Sorry that posts have been so sporadic lately. I am running. I missed Saturday and Sunday, but got back on the horse today. 2 miles at the gym and I gained a workout partner. This could be really good. I really pushed myself knowing that I was with someone else. We’ll see how long it lasts. I still want to run before work too, but the weather has been sooooo rainy and windy and cold. That shouldn’t be a good excuse, but it is.
Weigh-in on Friday.
The family and I made it down to Roseburg, OR to visit with some friends for a few days. We are really enjoying our time here. We made the drive yesterday (Wednesday). No chance for exercise. I did run 3 miles today. I will get in another run tomorrow along with trouncing around in the river trying to scare some Steelhead away.
Well… 3 pounds or 0 pounds however you look at it – 261. I’m happy. Still running harder and my clothes are fitting better. Could’a been another pound or two if not for the Halloween candy. Once again let’s recap:
Sep 22 – 279
Sep 29 – 276
Oct 10 – 269
Oct 20 – 266
Oct 30 – 264
Nov 10 – 261
Next weigh-in Nov 20. Day after work potluck… grrrr.
Man! I’ve been neglecting this blog! Its been crazybusy at work lately. I have been working out on a regular basis. Even got a much-needed run in the pouring rain last Saturday. I wore a hooded sweatshirt to protect the headphones and by the time I got home, I think I was 20 pounds heavier from being water-logged. Sunday was a day of rest. Monday (Yesterday) was supposed to be a good run day, but things worked against me. My schedule at both work and home didn’t allow me the time to sneak away for long and workout.
This morning I got back on track! Up at 5 am and out the door for a couple miles. Good way to start the day! I’ll do a 2.5 mile route today at the gym and….. weigh-in. We’ll see – the Halloween candy and birthday cake has been in abundance around my house. My meals are still doing well. I need to really think out my snacking choices - basically, I need to train my brain to turn off the snack urge. I know that my snacking is not bourne of hunger, but rather out of boredom and habit. Water consumption is good – not great.
Back later today with some weigh-in results.
I forgot to set my alarm this morning, so I didn’t get my morning run in. I did 2.5 miles during my daily workout. I’m really missing a goal. The workouts are enjoyable. There’s just a missing element. I need an event or an obstacle. Maybe something big to overcome. I’m grinding on it.
I haven’t blogged in a couple days… again. I have been working out though. Two-a-days. This weekend I’ve been getting up before 5am and going for a run before work. I’ve got a really nice 2.5 mile route down. Feeling really good about my workouts lately. The pace and push is starting to pick up. I’m really enjoying the work.
Halloween week was not great for food. Too much junk around the house.
I started with the scale at the Gym which I think is more reliable than home. I weighed in on it when I first started, and it was the same as the home scale – 279. Today it was 261! WOOHOO! Next weigh-in at the gym scale on Nov 10th.
Can’t believe this has only been 43 days. Seems like much longer I’ve been doing this.
I had a weigh-in on Friday (Oct 30) and my scale at home was acting up. We have a digital scale that is pretty old. Christina got in when we first got married I think (over 10 years ago). It was not reading correctly in my mind. On Friday, after my 3 mile run, it said that I had only lost 1 pound. That didn’t seem quite right, but still OK. Re-checked the next day, like 3 times, and it gave a different weight every time finally settling on me gaining 7 pounds!
Yesterday the scale settled in at 264 – which I think is correct. So, with that number, let’s recap again:
Sep 22 – 279
Sep 29 – 276
Oct 10 – 269
Oct 20 – 266
Oct 30 – 264
Two more pounds and 15 pounds total! More than the weight, there are other things that are much more encouraging and showing me that my body is changing. My belt is tightened now two notches further than in September and overall my clothes just fit better. I can run 3 miles steady without stopping. I look forward to working out everyday. Soda has made just about a complete exit from my life and been replaced with water. Can’t really explain how I feel completely – I just feel better about my fitness and health. It’s a feeling of freedom and control of my own body.
There’s still a LOOOONG way to go, but I am continuing to make progress and now its fun.
I’m going to switch my weigh-ins over to the scale at the gym. We’ll get a good weight today and still follow the 10th, 20th, 30th dates for weigh-in.
Heading out to the gym. In my 1 mile run yesterday, I finally broke the 10 minute mark. It’s still a lousy time, but much less lousy than a month and half ago. Weigh-in tomorrow. Gotta run!
Looking at the half marathon and the schedule I would need to do to get into that kinda shape… I can’t do it. I need to be running 20-30 miles a week. Right now I am in a play and the rehearsal schedule, along with kids stuff, and the waning hours of sunlight, all combine to prevent me from doing this. The time to run that much is unfortunately not there. I will stick to my original plan of 10-15 miles a week and try to work on speed. I am finally getting my mile times at or below the 10 minute mark.
Right now I am alternating just run days with running & lifting days. Monday I did a mile as fast as I could (I will start timing today). Followed that up with push-ups & sit-ups (a change from the crunches) and then did arms, shoulders, chest and back. All of it was high rep, low weight and kept my heart rate up since it directly followed the run. Tuesday was just getting out and running as far as I can in the time allowed. That usually means 2-2.5 miles right now. Followed by push-ups & sit-ups.
Looking for a 10k right now in the Dec/Jan time frame.
Acts 4:31
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Acts talks about the history of the early church after the ascension of Christ. Acts 3 tells us that Peter and John were staying in Jerusalem. One day they went into the temple courts and passed by a crippled man who asked them for money. This crippled man was well-known by everyone in town and was carried everyday to gate of the temple so he could beg for money. Peter told him there was no money, but instead called on the Lord to heal the man. He stood up and walked. Everyone was amazed because he had been unable to walk for a long time and in the next chapter we find out he was over 40 years old – healing an older person was even more miraculous.
Peter and John gave all the glory to God in the name of Christ Jesus. In Acts 4, the Apostles were approached by priests, the captain of the temple guard, Sadducees, rulers, elders, teachers of the law, and men of the high priest’s family. Basically, they got everybody’s attention when the healed the old dude. The big question was, “By what power did you do this healing?” Peter told them (without hesitation or mixing words) through the power of Jesus, who by the way is the Lord God and the only way to be saved.
This was not really the answer the religious leaders were looking for. They wanted to hear, “The Lord God most high, the God of Abraham and David” (minus the Jesus part). Or they wanted to hear “Baal”, meaning in the name a demon idol. There was confusion about Jesus and what his life and followers meant to the belief system in Israel at that time. So, the leaders gave Peter and John some threats, then some more threats, and finally released them with the stern warning to not talk about Jesus.
So what did the Apostles do? They went right back to the early church members and spoke even more boldly about the gospel of Jesus. They were filled with boldness the scripture says. And finally, they prayed with the people and Acts 4:31 was the result.
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
I’m ready to be shaken. I want to be bold. The gospel of Christ is not for me to keep inside, but rather speak boldly.
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