Sunday morning

Alright...so I was able to complete a 5k run yesterday in 35:45. I would have had a better time but I had to walk for a bit between the 2nd and 3rd mile. But I was able to finish strong.  Today my legs are feeling it and are pretty sore...I think I am going to try to do a 5k every Saturday morning at least for the next couple weeks.

5K

Tomorrow at 7:00 am will be a big step for me.  I am going to try to run a 5k.  My hope is to only stop running while i wait for traffic.  The course that I am running includes some pretty good hills so it should be a good test for me.  My end goal is going to be 30 minutes but I am hoping that I can at least beat 45 minutes.  I have been training hard on elliptical machines and the like but this will be the first time that I take my training to the somewhere other then the gym, let's see how this goes.

Monday Morning:

Got a good workout in this morning and on Saturday.  My average weight readings are between 300.5 and 302 which is down a couple from a week ago.  I am actually getting a twofer in tonight and I am getting to the gym a second time today.  I am also starting to plan for my 5K run.  I have a couple training routes planned that are 3.0 and 3.1 miles each respectively.  I am actively looking for race over thanksgiving but I don't plan on driving a long distance for one so I am looking for something that is more local to where I live.

Good start Thursday:

Got to the gym again today. That makes three times so far this week.  I am starting to get in the habit of going 5 times a week taking off Wed and Sun. So far it is working pretty well for me. The scale was extra nice to me as it read 301. I am really lookng forward to saying goodbye to the 300's, and when I do I do not plan on ever going back.

Not losing weight but getting in better condition.

So things are not moving as fast as they have in the past.  I have increased my conditioning over the last week and every time I go to the gym I get a good sweat going. But I am not seeing the weight come off like I have in the past. It is a little frustrating right now but I am taking it in stride. I am going to continue on my current path and if things do not change. I am going to look at altering my meals. Spreading my calories more evenly over all three meals and not being so top heavy with my evening meal.

Saturday morning

The good thing about the weekend is that it gives you the opportunity to get some extra work in. I am taking advantage of this today by getting to the gym this morning.

Weekend:

I got to the gym today 30 hard minutes on the cardio machine and 500 calories later i am feeling it. But it felt really good to get some good work in.

Getting more work in:

I have followed my own advice from last Friday.  I am focusing on upping the intensity of my workouts on a daily basis. And so far it seems to be working, I can definitely feel it in my legs.  Here is to the hope that by pushing myself harder at the gym will jump start my losing weight again...I would really like to be under 300 by thanksgiving.