28 Days Raw Challenge:Part Deux

Exercising off the intertubes (sort of)

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:12:00 +0000

Can you be considered a lurker if it is on your own blog? I am about, I just have not gotten a post written in a while.

I have taken up running on the treadmills after work so I have not been posting any workouts lately. The battery on my foot pod is dead and it seems a little silly to upload workouts with just the heart rate data on it.

I have however been getting some running in. I ran on MWF the 1st, 3rd, 5th, WF the 10th, 12th and today, Monday the 15th. The distances were 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 1.75, 3.1 and 3.1 miles. That is right kids, I have built back up to my 5k distance a week before my scheduled run. (for those that don't remember I am scheduled to do the Gobble Grind 5k this Sunday) Hooray for me! :)

It is nice that my company provides a workout room. We have 4 treadmills, 5 ellipticals and 5 stationary bikes along with a few dumbells. (along with 3 foosball and 5 ping pong tables) The only thing that sucks about the room is that there is no TV, no radio, if I am lucky there may be one more person there running but otherwise it is a 30' x 60' room with nothing going on. It is enough to make you die from boredom when you are running for 40+ minutes with no visual or audio stimulus. Am I finished yet?

I still do not have an "official" weigh in. The last time I used the "official scale" at work with weight and body fat percentage the batteries were dead in it. Last Friday I did get on one of the other scales in the workout room after running 3 miles...I came in at 299. I am hanging steady but I had to take a notch up on the belt the other day. I must be building my legs up again. Then again the measurements from the last post show that I am slimming down.

Well I am off to bed readers. I have noticed that I need more sleep and I sleep harder than I was before running so much. Good thing I have the house now instead of the apartment, the neighbors would be beating on the walls to get me to turn the alarm down.

I am reading Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker, author of a blog by the same name, and he had a good quote that caught my eye today...Health is the presence of something positive, rather than the absence of something negative.

Tim VanOrden of Running Raw said something similar a year or two ago. I paraphrase: if modern medicine's goal is to get you to a "feel good" state of zero from a scale of -100 to 0 just imagine what you would feel like if you ate right and exercised, going from 0 to +100. Wouldn't that be amazing.

(a bunch of my awesome, holistically energetic and health-conscious friends at a birthday bash/going-away party over the weekend...I am on the left)

'night all...

New monthly measurements are in

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:44:00 +0000

Woohoo new measurements are in and they are surprisingly good. Apparently I now have a neck again. Had a nice loss on my chest and waist too. Guess I need to get on the scale again to see what the weight has done in the last few weeks that I have missed.

11/6/10 [fixed date to Nov from Oct]
Right Arm below Tricep - 13.5" (-.25")
Chest (arms up) - 49" (-3")
Waist (at navel) - 48" (-2")
Hips - 49" (-.5")
Right Thigh - 25"
Right Calf - 18.5" (-.25")
Neck - 19" (-.75")

9/26/10
Right Arm below Tricep - 13.75"
Chest (arms up) - 52"
Waist (at navel) - 50"
Hips - 49.5"
Right Thigh - 25"
Right Calf - 19"
Neck - 19.75"

Let them eat cake, the weekly weigh in

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:27:00 +0000

OK, I was a little bummed out this week with the weigh in. On both Sunday and Tuesday I did liquid-only fasts and was feelin' skinny. As I mentioned in yesterday's post though I have a few caveats for this week's numbers:

I switched to jeans instead of shorts
I forgot to empty my pockets when I weighed (two key rings, wallet, cell phone)
and the scale's battery was almost dead

I figure the first two were enough to add an additional pound or two. The third point could completely mess things up all by itself. Officially it was a loss, albeit a small one. I guess we will see if things average out next week, assuming that they put in fresh batteries.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Weight 299.6 (-0.2)
BF% 39.1 (-0.1%)
Fat lost (+0.2)

Total lost: 15.2 lbs

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Weight 299.8 (-1.8)
BF% 39.0 (+0.1%)
Fat lost (-0.4)

Total lost: 15.0 lbs

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Weight 301.6 (-2.0)
BF% 38.9 (-2.0%)
Fat lost (-6.9)

Total lost: 13.2 lbs

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Weight 303.6 (-11.2)
BF% 40.9 (+4.4%)
Fat lost (+9.3)

Total lost: 11.2lbs

Friday, August 6, 2010
Weight 314.8
BF% 36.5

Catching up the run logs

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:38:00 +0000

Hi guys. I realized that I was letting my run logs were stacking up on me and figured I was due for a post.

