My name is Brian, today is January 1, 2014 and I am creating this blog because I am seeking to lose 50 pounds in the next 12 months. My purpose for seeking to lose the weight is for health sake - as I am over 50 years old, more than ever I understand the importance of eating and exercise as a life style. I've lost weight before - and will be using what has worked best for me in the past.
MY OVER ALL PLAN:
Exercise:
1. Running. I will be preparing for a 1/2 marathon race which is down at the Asbury Park, NJ in April. This allows me 16 weeks to prepare for this run. My fastest time for a half-marathon was two years ago at Raceway Park at 2 hours exactly. My goal is to get as close to this as possible, and to have a new personal best by the end of the year.
2. Weight Training. I heard that when you weight train before running you lose more weight. Therefore I will be doing (as much as possible) weight training using free weights in my basement.
3. Stretching. Since one of the things that hamper mature adults is how tight they're muscles become - I will seek to stretch out more with a goal of doing a split by the end of the year. I am setting this particular goal because read a list of things you will never do after 50 and doing a split was one of them.
Eating & Drinking:
1. No drinking beer or wine. The only exception can be special occasions or dates with my wife. And when there is an exception - it can only be one glass or one beer, no more.
2. No eating after 8 PM. Late night snaking is nothing but trouble.
3. No deserts, pastries, cookies, etc... period (exception birthdays, then a small slice).
4. Monitor my calories (accurately) and enter them into my itouch app.
5. No eating the same food as my family for dinner. The kids eat high-carb foods - so I need to have alternatives for dinner.
6. Need to drink more water.
7. Five or Six servings of fruits or vegetables a day.
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What to do next:
1. Do a weight in and set a more exact goal per week.
2. Prepare a running schedule to meet the April 26 deadline for the 1/2 marathon.
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