JustIn Control

Lee, in regards to your comment...
I didn't delete JustIn Control 1.0. That's weird you couldn't find it. But you did make me go back and look at the old numbers...

Here is what I found when I started this whole adventure

8/21/08

Waist - 46 1/2″
Hips - 43″
Thighs - 27″
Chest - 46 1/2″
Arms - 15″
Neck - 17″

So in comparison to today's numbers...that means
Waist (belly) - Down 4.5"
Hips - Down 1"
Thighs -Down 1"
Chest -Down 2.5"
Arms -Down 2"
Neck -Down 1"

What an encouragement! Thanks for bringing that up Lee.

Posted in: on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at at 1:18 PM 5 comments  

I got up and ran this morning at the Live Oak track. It was awesome. I am going to continue to try and do that each morning, but getting up so early may eventually take a hit on me.

As promised I did take my measurements this morning. They were a little bit humbling, but again, I have to look at this point as a starting point. JustIn Control 1.0 was about getting some control over my eating habits and breaking the out of control cycle that was my life. And the result of that was dropping almost 30lbs. Now, for JustIn Control 2.0 it is about training, fine tuning and continued weight loss.

So given that this is the starting point, here are the embarrassing results

Waist- 42"
Hips - 42"
Neck - 16"
Chest - 44"
Thigh - 25"
Calves - 16"
Upper Arm - 13"

I didn't take pictures yet, but those are probably going to be for me (for awhile) because I am still super embarrassed of what I look like with my shirt off. Plus you would think I used an intense white filter on the film because of the intense whiteness of my skin. But as I begin to feel more confident, I'm sure I'll come to a place where I'd feel confident sharing those knowing I'll never go back there again.

This week is starting off great and I am so excited about my new goal. But now I get to go hear my baby's heartbeat and no matter how great of a day I'm having during this training, there is nothing better than hearing my little girl's heartbeat. Have a great day super supporters.

Posted in: on at at 8:28 AM 2 comments  

Today was day #1 of my training for the 10k. The workout was pretty easy and I felt like I could do more, but the instructions are very clear that I am supposed to go home after 1 mile. Here is what my training looks like this week:

Week 1:

Go to a local track because the distances are exact. Once on the track walk 1/2 lap, then jog 1/2 lap, walk a half, jog a half for 1 mile. You will alternate jogging & running 8 times (4 each) and complete 4 full laps, that's exactly 1 mile. Now no matter how good you feel, go home. Do this 4 to 6 days a week; never less than 4 days or more than 6 days weekly.

I didn't know if I was allowed to use the local High School track (Live Oak) so I found a dirt track behind the old Target that equals out to just about 1 mile. I ran the difference to make it a mile but here is where I went

View week 1 in a larger map

(The blue lines are walking, the red lines are jogging)

After talking to Tato, I found out that it is ok to use the Live Oak track before the kids get to school. So, tomorrow I am getting up at 5:30 in the morning and going for a guerrilla running mission at Live Oak.

As for my weigh in...220. It is an even number that only allows room for growth (or loss I should say). I planned on taking all of my measurements too. A sort of pre-training assessment. But the day got away from me (as I post this at 11pm) and so that will have to be for another day.

Only 12 weeks to go.

Posted in: on Monday, April 27, 2009 at at 10:59 PM 2 comments  

So...after the last post, I realized that I was getting the most excited about setting a fitness achievement goal. I saw that training for a goal would work to my benefit on the other two choices...losing weight and fitting into smaller clothes.

So after Cristin's post about the "couch to 10k" idea, I googled that and found a totally reasonable workout. She is coming to visit tomorrow so I'll talk to her more about it, but that is what I am going to work towards.

And just to keep me extra motivated, we went out to dinner with the Tatos last night and Pamela mentioned a 10k race this summer called the Wharf to Wharf in Santa Cruz. Basically you run from Santa Cruz to Capitola. So...I just registered.

I have such a mixed feeling of excitement and overwhelmedment (is that even a word). I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd be running a race. Let alone running for 6.2 miles. Running for fun??? Seriously???

Training starts Monday and the race is July 26th. So that means I have about 12 weeks to get into shape. I am so blessed to have such a supportive wife and supportive friends. Tato is going to run it with me too. A little healthy competition makes it even more exciting. But to be honest, I just want to finish the race strong and prove to myself that I can do it.