Last week I only made it out for two runs. I snapped the pic below after my Thursday run. Either I had some kind of reaction to the mushrooms that I found on the 3rd or I somehow got a the weirdest chigger outbreak I've ever had. Anyway I ended up with these itchy red hives from the ankles all the way up both legs and a spot or two on my upper body. I noticed the breakout on Tues. the 5th and I still have less itchy spots today, the 14th.

Anyway it was either being cautious or being lazy but I didn't want to push it last week just in case I had any type of respiratory inflammation associated with the breakout.

This week I got out on Tuesday & today and got some miles in. I ran out 2 miles and varied how much running I did on the way back in.

I am going to be a glutton for punishment and go out mushroom foraging again on Saturday with the KC Outdoor Adventure Group (event link here). Sunday I am going to shoot for doing the virtual 5k event on Facebook (link). This is basically just one of those get out and do sumthin' type of events...no set location, no set time, just go do it.

I forgot my weekly Wednesday weigh-in post it at work again. Officially nothing much happened but I have a few caveats/bitches about this week's reading. If I remember I will make a post in the morning when I get to work.

Wednesday weigh-in

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:01:00 +0000

I am back to being good this week for the most part so far. We are having a pizza lunch at work today for all the folks with birthdays this quarter. I shall try to limit my consumption and stick to veggie lovers but I make no promises. I am due for a run this evening so I will try to work off some of the extra calories...

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Weight 299.8 (-1.8)
BF% 39.0 (+0.1%)
Fat lost (-0.4)

Total lost: 15.0 lbs

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Weight 301.6 (-2.0)
BF% 38.9 (-2.0%)
Fat lost (-6.9)

Total lost: 13.2 lbs

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Weight 303.6 (-11.2)
BF% 40.9 (+4.4%)
Fat lost (+9.3)

Total lost: 11.2lbs

Friday, August 6, 2010
Weight 314.8
BF% 36.5

Tea time, miles completed & a fine day off

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:51:00 +0000

Greetings friends, family and thrill seekers. How in the world did you manage to find this blog? :)

I made use of some of my stockpiled PTO and made it a three day weekend. I've come to the conclusion that I need to take a few more of those.

The Bad
It has been a week since the last post; I have shamed myself into action. For shame that I skipped out on running all week for being too tired or letting other things postpone my run. For shame that I spent the last week eating so poorly that I refused to do the weigh in on Wednesday.

As well as The Good
I joined my buddy J.R.'s KC Outdoor Adventuring Meetup group. Between Saturday and Sunday I spent 6 hours hiking out in the woods mushroom hunting. While I am certainly poorly equipped for the off the beaten path activities I had a great time doing it. We are already discussing taking climbers instruction classes for bouldering and tentatively thinking about a group skydiving day. One of our members has over 1000 jumps under her belt.

While out hunting yesterday I found a choice wild Reishi mushroom on the base of a stump sticking 4 inches out of the ground. After doing a water fast all day while it was brewing I am tonight sipping Reishi Tea as I compose this post. While I have had it before this is the first batch I have ever made. J.R said I found enough to make about 5 batches (gallons) so I will be enjoying it for a while.

I did remember to bring the Forerunner to record a track log the 2nd day out. We made it two miles in a couple hours. Wish I would have remembered the 1st day when we were out almost 4 hours across the lake to the southeast shown below.

I also got a run in this afternoon. I could tell that I had not went out in a week. That is OK though because everything goes in cycles. I get another chance to improve.

After all else is said and done today I went to the store tonight and got 3# of apples and 2# of grapes. I am going to try and get more raw again. The carb-cycling thing worked ok but I am not feeling the energetic 'uplift' I did when I was last on the raw eating way.

Now, what to do with those three dozen eggs in the fridge...

'Til next time.

Vital statistics exposed, film at eleven

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:33:00 +0000

I debated whether to share this post with my Facebook friends. It is one thing to be an anonymous voice on the web but to hang out all you are to all your friends is another; I think measurements are a pretty personal thing and many would be scared to post them online. However, I started this thing two years ago to have accountability, so (in my best Yoda voice) share them I will.

