Return of the Mack!

What up Ho's!

DanFit Is back, after a long and inconspicuous absence. I haven't completely forgot about you, but you know how it is. Life happens, then you eat at a Mexican buffet. Seriously, it does.

Anyways, I haven't been neglecting my duties entirely. I have somewhat given up hope of the WiiFit as a be-all-end-all, but I still support its rights as a better-for-you way to play games and not a bad tool for stretching, breathing, toning and building some self confidence.

For a real fat ass--and I'm talking the kind that requires a second seat on an airplane and a nutty bar sedative, you sure as hell haven't seen the inside of a gym in 5 years, so "baby steps".. For me, after the big ankle sprain/roll, I have decided that heavy-manly lifting and very intensive running were the ticket to fitting into my high school hot pants.

My regular goals become pretty apparent--work out 5-6 times a week. Work out my abs a little bit every time, run every time, and factor in every part of the body into the workouts throughout the week. So far, I have accomplished that.

Lifting: I generally do 3 sets of every exercise, with between 8-15 reps, depending on the exercise. I have BodyBuilding.com to thank for easy access to every inch of the body and a great program that filters by type of equipment and muscle, to help me build the program.

Abs: Again BodyBuilding.com gave me a nice long list of exercises I can do, and I have been tryig them out to see what hurts the most. I actually think that WiiFit does a fantastic job of working with you on exercises that train the abs.

Running: While I don't have a ultimate race in mind, my immediate goal has been 3 miles every time. When I first started this regimen a few weeks ago, 30 minutes was the goal and I would reach it every time. Generally, I would build up between 5.0 and 8.0 between the beginning and 1.5 miles, then I would walk at 4.0 on an incline for two minutes, then I would gingerly go between 5.5 and 7.5 to finish the job. I always beat 30 minutes, but I wasn't totally pushing myself and wasn't progressing.

Eventually, I contracted pink eye--and THIS was the BEST thing for me!

I don't quite have the best eyesight, so with no contacts, I decided to take my glasses off when I ran--because of all the sweat and whatnot. Due to the foggy numbers in front of me, I just left the speed at 7.0 and ignored it. I noticed that I wasn't really getting that tired and before I knew it, 1.5 miles had passed! I also decided to stop walking in the middle. Now my "walking" speed is between 5.0-5.5 and I'm really jogging, without getting behind on distance, while all the while catching my breath. So, my end times were between 25 and 27 minutes. Not too bad!

Over the last 10 days or so, I have really started to improve. I followed some advice and worked on lifting my legs higher. I'm able to go faster for longer, and I have reached times between 23 and 26 minutes. I don't like running much, but I'm starting to come around.

9/11/08 (NIGHT)WEIGH IN:
219
Original WEIGH IN:
230

>>While I'm really happy I have lost 11 lbs., I have really worked my ass off, and the lbs. realy haven't dropped as fast as I'd like. On a positive note, I'm starting to get real hard (and no, I'm not looking at a spread with the hot chick from Tokio Hotel), the spicy latina curves I have been carrying around are starting to localize into beefcake!