Current weight 71.2kg (I only have a kg scale) upon waking up.
Current workout stats from the last day or two.
Running - 6 minutes at 6mph before leg pains set in. 2 minutes of walking rest, followed by another 6 minutes of running at the same pace. 5-7 days a week. Doing this a few times a day.
Lifting - I don't have much of a routine or much access to a bench or equipment, but 20 hammer curls with a 20lb dumbbell is easy. Lately I've been pushing 10-15 reps with a 30lb dumbbell. If my left arm feels good, I can make this 20 reps. I've been having difficulty pushing my legs much, as 30lbs is the heaviest dumbbell I have to work with, I don't know what the rest of my body is really capable of maxing out. I haven't strength trained for very long though, I've been able to do these reps with the 30lbs weight since I started, but since working up to it with the 20lbs, I feel it's much easier on my joints to go ahead and start doing the full weight I can work with. So that's a bit of progress. 2-4 days a week. I will up this to 3-4 days once I can get more exercises and variation to start getting more serious about it.
I'll keep updates as I progress, or as I slide backwards, however things may go.
Waiting on some advice in other threads though so I can start with the lifting more seriously, I'll be sure to outline the new schedule once that's sorted out.
I'm feeling somewhat motivated today. I did a pretty heavy cardio run yesterday, topping my personal best and then matching the new best again later in the day. I feel good today. My body's not exactly begging me to get my running done, but it's not feeling burned out or anything from yesterday. If I could set my personal best twice yesterday, I want to try shattering it today. I think I'm finally starting to get adjusted to this whole regular exercise thing, and I think I can start bringing myself up to a half decent level of physical performance pretty soon. It feels like the running is getting a lot easier. And it's feeling more comfortable to run. I think I'm going to try eliminating that resting walk and try to get 14 minutes of straight running done. I need that endurance. If I can get that done, and don't fall short of it when I try again tomorrow, I'm on my way to 20. It's just a question of whether or not my legs want to do it.
Now let's just see the weight lifting go up, and the fat go down. I know my running will go RIGHT up once I lose some of this weight.
UPDATE:
My first update comes a little early, but I come with good news. Did my challenge, shattered yesterday's personal best. Blocked out the aches and the stitch (I get stitches frequently >_< but they usually disappear in a matter of minutes.) and pulled out 14 solid minutes with no rests. I even managed it with a bit of indigestion. Now I need to change my clothes, hit the toilet, and go lie in the bath for a bit. I think I may have consumed too much water while running because now I feel like puking it all out. Not that I feel sick, my stomach just feels full but also feels like it's being squeezed back in a bit, so I almost feel like I could just clench my abs and squeeze all that water back up my throat right now if I wanted to.
Anyways, glad I got that done, and I feel confident that I'll do it again tomorrow.
I've gotta go out later today and get some shopping done, I think I might try to get around to checking out the gym nearby to see what equipment they have to offer.
Current workout stats from the last day or two.
Running - 6 minutes at 6mph before leg pains set in. 2 minutes of walking rest, followed by another 6 minutes of running at the same pace. 5-7 days a week. Doing this a few times a day.
Lifting - I don't have much of a routine or much access to a bench or equipment, but 20 hammer curls with a 20lb dumbbell is easy. Lately I've been pushing 10-15 reps with a 30lb dumbbell. If my left arm feels good, I can make this 20 reps. I've been having difficulty pushing my legs much, as 30lbs is the heaviest dumbbell I have to work with, I don't know what the rest of my body is really capable of maxing out. I haven't strength trained for very long though, I've been able to do these reps with the 30lbs weight since I started, but since working up to it with the 20lbs, I feel it's much easier on my joints to go ahead and start doing the full weight I can work with. So that's a bit of progress. 2-4 days a week. I will up this to 3-4 days once I can get more exercises and variation to start getting more serious about it.
I'll keep updates as I progress, or as I slide backwards, however things may go.
Waiting on some advice in other threads though so I can start with the lifting more seriously, I'll be sure to outline the new schedule once that's sorted out.
I'm feeling somewhat motivated today. I did a pretty heavy cardio run yesterday, topping my personal best and then matching the new best again later in the day. I feel good today. My body's not exactly begging me to get my running done, but it's not feeling burned out or anything from yesterday. If I could set my personal best twice yesterday, I want to try shattering it today. I think I'm finally starting to get adjusted to this whole regular exercise thing, and I think I can start bringing myself up to a half decent level of physical performance pretty soon. It feels like the running is getting a lot easier. And it's feeling more comfortable to run. I think I'm going to try eliminating that resting walk and try to get 14 minutes of straight running done. I need that endurance. If I can get that done, and don't fall short of it when I try again tomorrow, I'm on my way to 20. It's just a question of whether or not my legs want to do it.
Now let's just see the weight lifting go up, and the fat go down. I know my running will go RIGHT up once I lose some of this weight.
UPDATE:
My first update comes a little early, but I come with good news. Did my challenge, shattered yesterday's personal best. Blocked out the aches and the stitch (I get stitches frequently >_< but they usually disappear in a matter of minutes.) and pulled out 14 solid minutes with no rests. I even managed it with a bit of indigestion. Now I need to change my clothes, hit the toilet, and go lie in the bath for a bit. I think I may have consumed too much water while running because now I feel like puking it all out. Not that I feel sick, my stomach just feels full but also feels like it's being squeezed back in a bit, so I almost feel like I could just clench my abs and squeeze all that water back up my throat right now if I wanted to.
Anyways, glad I got that done, and I feel confident that I'll do it again tomorrow.
I've gotta go out later today and get some shopping done, I think I might try to get around to checking out the gym nearby to see what equipment they have to offer.
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