Five Weeks

I lost another 2.6 lbs last week for a five week total of 24lbs. I am really pleased with my progress so far. In fact, last week I was able to stop taking one of my blood pressure medications as my blood pressure has gone down significantly over the last five weeks. I am never hungry and I have finally adjusted to eating 8 servings of fruits or vegetables daily. I am still eating well below my target points, but most days I am unable to eat all that it would take to hit my points target.

I have also been attempting to get at least 10,000 steps a day. Some days this is a challenge due to my job and travel schedule. However, since starting 15 days ago, I have averaged 6,734 per day and have walked 47.2 miles.

I discovered an interval training podcast that I used during my workout last night and I was amazed that I was actually able to run for the first time in 16 years. As a result of the intervals, I ran for about 15 minutes of my 90 minutes on the treadmill. 15 minutes total out of 90 minutes may not seem like alot now but I felt really good about it given that I stopped running 16 years ago when I left the Army. I have often missed running since then. I ran at least 5 miles a day, 3-4 days a week for the 9 years I was in the Army.

You can download the podcast at Itunes. It is called "Podrunner: Intervals." This is a link to the Podrunner website for those who do not have an IPod: http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html

My goal is to have lost enough weight and trained so that I am able to complete a half marathon, with a respectable time, by the summer of 2009 and to do it without injuring myself.