I'm Overweight!

I weighed in at 173.8 this morning which means I now have a BMI of 29.83. For the first time in remembered history, I am simply overweight--not obese (BMI 30-40) or morbidly obese (BMI 40+). It is great timing too. I have a regular check-up with my PCP this morning. I haven't seen her since she put in the request for the surgery to my insurance company. I'm going to ask for about a million labs to be done and am hopeful she'll just sign off on it all. I really want to keep track of what is going on with my nutrient levels.

Training Schedule

I have eight weeks until the Mapleleaf Race. This morning I spent time online researching training and here is the schedule I've come up with. Basically, I have three runs a week, two cross-training days a week (probably eliptical, maybe swimming), and two rest/stretch/strenght days a week.

Fitness Challenge

On one of the boards I follow, someone posted a fitness challenge. We were to each set goals for the remainder of the summer. I decided to challenge myself to do a 5k three times a week. I'm not particular on how I complete it (walk, run, eliptical) but I plan to run it at least once each week. I managed to get all three in last week and ran it yesterday so I'm off to a pretty good start. Once I've got the habit down, I'll add a challenge of having a more respectable time; yesterday's run came in just over 36 minutes (about 12 minute miles).