I hit my Goal!
Yes I hit a major goal which was running a 5K in under 30 minutes which to me seems like a pretty awesome goal.
I think it was last week that Nik posted about Mini goals which I really don't have mini goals because any goal you hit is and should be a major event because it is something you have struggled and worked hard to get.
BUT!!
Why is so much emphasis put on hitting some magic number that has no real meaning except a number you want to hit. What is the real difference Between being 130lbs and 135lbs? What can you do at 130 that you can't at 140, what if you lose that 5 pounds but you lost 5 pounds of muscle does it make you healthier?
I think so much focus is placed on hitting and maintaining some magical weight that not deviating from the weight seems to become a focus. I am not talking about loosing 130 pounds and return to your previous way a life, but why does it mean that you need to give up so much? Carbs for example and boy how we all love them. People get on me about the frequency I eat bananas because they are oh so high in carbs. I eat it as part of my breakfast in a shake or on a whole wheat waffle on my way to the gym or a race. The simple fact is that with the intensity and length of one of my workouts I have completely negated the calories I have taken in through that banana along with most of the calories I consumed since leaving the gym the previous way. But why does the fact I ate a banana seem to be so criminal in some peoples minds.
To me the goal of this process is to live and enjoy life, but how much ca you enjoy when you let your life be ruled by a number on the scale? I know prior to surgery I let my life be ruled by a number on the scale so why continue that way? I know regain is the first answer that many people are going to come up with but if you have adopted a a lifestyle of Health and Fitness why would this be such a major concern?
I believe that when we look at people on here we forget that we are all different and have all chosen different paths, it is much easier to simply answer well I do X and it worked for me so you need to do X as well. When the reality is that the path we have each chosen lifestyle wise will dictate what we need to do. Trust me I went for weeks at 1000 calories a day and didn't lose a pound nevermind the fact that I routinely burned 1000 calories at the gym every morning.
As I have said the key to this is lifestyle change and part of this is making exercise part of our life. I am not talking about "Oh man I hate to exercise but I won't lose weight unless I do" type of change because then you will get to your goal and think wow I am there ok don't need exercise anymore. As opposed to setting fitness goals and really making it part of your life. If exercise becomes part of your life then when you don't or can't do it you feel like something is wrong. I have been pretty much out for 4-5 weeks now and this is my first real week back at training, and it feels flipping great! I was miserable not going to the gym in the morning I was forced to miss a race and that wasn't easy to do, and my attitude and stuff showed it. This is what making a lifestyle change is about.
So my question is for those who focus on your Goal being a number on the scale:
What can you do now that you couldn't 10 pounds ago?
Are you truely Healthier because you don't have that 10 pounds?
We know the 10 pounds probably changed your BMI but did it have a significant change on your Body Fat %?
Do you feel that you have to give things up to stay away from the 10 pounds?
I think it was last week that Nik posted about Mini goals which I really don't have mini goals because any goal you hit is and should be a major event because it is something you have struggled and worked hard to get.
BUT!!
Why is so much emphasis put on hitting some magic number that has no real meaning except a number you want to hit. What is the real difference Between being 130lbs and 135lbs? What can you do at 130 that you can't at 140, what if you lose that 5 pounds but you lost 5 pounds of muscle does it make you healthier?
I think so much focus is placed on hitting and maintaining some magical weight that not deviating from the weight seems to become a focus. I am not talking about loosing 130 pounds and return to your previous way a life, but why does it mean that you need to give up so much? Carbs for example and boy how we all love them. People get on me about the frequency I eat bananas because they are oh so high in carbs. I eat it as part of my breakfast in a shake or on a whole wheat waffle on my way to the gym or a race. The simple fact is that with the intensity and length of one of my workouts I have completely negated the calories I have taken in through that banana along with most of the calories I consumed since leaving the gym the previous way. But why does the fact I ate a banana seem to be so criminal in some peoples minds.
To me the goal of this process is to live and enjoy life, but how much ca you enjoy when you let your life be ruled by a number on the scale? I know prior to surgery I let my life be ruled by a number on the scale so why continue that way? I know regain is the first answer that many people are going to come up with but if you have adopted a a lifestyle of Health and Fitness why would this be such a major concern?