9/26/10
Right Arm below Tricep - 13.75"
Chest (arms up) - 52"
Waist (at navel) - 50"
Hips - 49.5"
Right Thigh - 25"
Right Calf - 19"
Neck - 19.75"

I do find it somewhat interesting looking at the variations in the measurements from this post to what I posted January last year where I was at the same weight. (check the archives) A little bigger here, a little smaller there. One point I might mention with today's stats...these were made a hour after my run vs. sitting at home after getting up in the morning. Didn't know if perhaps the legs might still be swollen from exercise. Eh. It will all average out I guess.

I am about due for another video. It has been a month and I'm down something like 15 lbs. My 42 jeans are comfortable, I got to tighten a notch on the belt and I think my face is thinner. I'll try and get something posted this week.

I got out today and pushed out another half mile gain onto my normal run distance. I ran 2.5 miles in the cool morning breeze. Not bad for a 300lb guy a month back into a fitness routine.

Some numbers return

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:33:00 +0000

I forgot my vital stats last night at the office so you get them a day late. Still no measurements, maybe this weekend.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Weight 301.6 (-2.0)
BF% 38.9 (-2.0%)
Fat lost (-6.9)

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Weight 303.6 (-11.2)
BF% 40.9 (+4.4%)
Fat lost (+9.3)

Friday, August 6, 2010
Weight 314.8
BF% 36.5

Does anybody find it interesting that, with my readings anyway, the first result week after a start shows a jump in body fat? I lost 11 lbs in that time period but I gained 9 lbs of body fat. Then the next week the math says I lost 2 lbs but almost 7lbs of fat. Is that just the water getting rung out of the system? I don't think that is it because I had a 32oz smoothie on the 21st after my run in the evening. My weigh in was at 8:45am the following morning.

Strange.

Today was a good day

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:04:00 +0000

The title says it all. I managed to control my mouth and stomach today and got by with a couple chicken breasts, a can of corn, several glasses of iced tea and a strawberry/banana/apple juice smoothie.

I was also able to bear the humidity and shuffle out a 2 mile run this evening after work. Like I said on Facebook, it isn't fast and it isn't pretty but I got the job done. Three and a half weeks from nothing to 2 miles sounds good to me.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day so I should have a new set of numbers for you. Stay tuned.

Back on some type of wagon

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:19:00 +0000

Hi all. Somebody left me a comment last week that I had not made a post in over a year. Quite true. Oddly enough I am getting back into something of a groove to kick-start myself into action with my diet and exercise. I just got home from a run and figured I would kick a post out for you all. See the video below for that I posted on YouTube a few weeks ago.

While I have not made it back to raw yet I have changed my eating habits and started to run again.

As another incentive to keep my running up I have registered for the Gobbler Grind 5k in November. That gives me almost two months to double my mileage, which should not be a problem since in three weeks that I have been running again I have went from .5 mile to 1.5 miles. (and if you followed the blog last year you know I went from zero to five miles in a few months)

I must confess to you guys that I am not back on the raw diet, however, I am eating a whole lot more veggies now than I was last month. I am doing a modified carb-cycling diet that is based on that plan I found on Scooby's Workshop. My previous last weigh-in was from early August (so no exact beginning weigh-in point) but as of 4 days ago I am down 11 pounds from my high of 315.

I'll let y'all go for now. Gotta go make my scrambled egg whites and veggies for lunch. Until next time.

Ok now, this is ridiculous.

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:19:00 +0000

My how the time flies. Between projects at work, family crisis and just the plain ol' movement of life it has been almost 4 months since I last posted. Sorry about that folks.

I am sad to say that I pretty much abandoned running in June. Here in the Kansas City area it rained pretty much the whole month and with what I suspect was over-training lethargy I just didn't want to run any more. I feel bad because after doing so well with Natalie's fitness program at work the 1st 12 weeks I sputtered and fell out of it the 2nd 12 weeks.

If you were interested I had 6 interim weigh-ins and an additional measurement post I could make but at this point i say let's just skip 'em and get on with the show.

Here is my restart point as of today:

Weight: 294.8
Body Fat %: 37.6

Neck: 19"
Arm: 12.5"
Chest: 49"
Waist: 48"
Hips: 48.5"
Thigh: 25.75"
Calf: 18"

I guess officially I am still down 20lbs for the year but it hurts to say I was at one point down almost 50lbs. I do feel like I have some level of fitness left but I would hate to see how far my running distance has fallen off. I guess I will find out though some time in the near future. Maybe Thursday.

The reinvention of self in 2009 has stalled out a bit. I've got the eyes seeing at 20/15, last month I bought the luxury car I loved from my younger years but now I need to work on the hardest part of my reinvention, my physical self.

