Past the halfway mark.

My numbers are within reach, my personal goals...not so much.
The 3600 numbers are mostly near half of my needed numbers. I've already passed the crunches numbers. What does this all mean??

I feel fit, I feel strong but I still feel like I need to do more. The eating numbers worry me because I don't feel like I am losing any weight. Weigh-in on Monday.....

CE: 51/58/95
RT: 12/24
CT: 15/25
PG1: 7 morning skates
PG2: 5/10 consecutive pull ups
PG3: Lose 10 lbs
PG4:3600 Challenge
cardio mins 540/800
push ups 290/600
crunches 850/800
leg presses 210/400
dead lifts 210/300
squats 255/400
leg lifts 140/300

A little Bleaker...

Fall is here and it's getting darker and more grey all the time. I am not feeling too good after a busy business trip, where I didn't eat so well. I realize that I have to step up with this challenge if I am going to meet my goals.

An interesting article was brought to my attention by a co-worker. It seems that there is a new way that hockey skates are being sharpened. The type of sharpening is what is called a flatbotton-V. The NY Times details it as "The flat-bottom V uses specially made spinners to carve out tiny fangs along the skate blade’s ridges that bite into the ice for turns. The flat bottom between the fangs, similar to the flat cut of a speedskater’s blade, puts more of the blade’s surface in contact with the ice and is supposed to increase speed." I could use a little more speed when I skate. That is when I skate. I promised that I would start after this past trip was over.

Here is the link to the whole article if you are interested - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/sports/hockey/02skate.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=skae%20sharpening&st=cse


Even more interesting is an article that was linked to the skating one. This was titled "Why Doesn’t Exercise Lead to Weight Loss?" The link is below. I am not sure that I believe it. I will wait for more research. I would hate to think there is no "afterburn" when my workout is done.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/phys-ed-why-doesnt-exercise-lead-to-weight-loss/?scp=1&sq=excercise&st=cse