Greg's Running Blog

Elliptical 60 minutes 137 avg heart rate 617 calories

Today I spent the entire day at home with the family. I’m still recovering from the cold and my appetite is still way down. The only way I managed to eat 1,630 calories was by drinking a second protein shake after dinner, otherwise I’d been closer to 1,500 which I know is just not healthy. [...]

Elliptical 60 minutes 121 avg heart rate 483 calories

I wrote my first guest post that appeared on johnisfit.com today. It is a condensed version of what I have found important so far in my fat loss journey and what I think are the things that will make the biggest difference in any transformation endeavor from fat to fit. Make sure you read it [...]

I took a day off from work that is how crappy I have been feeling. I hardly ever miss work for my own sickness, it’s usually to stay home with a sick child. But by Thursday night I was so sick I just couldn’t take it any more and felt I needed a day to [...]

I had skipped last nights cardio and I had to forgo today’s lunch one as I was at home, resting instead of in the gym at work. My the evening I have felt better and I have felt good enough to do my hour long cardio. It was OK and I felt pretty good after [...]

Since I’ve been feeling pretty sick it was a challenge to get myself to do the pictures. It is probably the reason behind my facial expression, I just didn’t feel like taking pictures. I have also felt bloated and like I have been retaining water. I don’t know if it’s from the medications or from [...]

Today I felt pretty miserable. I’ve had this cold for way too long. i might have had H1N1 I just didn’t know it and this is the last of it. Eating was OK, except by dinner time I really didn’t feel like eating much I was so tired and miserable. I finished the evening off [...]

Today I was really beat down by the cold by the time I was ready to do strength exercise. Due to my busy lunch schedule I had to do my strength exercise after work. I took it easy and it still wasn’t easy. I’m so done with being sick! Incline Press 2×10 @ 100lbs 1×6 [...]

Today I finally got some good amounts of protein. I think I have also figured out the trick to get high amounts of protein. It’s by eating lean meats like chicken and turkey so my fat stays low. There is only so much room in 1,700 calories to mix it up. And lean meats are [...]