I have ~4 months left this year. It is time to get back to work.

Weigh In - May 18

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Monday, May 18, 2009
Weight 267.6 (-2.8)
BF% 32.8 (-0.9)
Fat lost (- 3.4)

Monday, May 11, 2009
Weight 270.4 (+2.0)
BF% 33.7 (+2.3)
Fat lost (+6.8) WTF?

Monday, May 4, 2009
Weight 268.4 (+0.6)
BF% 31.4 (-1.0)
Fat lost (- 2.5)

Monday, April 27, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+4.4)
BF% 28.5 (-3.9)
Returned readings are gooned up...ignoring this week

Monday, April 20, 2009
Weight 267.8 (-3.6)
BF% 32.4 (-0.9)
Fat lost (- 3.6)

Monday, April 13, 2009
Weight 271.4 (-3.0)
BF% 33.3 (+0.5)

Monday, April 6, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+0.4)
BF% 32.5 (-0.2)

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Monday, February 23, 2009
Weight 283.6 (-4.2)
BF% 36.7 (-2.5)

Monday, February 16, 2009
Weight 287.8 (-6.4)
BF% 39.2 (-0.0)

Monday, February 09, 2009
Weight 294.2 (-8.2)
BF% 39.2 (-0.3)

Monday, February 02, 2009
Weight 302.4 (-7.0)
BF% 39.5 (+1.8)

Monday, January 26, 2009
Weight 309.4 (-5.6)
BF% 37.7 (+3.2)

Monday, January 19, 2009
Weight 315
BF% 34.9

Weigh In - May 11

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Monday, May 11, 2009
Weight 270.4 (+2.0)
BF% 33.7 (+2.3)
Fat lost (+6.8) WTF?

Monday, May 4, 2009
Weight 268.4 (+0.6)
BF% 31.4 (-1.0)
Fat lost (- 2.5)

Monday, April 27, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+4.4)
BF% 28.5 (-3.9)
Returned readings are gooned up...ignoring this week

Monday, April 20, 2009
Weight 267.8 (-3.6)
BF% 32.4 (-0.9)
Fat lost (- 3.6)

Monday, April 13, 2009
Weight 271.4 (-3.0)
BF% 33.3 (+0.5)

Monday, April 6, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+0.4)
BF% 32.5 (-0.2)

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Measurements - May 2

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:42:00 +0000

5/02/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 13.0" (+.25")
Chest (arms up) - 47.0" (-.5")
Waist (at navel) - 45.0" (+.25")
Hips - 46.5" (-.5")
Right Thigh - 24.5" (+.25")
Right Calf - 18.0" (+.5")
Neck - 18.0" (-.125")

An interesting month. I admit that I spent most of the month at about 50-60% raw. Looking at my weight change I lost 6 lbs last month and according to the math 4.9 lbs of that was fat. I will do better in May.

4/05/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 12.75" (-.25")
Chest (arms up) - 47.50" (-.25")
Waist (at navel) - 44.75" (-1.75")
Hips - 47" (-1")
Right Thigh - 24.25" (-.5")
Right Calf - 17.5" (-.75")
Neck - 18.125" (-.125")

3/01/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 13" (-1")
Chest (arms up) - 47.75" (-2")
Waist (at navel) - 46.5" (-2.5")
Hips - 48" (-2")
Right Thigh - 24.75" (-1")
Right Calf - 18.25" (-.25")
Neck - 18.25" (-1.25")

1/31/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 14" (-0")
Chest (arms up) - 49.75" (-.25")
Waist (at navel) - 49" (-1")
Hips - 50" (-0")
Right Thigh - 25.75" (-1.25")
Right Calf - 18.5" (-.25")
Neck - 19.5" (-.25")

12/26/08
Right Arm below Tricep - 14"
Chest (arms up) - 51"
Waist (at navel) - 50"
Hips - 50"
Right Thigh - 27"
Right Calf - 18.75"
Neck - 19.75"

Weigh-In May 4th

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Monday, May 4, 2009
Weight 268.4 (+0.6)
BF% 31.4 (-1.0)
Fat lost (- 2.5)

Monday, April 27, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+4.4)
BF% 28.5 (-3.9)
Returned readings are gooned up...ignoring this week

Monday, April 20, 2009
Weight 267.8 (-3.6)
BF% 32.4 (-0.9)
Fat lost (- 3.6)

