That's what it boils down to today. I talked with a friend this morning about maybe taking 18 months to pursue this goal instead of a year. He said, "Ah, you can do it." Maybe he's right. After a day of mulling it over, here's the plan.
I've got to return to being an athlete.
My first 50 pounds was returning to healthy eating.
My next 20 pounds was returning to being active with walking 7 miles/day.
The next 31 pounds will be a return to running, and going beyond any conditioning I've done since high school.
I ran three miles today. I can do that now without a major problem. Time was 32:40. My running plan involves running 4-5 times/wk. That means every day except when I'm derailed. I keep this plan until I reach 24:00 for 3 miles.
If that happens before I lose 101 pounds, I use Ken Cooper's elite running plan for competitive Master's runners (to age 49). It's all charted out in 4-5 workouts/week. Goal: 18:00/3miles.
I also need to improve my nutrition system so I can plan better for what I need day to day. List of staples. Menu of main meal choices. List of high value foods.
August turned out to be a maintenance month for me. I used all of my flex points each week, and some extra on about three days. I had a bowl of ice cream and grilled stuft burrito and three cinnamon rolls, and a few extras. My excuse is that we were driving Jason to Tomahawk or Plover several days a week for childcare until school started. My three "blowing it" days were about half the points of a normal day before. :-)
I also think I needed to come to a decision about whether I'm willing to commit to being an athlete. I think that's what I need to do...24 years later.
