Andrew is getting fit

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Well, I gave out a loud and proud “Hell yeah!” today when I RAN 5KM!

This was a tough, tough run. I started off thinking it would be nice to run the full 5K today so I thought I would start out a little faster than normal and started off at 10.5kph. I kept this up till halfway and truth be told up until then it wasn’t too bad. However, the second half was really tough. I kept on thinking one more minute and by the time the last 5 minutes rolled up I had abandoned all pretensions of completing the 5K. I was thinking …today’s run is only supposed to be 28 minutes I’ll stop then… However, 28 minutes arrived and I had done 4.6 km so I thought…one more lap…I can do this. So I ran a bit more. And I made it. 5KM in 29:36.

C25K rocks!

Tags: C25K, Milestones, fitness, running by AndrewE
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Today I weighed in at 102.8 kg (227 pounds) which is a loss of 1.6 kg (3.5 pounds) this week. I’m not too sure why I am losing weight so fast but I’ll blame it on the running.

I’ve achieved a few milestones this week:

1. I got my bmi under 30 so am now overweight and not obese. Some people have found it funny that I am celebrating being overweight.

2. I hit 80 pounds lost this week. That’s quite a a bit of butter.

3. I did a measure up this week and my waist to hip ratio is now within the healthy range.

Overall, some great results. For some reason, I always find it easier to stick to a healthy lifestyle when I’m seeing results as I’m sure most people do.

Tags: Milestones, Weigh in by AndrewE
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Now I know that the whole BMI thing is crap. But still…arbitrary validation feels so good.

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Today I stepped onto the scales and weighed in at 104.4 kgs (231 pounds) which is a 1.3 kg (2.8 pounds) loss from last week. That means I have reached another one of my milestones with over 75 pounds lost. My total lost now is 76 pounds and I have 44 to go.

I read a good article via Cynthia about how the scale lies when you weigh yourself that I found very interesting. I can testify to this as my weight has fluctuated rather wildly. If you go look at my daily weight loss graph you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Tags: Milestones, Weigh in by AndrewE
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32 kilograms down so far. That is equal to 64 packets of butter.

I’m rather stunned actually. That’s a lot of butter.

Tags: Life, Milestones by AndrewE
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