Bonner County Sheriff's Fitness Test by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

Bonner County Sheriff's Fitness Test by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

PFTB Practice by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

PFTB Practice by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

Good for the one I am doing this weekend...still have work to do for the WA one though. I have a month and a half for that one. I'm nowhere near where I want to be, but I'm closer than I have been in a long time.

Run #3 by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

Run #3 by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

Today's run marks my best time yet....14:24...this is a huge improvement over just a couple weeks ago.

Sick :(

So I woke up this morning feeling pretty crappy.  I was hoping that my allergies were just starting to act up, as they tend to do that about this time of year.  Early for it I know…but I guess I have some weird allergies.  Anyway, I took the allergy medications that I usually do to take care of it, but sadly they had no effect.  I ended up taking some of that wonderful Dayquil and that has worked.  So hopefully after a lot of water, and some good rest I will be back at the gym and good to go tomorrow.

On a side note, my application is sent off and if everything goes right I may be heading back up north next weekend for the Physical Agility Test with one of the places in Idaho that I’ve applied with.  Things are finally starting to move in the right direction in life

Break on Through!!!

So, this week marked a huge break!  The last few weeks I had hit a wall with my weight loss.  The scale wasn’t changing much, I wasn’t feeling like much was changing.  I did finally get back to running though, so that was a good feeling. 

Anyway, this week marked a 5.2lb drop!  I am back to my big numbers, hopefully I can keep this up and I am damn near at the 50 lbs lost mark.  Next week should mark that easy as long as I keep to my plan and my exercise!  I’m loving it!

 

Well, here are some updated photos.  I apologize for the glare in the newest one, seems I just had great timing with it.

This first one is a comparison from day 1, until today, the start of Week 16.

 

Here is the week 16 image alone

Run #2 by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

This is my 2nd Run...I managed to shave quite a bit of time off my last time. Feeling good, am really tired right now though. It was much warmer than my last run, but a was drizzling. Feeling good

Run #2 by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

First Run by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

Today I actually got out for my first run in many years. I had planned to start at 220lbs, but as I'm only 2 lbs off of that and I'm starting to test with Police and Sheriff departments soon, I figured tonight was a good night to start.
First Run by jtaylorewu at Garmin Connect - Details

Checking Back In

Well its been a few interesting weeks since I've been in here.  I have not been 100% on plan for the last few weeks as there was just so much going on, but I did try to make good choices.  I did partake in some New Years fun, but not to the extent I would have in the past.

At the start of the holidays I was at 227.8, and while I did partake in a some holiday cheer, have not exercised nearly as much as I had I still managed to drop a few more pounds.  Well then, now that everything is over its time to go back 100%....Fully on plan and back to my workout routine.  I think the workouts will be the hardest to get back to, but it will only take a couple days to remember how good it feels and get that full on desire going again.

Reality is also finally starting to set back in for me.  While I still see Mr. Fatty McFat Fat when I look in the mirror, I am starting to catch glimpses of the progress I've made.  Mostly in pictures but also in the reactions from other people.  There have been a few people who haven't seen me since I started that have greeted me with a "Holy shit Mr. Skinny" or something along those lines.  I've tried not to let it get to me but remained humble, and kept a "Not yet, but I'm getting there" attitude.  I fear that if I start going along with it, I will start to slack off more than I have.  I do enjoy that people are noticing though.

Anyway, on this day, 1/11/11  it is back to the full routine.  I will be starting to test for Police Departments this month and over the next couple months.  I am finally back on course for my life.  While I've had some rough days, this is still one of the best choices I have ever made.

New pictures to come next week