Not sure if this weekend’s activities resulted in weight loss, but I did put in the effort.

Friday night was 10,000 meters on the ergometer in 43:20.  Saturday was another 10,000 meters in 42:58.  Sunday was 1:07 run through the Boise foothills on Corral’s to Bob’s trail.  And by Sunday afternoon, my stomach was hurting from the effects of rowing.

New record for the earliest measurable snow fall.  The previous record was set in 1969 for October 12th.

Because it is so early, the trees have not yet lost their leaves.  The result - “snapping trees”.  Lots of trees here snapped under the weight of the wet snow on the branches.

Now you will understand why I went indoors yesterday to exercise.

Rowed for 10,000 meters on the ergometer at the local YMCA in 43:20.1.

And not making any real progress.

Froze my a** off on a bike ride last night up and down 3 Bears trail in the Boise foothills.  Not sure why it is called 3 Bears when it has 4 hills on the trail that you need to ride up.

Any, that 170 lbs mark needs to get broken to the downside in a hurry here if I am going to hit my weight goal of 155 lbs by the end of the year.

I don’t know why it is, but when I run in the dark like I did last night, I feel like I am going faster then I would otherwise.

No, I am not running scared.

That’s what my wife told.

It might have to do with the fact that I ran last night, ran this morning and went to the YMCA tonight.

Granted, I didn’t go the distance.  Last night’s run was for 30 minutes, this morning was 25 minutes, and the ergometer row at the Y was ony 10 minutes with 10 minutes for basketball with my oldest son.

The weather “broke” a little - saw the sun in the afternoon.  That’s when I got myself out of the house for a hour run in the foothills with the dog.

Tried to use the heart monitor, but no luck as the stupid thing doesn’t seem to hold a charge anymore.

Yesterday’s exercise occurred during a break in the rain storms we had in Boise.

Went to the foothills and ran on the Corral’s trail for about 40 minutes with the dog.  Normally, I would stay far away from the foothills when it rains, but didn’t have much choice since the dog also needed exercise.  Choose Corrals since it is one of the sandier trails that drains water quickly.

Based on today’s weigh in, looks like I need to make an effort to reduce the food consumption.  I was thinking that by weighing myself daily, I am setting up a “crutch” of sorts.  When I know how much I weigh, I can choose to change my eating habits to the current weight.  And if you look at my weight over time, say the last 6 months, you’ll notice that I really haven’t chosen to lose weight.

It doesn’t take much to start losing weight, just enough of a reduction such that the intake of calories is exceeded by the use of calories.

Still going.

Ran for 30 minutes yesterday down to the Boise High School track and back.  Took the dog and my youngest son.

We didn’t really run the whole time since my son likes to talk when we have what we call QT = quality time.  When it is just he and I with nothing to interupt.

Up Shane’s and one and a quarter of the Three Bear’s trail in the Boise foothills.

This makes two days in a row for October that I have exercised.  In case you didn’t notice, I’m planning on exercising every single day of the month.  Need to knock off a bunch of pounds before the end of 2008.

Yes, I have been slacking in the weight loss department.  It is very easy to get “careless” and say “just this once” (now I understand those meth prevention commercials they keep showing on TV).

Tomorrow is Friday, the weather appears to be changing to less than ideal conditions for bike riding.  More than likely I will be running with the dog in the foothills.

Usually at the beginning of the new year is when I do a 30 day challenge to exercise every day.  I did that this year in January and I am doing it again now.

Yesterday I ran for 30 minutes in the Boise foothills with the dog.  And tonight I am planning on a bike ride in the Foothills.  Friday night will probably be a single speed bike ride also.

Last month’s 30 day goal was to drink 4 liters of water a day.

About three quarters of the time I did just that.  The other quarter I drank 3 liters+.

This month’s goal is one that I have done before and I know it works for losing weight - 30 days of exercising.

My experience has been that I’ll get the most bang for the buck by exercising in the evening after dinner, before bed.

I don’t know what it is, but it seems that when I exercise around that time, my body just burns off weight over night.

Time for another 30 day goal.

I know that setting goals helps me lose weight.

This month’s goal is similar to one I did before and truly believe that I lost weight because of it.

Drink 4 liters of H2O every day.

Why does it work?

It makes me feel full so I don’t eat as much as I might otherwise.

Simple.

I wish I could tell you that I am there, but the vacation living isn’t helping the matter.

Sure, I ran for a hour yesterday and did 3 x 1 mile intervals in 7:14, 7:06, 6:48 and that I will probably go for another one hour run today.

But, since we have been eating out regularly since arriving in Maine a few days ago, the weight loss is not happening.

I know, I know, I need to have more self control - less snacks, lighter meals, more water (definitely more water with the way the humidity is around here).

But I just can’t help myself …