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Welcome, I also starting running last year and am coming up on my anniversary. Also, a teacher, so good to see some others.

Been sick this week, fighting off a bad cold. Goal: Running Skipped my Thursday run due to illness. Participated in a chip timed 5k and came in 10th, first in my age group. Finished in 22:13. My new personal best. Goal: Strength Wednesday and Friday I took it easy due to illness. Focuses on body weight exercises and avoided heavy bar lifts. Goal Breakfast: At least breakfast saw and improvement. Cooked myself some omelets this week and filled in the rest with some breakfast shakes.

I've done breakfast shakes in the past, I just got tired of cleaning the blender constantly. This week was much better though. I have been getting up a bit earlier and eating better. Update: Running: Still going strong, haven't missed any runs this week. Been keeping my paces in the 7-8 minute range. Weight lifting. Haven't missed any workouts and focusing on incorporating dead lifts and squats into my workouts. Breakfast: Much better than last week, still not ideal. Woke up and cooked some spinach omelets this week. Other days eating a banana and greek yogurt. Not much better than the cliff bars, but an improvement none the less.

Update: Goal 1: Running Running has been going very well. I have missed one run do to work scheduling. A majority of my runs have been under 25 minutes, with my new best of 23:08 for the full 5k. Two runs were much slower because I was jogging with friends, but I did 10k that day. Goal 2: Weight lifting 1. I have not missed any workouts and have even had some friends join me to help motivate and push me further. 2. I have been watching videos and researching online at least 1 day a week for the past two weeks. P.S. Finally pulled off a 1 armed push up. Goal 3: Diet Breakfast goal is not going well. I have only managed to eat a substantial breakfast on two of the past two weeks. I am having a hard time motivating myself to wake up earlier to make something. I tried cooking the night before, but the microwave taste did not push me to do it again.

Starting point: 167 pounds 6"2'. I am coming up on a year in February for deciding to make a healthier change in my life. I focus mostly on running and weight lifting. Goals for this challenge. Goal 1: Running Continue running 3 days a week and get my 5k consistently under 25 minutes. Currently, I hover around 26-27 minutes with my best time being 23:50. Goal 2: Weight Lifting a. Lift free weights at least 3x a week . b. Increase knowledge of weight lifting by reading, especially leg exercises. Goal 3: Diet Breakfast: Make a healthier breakfast at least 3x a week. Currently, I usually grab a breakfast bar on the way to work.

Hi, let me introduce myself. I am a 26 year old 6'2" male weighing about 185 pounds. I started becoming concerned with my lifestyle in February, when I was at an all time high of 215 pounds. I was tired all the time, my body ached constantly, and I hadn't had decent exercise in years. Using loseit, I began to log what I ate, and cut the sodas out of my diet. I stopped with the fast food, and the high calorie appetizers when eating out, and I am much happier minus the pounds. I got down to 179, before I decided that I was getting too skinny for my frame so I am now attempting to put on muscle using a modified Starting Strength program 3x a week. I have been reading the blog since I found it back in March, and am just now getting to become a part of the community.