Status Report: Week 23

Mar 162010

Progress Report: Week 23
Weight:  235.6 lbs
BMI: 34.3
Weight loss so far:  5.8 lbs gained since two weeks ago,  29.4 lbs lost total

Oh Steve, Steve, Steve…what the hell are you doing, man?

First weigh in since the site came back up, and there isn’t much that needs to be said about it, I’ve been eating like total shit for the past two weeks and I haven’t been working out as much as I need to be.

Honestly, I don’t know what has been going on with me, but I have been in a huge funk when it comes to diet and exercise.  I tell myself that I am going to eat well one day, then later on that day I’m eating whatever I want.  I’ve been allowing any little excuse to keep me out of the gym, and when I do go I have no motivation to give 100%.  My challenges have come to a standstill, and I didn’t even do my last Perfect 10 update. Boo!  I’ve also been avoiding my blog, and as an extension have slipped in following everyone elses progress too, which I feel really bad about :(

 What’s the deal?  I haven’t had any major life changes (except a new kitty, but that’s a good thing!).  School stuff hasn’t changed. I’ve been a little busier with work, but not enough to cause any major meltdowns. Life really hasn’t changed much, I don’t feel all that depressed about anything, so I don’t know…

 Regardless, I need to get back on track, and I could use a nice swift asskicking I think.  Luckily I’ll be meeting a bunch of other bloggers this weekend at Fitbloggin’, so hopefully that will help provide some motivation (and maybe even the asskicking).

Ah well…this week I am going to start calorie counting again, and reinstate the Blacklist.  Those words kind of ring hollow as I type them, which is a bit scary, but I am going to try, DAMMIT!

I’m also going to set some workout goals for the week:

  • Run 15 miles
  • Walk 15 miles
  • Spend 4 hours on the ARC Trainer
  • Restart 100pushups/200squats/200situps (again…)
  • Do at least 2 days of strength training otherwise…
  • Climb 200 floors on the stairstepper

Some of that might seem a little ambitious, but I have taken off work Friday and Monday to have a mini break and for Fitbloggin, so I definitely have the time.  Next week will be 6 months since I’ve started this journey, and it’d be nice to have a somewhat impressive number to go with it.

Have a good day, everyone!

Back in action!

Mar 102010

Hi there!

If you are reading this, then that means that I AM BACK!

WooT!

 

Okay, well, I’ve still been here for the most part…I’ve been tweetin’ and I’ve been Dailymilin’, but the blog has been out of commission so I haven’t been able to post (not anything that could be read, anyway).

So what happened?  Apparently the fuckheads at my former webhost, Justhost (who I won’t link to because they suck), decided that I was using too much CPU space, so my account was suspended…without warning.  And yes, the bill was paid :-P . I didn’t know what was going on until I tried to check my email and couldn’t get in, then I saw the suspension notice in my hotmail inbox.  I don’t know how I was using too much CPU space (all I have is WordPress running), and I don’t know how in the hell it matters when everything is “supposedly” unlimited, but it happened.

I spent several days playing email tag with Justhost trying to get the latest backup of my site, sending freaked out emails to a ton of people for help, trying to get everything situated on a new (and so far much better) webhost, Dreamhost, trying to get my domain name transferred (which took forever), and trying to reassure people on twitter that I haven’t left town.

It’s been fun (that was sarcasm).  It was really touchy for awhile, and I was afraid that I was going to lose EVERYTHING, but thankfully it’s all worked out.

I want to take a minute to thank everyone for your support, suggestions, for not ditchin’ me, etc…etc…especially Brandon for his help in trying to get me back on track (and for answering every stupid question I had), and SUPER ESPECIALLY Dreamhost customer support, who got sick of my stupid questions after awhile and did all the hard stuff for me.  WooT!  Seriously, they rock.

And to Justhost?  Fuck you…just, fuck you.

So welcome back to the show, my friends!  I’ve missed you all.  I knew this blog and you guys meant alot to me, but I didn’t realize just HOW MUCH until I lost it.  This past week has been hell, but you are all beyond awesome.

And since you are here, if you happen to come across anything that isn’t working correctly, please let me know and I’ll get it squared away (or make Dreamhost support do it, YAY!).   Everything should be good to go, but shit happens sometimes.  I also may be tweaking some things on the blog over the next few days, so some screwiness might be seen.  I meant to get alot of the work done before I came back online, but I got a little lazy (boo!).

That is all (I think). How in the hell have you all been?  Anything new and exciting go down while I was gone?

Hope you have a great day!

Strength training sucks.

Jan 212010

You know those things that you should be doing, that you know are good for you, but that you really don’t want to do?  For some people, its quitting smoking or drinking, for others, its going on a diet.

For me, its strength training.  My thoughts on the subject can basically be summed up in one word: UGH.

I know it is important, and there really are a slew of benefits to it.  I know building muscle is important, and the like the idea of losing the fat and being greeted with a nice toned body, but still: UGH.

About as much fun as getting my ass kicked in Super Mario Wii (aka. UGH)

 

For me, strength training is boring and repetitive.  Also, despite all of the benefits, I can not shake the idea in my head that its a waste of time.  I feel like I can accomplish alot more, and burn alot more calories, if I spend that time on the ARC Trainer, or spend that time running, walking, whatever.  I also don’t ever feel like I accomplish anything doing it, when I was lifting some (some probably being a key word there, in hindsight) I never felt like I was getting to a point where I could add weights or reps, so I never felt I was getting stronger or getting anything to show for it.

I know it’s silly, but I have no issue problem spending a couple hours at a time on walk, or on the ARC trainer, yet I cringe at the idea of spending 20-30 minutes lifting weights.  I was doing really good and doing a routine 3 times a week for a while, but I always hated those days, and one day I just slipped and its been almost all cardio since.

Regardless, I have to do it, especially if I want the kind of results I am hoping for.  Thats one of the reasons why I made strength training one of my Perfect 10 Challenge goals, why I’m preparing myself for the 100 Pushup Challenge (and maybe the 200 Squats Challenge, which I just found out existed thanks to Andrew), and why I will be doing some strength training during my lunch workout today.

 Who knows…I used to loath the idea of running too, and I’ve fallen in love with that, maybe Strength Training will grow on me too.  In the meantime, UGH!

 How do you all feel about strength training?  Is there any other workout that you have to force yourself to do?

Hope everyone is having a good day.  The weekend is almost here. WooT.

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