Monday, April 13, 2009
Weight 271.4 (-3.0)
BF% 33.3 (+0.5)

Monday, April 6, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+0.4)
BF% 32.5 (-0.2)

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Weigh In April 20

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Monday, April 20, 2009
Weight 267.8 (-3.6)
BF% 32.4 (-0.9)
Fat lost (- 3.6)

Monday, April 13, 2009
Weight 271.4 (-3.0)
BF% 33.3 (+0.5)

Monday, April 6, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+0.4)
BF% 32.5 (-0.2)

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Weigh-In April 13

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:05:00 +0000

Monday, April 13, 2009
Weight 271.4 (-3.0)
BF% 33.3 (+0.5)

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Deux + 3

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:18:00 +0000

It is a day late in coming but I did not forget yesterday's post.

The weather here was so nice yesterday that I got out and did some laps around the lake across the street. Four laps = ~3 miles and I got it done in a little over 36 minutes. Is it bad form to plow over the 5 year old who keeps running into your path when you lap them?

Still light eating, I have not made it to the store yet.

2 Larabars
Blueberry Blast smoothie sans the yogurt from Smoothie Factory
sunflower seeds for dinner

Hooray the taxes are mailed...

Deux + 2

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:43:00 +0000

I made it through another 30 minute run today without any blisters on the areas that are peeling from a few weeks back. I can feel the spots get a little tender during my time but I am being careful to not relapse. It was also nice to see a new face today from work at the YMCA exercising. Keep it up Jessica!

I survived on a sparse fare today; definitely a calorie deficient day. I have to go to the store on the way back from working out tomorrow just to have something for lunch. Food here at the apt would be nice too.

Today's chow:
3 bananas
2 Larabars
some celery sticks
Bubbies raw sauerkraut

Part 2 Redo

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:53:00 +0000

The day came at long last and was gone. The rescheduled Olathe Marathon was run this last Saturday and I participated in the 5k race. After all my talk over the last month I was able to complete the run with a time of 39:18. While it wasn't as good as I was hoping for it was a 21% improvement over my last race in January, lowering my time by almost 11 minutes.

My next scheduled run is a 4-miler on April 26th...the Kansas City Trolley Run. We will see if I can tack on that extra mile in the next three weeks.

Today marks the beginning of our second 12 week fitness program a work so I thought this would also make a good point to redouble my efforts staying raw.

I have been slipping here and there the last few weeks without having to face y'all as my accountability board. So if you can stand the volume of posts I am going to force myself to post consistently about what I eat. I may not group things by meal but I will try to post any new recipes I try out.

So today:

3 bananas
Peanut Butter Chew Larabar
almonds
Salsa Soup
Apple Pie Larabar
almonds
Horchata Slushie...no, not raw. A moment of celebratory weakness.

Tomorrow is another day so we shall see how it goes. Until then, be excellent to each other...

Weigh-In April 6

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:23:00 +0000

Monday, April 6, 2009
Weight 274.4 (+0.4)
BF% 32.5 (-0.2)

Now that I understand it I find the whole body fat percentage thing quite interesting. This week I gained 4/10 of a pound of mass but I lost 4/10 of a pound of body fat if you go by the math.

In that line of thinking since I started raw the beginning of February I've lost 28.0 lbs. According to the math of body fat percentage I've lost 30.2 lbs. ((302.4*.395) - (274.4*.325)) So what does that mean? Did I lose 30 lbs of fat and gain 2 lbs of muscle in 9 weeks?

That is what it looks like to me. Cool.

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Measurements - April 5th

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:36:00 +0000

4/05/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 12.75" (-.25")
Chest (arms up) - 47.50" (-.25")
Waist (at navel) - 44.75" (-1.75")
Hips - 47" (-1")
Right Thigh - 24.25" (-.5")
Right Calf - 17.5" (-.75")
Neck - 18.125" (-.125")

3/01/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 13" (-1")
Chest (arms up) - 47.75" (-2")
Waist (at navel) - 46.5" (-2.5")
Hips - 48" (-2")
Right Thigh - 24.75" (-1")
Right Calf - 18.25" (-.25")
Neck - 18.25" (-1.25")

1/31/09
Right Arm below Tricep - 14" (-0")
Chest (arms up) - 49.75" (-.25")
Waist (at navel) - 49" (-1")
Hips - 50" (-0")
Right Thigh - 25.75" (-1.25")
Right Calf - 18.5" (-.25")
Neck - 19.5" (-.25")

