I couldn’t get into a good rhythm. I guess that’s what...
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WEEK 10.3 - PROGRESS
Here’s my progress report from Wednesday, DAY 71.3.
Even though I had a rough week, I still made myself accountable by counting those bad days and going through with my weekly progress report. I’m not sure if these results had anything to do with the sickness settling in, the dehydration from the Vegas weekend, or some other combination of elements, but needless to say I was surprised...
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WatchHere’s a better view of the Desert Eagle. check out the kick back on this gun! You should have felt the air blast, too…
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WatchI was the first one in our group to fire the Desert Eagle. No one knew how loud it would be or how strong the kick back on the gun was…hence the jumps and laughter :-)
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WatchAs promised, here are a few videos of me firing guns at a Las Vegas gun range. This bad boy is an M16 machine gun.
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DAYS 64.3 thru 73.3
Dates: 1.13.10 - 1.22.10
This post is basically just a placeholder for my records. NO exercise to record, unless you count firing M16 machine guns and Desert Eagles at a gun range in Vegas “exercise” (videos to come soon). My eating was abhorrent, and I was sick for a number of days, but that’s all behind me now. As h pointed out, it’s a mental game that we play with...
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Time to get back on track
I’ve delayed this long enough. It’s time to man up and start this journey again. I began yesterday by counting my calories (it’s been over a week since I’ve done that), but the real important “to-do” is going for a run today (it’s been almost TWO WEEKS since I’ve done that…). I have good excuses, but they are still just excuses. And they...
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Ummm...hello?
Over a week now with no updates.
Shame on me.
I’ve been hyper-busy and haven’t had a moment to spare for over a week now. Exhaustion and stress finally caught up with me yesterday when I was struck down with some sort of flu-like illness. It hurts to look at a computer monitor right now, so I’ll keep this update brief and simply state that the last week has been completely...
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WEEK 9.3 - PROGRESS
I knew before I even stepped on the scale this morning that if I lost any weight this week, it would be from muscle loss. So while I’m not surprised by my WIW results, that doesn’t mean that I’m not slightly disappointed.
Yes, I lost weight, but I think it was the wrong type of weight. I would have been much happier if I didn’t lose anything at all.
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DAY 63.3
I have had too many days in a row with a calorie surplus, so I’m ending that streak today.
I wish I could get my exercise routine back on track. As much as I don’t miss lifting weights, the guilt that I feel each day that passes & I don’t touch my dumbbells hurts more than the muscles do after a workout. It’s just not worth it. I feel like there’s not enough time...
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DAY 62.3
I have really had trouble sleeping for what seems like more than a week now. I go to bed, and if I’m tired, generally fall asleep rather quickly. But about an hour or so later I wake up and endlessly toss and turn the rest of the night. What gives? I thought that exercising would help this, especially on nights after I had a good run. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. Maybe...
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DAY 61.3
The day started off on a bad note and just continued to spiral out of control. I had mucho chores to do around the house before 6pm when my g/f’s parents were scheduled to arrive. If I had woken up earlier or planned better, I could have easily gotten a run done in the the early part of the day, but alas I slept in too late.
I ate well all day until a late dinner at my favorite local...
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DAY 60.3*
I didn’t need a high calorie day after going over my budget pretty much everyday this past week, but I was too tired to really care for most of the day. After my race, I came home, ate a warm lunch, and took a long nap. I woke up and had finish a little bit of work that spilled over from the day before and after that, I entered lazy town. I think I deserved it after this past week’s...
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Calorie Cycling (High vs Low Days)
twosquishygirls:
i’ve noticed that you have high calorie days and low calorie days set out for yourself. i want to start doing this so that i don’t feel burnt out on eating healthy and exercising. how do you prevent high calorie days from becoming overindulgence day(s)?
p.s. 4 miles in 34 minutes?! that’s awesome =]
First, I want to say that I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to...
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DAYS 57.3 - 59.3
I’m just going to combine what little info I had jotted down over the past few days into one post. It’ll be easier and more coherent to read this way. Plus, there’s not much going on except work related excuses for not exercising and allowing my diet to slip…
DAY 57.3
Date: 01.06.10
After my weigh in, it was straight to work on my film. I had to get to the...
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WEEK 8.3 - PROGRESS
I’m totally happy about the number on the scale…but not so much about the muscle loss :-(
It’s getting harder to trust my muscle:fat ratio now, since I am not seeing a great deal of change anymore with my one-site testing area (around my fat stomach). I think it’s time that I started using additional methods to track my progress, like a measuring tape for...
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DAY 56.3
Awesome tempo run today. I averaged a 7:17 mile over three miles. One of those miles was the fastest I’ve ever run in my life…
I ran a 6:46 mile today!! Hot Damn!
Followed up my run with a quick core workout. I upped the weights, lowered the reps, and kicked some ass.
It was a great day :-)
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Date: 01.05.10
Cardio Exercise (0:22)
Run: 3.0...
Apologies...
I have been completely MIA this past week due to work and training and other life obstacles in general. I promise to update ASAP, including my most recent progress report, daily calorie counts, and race results from this morning’s Fred Lebow 5mi race in Central Park.
Sorry in advance for the over abundance of posts about to clutter up your dashboards in the next day ;-)
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DAY 55.3
I got up super early, bundled up, and did a good 4 mile run outside this morning. I really didn’t feel like it, but I knew that I had to do it…and I’m glad that I did. It really set the tone for the rest of my hectic and productive day.
Nothing left to do but wind down with a hot cup of tea and a good book before bed.
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Date: 01.04.10
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“If you don’t stick to your values when they’re tested, they’re not values....”
– Jon Stewart - The Daily Show, Jan 22, 2009 (via veganexperiment) (via bridgettelizabeth)
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DAY 54.3
Once I again I thwarted my own efforts at running outside because of the high winds and freezing temps. I thought I wanted to be a road runner? Doesn’t that mean braving the elements, even when they are less than favorable? Sigh…
I also had a lot of work to get done for my film screening on Monday. Add to that all the laundry I needed to do before I could run (I was all out of clean...
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DAY 53.3
I had no real excuse to not go out and run my long run today, except for the fact that it was extremely windy and freezing all day long. That fact, coupled with a sore throat throughout the day, kept me inside where it was cozy and warm.
Even though DAY 52.3 was my rest day, it hardly seemed like it. I didn’t come down from my arctic swimming high until much later in the day, after I...
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DAY 52.3
January 1st, 2010 was probably one of the best days I’ve experienced in recent memory. There was no better way to cure my hangover from the night before and wash off all the negativity of the past year than by running into the Atlantic Ocean with about 1,000 other people for the annual New Year’s Day polar bear swim on Coney Island.
I can’t even describe the euphoria that I...
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