Status Report: 8/24/10

Aug 242010

Progress Report: August 24th, 2010
Weight: 262.2lbs
BMI: 38.2
Weight loss so far: 2.8lbs

Another week, another gain.  Big ol’ shocker.

I’ve been losing and gaining the same few pounds for a bit now, but I thought I did better this past week.  I don’t think I ate an extra 3lbs worth of food, but I know some of the crap I did eat was of the salty crap variety.

I’m not sweating it, because I WILL post a loss next week, dammit.  Even with my Moms “End of Summer” Party over the weekend.  I will do better.

I’m also going to go and bring back some of the weekly goals that I used to do.  Hopefully they will provide some help with keeping me on track.

  • Run/walk/jog at least 20 miles this week.  This goes in line somewhat with my marathon training, which is something I’ve been sucking at.  My legs have felt like lead, and running has been extremely difficult.  I need to do it though, so do it I will.
  • Two more rounds of #awesomeworkoutchallenge.  As per the challenge, I have two more 152 minutes I need to do.  These may be used for my walk/runs, or something else, I’m not sure yet.
  • Three rounds of strength training.  Pretty straightforward.
  • Work at least 10 hours of overtime.  Not weight loss related, but something that needs to be done.

How is everyone else doing with their weight goals?

New thingamabobs!

Aug 232010

I just bought new stuffs!

Omron HBF-306C Fat Loss Monitor, Black

An Omron HBF-306C Fat Loss Monitor…

Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester

…and the Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester.

Both basically do the same thing, and that is to measure your body fat.  The main thing I wanted was the Omron monitor, but the calipers were only an extra $5, so I figured why not.

I’ve been wanting to get something to measure my body fat for some time.  I know weight alone isn’t always the best indicator for getting healthier, and I’d like to be able to note any gains in muscle.  Plus, way back when, I made a New Years Resolution to achieve 15% body fat.  My progress may have derailed (and exploded) by then, so that Resolution may not happen this year, but it is still an ultimate goal.

Once I get them (I placed the order about 10 minutes ago, and got the Super Saver shipping) hopefully I’ll be able to incorporate this reading into my weekly status reports.

Do you measure you body fat?  If so, do you use calibers or a digital reader or something else?

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

What's your workout?

Aug 202010

What do you do for exercise?

    

This is more a curiousity than anything.  Among weight loss and fitness bloggers we seem to love our running, our swimming, our weights (well..some of us anyway).  We also have our eliptical machines, our ARC Trainers (WooT), our evil bitch Stair Masters.

But there are so many more possibilities!

I guess my question is two part.  What ELSE do you do for exercise?  Or what ELSE would you like to do? 

For me, I’m pretty much falling on the typical standbys (running, eliptical, ARC, etc…etc…).  I’ve never been really big into sports, but I think hockey would be an awesome thing to get into, and I would like to eventually get back into Tae Kwon Do (did it when I was a kid and for a few months back in 2008, but only got to my Yellow Belt).

So what about you?  Want to get into a team sport (like hockey, soccer, football, etc…)?  Martials arts?  Want to become a traceur or freerunner?  Any future (or current) gymnasts out there? 

These are definitely not the only options, so all answers are welcome!

Have a great day!

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