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Day 90 | Stuck in a Rut
I have been stuck at 183 pounds for several weeks. It’s getting a bit frustrating. I wanted to be in the 170s by this point in my journey, and I’m not. I’m not unhappy being 183 because it’s still progress, and it is feeling good, but I want to get past this plateau. I tried […]
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Day 83 | Exercise to Overcome Grief
I lost a pet this week. My dog died. It wasn’t unexpected, and it was inevitable due to his age, but it was still very sad. I found that continuing with my exercise regiment really helped my sadness. Part of being sad is feeling helpless and when I was working out I did not feel […]
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Day 78 | Upcoming Race Season
Here in New England, it seems that the race season is beginning. Right now I’m planning on running at least 2 5Ks, 2 10Ks and hopefully one half marathon this year. I have all of the races picked out and some I’m even already entered into, except for the half marathon. A half marathon is […]
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Day 68 | Running Outside
Today I got out at lunch time and ran a 5K. I did it in less than 40 minutes, so it was easy to do on my lunch hour. It was a beautiful day, and I passed a tall ship on the way. There is just something so empowering about running at lunch time. I […]
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Day 67 | Back in Gym Class
On Mondays and Wednesdays I go to an exercise class after work. It is a killer interval/circuit training class. We do calestenics, weights, lots of running, squats, abs, the works. And there’s no stopping to rest. And it goes the full hour. Stretching/cool down is after the hour is up. It’s awesome. Today we ran […]
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Day 66 | Calorie Cycling This Week
Today is Sunday. In planning the upcoming week, I have decided to give calorie cycling a real try. I am not happy with my current plateau, and I think both my mind and my body are getting a bit tired of eating just about the same things every day. I think it’ll be more fun […]
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Day 62 | Back in the Game
I went back to working out today after being really sick for about 10 days. My cardio endurance wasn’t great but it felt amazing to get back into the groove. I really missed that feeling. Not so much during the workout, but right after. That incredibly satisfied, peaceful feeling. It’s worth every bit of pain […]
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Day 61 | Strength is Returning
I have been sidelined for over a week with a terrible chest cold. It has been rough. I am finally starting to feel okay and will start exercising again tomorrow. I really miss it. I have had a couple of stressful days this past week that I know would have been made better by running. […]