Done. Complete.  Finished.  I did it, 100,000 meters of rowing on the ergometer in eight days.  Yesterday was the seventh day out of eight days of rowing.  For six days, I rowed 15km, yesterday I rowed 10km in 40:21.3, 2:01.0 per 500 meters and a stroke rate of 25 strokes per minute.

7:58.8 1:59.7 25 2000m
8:00.7 2:00.1 25 4000m
8:08.7 2:02.1 25 6000m
9:13.6 2:03.4 25 8000m
7:59.3 1:59.8 26 10000m

Not sure if this actually helped much with losing weight, at the very least I stuck to a goal and accomplished it.

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Which means I have one more day and I only need to row 10km for tomorrow. Felt lilke a zoomie today, slowed down significantly twice during the workout, just couldn’t keep the momentum going like I normally do.
Today’s 15,000 meter ergometer piece took 1:07:12.3 averaging 2:14.4, 24 strokes per minute.

9:01.4 2:15.3 22 2000m
8:41.4 2:10.3 23 4000m
8:53.2 2:13.3 24 6000m
9:19.2 2:19.8 24 8000m
8:54.3 2:13.5 24 10000m
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8:57.2 2:14.3 25 14000m
4:22.8 2:11.4 25 15000m

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I have come to the conclusion that the best time for me to exercise for weight loss is later in the day, preferably after dinner. I *think* that I end up sleeping through any exercise induced hunger. When I rowed in the AM on Thursday of this week, I ended up pigging out at lunch - and my weight went up the next day. Last night I rowed after 8PM and today I weighed in less than the previous day.

I planned on rowing relatively easy today, and for the most part I did. I ended up varying the workout a bit. The numbers that follow show this.

Total rowing time 1:07:56.9, 2:15.8 per 500 minutes, 22 strokes per minute.

9:09.1 2:17.2 22 2000m
9:01.0 2:15.2 16 4000m
9:08.7 2:17.1 22 6000m
9:48.8 2:27.2 21 8000m
9:07.6 2:16.9 24 10000m
8:52.0 2:13.0 25 12000m
8:41.1 2:10.2 26 14000m
4:08.7 2:04.3 26 15000m

Notice the different stroke rate. The first 2000 meters was done at 22 strokes per minute in 9:09.1. The second 2000 meters at 16 strokes per minute (painfully slow), but was done quicker, 9:01.0 - much more efficient with each stroke.

This is my 5th 15km rowing effort in the last 6 days - two more of these and I’m good for awhile.

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Which means I can row even faster.  It is amazing what a day and a half between workouts will do.

The last 15,000 meter piece that I did was Thursday morning.  Now it is Friday evening and I just finished my workout in 1:02:59.7 - record pace for me.

Without further ado, here are the relevant stats.  15km rowing in 1:02:59.7 at a pace of 2:05.9, 24 strokes per minute.  Different then the other recent rowing efforts is I put in 10 hard pulls at each 1000 meter mark, typically rowing at a 2:00 min / 500 m pace for those 10 strokes.

8:27.5 2:06.8 24 2000m
8:29.0 2:07.2 24 4000m
8:26.4 2:06.6 24 6000m
8:25.4 2:06.3 24 8000m
8:26.2 2:06.5 24 10000m
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8:21.8 2:05.4 24 14000m
3:57.0 1:58.5 26 15000m

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Scott Young made this guest “20 tricks to nuke a bad habit” post at the zenhabits web site. You will recognize some of the methods mentioned - these are what I have used to lose over 20 pounds in the last 7 months.

1. Commit for a Month. Thirty days is all you need to make a habit change permanent. Less time than that and the new alternative might not be hardwired into your brain. More time and any failures to last are usually a failure of strategy, not duration.

Amen brother, I’m a believer. This method has been the cornerstone of my weight loss success. Just do it for thirty days and see what happens. Its not like you are making a lifetime committment.

5. Write it Down . Winston Churchill once said, “Plans are useless, planning is invaluable.” Writing out any commitments you make will give you clarity both to what you desire and how you intend to do it.

Another amen. Writing your goals down on paper (or in this case, on the web) has the magical ability to help you accomplish what you want.

7. Tell a Friend . Get some leverage on yourself. Tell a friend your plan so you will be more likely to commit to the change.

Along the same lines as #5 above. “You” are the friend I am telling that I will weigh 155 lbs by 31 December 2007.

14. Stay Consistent . Try to keep as many aspects of your habit in control when conditioning to make the associations stronger. For the first month don’t just exercise a few times a week, but every day. Do things at the same time and in the same pattern to ensure your results stick.

My June goal of lifting weights twice a week suffered because there was too much time in between efforts. Even this months exercise goal (7 out of 8 days rowing 15km on the ergometer and the beginning and the end of the month) could be a problem.

15. Keep it Simple Stupid!. Habits should be one or two rules, not 20. If your plan looks like a User License Agreement from Microsoft, it’s probably too long. Keep changes simple so they will be easier to adhere to.

Yep.

There you have it, additional social proof that what I am doing to lose weight works.

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