scott’s spot

I have found what is likely to be to the biggest impediment to my training for a 5K and losing some weight.

Food!

Apparently, I just love to eat. And with my recent fascination with cooking, that is not helping the situation at all. Take, for example, the following items:

These are a banana bread and a sour cream coffee cake. Both of which are marvelous. So naturally, I had to have two piece of each last night before bed.

This is going to be tough, but I might have an idea.

I plan to post my daily food intake here. That way, I have a records of it and any and all who see it can leave comments like “well, with you’re going to eat fifteen homemade meringue cookies in a sitting, you’re probably not going to lose any weight.”

So there you are. My first (make that second) day of training is complete, and my food intake for today is to follow shortly.

I’ve made the decision to run a 5K.  Guess that means I need to start training…

Actually, I did just that.

Starting this morning, I’m following the 5K Novice training program available on Hal Higdon’s website. Hal is a runner and been running for a lot of years. The site was referred to me by a runner I used to work with at Casual Male.

So, the training program is all set.  Now all I need to do is find a race…

Oh, wait a sec! I’ve got one.  The Fitchburg Police Relief Association Community Five. It’s a 5K and it’s on June 21^st. So, I started the eight week training program at 5:30 this morning, and my goal is to get across the finish line in Fitchburg eight and a half weeks from now. 

And, not to mention, at the same time, lose couple of extra pounds. Stepped on the scale this morning to get a baseline. 208.3. Ouch. (Actually, the scale read 211.3, but I know from good experience—not to mention Weight Watcher’s scales—that my scale is 3 pounds high.) So my target weight? If I can get down to 200, I’ll consider that a good start. All the body mass index crap suggests that I should get down to 184, and I suppose that’s doable, but I think I’ll start with getting to the Mendoza line and then seeing if I can get lower. If I get down to 195, I’ll be the weight I was when I entered college. Not to shabby, considering that 17 years removed.

Look for updates as to my progress here. Cheering is encouraged. Sneering is not. Snickering (just a little) is expeted.