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Travis Miller

Back into the game

Well It has been a while but I have not given up on my goal. I had a small hiatus but that has now been resolved. I just got done swimming laps in the pool. Right now it is warm enough to be swimming after work in the evenings. Soon it will be warm enough to swim both before and after work.

Right now I think in the mornings I am going to start with core exercises using plank work outs. The plank position, of course, is where you are in a push up position but instead of being on your hands you are resting on your elbows, with your elbows directly underneath your shoulders. Just holding that position with your back straight is a work out. Then you work on balance and strengthening your core muscles by lifting different limbs individually or together as opposite foot/hand combinations.

I plan on swimming after work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I should be in the pool quite a bit with the kids on Saturday and Sunday. This should give me plenty of rest and plenty of exercise.

Well, I will keep updating this as much as I can. I look forward to showing progress and sharing my story. Tomorrow I might post a before picture and some basic starting stats to give me and you a beginning base line.

Good Day to all

Quest Day # 10

So I have not been progressing. I haven't even been posting to tell you that I am sucking at this weight loss thing. Right now I am kinda off kilter because I have some sorta pain coming from the tubes that drain the ears. I am going to start going at it again tomorrow starting slow. I am going to get up and stretch and continue to stretch throughout the day. Tomorrow night I plan on riding the stationary bike for a little bit. Definitely need to cut my calorie intake, portion control. Sometimes can be harder than getting up and exercising.

Goodnight for now

See ya soon

Quest Day # 5

All I can say about today is Blah Blah Blah.....Daughter was up most of the night sick. Most of the morning sick. So I didn't get much sleep and then I was out busy today. Did not exercise, but did eat ok. Could have been better.

Today kinda seems surreal.....however, did have fun with my son at the Fun Factory ie miniature golf, go karts, and video games.

Good night all

See you soon

Quest Day # 4

So today did not turn out to be what I wanted it to. I didn't get to bed as early as I had planned and so I did not get up early to run. The day was pretty busy. I drank lots of water and ended up this evening taking a quick, hard ride on the exercise bike. Food intake was not horribly bad but I did eat a little more than I should have.

I can see that I need to keep the motivation up or else I am going to slack off too much. But on ward and up ward. I will continue and I will not stop.

See Ya Later

Quest Day # 3

So today was a rest day, much needed. My muscles were pretty sore this morning. This doesn't surprise me because it has been at least 6 years since I have ran. That and I am officially 80 lbs overweight. Granted I only want to lose 60 lbs. My legs loosened up through the motion of the day and some mild stretching. Ate pretty healthy today until dinner when I had some soda. Tomorrow I will be back up and out running again.

I thank all of those who are giving me good support. You all make it easier to stick with it.

See ya tomorrow.

Quest Day # 2

So how does day 2 start. Success! Alarm went off, I got up shut it off and dressed for the run. My original goal was to do a 15 min split. i.e. 15 min out and 15 min in. So after stretching and some jumping jacks to get my heart pumping a little. I was off.

Physically the run didn't feel too bad. Left knee was a little loose and the right one was a little tight. Ankles didn't feel bad. Breathing was ok but not very rhythmic (according to the pace of my feet.)

Mentally, I felt good during the run, I made it 10.5 minutes before I let myself take a short (20 sec) break, this was also where I decided my turn around should be.

So instead of 15 minutes I ran 10 then turned around. The return trip was 12 minutes but felt pretty good. I don't know the distance of the run as of yet but will measure it later this morning and post it this evening.

So the run ended 30 mins ago and I have showered so I can get ready for work. My lungs aren't happy, but part of that is the congestion that I have had recently. I will update on the rest of the body's reaction later this evening.

See ya soon

UPDATE: This mornings run was 1.4 Miles. It took me 23 minutes. I have had a better day with eating and with drinking water. (I actually did today). My legs are a little sore but not as bad as I had anticipated.

Tomorrow no running but maybe some exercise before prayer at the Church.

Thanks for the support Lance. Good to hear from you. Thank you for your service! Hurry Home.

Quest Day # 1

So how does day #1 start. FAIL. So I set the alarm for 4:45 and decide that it is the perfect time to get up and start my first day of running. Well at 6:00 when I woke up, I had the realization the 4:45 pm was going to do me no good. So the problem will be corrected and tomorrow will be the first day of running.

Well the rest of the day was pretty busy with work and leadership. I did manage to eat 3 meals: Breakfast = bowl of cereal (generic capt crunch) in 2%. Lunch = Chicken & Cheese enchiladas with bell pepper Dinner = BRCC (Bean, Rice, Chicken, Cheese) Burritos.

So I can definitely eat better but I think quantity here was a little much. i.e. 1 serving of cereal would have been better than 2, lunch ok, dinner was 3 should have been about 1.5

No soda today but I did have some raspberry tea, sweet tea and coffee. I know water belongs in there some where just didn't make it today.

So if you are out there, it is still early on in the quest. I will make it to the goal. Keep the faith.

Side note: I did take my daily vitamins because my lovely wife reminded me too. Thank you darling.

The Quest for 220

So I have gotten sick and tired of being tired. Tired of finding out my clothes are too snug and soon to be too small. I am at ends with buying bigger clothes and I do want to buy more clothes but I prefer them to be smaller than the current set. I have come to the realization that my lack of quality sleep, my daily motivation, and some of my self-image are caused by my weight. I am a 32 year old former Marine who currently weighs 280 lbs. My ideal Marine Corps weight was 196; however, I always fought with that weight when I was in the best shape of my life so I don't feel that as a realistic goal. I choose 220 lbs. this means 60 of my current lbs. has to disappear.

So What is my plan of attack? Well I was going to make a small blog about running. I loved to run back in the day, but my physical body did not. So I am going to go with a "Quest for 220" I am going to start running tomorrow. I am going to pay closer attention to what I am putting into my gut. I am going to do what I have to reach my goal.

So Why am I writing about it? Well I have been saying I am going to start running for about 3 weeks now. Have I? Nope. I have a co-worker who is trying to keep me to my want to run by asking me everyday if I went. So I feel that if He can do this, I can rely on you to do this too. This is part of my accountability to my Quest. I cannot guarantee a post everyday but I will keep up with this quest.

So one other note, if my running legs keep good on the ability to run. I also have a goal to run in a local half marathon in November.

So keep checking in, Comment if you want I welcome it.