Weekend Warriors and 28 Day Challenge

Apr 052010

Happy Monday!!!  Or some shit like that…

So yeah, its Monday, I hope you all survived the Easter weekend.  And if you have off work today because of the holiday, then you can go to hell!

I kid, of course.  I had a nice weekend at my aunts house, but I also didn’t forget that this past weekend was the Weekend Warriors Challenge, by Brandon at So Long, Fat Ass.

And since my site didn’t crash this time, I can actually give you an update.  WooT, right?  Anywho, here are the goals I made for the weekend, as well as how I actually did:

  • Run/walk/jog 20 miles. Okay, well, I didn’t quite get to 20 miles, but I don’t really want to call this a fail, either.  On Saturday I completed a 5.6 mile run, and on Sunday I completed a 5.2 mile run, and a 7.4 mile walk.  That brings my total weekend mileage to 18.2 miles.  Sure, I probably could have knocked out the extra 1.8 miles, but yeah, by the time I got home on Sunday it was late, and I was dead tired, so it didn’t happen.  What’s really cool though, is that I actually ran more than I walked.  That’s never happened before, and it almost didn’t happen.  I had every intention of just walking on Sunday, but that got really boring really fast.
  • Eat conservatively.  I’d like to think I did this, I guess tomorrows weigh in will be the real judge.  Saturday was really good, even with some late night snacking when my friends Heather and Heidi came over.  Sunday consisted of the usual Easter fare, but I went easy, and I had NO CANDY!  I’m dead serious about that, too!  So yeah, Erin must now vlog herself eating an apple (which she hates, which is why this will be so enjoyable).  WooT WooT. I win.
  • One strength training session. And hey, I did this one too!  It was a home workout using my 20 pound dumbbells, but I think I did pretty well.  You can be the judge and check it out on dailymile though. :)

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    So yeah, it might not have done 100% because of the mileage, but overall I think I did very well.  I hope everyone else participating had just as much, if not more success!

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    And now that this challenge has come to a close, it’s time for another one!

    Steve from NerdFitness is hosting a 28 Day Fitness Challenge.  The idea is to give yourself a month to get in shape, get healthier and overall level up your life.  You can read more about it here.

    Here are my three goals for the next 28 days:

    • Get down to at least 225 pounds.  I had a brief flirtation with the 220s a few weeks back.  I miss it, and I want to get back down there and get a good foothold as soon as possible!
    • Run 50 miles.  Sounds intimidating, eh?  It could be, but if you think about it, it comes out to about 1.8 miles a day.  I want to kick up the running because the Baltimore Marathon is now only about 6 months away, and I need to get on the ball.
    • Strength train 3 days a week.  I’ve made goals like this before, but I still don’t like strength training.  Regardless of my personal feelings, it is important for weight loss and to help my overall fitness level, so it must be done. 

    The one thing about the strength training goal is that I don’t think I’m necessarily going to use the 100 pushups, 200 situps, or 200 squats challenges as my strength training.  It may sound lame, but I’m not really feeling any of those challenges.  In fact, I kind of dread the days I have to do them, which is why my participation wavers so much.  Don’t get me wrong, they are GREAT challenges, and I do still hope to complete them one day, but I think I’ll try to find another strength training program for right now.

    I’ll be posting about the 28 day challenge here, but also on my thread on the Nerd Fitness Message Board.  So stop on over and wish me and the other participants luck!

    And, yeah…that’s all I got.  Hope you have a good day!