My New Addition to Our Household

I would like to inroduce you to the newest member of our household...................

My Schwinn 103 Stationary Bike

(No not me on the bike.......................)

Loaded with lots of goodies. I will be able to take a ride in the morning prior to going to work and work my workouts around my many obligations. I have been eyeing this baby for a while and my wife and I were out for a fun day just hanging out having lunch and shopping when I just happen to drive by the bike shop and went in "just to take a look , hon, honestly" and the tri gods were smiling upon me, when I saw a big red sale tag "$100 OFF" .

I looked at the missus and she gave me the eye, no not the evil eye, but the eye when you wife gives you the look. "like what are you up to?". She then says....good ahead!!!!........................YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Luck me for me I was driving my SUV with all that room to haul it home. Now all I have to do this eveing is to read the manual.

I need to build a workout plan. I looked at Micheal Pates When Big Boys Tri plan on the Beginner Tri web site, but don't know if I am quite ready for the pool.

Well got to go my new toy is calling me.

My name is Steve and I have blogged since.......

Wow ..has it really been since 8/22 since the last time I shared anything with you? Well weight loss has kinda of hit a wall. Down 6lbs in last week or two. Starting new program "HMR Program at home"..low calorie. Back in stride working out.

Just been working way too much. Not only working but also doing on-line degree program and I have contracted with a local doctor to help in his office on my days off during the week. Then on Wednesday evening all of us days feed the football team after their practice (tonite hot dogs and brats plus other goodies) and then its the football game on Fridays. (We are 3-0 so far going into league play, son is starting nose guard on defense).

I continue to read your postings as I draw my inspiration from all of you. I just watched my copied Biggest Loser and sat there as the tears rolled down my face. I sooooooo want to become fit and healthy. I want to just be able to focus completely on my weight loss and to become a trialthele. I know with time and work it will happen............................stay tuned!!!!!!!!!

Books read:

Slow Fat Trialthele
Big Boys who tri

Theme Song

Been loooking for a theme song (why?).



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4340561426773237398&q=keith+anderson&total=380&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

When I was born in the Springfield Community Hospital, Springfield Oregon, May 5 1962 at that time i was the biggest baby born, almost 12lbs and 24 inches. I stopped growing at age 12, I now stand 6ft 4in, my son is only 16 (turned 16 this June) he stands 6ft 5in and wears a
size 16 4E

so I guess we both are XXL boys............Clydesdales all the way!!!!!

As I build the Ark.......

Well, it looks like today I will be doing my water workout...................in my basement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today in NE Ohio we so far in the last 5 hours have had over 2 almost 3 inches of rain. My sump pump is keeping up but water has appeared along the south wall of my finished basement. My carpet is wet and I am currently relocating my desk area. All this and I work the next few days and my fall semester for my BS in Nursing online program resumes Monday (the books arrived today). Since I have little to no hair left I can't pulll my hair out.

No weight loss recorded this week. None gained either. I have had to back off my workouts with my workload increasing at work. I am seriously rethinking my nursing managment position and go back to being a staff nurse in the ICU or ER. Make more money with a LOT less stress and only work 3 12hr shifts a week!!!!!!!!!!!! This way I have more time for training.

I was watching ESPN this morning and they had on a trialthele who had subsituted his drug addiction for an addiction to competing in trialthons. HEALTHY SWITCH!!!! Here is the link, soory I don't know how to post it except for doing copy/paste:
http://broadband.espn.go.com/ivp/splash2?id=2981427
Another inspiring story. We all have our own personal demons and addictions to fight. My fight has been with food, only recently have I been able to fully recognize and accept that fact. So, I too am going use the goal of completing a trialthon in 2008 to help me with my fight.
his web site: www.racingforrecovery.com

Now let me see........the Ark it was 2 of each animal right????????????????

Pictures to come!

Missing you.................................

Sorry for the delay, been CRAZY busy with work and family. Work has been several 12hr days, too bad I get paid salary only. TJ my son has been doing his two-a-day football practices for the high school varsity football team. Looks like he is the starting nose guard on defense. My daughter Sam, who a couple weeks from moving out of the house and moving into her dorm room at Youngstown State University, Youngstown Ohio. Been looking at things that she will need for her dorm room. Funny, but I have my idea what she needs and she has her idea...wonder why we differ????????????????????????????????????????????????? My wife Jodi continues to work very hard and stays busy with her work as a NP (Nurse Practicioner). She goes out of town this weekend for a seminar, wish I could could go but, have to attend a mandatory parents breakfast this Saturday for the football team.

I continue my workouts, walking and the C25K. Also have started some weight training also. Will be adding time on the bike here soon.

The lbs continue their journey away from me. I weighed in this past weekend and had 5lbs loss this week!!!!!!!! Just been watching and counting my calories. Never going over 1500, I try to do like a 1000 one day then 1200 then 1300 then drop it back to 1000. Want to keep my body guessing just how much it will get every day so it doesn't become comfortable at reduced calories.

Still planning to do the Race for the Cure next month. Got my first shirt and bib number.

The race handout states that almost 25,000 people will be doing this 5K run........25,000 people sounds more like a walk, but its okay on a couple points. One its 25,000 people helping to raise money for a very worthy cause........to fight breast cancer. Second, its an event to have fun with either walking or running.

They have a new division this year called "Miles for Men". Where men can register and help raise money. The women wear pink and the men get our grays shirts. The blue lettering which is a little difficult to read states "Miles for Men". On the back going across the shoulders is blue lettering that states

"Men Have a Breasted Interest".

Will be looking for a 5K in October before the snow begins to fly.

Once again many thanks to all of you for your continued support.

I needed this!

I awoken to my alarm going off at 0445 this am. I was up and out the dorr to drive the hour and 20 minutes to go to Cleveland to watch the Cleveland Trialthon. It was cool about 69 F and gray overcast skies with a few drops of rain. But man it was freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stayed and watched the different waves from the Supersprint to the Olympic class. Saw the start jumping off the pier and watched different people in the transistion area and the finish. So, I go watch the super sprint finsh and there are a couple big guys like me and I watch these guys and damn it.......................my eyes welled and the tears just started to flow. I kept thinking pull yourself together you big wus. I guess it was thinking that next season thats me!!!!!

The swim was smooth water inside a breakwater off Lake erie. Then on the bikes its up hill to you turn onto the shoreside freeway that they closed and the run....you finish in front of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. It seemed to work real nice for everyone. Everyone was smiling and laughing. Man..I wish that could be me.

Can I do this? Yes I Can!!!! I Will Do It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay down another 2 lbs this week. Eat really lousy the past couple of days, went to a wedding and had a beer or two, and maybe even had a rum and coke, but only one!

Today NBC is replaying the Ironman World Championship....will watch that!!!!!!!! I also found this really cook link: http://www.youtube.com/IronmanTriathlon a collection of Ironman related videos on YouTube.

Going to step up my workouts this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How is this possible????

Been looking at fitday and calorieking and when I enter my weight/height/age/sex they both state that for an hour of jogging even at a snails pace I am burning (they came up with different amounts) between 675 to 900 caloris burned. I know that we burn up calorise and it depends on the activity/time/body makeup etc.

But over 600 to 900 calories burned sounds too high??????????

Didn't go to the bike shop this weekend. My wife and I went to a local park and spent the day hiking around the various trails. Nice Ohio summer day!!!!!!! Had stopped and picked up a Subway sandwich and had a picnic.