Since I stopped playing football, (I know, not another post about football, but just hang tight for a few more words) my goal was to reduce my weight and body fat. Over the last 2 years, I have tried many things to accomplish this goal. I have never dieted, but I have tried to motivate myself to workout; lifting weights (too much like weight training for football), running (puts way too much stress on my joints, bones and muscles), riding my bike (I enjoy riding and I can tell a slight difference from where I started), and a body weight workout program (sit-ups, push-ups, and body weight squats).
Out of these workouts, the only one that I can get myself to do on the regular is my bike time. So, I am putting it out there to the entire world via the world wide web; my New Me Resolution. I will allow myself a minimum of 30 minutes in the saddle no less than 4 days a week.
I started today, getting 30 minutes and 38 seconds of trainer time. Day one.
I am setting no weight loss goals, no numbers of what I will lose to make myself lose. I will set a time limit to workout. Whatever happens, happens.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Well, one season ends. One amazing streak ends and it all happened in the cold
Well, My beloved Apps lost in incredible fashion Saturday. It was amazing weather in Boone for the game, Mid 40s and sunny at kickoff. We drew a very tough team in the Villanova Wildcats. They are the defending national champions and extremely talented. They came into a hostile (yet rather empty) ROCK and kicked our asses. It was a sad day for everyone in Black and Gold. This senior class is extremely talented and will be missed next year. They accomplished so much and as a student and a fan, I would just like to say Thank you for all the hard work and sacrifice.
The other amazing thing to happen this weekend was the end of Brett Farve's 297 regular season start streak. It began in 1992 (September 27th to be exact) with the Green Bay Packers and included starts with the Jets and the Vikings. Farve is the Iron man of football. No one can ever argue the toughness of the man. Through four teams (Falcons, Packers, Jets and Vikings) and 20 years, Farve has been a constant. I can remember some of the greatest games he ever played and I can remember watching them. To Brett Farve, I would also like to say thank you. You played the game I love with a joy seen less and less as I have gotten older.
It has been a sad weekend. For the players from The Appalachian State University who will never play again, you will look back on the game with anger for a little while, you gave it so much and it took more. But time will heal any open wounds you have and you will slowly again love the game. I hope that you look back and never remember the bad thing, the losses, the injuries, the pain. I hope that you look back and only remember the good times. The practices, the road trips, the wins, the championships and most of all the friends.
The other amazing thing to happen this weekend was the end of Brett Farve's 297 regular season start streak. It began in 1992 (September 27th to be exact) with the Green Bay Packers and included starts with the Jets and the Vikings. Farve is the Iron man of football. No one can ever argue the toughness of the man. Through four teams (Falcons, Packers, Jets and Vikings) and 20 years, Farve has been a constant. I can remember some of the greatest games he ever played and I can remember watching them. To Brett Farve, I would also like to say thank you. You played the game I love with a joy seen less and less as I have gotten older.
It has been a sad weekend. For the players from The Appalachian State University who will never play again, you will look back on the game with anger for a little while, you gave it so much and it took more. But time will heal any open wounds you have and you will slowly again love the game. I hope that you look back and never remember the bad thing, the losses, the injuries, the pain. I hope that you look back and only remember the good times. The practices, the road trips, the wins, the championships and most of all the friends.
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