dhert's first challenge

[dhert]

Recently switched jobs from standing and moving all day everyday to sitting at a desk, realize now (2 months later) that being immobile is 1) leading to additional weight and 2) leading to me not having a vent for frustrations (traffic, mainly).  In an effort to curb that, I'm getting back on the marathon horse I never fully got on and get in shape enough to be able to play with 2 kids and not get winded easily.

 

1) Cut out Soda, Ween off coffee completely.  (3 Con)

 

2) Run half a mile without having to stop because I'm winded. (3 Sta, 2 Dex)

 

3) Do Angry Birds workout every other day, add 10, 20, 35, 50 (L1, L2, L3, L4) reverse crunches on the end. Shoot for 3 starring level 3 of all by the end. (3 Str, 1 Dex)

 

4) Read an entire Adult book comprising of at least 160 pages on either an interesting topic or an intriguing story. (3 Wis)

 

**Will add Weight and Measurements to the Thread tomorrow**

 

Weight: 210lbs (ok, more than I thought it was  )

[dhert]

First week accountability (for me, this is actually week 4 right?):

 

1) I've had coffee 3 days this week (Didn't finish it on Tuesday or Today). Otherwise its been Water or Coconut Milk.

 

2) Due to work schedules I have not run this week: FAIL.

 

3) Did workouts MTW, really sore Wednesday after warmup resulted in me taking caution and doing a light workout and taking Thursday and Friday off. Getting back on the horse today for sure!

 

4) 30pgs in on 'Control'; 130pgs to go. -- Plan on doing more reading this weekend, should put me in a good place to hit the goal.

 

Feeling good so far except for the running, but thats also the weakest part of my routine and healthiness.

[dhert]

Week 5 (2) update:

 

Down 10lbs in 2 weeks; 3 weeks on new diet (with minimal cheats). 

 

1) Had coffee 3 days this week as well, though more spread out and mainly to combat caffeine headaches.

 

2) Ran 3 times this week; up to .2mi without stopping.

 

3) Did workouts Sun,MWSa (had plans Thursday night with my wife for our 5 year anniversary, Concert Friday night that kept me out late)

 

4) Now 50 pages in, 110 to go with a week left; Doable, but I consider that a failure on the week.

 

Feeling Awesome! Have a co-worker I will be running with after work Tu,W,Th as we're gearing up for a 5k in July!

[dhert]

I'm gonna call this a mid-week check.

 

You know what feels awesome? Hitting one of these goals, especially when it comes to running (for me, cause my cardio sucks). Today I ran .52 mi without stopping at the beginning of a 1.37mi run/walk session. It was rough, but I did it and its the greatest feeling.

 

Sidenote: No coffee thus far this week, and no headaches!

[dhert]

Final check in:

 

1) Have cut out soda and coffee completely. Win! A (3 Con)

 

2) Ran .52 miles without stopping because of being winded. Win! A (3 Sta, 2 Dex)

 

3) Didn't hold to any sort of Schedule, only did body weight workouts 2 times last week. Giving myself a C here; The workouts were mostly there, sticking to a schedule was the problem. (1.5 Str, .5 Dex)

 

4) Made it to 105pgs in my book. C, also consider this a fail as I thought this would be a fairly easy goal for 3 weeks. (1.5 Wis).

 

Now I have a question -- Since I only participated in half the 6 week challenge do I stay level 1 and wait til after a full 6 week challenge to level up, or do I go ahead and level up?  Do I do half a level and half those stats?  Curious as to how this fully works, thanks for any help.