Gear Daddies!!!!!

So I am finally working out on consecutive days, which is a good thing for me. I have to lose some of my weight, I am a fatty. But I feel pretty good today even after two days of running and biking.

Tonight I am going to see the Gear Daddies and Rocket Club who opens for them, looking forward to it, There was also a post that said the doors are opening early due to really good ticket sales. Should be a fun night it is kind of an early New Years Eve celebration.

Not much to say today other than have a good one!

Later

-HR

Wow, it's been a month!

Well It has been almost a month since I last posted anything on here. Which is stupid since my workouts decrease the less I blog... weird. So I know I say this a lot but I am going to try and keep this up a lot more than usual. I also started adsense on google, so if you see an ad on my blog, click on it to help support a charity I will donate any ad money I get from the clicks. Probably something to do with fighting cancer, haven't decided yet since there has been no clicks on the ads. Anyways, a lot has happened since I last wrote anything, I am still running on and off, I need to do it (running) and eat less... I have gotten into the mode of oh I will just run a few extra minutes if I eat that, not good. Nicki has gotten a lot more talkative and moody. She really throws a good temper tantrum when she needs to let us know about something she is not happy with or wants really bad. It is kind of funny at times. She really has a strong personality for someone her size and age. It is so much fun to watch her grow and learn more. I also attribute a lot of the fast learning to the great daycare she goes to. She loves it there and we love bringing her there.

So my goal is to run a few more 5k and possibly a 10K in 2012, that will be my limit I think. I don't plan on ever running a whole marathon, but who knows...

I got a lot of great stuff for xmas this year, a few of my favs are my nook, Brewers sweatshirt and Zombie family car decals... awesome!

Well I hope to blog again before the new year! Remeber click on the ads, every penny made WILL be donated to a charity. Once the change starts coming in, I will put a poll up on FB to see which charity it will be.


Later

_HR

Zombies and workouts

Lately I have been on a little Zombie kick... I know, kind of nerdy, but I am addicted to everything Zombie right now. The Walking Dead, We're Alive podcasts, anything. I am interested in listening to, watching, and reading about if it is Zombie related. So I have incorporated the podcasts into my work out and you can't believe how fast it makes the workout go by when you are listening to a fairly exciting podcast/radio show about life after the apocolypse. Fun stuff. Not much else to report other than we got Nicki off bottles finally. So thats a good thing, one less thing to clutter our countertop. She is growing up way to fast.

As far as working out I had my best week last week in a long time. This week I am planning on making it even better and lose more weight, hopefully 10 lbs by x-mas.

Have a good day!

Later

-HR

The Thanksgiving aftermath...

Well I did it, I controlled myself on Thanksgiving. I wasn't food coma full after dinner. Although I did eat quite a bit on Saturday night, but not as much as I normally have, I was really full though. So I ran 1.5 miles and biked 7 miles the following day, so I don't feel as bad as I normally would have. Overall, it was a good weekend though.

We took our baby to see Santa and she had a shitfit when we tried to hand her over to the old guy in the Santa suit. I guessed beforehand that she would do this, but she was shaking and snotting all over the place she was so upset with the situation. Oh well, I guess it is a good thing that our child doesn't like to sit in strange old mens laps.

I plan on running tue thru friday this week, I want to ramp up the days I am running, see if that helps me get faster. ( Any tips would help here if you have any.) I currently run every other day and it keeps me in ok shape, but I need to start melting the pounds away, I am changing my diet and everything so I am hoping this will help. Oh well I know it is a slow process but it is frustrating.

I have to share a funny pic that my frind Vas sent me today at work... I hope you laugh as much as I did when I saw it. I had to walk away from my desk, so I didn't blow snot on stuff trying to hold back the laugh.

I will talk to you soon.

Later

-HR

Happy Thanksgiving... early.

So this is the first real "stuff your face" holiday since I began working out last Februrary. I plan on controlling myself this year. I usually eat until I can barely breathe, but this year is going to be different. I want to enjoy what I eat and still feel like I could eat more. I am now also making a better effort to eat better in general. I have had a few bad weeks lately as far as my diet goes. I have to change it. I gained a few pounds back, which I am sure is a combination of working out again and gaining some muscle back, but it also has to do with McDonalds too. Thanks so much Mcdonalds, I know I have a problem with it. I am not addicted to drugs, drinking, or anything else, but I think I have an addiction to Mcdonalds. I love it, when I am buying it, and then when I am eating it I love it even more. But as soon as I am done, I know I shouldn't have done it. I have to just resist it and not eat it. I am trying to challenge myself on how long I can go without eating Mcdonalds, or any fast food. I know it is convienent, and it does taste pretty good, and yeah they do sell "salads" and other healthy stuff, but I will steal a line from a FB post from a few days ago, ordering a salad at McDonalds is like going to a hooker for a hug. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

My baby has her first ever ear infection and it kills me that I can tell she is in some pain, and there is nothing I can really do to help with it other than give her some ibuprofen and hope the antibiotics work for it. Poor baby, other than the little sleep she is getting, she is acting fairly normal and is cheerful as ever. I love to watch her grow and learn things everyday. Just tonight I said the #1 and she said two. It was cute. She is so smart compared to what I was at that age. she is the best thing ever.

