re: PuttaDaForkDown

255/206.7/205

Dear 205,

As allusive as you may try to be, I am but a few more days of proper dieting and exercising away from making you my bitch. It has now been 135 days of lifestyle change, sweat, and agony to get this close and by day 140 I will achieve my goal of 205.

lsucm10

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I am but a few more days of proper dieting and exercising away from making you my bitch

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GET IT MAN!! You're so close!!!

It's thursday.. so I guess it doesn't count as a weekend cheat

eta

It's more logical than this obamacare tax crap

Was down to 173 then I went all cookie monster on everything in sight. The office free lunch was poboys.

178.5



I should drop a couple tomorrow because some of that gain was water.

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Myth, you need to brown bag it on Wednesdays brother

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I would end up eating the brown bag and the free lunch.

Think they would let me skip work on Wednesdays?

Skipping work is the only solution. Get in your bosses office and renegotiate your schedule and ask for a raise.

I think lsucm is on to something myth.

Well yesterday just continued sucking. I got busy and the wife and I ended up splitting a frozen pizza. Plus I don't think the no cheat weekend is happening. I forgot I'm going to my sister's to eat tomorrow so no telling what that will be, but on the plus side I'll be getting exercise playing soccer with my brother in law. That is if we can with the heat. It's supposed to be 104 tomorrow.

Then Sunday we're taking out my in laws and my parents for their anniversary since both of their anniversaries were this month. Oh well. I'll try my best.

302/259.8/245

I have an app that I use to track my weight and if I keep losing at the pace I have been (which has slowed consierably lol) it says I'll be down to 205 which is my big goal by the middle of September. I'm skeptical but hopeful. September is my first trail run 5k so being that much lighter should help big time.

CM, is it you that does the 5k's? I'm sorry I get mixed up sometimes. I'm just wondering what a good time to aim for is. I know that on my long run days I do a 5k and including a five minute walk and around five more minutes of walking in between runs I average about 42 minutes. I see most people go for a sub 30 minute 5k. Do you think that's a good goal or should I maybe just go for sub 35?

I think today will be my best indicator since I'll be doing my 20 minute nonstop run today.

225/181.5/175
About 4lbs down since Sun, I can see myself easily being in the 170's next week because I'm doing a no cheat weekend, so... whoever is no cheating this weekend chime in. It's friday you know...
Hulkk
Nola
Weagle, although you sound like your crawfishing at this point

295/248/235

Off to a good start, ran 2.5 miles this morning, going walk 9 holes after work today.

Girlfriend wanted to go have a date night downtown tonight, I told her no, because I could let my guys on td.com down

Hanging by the pool drinking water all weekend.

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CM, is it you that does the 5k's? I'm sorry I get mixed up sometimes. I'm just wondering what a good time to aim for is. I know that on my long run days I do a 5k and including a five minute walk and around five more minutes of walking in between runs I average about 42 minutes. I see most people go for a sub 30 minute 5k. Do you think that's a good goal or should I maybe just go for sub 35?

I think today will be my best indicator since I'll be doing my 20 minute nonstop run today

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The couch to 5k running plan tries to get you to run a 5k around 30 minutes. The 20 minute no stop run is a big step but you can do it. Take it easy if you have to, but do not walk on the 20 minutes. Sounds like you are on week 6? Based on that information and that the race is in September. I think if by the end of July you could have an average pace of 10:15 to 10:30/ mile. From that time to race day you could be around 9:00 - 9:30 / mile. At that pace you will be sub 30 minutes which is good. As you prepare for the race once you can run the distance, you'll need to go for even longer runs (4-5 mils), and you should also have shorter runs that are for speed work. If you want more information on the types of runs that can prepare you for the race, just let me know. So, to answer your question, running a sub 30 minute 5k is a good goal. In most 5k's that will have you in the top 65%.
If you have a fleet feet in your area, they have training programs that are helpfull. I am taking a speed work class this summer and on two mile runs I have reduced my time a lot. Last 5k pace was 8:50, and my last 2 mile race pace was 7:38. Keep up the hard work and you can accomplish any goal short term and long term. For example, my short term goal(by football season) is to break 7:00 minute mile / mile. Long term goal is a half marathon ( December and January) and a marathon in March. Goal for Marathon is 4 hours.

Good luck to you.