12/26/08
Right Arm below Tricep - 14"
Chest (arms up) - 51"
Waist (at navel) - 50"
Hips - 50"
Right Thigh - 27"
Right Calf - 18.75"
Neck - 19.75"

Weigh-In March 30

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:29:00 +0000

Monday, March 30, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-3.4)
BF% 32.7 (-1.6)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Weight 277.4 (+3.4)
BF% 34.3 (-0.7)

Monday, March 16, 2009
Weight 274.0 (-5.8)
BF% 35.2 (-2.1)

Monday, March 9, 2009
Weight 279.8 (-3.8)
BF% 37.3 (+0.6)

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weight ??? (away from scale)

BF% ??? (away from scale)

Larabars and the broken bod

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:59:00 +0000

Hi guys. It has been a few days since my last blathering and I figured a couple updates were in order.

1. I was going on about my running on Monday about how I made my 3 mile run goal. I decided to ignore and/or run around my remaining blister discomfort on Tuesday. I think all that got me was 2 more blisters on different parts of my feet. Grrr.

2. My sore back from early last week returned on Wednesday. One suspect cause could have been the change in my stride from the last two runs mentioned in #1. So my planned recovery day Wednesday has extended at least today and I figure the rest of this week just to be sure. Sorry Natalie...

3. I am taking the healing extra time because Saturday next week I am registered to run the 5k in the Olathe Marathon. I don't want to miss out on that one just for logging miles this week while injured. I've been training for two months now improving my run time for a race.

4. Ummm, yeah...I discovered that eating a cup+ of raw pumpkin seed kernels in one sitting will...keep you busy a few hours later. It was a shame it was the day after St. Patrick's Day. Note to self, self...don't do that again.

5. On a similar note this last weekend I discovered pretty quickly that my system can't handle cooked/processed hot stuff any more. I was at a salad bar and put pickled jalapenos & also their pico de gallo on my salad to kick it up a bit. The next day I added a little Chalula hot sauce to another salad to flavor it; I couldn't really even taste the heat. In both cases my guts were upset and had to made a beeline for the little room. I guess all the buffers and mucus and stuff are out of my system now since I went raw because I could eat all kinds of hot stuff before. Dad will tell you that hot stuff was almost a food group by itself for me. :(

At least I can still handle my own fresh salsa.

And last but not least, just for my own reference, I wanted to list the flavors of Larabars I've been having over the last couple weeks. These are raw food bars with a minimal ingredient list. I know there are sites that give recipes to reconstruct them on your own but I have a stack of wrappers here I would like to keep track of.

Pistachio - dates, pistachios, cashews
Banana Bread - almonds, dates, bananas
Apple Pie - dates, almonds, apples, walnuts, raisins, cinnamon
Pecan Pie - dates, pecans, almonds
Cherry Pie - dates, almonds, cherries
Key Lime Pie - dates, cashews, almonds, coconut, lime juice
Cinnamon Roll - dates, walnuts, almonds, raisins, cashews, cinnamon
Cocoa Mole - dates, almonds, walnuts, cocoa powder, cinnamon, chili
Ginger Snap - dates, almonds, pecans, ginger, cinnamon, cloves

Exercise update

noreply@blogger.com (J. Snider) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:20:00 +0000

I'm not sure if I mentioned it but with my vision correction surgery recovery I had to lay off the running for about a week and a half. It is funny how you can catch the running bug and when you can't do it you about go stir-crazy.

Well after 13 days off I got back on the treadmill. Last Thursday I thought I would ease back into it and ran 2 miles. That seemed to go well so Friday I tried to push it back up to my normal 2.5 miles with the end result of a blister on each foot, but made the distance.

Back in December I had to 'apply' for a spot in the fitness focus group at work. We all had to give some examples of what we would like to accomplist with the program. At the time I felt an aggressive weight loss goal was 40 pounds. Along with the completion of my weight loss goal two weeks early I figured why not go for my running goal as well. So today I tacked on another .5 mi and achieved my goal of a continuous run of 3 miles. It is slow at a 12 minute mile pace but it is complete...including another small blister.

The initial 12 week program ends, I think, a week from Thursday and I am also signed up for the 5k race portion of the Olathe Marathon the following weekend. I guess now I can shoot for a better time. I've already knocked a good 14 minutes off of my 5k time in a month and a half so it is all gravy from here right? :)

Think I can drop another 9 lbs in a week and a half to make it an even 50?