tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125812081099356472024-10-08T20:48:50.104-05:00Chronicling the various things that I sign myself up for, or things that I try to do. Failures, successes and everything in betweenNick Smythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609061467353430232noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512581208109935647.post-9069593546038064632009-12-16T21:35:00.000-05:002009-12-16T21:35:22.888-05:00

Well, week 8 has arrived! While the whole thing didn't go exactly as planned, I missed a few workouts and didn't eat as well as I could have, I'm overall pretty pleased with the results. I've definitely noticed a changed in my muscle definition and a few of my good friends have even noticed that I've leaned out quite a bit. It's a huge confidence booster when people actually notice the changes

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Damn you for being so delicious. I'm up a pound this week but I know exactly why. Kaley's work Christmas party was this past Friday and the food was awesome. I may have over indulged a little bit but at least it's only a pound and it should be completely manageable. One thing that is pretty cool that I've noticed is clothes that were previously a little snug on me are now either loose or too

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I reached a personal milestone today! This is the first time I've been under 180lbs in a very long time. I'm thinking the last time I was close to this weight must have been in grade 10 or 11. What is my weight you may be wondering? Well, I'm 179lbs and I must say, I'm pretty happy about it. I won't be able to make the goal of 170 in the next 2 weeks but I figure if I can maintain between 174

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Another week, another pound. I'd say a pound a week is a pretty good pace for myself. I may not make my goal weight but the weight that I am losing will be manageable and I think I'll be less likely to put any back on. I'm using the Wii Fit to check my weight now because it also gives an approximate body mass index (BMI). I've always found the numbers from these to be a little suspect when your

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So, I’m not good at the weekends. I eat great all week but then the weekend hits and I eat not all together terribly but I could definitely work on the portion control. Now I’m still losing weight. I’m down to 182lbs this week, but it always makes me wonder what I would be at if I was a little more careful. I’m not talking about depriving myself of all things delicious. That's crazy talk. I’m

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I actually lost a pound so I am now 183lbs. I'm pleased considering I thought I was either not going to lose anything or maybe even gain a pound. Sweet!

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So last week was essentially a write off. I got a couple really good workouts in but my schedule got blown all to hell. Three out of four of us in my department at work were sick or out of the country so some extra work had to be done. I imagine worse things have happened so I'm just going to do week three over again. The weigh in is coming tomorrow morning but I'm guessing there will

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So last week was pretty crazy and this week looks like it's going to be equally as hectic. We spent Tuesday evening at the hospital because Kaley had some serious flu symptoms, dizzyness and shortness of breath, and after checking online and trying to get through to telehealth, we decided the emergency room was faster, and it was. FYI, Kaley is good, lots of fluids and rest have got her almost

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184 lbs for the start of this week. I didn't do as well as I could have with the eating this weekend so it makes me wonder what the loss might have been. Oh well, no sense in dwelling on what may have been, just keep moving forward. Perhaps next weekend I'll be able exercise a little more self control. Kaley has also decided to get back in to the gym in a bit more of an intense manner, which

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The starting weight today was 187 lbs. Now, as long as I can remember to weigh my self at approximately the same time every week,the weight loss tracking should be accurate. I'm still on the fence about posting the pictures though. I'm still going to take them every week so I can make comparisons and see if I'm making visual progress. I've just yet to decide whether I will subject you to looking

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So it looks like I'm going to delay the start until Monday. This weekend was pretty crazy so we didn't have any time to go grocery shopping or really plan out our meals for the week. In hindsight, we could have spent the 7 plus hours we spent en route to our destinations planning the meals but... we didn't. Hindsight really is 20/20. I did go to the Y this morning to do some laps in the pool

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Holy crap, am I sore or what. First day back at the gym was yesterday and I don't think my muscles like me today. My arms, shoulders, core and quads are killing me but it's that good kind of pain that lets you know that your actually challenging your muscles. I'm just hoping that my body gets used the work quickly because right now I'm feeling pretty exhausted. I guess it was a good idea that

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Julie Hatch, who is a fantastic photographer and actually shot our wedding, took this picture of me at the Half-Marathon. Just thought I'd put that up.

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I'm finding not going to the gym this week and not running guilt inducing. After spending the past 12 weeks running like a fiend, 4 days of inactivity is driving me bonkers. It got to a point yesterday, while watching TV, I was doing pushups on commercial breaks. I'm really looking forward to getting back at it and getting in to the Belly Off program. I think the best part for me

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So I ran my Half Marathon yesterday and it was awesome! My chip time was 1:52:38 and I'm pretty pleased with the result. My goal was to complete in under 2 hours and I did just that. I wasn't sure if I was going to do another one of these since the training for this one was so intense but after doing the run, I think I'll be doing another. I feel like I was over prepared for this one and I

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So my first crack at recording was a failure.  I don’t think the pedal I was using was boosting the signal enough so I’m going to try using this Hafler pre-amp I have at my rehearsal space. 3 more days until the run.  Kaley is pretty nervous for me and I’m not nervous at all. Funny how those things work.

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So this was my starting point.

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So I'm going to be starting the Men's Health Belly Off program just after Thanksgiving and I will attempt to keep track of the progress I'm making...again.My past forays into blogging have shown that I'm less than consistent but what's the harm in trying again. It's not like anyone, other than my friends and family, will be reading this. That might even be a stretch anyways but I digress.So

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