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Welcome to the blog of John Hurlbut. Here I'm going to post some recent ramblings, etc. I'll divide the blog into categories, General, Exercise, and Food. The Exercise and Food portions are simply somewhere for me to keep track of these items. No need to explore here. But read on and drop me a line sometime.
Workout Results for 04/19/07 - Day 2, Week 4, SI6
Day 2, Week 4, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Ramp It Up
Program Duration: 47 Minutes
Difficulty: Moderate . . .
So weighing in this morning . . . I was at 329.5 . . . before my workout. I think this week will be a solid 320's week. 2 weeks from today we leave for Vegas. If I can be at or below 325 when we leave, I'll be very happy. Probably do Slim in Six again tomorrow, then a 40 or so mile ride with Brandon and Steve on Saturday.
Workout Results for 04/17/07 - Day 1, Week 4, SI6
Day 1, Week 4, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Ramp It Up
Program Duration: 47 Minutes
Difficulty: Felt great today!
OK, even though I had to stop my workout for a couple of phone calls this morning (I'm trying to get two transactions to close simultaneously this week) I made it all the way through the Ramp It Up workout this morning. I even did most all the reps of everything. It felt really good. I can see the benefit of working out 6 days a week in terms of weight loss, but I think (and have been told) that giving your body a day to rest between gives your muscles a chance to repair themselves too. I'm going to try for 4 days of Ramp It Up this week.
A bonus . . . after our ride on Saturday and after taking a shower, I stepped on the scale again . . . mind you this was after breakfast, and drinking a bunch of water on the ride, my weight showed 329.5 . . . So I was stoked to see that TWO! Waking up this morning, I was at 332.0 after not working out Sunday or Monday. But after working out and having breakfast, I was at 331.5. I'd be willing to bet that by tomorrow morning, I can or will be at 329-ish . . . The overall trend is down people, that's all I care about right now. Just looking at this thing in 10 pound chunks. Maintaining the 320's this week will be the goal with the next up . . . 319 . . . I'd be totally stoked if I hit that by May 3rd, the day we leave for Vegas and the wedding, but I'm not holding my breath. If I can be in the low 320's by the 3rd, I'll be nearly as happy. I told Teri I was taking the Slim in Six DVD and resistance bands with us to Vegas . . . she wasn't really thrilled about it. :-) I just don't want to lose momentum. So if I can workout 2 days while I'm down there, I'll feel really good about it.
Workout Results for 04/14/07 - Bicycling
Today Teri and I loaded up the bikes (in seperate cars, time for a roof rack for the TL) and headed down to the orting trail. We left from the McMillan trail head and rode all the way to the South Prairie city limits. 10.13 miles (20.26 round trip) according to my cycle computer. As this was Teri's first ride on her new bike, I was really impressed with her! See my main blog entry for some more details.
Workout Results for 04/13/07 - Day 3, Week 3, SI6
Day 3, Week 3, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Ramp It Up
Program Duration: 20 Minutes
Difficulty: Didn't have it today.
Felt like puking when I got up this morning . . .but tried to do the workout anyway since I missed yesterday. I could only do 20 minutes. I wanted to get the resistance bands in, so I skipped the squats to get there. I did do the lunges and the pliays (sp?). So I got a quick 20 minute most of body workout. I'll shoot for the whole thing tomorrow though. Still small chance at seeing the 320's by tomorrow . . . small . . .
Workout Results for 4/11/07 - Day 2, Week 3, SI6
Day 2, Week 3, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Ramp It Up
Program Duration: 47 Minutes
Difficulty: Tough, especially the added abdominals and Yoga.
Ramp it up again today. Still not very flexible . . . the yoga is tough for me. I know the yoga will make me more flexible, but right now it's damn hard. Still can't do pushups to speak of after using the resistance bands . . . but hey, it's only day 2 of the program. I weighed myself this morning before my workout . . . scale read 331.5 . . . have a REALLY good shot at seeing the 320's by the end of THIS week. Yesterday too I started taking my new multi-vitamin. I think it actually curbed my appetite a bit. For lunch I just had a Fiber One bar and was full . . . Dunno.
Ate breakfast (2 Huevos Rancheros Rollups) after my workout this morning, then mowed the lawn. Today was my last day adding sausage to the rollups. Starting tomorrow, it'll just be tortillas, some sour cream, egg whites, salsa, cheese, onions and cilantro. Going to start bringing fiber/protein bars to work with me for snacks. I'm feeling reallly good this week!
