Now that I’m working on building my stamina to run the 4th Annual Amber Pizzo Memorial 5K on July 12, I needed to calibrate my Nike + iPod Sport Kit that I use with my iPod Touch – this is a neat tool on my Touch that tracks distance, speed, calories burned, etc.
I went to the local high school to run around the track and get it exact, so I can hit some paths to run and always know where I am in a run.
In the past, I had it calibrated for walking.
Last week, I was alternating running and walking a quarter mile at a time, but now I’m just running. I’m just going a mile and a half currently, so I have to accelerate that distance quickly to reach 5k for the race.
I’ll be running pretty much every day, in addition to other exercise, leading up to the 5k. I need to get drastic, because I’m sick of being at a plateau for weeks. I see that Tim Jones fatblogged this week about the same issue, and he started at the same weight as me and is stuck at the same amount now.
Well, as I polish off an entire P’Zone from Pizza Hut — I can tell you that I’ve almost completely fallen off the diet wagon…I have, however, been much better about working out and exercising on a consistent basis’ though. Therefore, I haven’t gained too much weight back. I’m currently at 218lbs., which is still 7lbs. under my starting weight, but also 18lbs. from my goal.
I feel bad for Tim – when he breaks away from his diet, he is eating that Pizza Hut stuff. At least I get the real thing from my north Jersey pizzerias when I’m packing on the pounds.
Starting weight: 225
Last week: 218
This week: 218
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@Tim Jones:
We’ve got plenty of fresh seafood up here in the land of pizza.
Affiliate Summit is only a month away – you’re going to try and lose 18 pounds by then, or are you talking about January in Vegas?
Yeah, I may be missing the pizza, but I have fresh shrimp.
Really hoping I get back down around 200 in time for the Summit, but that’s looking pretty tough..
@Mark A.:
I’ll check out that podcast – thanks.
Shawn, it’s great you are trying to keep in shape. I liked the title”Fatblogging”. It was funny.
Good Luck With the Run and Wish You the Best!
Cheers!
Hooshmand
I discovered that the diet aspect of a fitness program is so critical to successful weight loss. Sounds obvious I know, but when I hit a plateau a few months ago, I actually increased my calories and broke out of the plateau. The extra calories came from good food typically not available at Pizza Hut.
Maybe with the increased activity you’re going into a slight caloric deficit.
Check out the podcast fat2fitradio.com.
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