Back on September 19th I did some research, and determined that for my height and frame, 160 lbs is a good weight to get to. I can't remember the last time I was that light - maybe high school? I dunno. I've never been skinny... but I've never been downright fat either. Just somewhere in between. Recently I began wondering if I can get to 155. So I think I'm changing my eventual goal weight to 155. I am 5'7" with a large frame, so 155 would be about the best I can get to. It would put me in a normal BMI range too. I made a chart that tracks my progress and every 2 weeks I have a weigh in. Okay, I'm still weighing myself daily anyway, but 2 weeks is the official weigh in! And I have this fancy scale that tells me my weight/body fat %/water weight/muscle mass!
Starting Stats:
9/19/12
Weight - 195.8
Body fat % - 34.2
Muscle mass - 30.1
Mile time - 12:30
BMI - Don't know as I wasn't measuring it at this time. If I had to guess I'd say 29-30
Yikes. Ah well, gotta start somewhere!
As of 11/14/12...
Weight - 185.0
Body fat % - 31.2
Muscle mass - 30.9
Mile time - I can run a 10:00 mile for sure, but after the first mile I start slowing down
BMI - 28.3
Goals:
- Weight -160 lbs by mid April 2013. 155 eventually!
- BMI - 25 or below
- Body fat % - 28% or below
- Mile time - Haven't determined this yet, just "better" - hopefully 7 minutes one day!
- Complete a crazy obstacle race like Spartan Race or Warrior Dash
- Run more 5k's and get a time under 30 minutes
- Maybe do a 10k or triathlon
That is my list of current goals - it will grow! The more physically fit I become, the more things I think of that I want to train for and try someday. A few weeks into this I realized I need to continuously re evaluate my goals and create new ones for myself. Otherwise I'd get bored and quit. I need new challenges to push me forward. I think that's why I have given up/become too comfortable in the past. But this seems to be a good strategy so far - determine goals, write them down, and track them!
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