Day 9: January 20 2009

Continued the work out process today, but as I wrote this I realized I didn’t weigh in today. I will be sure to do that tomorrow as I am curious how the progress is.. well.. progressing. I have also decided the 2nd element of this multi-part workout plan will be outdoor running, using the critically acclaimed Nike+ system that connects your shoes to an iPod or iPod Nano. It will be interesting to see how well that works out, the only element I am not sure about is purchasing new shoes, or placing the Nike+ sensor in a pouch and strapping it to the shoes (poor mans solution).

However, if you do sign up for Nike+ I recommend you publish your runs publically as its a good form of motivation to see your little character displaying better numbers, and also lets you view your stats quickly, from your own web site.

Day 4: January 15 2009

I was unable to workout today due to a barrage of emails and phone calls with clients (normal during work hours) but I did set aside a few minutes to read about the 100 Pushup Challenge and even took the test to figure out which level I should train in, as shown in figure 1.

Figure 1: Here is the table, from their site to determine which level you should train in.

I will begin to include this challenge into my daily workout and see what I can end up with at the completion of the program.

Weigh yourself consistently

It has come to my attention that the body varies in weight (obviously) throughout the day and choosing a rigid time of day to not only work out, but weigh yourself is a good practice. You will find that if you weigh yourself in the morning you will weigh less than at the end of the day, due to drinking and eating, as all of us do. However, don’t let this get you down, its just a fact of life, but weighing yourself at the same time of day can help.

Also, there is no problem with weighing yourself more than once a day, aside from the fact it can become depressing (to some) because of the fact that the body changes throughout the day.