Fun, Fit and 60!

Fugeddabouditt!!!

I know you’re not supposed to weigh yourself everyday for just this reason but hey, I’m a numbers guy. That’s what I do.
So my weight has been inching up day by day from a low of 195 up to 202 today and I KNOW I’m doing everything right. Been eating good. Veggie and low carb fruit snacks. One serving of dinner with half the plate vegetables/salad. One reasonable dessert after dinner then early to bed with nothing else.
Working out everyday. Maybe one total rest day a week.
So I shouldn’t worry about it but I do have a tendency to get upset.
In Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink, he suggests figuring out what it takes calorically to keep you at your current weight given current activity level and then eat 100 cals less than that each day. This way, you don’t feel deprived and you lose weight v-v-e-e-r-r-y-y slowly, the best way.
Actually, I think I’m cutting back more than that although I haven’t counted. I used to eat 300 cals of peanuts twice a day for a snack, maybe even a pastry and more than that if there was free food at work (free food is the hardest to avoid for me). Then later in the evening say, 9PM to 12 it was non-stop snacking like this: 4 saltines with butter and peanut butter, 4 saltines with melted cheese, a couple or 3 teaspoons of peanut butter, a bowl of cheese rice cakes. Not just any one of these but all of them. I don’t do any of that now plus it’s early to bed (10 or 10:30) which helps me to avoid that temptation. I don’t watch TV but I love to read and I love to eat and read so that’s what I would do until midnight. Don’t do that anymore.
So I shouldn’t worry about it, right? If I’m going to insist on weighing myself everyday …. fugeddabouditt!

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Logbook Daily Record for 02/29/2008

Health:

• Date: 02/29/2008
• Weight: 202
• Mood: Very Happy
• Sleep Hours: 6.5
• Sleep Pattern: Normal

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Strength Training - 1 hours - 02/29/2008

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 02/29/2008
• Time: 06:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 105
• Max Heart rate: 118

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Logbook Daily Record for 02/28/2008

Health:

• Date: 02/28/2008
• Weight: 200
• Mood: Normal
• Sleep Hours: 6.5
• Sleep Pattern: Normal

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Psyched!!

I am totally psyched this week. Monday, skiing, I really think I made a breakthrough. Started skiing significantly faster down long runs without stopping with virtually no muscle burn. Tuesday, however, was a scheduled training day. I found it hard to meet my HR and cadence goals so I pulled back a bit. Wednesday was a rest day so I did nothing. Today was a great workout. Exceeded my HR and cadence goals that I did not meet on Tuesday and felt great throughout. I suppose because I skied hard on Monday my legs were a little tired out. If that’s the case, the one rest day did wonders.

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Cycle - 0.8 hours - 02/28/2008

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 02/28/2008
• Time: 06:00:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.30
• Average Heart rate: 116
• Calories: 305
• Distance: 11.95 miles
• Average Speed: 15.93 mph
• Average Cadence: 84

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Logbook Daily Record for 02/27/2008

Health:

• Date: 02/27/2008
• Weight: 198
• Mood: Normal
• Sleep Hours: 5.5
• Sleep Pattern: Insufficient

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Cycle - 0.8 hours - 02/26/2008

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 02/26/2008
• Time: 06:00:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.40
• Average Heart rate: 111
• Calories: 286
• Average Cadence: 79

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Ski Monday! Bromley Mountain, Vermont

Monday is my training “rest” day.

It’s also our skiing day!

We went skiing today at Bromley Mountain in Vermont, about 1-1/2 hours away.

What a perfect day. Best of the year so far.

Sunny, warm, about 35. Hardly any people there. Many quiet, solitary moments on the slopes.

The trail that we skied mostly was wide and well-groomed corduroy and amazingly, the grooming held up really well all day.


Even by 4PM surface conditions were still excellent.

I’m really getting more comfortable with higher speeds and feel pretty confident.

The problems I had last year with my right turns are a non-issue probably because of increased strength in both legs.

Also, last time out, my calves really got sore and were trying to cramp up for days afterwards but that doesn’t seem to be happening this time.
Bromley was a lot of fun. I’m sure we’ll be going back soon. Especially since they have $25 lift tickets mid-week!

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Logbook Daily Record for 02/25/2008

Health:

• Date: 02/25/2008
• Weight: 196
• Mood: Happier than Normal
• Sleep Hours: 7.5
• Sleep Pattern: Normal

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