And my wife is pretty awesome too. She just knows what to do with Nicki when she isn't feeling well and is the best mom I have ever seen. She never loses her temper with the baby. (It's a different story with me though.) I know I can be annoying a lot and the fact she puts up with me and can stand to be around me as I slowly turn into an old man and get more and more like my Dad. I know I don't tell her that to often but she is the perfect woman for me and I don't have any idea where I would be without her.

Sorry this has turned into a post about my awesome family, but I can't help it, I am in the Thanksgiving mood and they are what I am thankful for.

Have a good and safe holiday everyone.

Later

-HR

New Shoes!

Well I got some new runners... K-Swiss Tubes. Love em! They give me a little extra spring in my step while running, and a lot better cushion than my previous shoes. SO I am really back at it now for real. I have had a few false starts, and either injured or reinjured or was sick. But I have gone a few times this week and didn't really miss a beat it seems. My stamina is not where is was but, I can still run, and it still feels good. I have been doing some interval stuff to try and get my speed up and my stamina hopefully will match soon. I plan on doing some more races in 2012, maybe even a 10K by the end of the summer, but who knows.

Not a lot has changed, I have managed to keep my weight down even without a lot of working out lately, which is a good sign that my metabolism is still running higher than it has since high school. Thanks god! Especially with the Holidays coming up and all the good food, I am going to try and control myself for the first time ever! Yeah, right...

Oh well. It's all going to happen, I am going to get thinner and maybe someday see a stomach muscle, someday... Oh well, talk at ya later.


Later

HR

Cool Running...

Well today was a nice day running, it was a little windy, but the temp is perfect for me. Cool, almost too cold for running in shorts, but it was perfect. It was another slow pace day, but that's how I roll, slow and steady with fewer walking breaks. I felt good, a little tight at times but overall I am happy with what I was able to do today. I need to get this going regular again, every other day should work, I need to lose this weight faster, but lose it the right way...

I plan on running while I am in Houston next week, just so I can say I have been running in 2 states.

Have a good evening!

Later

HR

Ok I am really back this time, I mean it.

I am back! For real. I needed a break, my body was shot my legs hurt and I was hitting a wall. Now that I started running again today, I didn't realize how much I missed it. It felt good. Even though I am a little sick still, cough and congested it made me feel a lot better. I am now ready to start stage 2 of getting in shape. I don't have a race to train for so I will not be stressed out making sure I feel great for it. I am going to take it one day at a time and get better and faster.

Have a good night all and I will update you soon.

later

-HR

Extended Break ending tonight!

So I have been on an extended break from working out for a few days. My leg is just not getting better. I am going to try again tonight after a week of nothing, we will see how this goes. Anyways another step has been taken on my goal of total self improvement. I broke down went to the eye docotor for the first time in my life and had my eyes checked. I need glasses... not all the time, but I need them nonetheless. Oh well I am getting older.

One other thing I wanted to write about and some may think I am crazy or may not believe in what I am about to say but to me it's pretty fucking cool.

Yesterday my wife told me about a dream she had where my Dad shows up and tells her that he is ok, everything is great and he is lucky. Not sure what that last part means, but it's good. I have stopped dreaming about my Dad and in a way i was kind of glad becasue I always saw him when he was sick from cancer. My wife told me in this dream that he seemed a lot younger than he was when she knew him, and that he looked healthy and happy. This is pretty normal after someone has passed, I am sure. Here is where it gets weird.

I went over to my Mom's house yesterday to get some of my Dad's old hunting stuff. When I got there, the door was locked but my Mom was home but upstairs. So I let myself in, she heard the door and got scared a little becasue I wasn't expected over. Anyways she starts telling me about the past two nights she heard some weird things. First it was a large bang in the house on the main floor in the middle of the night that was loud enough to wake her up. She went down and looked but nothing had fallen. Then the next evening about the same time of night she heard someone walking around on the main floor, again she was home alone and no one was there. This is the same night and approximate time that my wife had her dream about my dad.

Now my Mom used to hear things like this right after my Dad had passed and we had not buried his ashes. I know it sounds crazy to most, but I think it was my Dad checking up on us, letting us know he is still around in some way.

Thats my story. I think it's cool.

Later

-HR

Husky runner goes to a Greek Wedding!