I believe that when we look at people on here we forget that we are all different and have all chosen different paths, it is much easier to simply answer well I do X and it worked for me so you need to do X as well. When the reality is that the path we have each chosen lifestyle wise will dictate what we need to do. Trust me I went for weeks at 1000 calories a day and didn't lose a pound nevermind the fact that I routinely burned 1000 calories at the gym every morning.
As I have said the key to this is lifestyle change and part of this is making exercise part of our life. I am not talking about "Oh man I hate to exercise but I won't lose weight unless I do" type of change because then you will get to your goal and think wow I am there ok don't need exercise anymore. As opposed to setting fitness goals and really making it part of your life. If exercise becomes part of your life then when you don't or can't do it you feel like something is wrong. I have been pretty much out for 4-5 weeks now and this is my first real week back at training, and it feels flipping great! I was miserable not going to the gym in the morning I was forced to miss a race and that wasn't easy to do, and my attitude and stuff showed it. This is what making a lifestyle change is about.
So my question is for those who focus on your Goal being a number on the scale:
What can you do now that you couldn't 10 pounds ago?
Are you truely Healthier because you don't have that 10 pounds?
We know the 10 pounds probably changed your BMI but did it have a significant change on your Body Fat %?
Do you feel that you have to give things up to stay away from the 10 pounds?
Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
I can bench more,squat more, dead lift more, and run faster with every pound I gain. 
Good post. I realize more and more that I chose NOT to do things at 255 lbs...I probably COULD have done more. Running a mile is a little bit easier with 58 lbs gone but its still hard.
I've gotten lectured a bit about carbs and treats and such but my intention is to continue to work out at least an hour a day (and two days a week, three hours for karate) and just see and learn how my body responds. I am more interested in building enough muscle to keep my metabolism going than I am the number I end up.
I've gotten lectured a bit about carbs and treats and such but my intention is to continue to work out at least an hour a day (and two days a week, three hours for karate) and just see and learn how my body responds. I am more interested in building enough muscle to keep my metabolism going than I am the number I end up.
Congrats Paul on making goal!! I am still shooting for my first goal of a sub :50 5k (this morning was at :54). I am just a wee be envious but I will get there soon too.
great post about letting a dang number on the scale dictate whether we are winners or losers for the day. At 6 months, with the approval of my nutritionist, I stopped eating like a post-op and started eating like an athlete (with increased calories & whole grains) and I've lost more weight in the past 4 weeks than I did in the 8 weeks prior to that. But I had to figure out that that is what works for me for my level of exercise; that won't work for everyone.
Great post ...and I still think you write well enough to be published.
great post about letting a dang number on the scale dictate whether we are winners or losers for the day. At 6 months, with the approval of my nutritionist, I stopped eating like a post-op and started eating like an athlete (with increased calories & whole grains) and I've lost more weight in the past 4 weeks than I did in the 8 weeks prior to that. But I had to figure out that that is what works for me for my level of exercise; that won't work for everyone.
Great post ...and I still think you write well enough to be published.
I am creating my own revolution and PAMdemonium reigns!
RNY 11/16/2010
SW 270, CW 155, GW 135
1st 5k time 40:34 (Dec 2013)
Honestly one of my goals is to be a better father by having the energy to play with my 5 KIDS !!! SO far I have taken the family to the beach early Sunday morning three times as well as running around in the park playing ball without thinking that I want to just sit down and veg out. I think that if we look at the scale as the means to a greater ends than that is fine. But I do agree that the main goal is to live a better life.
Ephraim Osgood
Now that is a goal! I have spent way more active time with my kids than I ever did presurgery. I do cub scouts with my boys and it has become so much more enjoyable.
Awesome job keep up the great work.
Awesome job keep up the great work.
Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
You already know I agree with everything you wrote. Great minds think alike and all that...
Congrats on the 5K! Someday maybe I'll do one that fast too.
Jan
Bay to Breakers 12K May 15, 2011 (1:54:40) First 5K 5/23/11 (41:22)
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
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