My back is injured again. After a week of on-and-off back pain, I played soccer Thursday night. Turns out that was a dumb idea. Despite taking lots of breaks, and being pretty careful overall, I did some major damage and I’ve spent the last two days flat on my back — and probably have a [...]
Hello, Square One. Have we met?
February 16, 2008
Trip ‘n Dip
January 1, 2008
On my birthday I was challenged to take part in the annual “Trip ‘n Dip” Resolution Run, and so this morning Ruby, Kate and I headed down to Magnuson Park for a little run. It’s a flat 5k course with an optional detour into Lake Washington at the end. I registered in the “Clydesdale” category [...]
Weekly Fitness Update
December 17, 2007
One week into my workout routine and I’ve gained 2 pounds. Oops. In my defense, we had back-to-back-to-back Christmas parties this past weekend. My workout consists of 15 minutes of cardio, a round of weightlifting on the “express” fitness machines, and then 20 more minutes of cardio. I’m not crazy about the weightlifting, since using [...]
Big Old Me
December 8, 2007
I joined a gym last week and had my first workout on Friday. My plan is to have several early-morning workouts every week, often joined by my friend Michael, and to supplement those with weekly soccer games and the occasional weekend run (weather permitting). I weighed 205.5 pounds after my workout yesterday, which I figure [...]
Packing It Off
November 1, 2007
I’m officially about 20 pounds overweight. There’s a couple of reasons behind it — a bit of a lazy summer leading to a back injury which really cut down on my exercise. Then a new job which both cut down on my exercise time and put me in the midst of overly tempting food choices [...]