I went to my best friends wedding last weekend, I was the best man, but I really didn't have anything to do since I am not greek. It was a great time and I had waaaay to much to drink. Oh well. I have taken a week off basically of working out to repair myself and I am starting on my cardio again this week hardcore with biking to get my legs and lungs back to where they need to be again. I want to be entirely healthy leg-wise before I start running again. The only race I am planning on running next year is the Mill City suds run, so I have about a year to prepare for it. My goal is to finish around 30 minutes, maybe even better than that. Also, hopefully with the biking the weight will start to melt away, I am still stuck on the same weight for the past few weeks. I also need to change my eating and drinking habits again to be where I want to be. Oh well, time to get serious once again...Starting today, now in fact. Oh yeah!

Later HR

My second race... (A few days ago)

Well I did it, I finished my second race, even though it was a few days ago, I just have not had a chance to blog about it. It was super emotional and a lot of fun. I didn't realize how I would react when I finished the race. But a lot of emotions came out, I have trained harder for this than anything in my life. It was always something I said I was never going to do... Why the hell would someone need or want to run more than a few miles if they are not being chased by an axe weilding crazy person. Well I figured it out, the sense of accomplishment is like nothing else. Even though I didn't feel great physically after I finished, I felt awesome mentally. ( I was actually sick the rest of the day after the race.)

I am going to take break from races until next summer, I plan on doing the Mill City Suds run again, and possibly one of the cancer runs, but I have the next few months to get my leg healthy again and then really hit the pavement and the treadmill depending on the weather. My goal is 5 miles every other day running and another 10 to 15 on the non running days on the bike. I still have my personal weightloss goal of 90 lbs, I know that is a lot, and it will take a while, but I am going to do it. No matter how long it takes. I want to get a large t shirt again...

Later

HR

Hey again!

Well a lot has happened since the last time I wrote anything. Sorry for the wait. Since my last post, I have run farther than I have ever run in my life at one time. I went 4 miles the other day in just over 45 minutes. I am not sure what it was, but I was in a "zone" I probably could have run more, but I had some ribs cooking on the grill and I figured that I had to check on them and get the rest of dinner going before Amanda and Nicki got home. It was great! Then I went running today and it was a totally different experience, I was planning on taking it easy today for my race on Saturday, but I was tight and it was hot when i was running and I could not get my pace right, so I was too fast or too slow and my dog kept stopping which was really annoying today. Oh well, I still went running and got a workout so that is what matters, right?

I am also still recovering from last weekend, had a good weekend, Golf ( which I shot the best I have in a long time ) I finished in the mid 80's, and for only the second round of the summer I think that is pretty good. I think I could do a lot better if I had some touch around the greens, chipping and putting, otherwise I felt good out there. There was also a little party later that evening. Before the party I had the best meal I think I have ever eaten in my life at Manny's

Anyways, it has been a good week so far and I look forward to what the rest of this month brings. I will keep you posted!

Later
HR

Tough week...

I had this really great idea for a blog article about my Dad, but this seemed like it was a better idea. It would have been his birthday last Sunday, so we went to bring some flowers to his gravesite and I got some good pics of my daughter there. These pics tell the whole story. If you don't know my Dad passed a few years back after a short battle with cancer, (cancer sucks ass BTW). But to sum it up, he is still around, he makes his presence known, and this is one way he did it. My daughter just went right to his headstone without ever knowing which one it was, sat down on it and looked at me, smiled and did not want to get off the headstone right away. It was awesome.

I miss my Dad... a lot. But this helped me.

Later HR

Husky Runner runs around a lake!

Last night I actually ran around a lake. Since I started running, that was one of my biggest fears, running around one of the Minneapolis lakes and not looking or feeling like a complete idiot. Well... I did it! I actually did a lot better than I thought I would do too. It helped I had someone telling me to keep going, and even giving me a challenge at the end of the run. It was awesome. I felt like I was going to throw up when I finished and my throat was burning from being so dry, but I was able to make it around with minimal slowing. This has been one of my best and most productive weeks running since I started in Feb of this year. I have started losing more weight again... FINALLY. My goal is by Christmas to lose another 15 to 20 lbs. Which is totally achievable, I think.

This week the state fair also begins, and since I am going on Sunday, I have been watching what I am eating this week. I have attempted to eat less than 2000 calories each day this week so I am able to eat a little more on Sunday. I really only need to have a few things when I am there, cheese curds, deep fried pepperocinis. Those are two must haves then after that, whatever I see that looks good. Which I am sure is going to be a lot of stuff.

Finally, my wife has been reading a blog called crappy pictures blog, she loves it. It is pretty funny, but I have a feeling that if she wanted to she could have a lot better material and have a lot more humor than that blogger. Since we have a fricken zoo here and a small child, we are constantly dealing with ridiculous situations.

