Building Miles

This summer I will be using the Advanced Marathoning book’s 18 week 70 mile marathon plan.  The book is written by Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas.  It is the most comprehensive book on serious marathoning that I have found. I’m currently running an average in the high 30 miles per week.  I have run a [...]

Gained 2.5 pounds over the weekend.

On Friday AM I weighed 177.2 pounds. I thought it was high.  Over the weekend I ate well, but didn’t over do it.  No gorging on high calorie foods.
On Saturday I ran the fasted 20 miles (3000+ calories) ever.
Then on Sunday I cycled 15 fast miles.
This morning I weighed 179.6 pounds. How could I have [...]

177.2 pounds

The scale said that I gained .2 pounds since the previous Friday morning.  I feel more fit, but I haven’t lost weight.  I think the cycling is building more leg muscle at the same rate I’m losing fat.  Also, I think a single day view of the scale is not a true indication of weight.  [...]

173.3 pounds this morning

The scale says I lost 3.5 pound, since Friday when I weighed 177 pounds.  I don’t believe I lost 3.5 pounds of fat in 5 days.  I ran  a 20 mile run the weekend before last. Usually, within a week of a long run I gain almost 2-3 pounds of water weight.  Therefore, I think [...]

10 pounds in 12 weeks

The scale told me that I was 177 pounds this morning. I’ve gained weight in the past couple of weeks. My goal weight for the Chicago Marathon is under 170. Starting today, I’m going to loose 10 pounds before the marathon. That is less than .833 pounds per week. I need [...]

Eat Ice Cream and Lose Weight

Something has been bugging me for awhile. I’ve been frustrated with the recent talk about fad diets, weight loss drugs and weight loss surgery. These are great ways to ruin a body. Go from being unhealthy over-weight to being skinning, still unhealthy and with a smaller bank account or debt.
In the past [...]