Weigh in, pushups and a virtual 5K
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The weigh in gods have been kind to me this week and I’ve knocked another half kg off my total.
I’m down to 92.87 kgs (204.7 pounds) now which is unbelievably low for me. If I didn’t lose another gram I’d be happy to tell the truth but I’ll keep pushing on. In many respects I think I’m no longer really trying for weightloss - I’m much more interested in my fitness. Which is a great place to be.
I did day 01 of week 02 of the 100 pushup challenge in the gym today. Today I was required to do 12, 12, 9 , 7 and max (min 10). I did 12, 12, 9, 7 and 12. I had no trouble at all today. I guess it’s a bit of an easier session after the tough one at the end of week 01.
I’m getting a bit lazy with the max set of pushups so I’m going to make a real effort on Wednesday to do quite a few more than the minimum. I know I could have done more today but the spirit was weak even though the flesh was willing.
I also participated in a virtual 5K today. Technically I was supposed to do it yesterday but I figured it’s still the 29th in America so I’m fine. 
I did it on the treadmill as I wanted to go to the gym as well. Ironically the weather is glorious today and it would have been a perfect day for a run outside.
I think I did my fastest 5k ever on the treadmill with a time of 26:41. I felt really good so I carried on and did another 5K which came in at 29:30 which, when you add them up (56:11), means I got a treadmill PR in both the 5K and the 10K!
You are doing fantastic with those push-ups! And congrats on completing the Virtual 5K. Now I can say that I ran in a 5K with you. *grin*
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AndrewE
reply on June 30th, 2008 7:59 pm:
We did! How cool!
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Well done on the half kilo!
Doing a minimum max is kinda a contradiction, isn’t it
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AndrewE
reply on June 30th, 2008 7:59 pm:
It is indeed!
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Getting speedy on that treadmill! Bring on the 5 min/km’s
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AndrewE
reply on June 30th, 2008 7:58 pm:
What a day for the treadmill…glorious weather.
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I’ve just finished week 2, and my maximums have been the minimum too for the past two sessions. That’s mainly because I have a two year old who thinks it’s fun to jump on Daddy when he’s in the middle of a pushup.
JHs last blog post..am I missing something?
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AndrewE
reply on June 30th, 2008 8:59 pm:
Heh…my one year old thinks it’s funny to push my head down while I’m doing them!
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if by WEIGH IN GODS you mean YOUVE BEEN WORKING YOUR ARSE OFF—–then yes!!
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Congrats on reaching new lows! (Well, you know what I mean. :))
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Kudos !!! I am impressed with your ability to track your weight online with those fancy graph. I should be able to monitor my own. I started on running precisely 3 years ago. My weight when I first started out was 185 lbs (my waist was 34) As of now, my weight fluctuate between 151.5 to 154 lbs for a pretty long time. I wanted to hit 150 - period. However, my weight just go back and forth between 151 to 154. My waist is now 32.
Keep it up with the pushup - I have my own ritual and I always do 25 pushups before I go for my run.
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Well done on the continued weight loss …. that goal weight is getting closer isn’t it!
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Wow, great job and thanks for the inspiration–running as well as blogging!
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Man.. If only I could buy time like that! Well, it’s still the 29th over there.. type of thing… awesome!
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Excellent job, Andrew - that’s great news! Keep up the great work!
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[...] of Andrew is Getting Fit ran a personal record 5K in 26:41 on the treadmill and kept on going for a PR 10K Woo [...]
Great job on the push-ups and 5K.
I just finished Week 2 and had a new high for my number of push-ups. I’m excited to start Week 3, but the numbers are a little high. I will be taking longer breaks between my sets………………….:)
Lisa Newtons last blog post..Susanna commented on the blog post Do PE classes lower the BMI of Children?
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You definitely continue to be an inspiration to many.
Congrats on the loss this week. Fitness and health are definitely the focus, but it’s amazing what that number on the scale means to most of us.
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AndrewE
reply on July 1st, 2008 7:43 pm:
Yep. I think it’s a concrete measure of success to most of us.
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5k? 10k? Thank you Sir, may I have another? wow is that impressive!
Just started the 100 pushups thing myself…
John’s Weight Loss Blogs last blog post..Going After The Perfect Week
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AndrewE
reply on July 1st, 2008 7:42 pm:
Good stuff John. It’s rather difficult!
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Your weight loss is unbelievable. It’s exciting to be able to switch your focus entirely from that to fitness as well, soon you’ll be turning into an iron man!
Good luck with your mysterious surgery, all fingers crossed.
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curious have you always been able run during your weightloss journey? Now that I”m sidelined, I realized I need to figure out some other ways to watch my food intake and burn some calories.
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AndrewE
reply on July 2nd, 2008 6:06 am:
I only started running in January. Before that I used to just use the cardio machines in the gym and do some strength work with weights.
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Wish I could do a pushup lol. Seriously dude, congratulations on your fastest 5k.
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Congrats!! I can see the changes… especially when we have to keep buying you new clothes, eh!
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The pushup progress has been amazing! You’re almost below 200 pounds, too!
Awesome!
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