Well, I have neglected this blog for a while. It is a good thing I didn’t make this a campaign promise. That’s all going to change now! At least for the next 8 weeks.
Today, October 23, 2009, we (the community of Yuma) started “the” weight loss challenge. The cities of Yuma Arizona and Yakima Washington have engaged in a friendly competition to become more active and lose weight together.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed both cities as having a larger than normal population that is inactive. The newspapers in both Yakima (www.yakima-herald.com) and Yuma (www.yumasun.com) are behind this and are keeping track of the competition.
I am going to update my blog a lot during this competition. I’ll list the activities that I am doing, the progress that I make, the tips that I am following (and don’t), the things I eat, and my workout routine. I have been receiving a lot of advice lately. I am thankful for that advice, I just have to adjust it and use it to fit me. So that might be combining a lot of programs into one that works for me.
I should start with the goals. My first goal is to lose 2 lbs a week, so 16 lbs total. I have been told this is pretty aggressive, however, I am still going to stick with it. Isn’t the point of having a goal to achieve something aggressive? I hope I can change my diet to make up for most of the loss. My second goal is to improve my jogging speed. The last 5k I was in I ran an 11-minute mile. So I would like to shave that down a few minutes. In the 27’s to 29’s area, would be nice. The most important goal is to set a physical activity into my daily routine and life. I’ll add more goals along the way.
Day 1 Weight: 237 lbs
Activities:
Diet: Nothing since the weigh-in.
Notes: From this point forward, I am going to take the stairs everywhere I go. No more elevators, simple things like that can add up to real numbers.