Anyways I am looking forward to running around more lakes and losing more weight and inches. I will keep yoy posted!

Later

HR

Biking today and Yankee lessons

Well today I did a little biking, I went 7 miles in about 20 minutes. Monday, I plan on running outside again after work. Should be fun though, I feel like my stamina has been getting better the past few days even from what it was. I am pushing myself a little harder lately in my workouts since my leg finally is better, so unless there is a change in it, I will stop talking about it. :)

I went to the Thursday night edition of how to slowly destroy a basball managers career, which is also known as the Yankees vs. Twins. Apparently Ron Gardenhire can not and will not ever figure out how to consistently beat the Yankees. For me though, it was the second time in my life I have ever seen the yankees play. The first timeI was like 8 years old and Don Mattingly was the star of the Yankees, this time I got to see Jeter, Cano, A-Rod for a moment (not playing), and for my wife's benefit Jim Thome of the Twins, all will be legendary but not all for the same reason. Regardless of what you may think of the Yankees and specifically A-Rod, yes he admitted he cheated, I get it, I know why people would boo him, but the others I mentioned, are going to be legendary players. Jeter already is and Cano, he will be if he stays with the Yankees. Thome, he is becasue of 600. ( I know, he isn't a Yankee, but who cares)

As a person who loves to watch shows about the history baseball, seeing the Yankees as a team is one of the ultimate things to do. Same as going to Wrigley, Fenway and the Dome.... well maybe not the dome. Hell I even thought it was cool seeing the Astrodome a few years ago while I was in Houston at a dog show right next door to it. so for those of you who don't understand what I am getting at... My name is Nick and I am a baseball geek.

I guess you can consider it like this, many people in MN hate the Yankees, for whatever reason they want, just like so many hate the Packers, but if you were offered tix to the vikes and packers at Lambeau, most would probably want to go, Why? becasue it is a legendary place, and you are probably watching one of the ( I hate to say it) better teams in the NFL.

Sorry about my rant.

Later HR!

HR Runs 2 days in a row, and the Ren Fest.

So today I ran 2 miles on the treadmill. I was not planning on running since I went yesterday, but since both ellipticals were in use and the bike did not look fun, I decided to run. At first I was just going to go like a mile or so, and then do some cross training but I felt so good running that I kept going. It also helps I can finally listen to my sports talk radio station while I run, which for some odd reason, makes the time go by faster than music.

Also I have a dilemma, that I would like some help with. The Ren Fest is starting soon, and now that I have a child it may be something that we go to someday. I am not and have never been a huge fan of this particular festival. Most of the workers there are a little too extreme for me. Well, my dilemma is this, If i do go, I want to be a Star Trek Wookie. I know, weird right?

It just seems like a good idea, I mean they are all medievil and I would be futuristic, and fuzzy. Now all I really would need is a star trek logo for my chest, I could go shirtless and be the fuzzy wookie part. Then whenever anyone said anything to me I would do the chewie yell. It would be really fun to have a couple people also dress up in star wars/ star trek garb. I don't know just an idea. If anyone is interested let me know. I could also pull off Han Solo, or Jabba, maybe even Capt. Kirk. I am not a huge Star Wars fan or Star Trek fan, but it would be fun to have a little fun at the "actors" expense.

Later

HR

Quick but productive run today

I went for a short run today, just over a mile in about 15 minutes. I had to get it in before the rain and get home to make dinner for tha family. Not a bad evening so far. I am planning on going to workout again tomorrow after work, I am going to do the elliptical, then off to the Twins game on Thursday evening. Sorry this is so short, I don't have tons to say. I will write more tomorrow.

Have a good one!

HR

New Blog site and new routine.

I am now on this site instead of thought.com. You know this because you are reading this. I am able to post pics of my beautiful face, and the faces of others throughout my running adventures and my weightloss journey. Someday, I hope to make my story, a roadmap for others who are in the same situation as I was in. Young (fairly young) overweight, unhappy with myself and my body, very unhealthy and worried about something that may or may not happen healthwise.

It is a long process to redo your lifestyle, completely, I am still working on it. I am not perfect, I never will be. I still do things that I shouldn't, I eat things I shouldn't, I don't work out as much as I probably should, but it is a 100% change from what I was doing, which was nothing. I will get there, I am almost there now, I can see it in the near future. I just have to get over my own thoughts of not today, or I am too tired, or I will work out more tomorrow. It is hard, but I can do it, and I will. But I have to be patient, I am doing this for my family as much as I am doing this for myself. I know I have written most of this before, but since I am starting a new blog here, I may as well start new...again.

So brace yourselves for my ups and downs, my feeble attempts at humor and maybe a little seriousness here and there.

later
HR