Nathan Loses

And things come to a halt

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:24:26 -0500

This month has been worse than normal. I’ve still been having a lot of nausea, heart burn, reflux, and abdomen/chest discomfort. I’m seeing a gastroenterologist on Monday (a week from today) to get it checked out. I’m pretty sure I’ve got a Hiatal Hernia and it’s really not happy. I haven’t been running at all this month. It seems to aggravate whatever is going wrong with my stomach. I have, however, still managed to lose 5 more pounds instead of gaining weight (I’m at 253lbs currently). I hope to get this stuff fixed soon. =\

Hey bud - how's it going?

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:31:40 -0400

Thanks for checking in on me Jonathan! Things with my diet/exercise routine haven’t been going to well (I guess the diet’s been decent). I’ve been sick off and on again for the last week or two. I haven’t really felt terrible… just haven’t been able to force myself out the door haha. I’ll get back into it as soon as I get over this cold/sinus infection!

Away from home Run

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:27:39 -0400

I’m in Lexington, KY visiting family this week. I went for a run. I scoped out a 1.7 mile run… somehow around 1.5miles I got lost and had to stop. Luckily I run with my iPhone 4 and I was able to just use my GPS to get back on track. Most of it was uphill. I was really tired after the run haha.

I didn’t get to post this yesterday. A loss of 5 lbs in a...

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:26:00 -0400

I didn’t get to post this yesterday. A loss of 5 lbs in a little under two weeks. Not too bad considering that I haven’t really exercised the way that I wanted to. I’m hoping for 252 on Nov 1st!

Official 1.5mi Run!

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:54:57 -0400

Monday night I ran somewhere between 1 and 1.5 miles. I didn’t run my usual loop and runkeeper wasn’t working so I couldn’t be sure. Tonight, I ran a full mile and a half. I’m quite happy! I’m going to go for 1.75 miles on Friday then, hopefully 2 miles on Monday. I can’t wait.

Back from the dead!

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:20:35 -0400

So after my last post… nothing happened. I continued feeling bad for the better part of a week. Yesterday, however, I actually started feeling a bit better. I went out for a run today. Runkeeper would not track me via GPS so I’m not exactly sure how far I went but, it was probably around 1.5 miles. I had no leg or back pain for the first time! It was great.

On a brighter note, my diet’s been going very well. I’ve absolutely been eating less than 2000 calories per day (probably closer to 1500 on most days). There have been a few exceptions (dates with Jenny, etc…) but, for the most part, I’ve been doing pretty well. Zach and I came up with a new rule. One morning per weekend we’re allowed to have McDonald’s Breakfast. I definitely won’t be eating a Big Breakfast anymore, but I’m excited about it!

I’m going to force Zach to run with me on Wednesday. Should be great.

Time to get to it!

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:13:00 -0400

Finally got my medicine straight and I woke up feeling great. Time to get back to it! I’m taking Jenny to pick her car up from the mechanic then I’m going to come home and run!

What a day

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:46:20 -0400

Yesterday was certainly a hell of a day. I went to the doctor to have him assess my stomach issue I’ve been having recently (and the sinus infection from hell that I’ve had for several weeks now). He thinks I have an ulcer or gastritis. He prescribed some medicine for that as well as an antibiotic for the sinus infection (amoxicillin again). The pharmacy couldn’t fill the stomach medicine because my insurance decided to be difficult.

I took the amoxicillin last night and, after two or three hours, it made me deathly ill. I spent several hours in the bathroom throwing up. Needless to say I didn’t run yesterday and it’s likely that I won’t get to run today. I feel very weak today. We’ll see what happens tomorrow I guess.

The Soda Decision...

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:10:20 -0400

I can’t decide if I want to quit soda completely (cold turkey), allow myself one soda per day, or allow myself 3-5 sodas per week. These would, obviously, be diet soda. I just feel like it’s so bland to drink nothing but water/gatorade/green tea. I have two sodas left at work. I might partake in one tonight. We’ll see.

Awesome - you're my first follower man! Let me know if I can do anything to help as you start ramping up the miles. I've learned some lessons the hard way...

Also, I'm new to this tumblr thing. Is there any other way to post back and forth?

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:55:37 -0400

Definitely! Thanks for the help! I’m not really sure of a another way to message each other haha.

Hey bud! Just wanted to drop you a line that I'm following you and cheering you on. I started running almost two years ago. I dropped about 50 pounds and am now training for my first marathon. You got this!

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:19:13 -0400

Thanks for the encouragement. I can’t wait until I’m able to run more than a mile at a time! I’ve got a lot of work to do before my first 5K (at the end of this month) haha.

