3rd goal

When I started writing this blog, I had three goals: to lose 50 pounds, to lose 60 pounds and to lose 70 pounds.

I have now lost 73 pounds.

Yeah, I had that much to lose. I could probably stand to lose another 10. I probably will, but only as a function of continuing to run (when I started this weight loss thing, I could run two long and five short blocks of denver. now I can run 5 kilometers without stopping, and am currently training for my first 5k, which I hope to be able to do in under 22 minutes.)

I still have a little bit of stomach. I still have thighs that are a little big (i won't be wearing skinny jeans anytime soon. but I do look better in regular jeans). But I won't be religiously counting calories anymore unless I can 5 or 10 pounds. I'm in maintenance mode now. 

Wow, it feels great to say that.

So now that weight loss won't be my number one priority anymore, here's a new list of fitness goals for me to reach:

1- run 5K in under 22 minutes.

2- start playing soccer in a weekend league

3- continue to eat well and post here

4- eventually, and we're talking 2,3 years down the road, run colfax marathon in under 3 1/2 hours

5- Never smoke cigarettes again (I've been without a cig for 158 days today, and I don't even want one anymore)

All attainable goals. Thanks for reading.

New

So I've started my new job. Been there for a week and a half. No walking to work, but I've been running every day, averaging 2 miles a day. I guess that's good.

I've expected my weight loss to slow, so instead of 1 1/2 pounds a week, 1 pound is probably more like it. Guess I'll have to change a little of the counter on the right around.

It's been nice to be partisan again. I'm working for unions, so there's nothing moderate about that. I can be a liberal again, yay!

Rad.

Anyway, I'll keep updating. I'm probably going to change the name of teh blogz. Good stuff?

"Be careful when you walk to work"

Hi. I'm Kevin. And I walk to work everyday.

No, it's not far, but I do walk through Cap Hill. Which makes things interesting.

As a starting point, I walk about 1.8 miles to and from work. That's 3.6 miles. I figure I take a detour 3 or 4 times a week. That's another .4 of a mile a day. So I like to round it up to 4.

I walk for a few reasons. I'm on a constant diet because I have self-image issues. I was an environmental studies major in college, so I hug trees. But mostly, I hate paying the Denver parking barons. Really, I'm not going to pay on the low end $5 a day and on the high end $15. That's just too rich for my blood. So they can keep their spaces. I don't need them.

I do have a car, which I use to do my job mostly.

I don't have a girlfriend (again, self-image).

And oh yeah: I smoke. Which makes things fun.

Here's what my walk everyday looks like.

I'm hoping to post a few times a week. When something interesting happens, you'll hear about it. If it doesn't, you won't. Thanks for reading.