Week 12: 174.2

Yay! A one pound loss from the previous week gives me over 25lbs lost in twelve weeks! AND, I was still able to get in my three runs. It looks like I'm starting to get a set workout schedule.

Monday: 3-mile run
Tuesday: Basketball
Wednesday: 3-mile run
Saturday: Long run

The other three days will either be a day for light cardio, weights, or rest. I'm still watching what I eat although today and yesterday was pretty bad. I went to an all-you-can-eat Japanese place in Federal way for a birthday. And another b-day celebration was at a casino's all-you-can joint today. I tried to be good both days but I know I took in far too many calories than I normally do. It's all good.

I'm thinking my weight goal is going to be 150lbs now. I'd like to get my tummy completely flat and ready for some six-pack transforming. That really is my goal physique-wise. I've always wondered what it would be like to have great abs. I think I'm on my way to that goal with continued discipline and hard work.

A Visual View

Here's a visual view of what the past eleven weeks have looked like for me.

Week 11: 175.2

A very very very bad week of eating nets only a 0.8lb lost. But it's all good. I got that out of my system and today is the second day of healthy eating again. I predict that next week's results will be *oh* that much better.

What If

On today, the day of love, I can't help but think about how I got to this day. Ten years, one month, and fourteen days of being with my special someone. What if: dot-dot-dot?

What if... certain things hadn't lined up the way they did to bring me where I am today?

What if... a friend of mine hadn't asked me to come with him to the UW Filipino dance troupe back in 1993?

What if... I had decided not to join 'cause I wasn't Filipino?

What if... I hadn't stuck it out and danced and met that girl who, at the time, I wouldn't have one romantic thought of?

What if... I hadn't dated someone else from that dance group but, on a side note, became good friends with her friend?

What if... even though I broke up with this other girl, I hadn't started hanging out with this friend, who's a girl, just as a friend with many other friends (always in a group setting)?

What if... starting in 1998, I hadn't listened to my roommate and didn't start hanging out more & more with this female friend and her other female friend?

What if... I had decided that, nah, we didn't need to hang with this girl?

What if... there hadn't been an open temp position at my company?

What if... my female friend hadn't recently been laid off from her job?

What if... I hadn't asked this friend if she wanted to work with me?

What if... because she didn't work with me, I never had a chance to get to know her even better than I had ever known her before?

What if... we never went out for coffee breaks and lunches and walked to the bus together and became closer than we had ever been before?

What if... I didn't take that leap, to want to be more than just friends, and to see how we could be in a relationship?

What if... she didn't have faith in me and didn't trust in me and never took that chance?

What if... none of this ever happened?

Well, the answer is, I would never have known happiness the way I know it today.

Happy Valentine's Day to my one and only...

Week 10 - 176.0

Whoah. I'm ten weeks into "healthy living" (this is no diet, son) and I'm about 24 pounds less. I still have no idea what my ideal weight should be. I guess that's what a trip to the doctor will tell me. I have to remember to make that appointment sometime next week.

I'm not sure what happened this past week to accelerate the loss. I've been eating slowly throughout the days. I've heard that can help your metabolism. I also had three intense cardio workouts. So that's good. What's surprising is I've had McDonald's, KFC, and Taco Time this past week. Of course, each time I did, I ate something low calorie-ish. Grilled chicken at KFC was a good alternative.

I'm slacking on the running front. My ankle feels "okay" but I just want to give it a little rest before heading out again. I think today will just be elliptical day.

I really gotta up my blog game a little. All I've been writing about is this weight loss junk. But I guess I just want to document all this change that's come over me. Feeling good, Valentine.

Outta nowhere

Damn. My foot's been hurtin all day. The top of the right one. Kinda to the side. Anklish area. This is really gonna put a kink into the whole running thing. Last time I worked out was on Wednesday. Two days ago. And for no apparent reason, I've had discomfort walking today. I really hope a good night's sleep magically makes it all better.

Week 9 - 179.4

Nothing much to say except I lost 1.2 pounds this past week. It's been a week of working out a lot - so I felt like I would have lost much more weight. Not sure what happened but, again, at least I lost something.

And, oh yeah, I've lost 10% of my starting weight having now lost a little over 20 pounds total. I'm feeling good. I'm in no rush to lose another 30lbs to hit my ultimate goal of 150. But, the sooner the better in regards to running that half marathon.