Happy New Year's Eve

Hoping Everyone has a Safe and Fun New Year's Eve!

Here is to more posting in the New Year - it is going to be a wild 2007 - and here is to Duncan being a shadow of himself for next New Years!!!

I DID IT!!!!

Another Goal Bites the Dust.

With Lola as my witness on Thursday night I stepped on the ol' bathroom scale and looked down to see a wonderous thing...

238!!

Oh baby, I think this my first time below 240 in seven years, at least. I am thinking it is more like since the third year of University but I do not know for sure.

So that is very exciting.

Other exciting news for me is that people have been dropping out of the Work version of the Biggest Loser like hot cakes so I stand a really good chance to win that. I just have to make sure that I manage my eating over the next few weeks but I did allow myself to go crazy from Christmas Eve until the end of Christmas Day.

Hey, a boy has to live.

Thursday Down - One Day Left

Eats:

2 Packets Regular Oatmeal - Added Brown Sugar and Honey
1 Banana
1 Apple
1 Sweet and Salty Granola Bar
1 Tuna Wrap w/ Celery
1 Packet of Thinsations Oreos
1 Yogurt
2 Ginger Snaps
1 Hot Dog
Popcorn at Canuck Game

Exercise:

5km on the Treadmill - Approx 33 Mins

One day left. Almost there and I think I am going to be on goal. According to the scale I am on track.

Song for Thursday: Hot Boyz - Tuesday and Thursday

"So if ya got a chance run when ya hear that siren

Tuesday and Thursdays, they gon' be ridin'

Stay ducked off cuz it's safer when ya hidin'

And they don't give a f@#* what shape and sizin'

lock you down prison rate steady risin'

On Tuesdays and Thursdays you better watch for the sweep

Look them people gon' act a ass if you get caught in the street"

Wednesday Through The Hump

Eats:

2 Packets Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal
1 Banana
1 Yogurt
1 Sweet and Salty Peanut Granola Bar
1 Apple
1 Tune Wrap w/ Side of Celery
1/2 a Can of Coke Zero
3 Pieces Thin Crust Delissioso Pizza
2 Small Ginger Snaps

Exercise:

37 Minutes on the Treadmill - Approx 6 km

I think I am going to make it. I feel like come Saturday morning I am going to weigh in below 240. I think I am on the edge of success.

Song for Wednesday: Hey Mercedes - Our Weekend Starts On Wednesday

"Hooray!

We'll have our way

A generation

Before friday at six

Hooray!

We will have our say

Our weekends start on Wednesday

We'll erase the world together

Our weekends start on Wednesday

We've been practicing this way with brains

WednesdayGreat day!

any mannerisms i can't

any mannerisms by chance

Hooray!

we'll have our way!"

Tuesday Countdown

Eats:

2 Packets Apple Cinnamon Oatmal
1 Sweet and Salty Peanut Granola Bar
1 Banana
1 Apple
1 Packet Thinsation Oreos
1 Can Coke Zero
1 Yogurt
1 Chicken Salad Wrap w/Side of Celery
1 Piece of Ham, 3 Small Potatoes, Steamed Veggie
8 Rosebuds

Exercise:

5.8 Km on Treamill - Approx 40 Mins

I feel like I ate a lot today but I don't think I had too many Calories.

Song for Tuesday: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone

"Train roll on, on down the line,

Won't you please take me far away?

Now I feel the wind blow outside my door,

Means I'm leaving my woman behind.

Tuesday's gone with the wind.

My baby's gone with the wind."

Unflattering Photo

...but look at those skinny legs!!

Monday of Goal Week

Eats:

2 Packets of Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal
1 Apple
1 Fruit Source Bar
1 Sweet and Salty Almond Granola Bar
1 Tuna Wrap w/ Side of Celery - Oh yeah, this has not changed
1 Can Coke Zero
1 Footlong Roasted Chicken Breast Sub
1 Yogurt

Exercise:

Some intense mall walking - aka, Christmas Shopping
5 Km on the ol' Treadmill - about 32:30

One day down - 4 Full Days Left....

Song For Monday: Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

"All the playing's stopped in the playground now

She wants to play with her toys a while.

And school's out early and soon we'll be learning

And the lesson today is how to die.

And then the bullhorn crackles,

And the captain crackles,

With the problems and the how's and why's.

And he can see no reasons'

Cause there are no reasons

What reason do you need to die?"

The Countdown is On...

With now less than a week until the big weigh in and the Festivus goal of under 240 things are going to be tight. I am right there. I am sitting on 240 so I am a little worried that my body will do one of the those fun, and much talked about hiccups, and decide that this is the week to add a little weight.

You know, those ebbs and flows of weight loss.

So for this week I am going to go back to posting everything I do and everything I eat. Back to posting all the exercise and all the calories. Just something to keep me focused this week. I am very optimistic and this is a huge goal for me.

240 has been that impassable weight. My nemesis! Lex Luther to my Superman. Cogswell Cogs to my Spacely Space Sprockets. Mr. Belding to my Zack Morris.

It is going to be an interesting week.

If You Missed Halloween...

...Lola and I took a look into the FUTURE!!!

The Totals are In...

I had a pretty solid month. My eating was hot and cold but I accomplished a couple of goals.

Goal: Distance for the Month: 75 Km

Result: I was pretty solid on the treadmill all month and came in at 87.5 Km of treadmill only running. I did a couple days outdoors which I did not count towards this total.

I was pretty happy with my total here and look for most months to be around the same and more as I train for the Sun Run and the Half Marathon. December will have a some special goals because of the holidays. I will post them as I commit to them.

Goal: Do 5 km in under 30:00

Result: I pounded out a solid run last week knowing this goal was due and through down a 29:42. Just under the goal, but still reached the goal so I am happy.

Goal: Do the energy trail in less than 30:00

Result: I made it out the day before it started snowing to try and beat this. I also found the floating bridge to be damaged and that also slowed progress a bit. Regardless I did come up a little short running out a total of 30:58. So this goal will stay on the charts, although I may not get to try again till the New Year because of the trail conditions.

This leaves the big goal of under 240 by Festivus looming large over my head. I have two weeks to really push myself. It is realistic. I tips the scales at 241 on Saturday so just a couple pounds to go.

Go Duncan Go!!