Sorry I jumped on the goal thing...Lee's comment got me thinking. "What does motivate me?" and having an attainable goal gets me pumped. So 10k, here I come.

Posted in: on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at at 3:59 PM 8 comments  

I felt like posting a mid-week post on some of my thoughts so far. I also want to say that I really appreciate your votes and comments on the goal thoughts. I actually am getting very excited about setting up a goal and then working to accomplish it.

The more I think about it, they are all kind of tied in together. by working towards a physical accomplishment, I will naturally lose weight and then fit into smaller clothes. Based on the votes so far, it looks like you guys are voting that way too. I looked at Cristin's suggestion of a "couch to 10k" workout plan. I think that's awesome and I felt pretty motivated. I am going to see her this weekend and I'll ask her more about what she does and how it's worked out for her.

My wife spoiled me last night and got me two new shirts. It's crazy, she just buys me shirts in large, and the work out fine. Last night at youth group I was wearing an old black Dickies shirt and she said that it is not flattering because it is so big on me now. Awesome.

Even though my wife is preggers, I feel like I get some of the weird cravings. Last night it was a Root Beer Float. Sounded so awesome, but you will be happy to know that I found the "Eating Right" diet vanilla ice cream and got Diet Root Beer. I can't remember off the top of my head, but I think it was about 100 calories and could have been sooooo much more by using the regular delicious Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and at least 200 calories in using regular root beer. And to be honest, it didn't taste bad and solved the craving urge.

I also decided to break out the George Foreman grill this morning to cook some grilled chicken for lunch. I've only ever used it to cook hamburgers and bacon. Chicken is so easy to cook. Just took me 7 minutes and I had my lunch all ready. I've forgotten how awesome this grill is.

All in all, my mid-week check in is that it is going really good. I feel like this week is kind of a cleansing week and preparation week. I am really looking forward to working towards a goal next week.

Posted in: on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at at 11:59 AM 1 comments  

I posted a poll on the page to get your opinion.

I was told early on that it is good to set specific goals to keep yourself motivated and feel like your are working towards something. In JustIn Control 1.0 the goals were to be 199 by my birthday in January (didn't happen) and to get on American Gladiators (which was canceled.) So that failed. But I really really like having a goal.

Please take a look at the poll to the right of this page. I'm keeping it open for a week and next Monday we'll discuss the results.

For the final answer "other" please add your own suggestion via a comment on this post. I just gave 3 basic ones, but if you want to be creative, I totally welcome it.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Posted in: on Monday, April 20, 2009 at at 3:35 PM 4 comments  

...and not in a good way. This last week was so stressful and out of control because work was insane and I was super stressed about teaching big church this last Sunday (which you can listen to after Wednesday @ http://www.calvarygilroy.com and click on "sermons").

I ate bad, didn't exercize and basically turned into everything I had been fighting for so long...and the scale talked back. 220. 4 pound weight gain. What a bummer but all I can do is bounce back.

I had a talk with my wife last night and asked her to keep me super accountable. We really just had to get through last week and the stress and pressure of teaching, but now I have no excuse...the weather is nice (though hot), no new pressures, and work is settling a little bit.

Posted in: on at at 3:18 PM 0 comments  

My apologies for being late.
I appreciate the feedback from you guys. I think you really helped me understand realistic goals for this and I can totally do that.

The weigh in stayed the same 216. I didn't really exercise and did not expect a loss last week. This week is going to be crazy too so I don't know if another loss is going to happen. But we'll see.

I think once I break the 216 plateau things are going to really start rolling. I appreciate your support and a special thanks to my wife for calling me out last night and telling me to post so I can stay accountable.

Posted in: on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at at 6:41 AM 1 comments  

ok ok...so this whole JustinControl 2.0 did not start off strong. Im sorry. I planned on making more updates and staying on top of things and we are starting off where I left JustinContol 1.0...excuses and busy time.

The weigh in also was familiar 216. Great...going down, but same old story.

I wanted to ask you, my readers, what your expectations are. I need your help. What do you think this blog should be? What features? How often the updates? What do you expect from me? Your help in this is so important. Because I put a lot of fake expectations on myself and then don't meet them, then feel like a failure, then wallow in my misery and never update the blog.

So help me out will ya? You came here to check this out and keep me accountable, what were you looking for?

Posted in: on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at at 1:43 PM 4 comments