267.5

Injured my knee, then got sick, then got a bit down on myself, but luckily it hasn't cost me too much.  I hadn't weighed myself in at least a couple weeks and was expecting to see a significant weight gain.  But I was happy to find that I wasn't far from where I left off. 

I was feeling good and wanting to get back in gear, so this was just the good news I needed to help take that step. 

My knee is still a little tweaked, but I'm going to try to work through it. 

266

Yesterday I did the math to see what my calorie deficit is based on the weight I've lost.  It looked like my deficit was about 25% lower than my daily count had showed, but this morning I was surprisingly down another 1.5 lbs, which puts me closer to my daily deficit I was shooting for.

It was the first time in a while that the scale was nicer to me than I was expecting.

267.5

Slowly but surely.

Based on my count, I'm coming out with a 1100 to 1300 calorie deficit, but based on the weight I've lost, it's really closer to 900 a day.  That's still pretty good.

268.5

I guess from an outside view, I'm losing weight pretty fast, but considering how strict I'm being about my diet and exercise, it feels pretty slow.  But I'm keeping at it this time.

269.5

Lets hope that number keeps dropping this fast.

270.5

Looks like I'm on th right track, moving down pretty fast now.

272

Feeling good.

273

The best part about having kept this blog (even if it's been fairly inconsistent) is that you can look back on the reality of things and not fall for your own misconceptions.  I felt good having weighed in at 273, but didn't realize that this is the lowest weight I've gotten to this year.  It felt like just another few pounds lost in my ever fluctuating weight, but the record shows slow but continuous progress. 

For the first time in a while, I'm back to counting calories, while keeping up with CrossFit 3 times a week (and trying to get in some cardio on the off days).  Obviously that isn't too hard, but it's really about the mental state I have to be in to get all of this lined up and going at the same time.  That's really the key.  I'm fully aware of what works and what doesn't, but I'm not always able to keep myself doing the things that work. 

No matter how good it feels when you have everything going in the right direction, it's still hard to keep yourself doing that.  Not sure why that is such a common issue for people.

274.5

I've been on the road a lot since the last post, spent 3 weeks in LA and took a few days in Washington for Jenny's b-day.  My weight jumped up to about 282 at the peak of all that, but it has been coming back down.  Finally back to CrossFit.  I was going 3 times a week without fail before the LA trip, but have only been about 3 times in the last few weeks.  I also got sick after the Washington trip, so there have been a lot of distractions, but I think I'm back on the right track.

275.8

The last couple weeks on a fairly strict calorie counting diet has paid off.  I'm in LA, staying at Damien's house, so it's been a bit hard to keep to a strict diet, but we're doing a decent job. 

277

Since my last post, my weight had gone up to 280 to 282 and stayed there for a while.  For the last week I've been trying to eat strictly on a calorie counted plan, which seems to be finally making a difference. 

It's the obvious answer, but it's still somehow very difficult to get all the pieces in line at the same time.

Crossfit is still awesome.  The first 3 weeks I loved it.  Then I wanted to quit for the next 3 weeks.  Now I'm back to loving it. 

The 3 weeks in the middle that I was hating it, I felt like I was getting weaker and weaker, with pain/injuries after each class and it felt like it was going nowhere.  I skipped 2 classes and that seems to have helped me get back on track.  Other than those 2 classes I skipped, I've gone 3 times a week for 2 months.  Finally starting to see improvements in strength and cardio (not sure if it is cardio exactly, but some of the annoying things like burpees are getting easier). 

I know 31 isn't old, but it definitely feels like things only get harder as I get older, so I need to get my weight under control as early as possible if I want to have a chance of not being fat forever. 

The short term goal is to get down to 250 again.  Then make it to 220.

278

I'm into my 2nd week at CrossFit.  So far, I love everything about it.  I see why people get so into it. 

281 - Started CrossFit

Just went to my first CrossFit class, we'll see how this goes.  Didn't really do the real CrossFit workout on the first day, they didn't want to kill me.  I could have done more, but I'm not sure I could have made it back for another class in 2 days if I had done more, so it was a good start.

280 - Recent runs & rides

5/6/12 - 2.84 miles at Joe Dancer Park (trail run)
5/8/12 - 1.75 miles pushing jogging stroller
5/12/12 - about 2.5 miles on treadmill (I think I had another treamill run the day before but can't remember)
5/13/12 - 2.53 miles run/walk in hills around Damien's house
5/14/12 - 1.13 miles run at Deb's house before flight back to Portland
5/17/12 - 2.86 miles pushing jogging stroller
5/17/12 - 9.59 miles bike ride (first ride in a long time)

My weight is holding steady at 280, so I'm just focusing on getting my strength and cardio back up, then I'll focus on diet if the weight still doesn't change.

Almost didn't go for a run because it was raining pretty hard, but glad I did. The rain stopped a few minutes after I left and I felt better running than I have in a year or so.

282.5

Haven't been able to get it in gear, but I feel like I'm rounding a corner.  Went for a 45 minute run today at lunch.  Trying to do this a bit slower than my usual all-in or all-out approach.  We'll see how this goes.

I'd like to try CrossFit and eventually sign up for BJJ at Impact in Newberg, but want to get my basic fitness improved first.

280.5

It's been a busy 6 months since I last posted. Our baby was born and we moved to Oregon.

The baby being born had the effect on my weight that I had feared, but has also been the greatest thing that ever happened to me, so I guess putting on almost 30 lbs isn't the end of the world. Now I just have to get it back off again.

The last month of my wife's pregnancy kept me around the house and on-call, then the arrival of Owen kept me fairly sedentary for the last few months. I could have gotten back in gear a couple months ago, but by then we were traveling back and forth to Oregon, then packing up our house and moving. Yes, these are all excuses and obviously they could have been overcome, but they weren't.

I've been feeling like getting back into a good diet/exercise rythm, but with the house needing work, I spent most of my free time painting and unpacking. Today I decided to just start with a daily run at noon (it's been snowing for several days and has now switched to raining, so noon gives me a good chance of decent temperature).

I ran 1.06 miles today in the rain. I felt great but also killed me. It sucks how quickly you lose your cardio fitness. I'm going to eat a reasonable diet and run every day and see what happens on the scale. If it doesn't start moving in the right direction, I'll have to step it up a notch.