My lungs!!! UPDATE: I went out expecting to just walk a mile at...

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400

My lungs!!!

UPDATE: I went out expecting to just walk a mile at a somewhat brisk pace. By the time I’d finished the mile, I had talked myself into running at least a half-mile at a relatively fast pace (for me). I ended up running a half-mile with an average pace of 9:51.

Now for the downside. I have exercise induced asthma. I forgot to use my inhaler before running (and didn’t bring it with me). By the time I’d finished the half-mile, I was wheezing and gasping like nuts. I had no leg/back pain though. Maybe I’m finally getting the hang of this. Tomorrow I’m running a mile with Zach. I’d like to do it in 11 minutes or less. And now I sleep!

Finally got the first Weigh-In going. Check out my...

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:04:00 -0400

Finally got the first Weigh-In going. Check out my “Weigh-In” page (Link at the top).

I also went grocery shopping. I somehow spent around $100 bucks (bought a $30 scale). I’ll post a grocery list later (and meal ideas).

Here goes nothing!

Sick and Tired

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:45:00 -0400

The past 4 or 5 days have been pretty bad for working out/eating right. And I haven’t even made an update since Oct 1st. I’m having some pretty weird stomach issues (upset stomach almost all the time, stomach cramps very frequently) combined with a ton of sinus and chest congestion. I’ll be paying my doctor another visit on Monday I guess.

Anyway. I’m going to weigh in tomorrow morning. I’m also stopping by the grocery after work to pick up some healthier foods to eat this week. My friend, Zach, is starting this adventure with me. We’ll be running 3/4 days per week and trying to keep our calories below 2k a day. Should be easy enough… assuming I can get over this cold or whatever it is. Bleh

Sick off day

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:35:24 -0400

When I say “Sick” I don’t mean “awesome” or “good”. I mean “lay in bed all day” sick. I’m finally, after 16-17 hours of laying in bed/sleeping, able to get up. I’m certainly feeling much better now at least. I’ll probably stay up until 3-4AM, sleep for a few hours, then get up and run. Tomorrow’s going to be a good day! Jenny and I have been dating for about 3 weeks… and we’re finally going on our first real “date” tomorrow. That’s what we get for having bizarre work schedules.

I couldn’t stay in… I just had to run! Sweat!!! UPDATE: Had to...

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:02:00 -0400

I couldn’t stay in… I just had to run! Sweat!!!

UPDATE: Had to do my post-run stretches.

My time today was 11:55. I’m not really sure if RunKeeper is very accurate because I definitely feel like I ran harder/faster today. Who knows. I was pretty discouraged when I saw that my time was worse (by 2 seconds) today. After thinking about it however, this is only the second time I’ve ever run a mile. Improvement will come. My body just needs to adjust haha. Shins are a bit sore after the run (didn’t hurt while running though). That means tomorrow is definitely an off day. =(

UPDATE 2: Maybe I’ll come across enough money to buy a bicycle tomorrow! (unlikely)

Off days suck

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:16:33 -0400

I don’t want to overdo it… so I’ve decided to run every other day for a while. Today’s the “Other” day. I really want to run. I wonder if it would be okay to bike on off days.

Milestones

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:40:32 -0400

I forgot that I had planned to post a list of milestones/goals. These are my goals that I will, hopefully, complete before January 2011. Here goes!

~~Run a mile without stopping~~ (Time: 11:53)
Run two miles without stopping
Run in and complete a 5K
Run 10 miles in a week (Monday - Sunday)
Run four miles without stopping
Run five miles without stopping

I’d say these are fairly reasonable. I’d like to be ready to enter a 10K by January sometime. If I can’t run five miles without stopping by Jan, odds are I won’t be doing a 10K haha.

Hydration

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:02:03 -0400

Gotta enjoy the Diet Cokes while I can. Switching to 99% water on October 1st. Lots of water!

I am so proud. I just ran a mile! More to come… UPDATE: Had to...

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:45:00 -0400

I am so proud. I just ran a mile! More to come…

UPDATE: Had to stretch, towel off a bit, and grab a water.

My time was 11:37. Definitely tons of room for improvement but this is the first time that I can say, without a doubt, that I ran an entire mile without stopping once (for anything).

MILESTONE 1: COMPLETED (I’ll post my list of “Milestones” after sleep)

UPDATE 2: I just realized that I ran for 11:53… How is it that it took me 11:53 to run a mile yet my average pace was 11:37? I guess I ran an 11:53 mile. I’m still okay with that. It gives me something more to work toward!