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Weigh-in 11/8/10

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Weigh-in Monday 7am: 183#, 18.5% body fat

I’ll use the same scale throughout and generally aim for the same post-shower time to weigh in. It has a built-in body fat calculator, and so I aim for consistent conditions to reduce the variability. (Although even though I took the notes right after I did it, I can’t remember now whether that was actually before or after my shower — and I’m assuming that residual moisture on my feet will affect the conduction test that feeds into the calculations, but maybe that’s not true.)

Hmm, I wonder what the precision of my scale is? Perhaps I should review the scale that tweets your weight to save time reporting it!

Diet & training log 11/7/10

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Yesterday was a mixed bag:

Big plus — I got into the race, after a half-hour of frenzied button clicking before learning that contrary to my assumption, Pensacola is in the Central time zone.

I ate:

  • Starbucks tea (I get a grande awake tea in a venti cup, add one sugar in the raw and about 1/4-1/2 cup of skim milk depending on how much room there is; occasionally I’ll freely substitute whole milk or half & half if there’s not a lot of room) — about 60 cal
  • Burrito (Chipotle fajita burrito, salsa, a bit of sour cream, and lettuce) — about 820 cal. for dinner (I now pretty much only drink seltzer so zero cal there).
  • Snack – 1/3 cup plain almonds
  • Snack – one bag microwave popcorn (maybe 150 cal? I will have to figure this out)

Kept working until late; I got home about 11pm from spending the day in the city on Sunday.

Training: none to speak of (I don’t count walking around the City or stairs as training). I’m not real pleased with my start.

Watch me train for Ironman Florida 2011

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Hi, I’m Rick Colosimo. Over the next year, you’re going to be able to watch me train for my first triathlon, Ironman Florida 2011. My goal is to post everyday, with at least what I’ve eaten, what I’ve done in the way of training, weight/bodyfat, and probably a picture/video if I can make that work quickly and easily enough to do everyday.

Some quick answers:

  • I’m 42.
  • I’ve run three marathons, the last in 2001.
  • I’ve never swum a lap in the pool and will start lessons very soon to get some kind of decent freestyle stroke.
  • I’ve never biked except for leisure.
  • I’m raising money for REED Academy, a private nonprofit school for children with autism. (Details and fundraising links will come soon.)

Yes, I can do it. No, I won’t quit.

I’ll let you know in the next few days what you can do to help me — and it certainly won’t all be fundraising. Thanks!