Workouts ... Week beginning 24-Nov-2008 -- Back onto the horse..

24-Nov-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:26:00
Time In Zone 1:10:27

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 1141 /35%

25-Nov-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:37:07
Time In Zone 0:30:23

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 488 /35%

25-Nov-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:22:20
Time In Zone 1:11:10

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 1034 /40%

27-Nov-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:23:31
Time In Zone 1:14:17

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 1031 /40%


29-Nov-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:20:22
Time In Zone 1:09:09

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 1013 /35%

Workouts ... catch as catch can..

08-Sep-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:13:37
Time In Zone 0:46:24

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 146
KCal/Fat: 998 /35%

Since I'm being inconsistent for a bit, no sense having one workout posts..

18-Sep-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:12:12
Time In Zone 1:014:11

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 938 /35%

30-Sep-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:36:18
Time In Zone 1:00:18

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 147
KCal/Fat: 1321 /30%

11-Nov-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:38:30
Time In Zone 0:33:18

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 472 /40%

13-Nov-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:37:21
Time In Zone 0:31:59

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 489 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 25-Aug-2008

25-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:22:48
Time In Zone 1:13:33

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 1032 /40%

A new toy arrived which may interrupt my workout schedule.

We'll see if 3 hours of wii sports counts as a workout. :D

27-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:12:41
Time In Zone 0:52:31

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 134
KCal/Fat: 850 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 18-Aug-2008

19-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:19:03
Time In Zone 1:03:49

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 1051 /35%

20-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:50:03
Time In Zone 0:46:50

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 611 /40%

21-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:05:36
Time In Zone 0:58:54

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 802 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 11-Aug-2008

11-Aug-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:55:56
Time In Zone 0:51:55

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 698 /40%

12-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:57:33
Time In Zone 0:50:24

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 140
KCal/Fat: 730 /40%

14-Aug-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:59:26
Time In Zone 0:50:19

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 140
KCal/Fat: 748 /40%

15-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:16:37
Time In Zone 1:06:26

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 1006 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 04-Aug-2008

05-Aug-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:36:08
Time In Zone 0:32:15

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 134
KCal/Fat: 421 /45%

05-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:24:06
Time In Zone 1:13:01

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 1055 /40%

06-Aug-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:59:40
Time In Zone 0:51:50

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 130
KCal/Fat: 664 /45%

06-Aug-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:59:09
Time In Zone 0:56:57

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 137
KCal/Fat: 721 /40%

09-Aug-2008
Time exercising.. 0:51:58
Time In Zone 0:46:07

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 670 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 28-July-2008

28-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:49:30
Time In Zone 0:41:23

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 133
KCal/Fat: 565 /45%

28-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:54:31
Time In Zone 0:48:49

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 140
KCal/Fat: 691 /40%

30-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:55:48
Time In Zone 0:47:26

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 130
KCal/Fat: 618 /45%

31-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 1:00:58
Time In Zone 0:50:29

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 134
KCal/Fat: 714 /40%

31-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:24:28
Time In Zone 1:16:23

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 1011 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 21-July-2008

21-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:55:22
Time In Zone 0:49:41

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 133
KCal/Fat: 638 /45%

21-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:53:02
Time In Zone 0:47:41

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 132
KCal/Fat: 600 /45%

23-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:54:03
Time In Zone 0:48:43

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 137
KCal/Fat: 655 /40%

23-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:59:01
Time In Zone 0:55:04

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 135
KCal/Fat: 704 /40%

24-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:06:42
Time In Zone 1:03:04

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 825 /40%

25-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:46:14
Time In Zone 0:40:31

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 137
KCal/Fat: 565 /40%


26-July-2008
Time exercising.. 1:22:37
Time In Zone 1:13:16

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 1018 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 14-July-2008

14-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:53:07
Time In Zone 0:48:04

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 135
KCal/Fat: 629 /40%

14-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:04:01
Time In Zone 0:55:32

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 130
KCal/Fat: 705 /45%

15-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:50:02
Time In Zone 0:46:43

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 134
KCal/Fat: 585 /45%

16-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:52:42
Time In Zone 0:30:34

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 123
KCal/Fat: 523 /50%


16-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:00:18
Time In Zone 0:54:04

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 721 /40%

17-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:49:53
Time In Zone 0:42:03

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 131
KCal/Fat: 555 /45%

17-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 1:00:20
Time In Zone 0:55:08

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 718 /40%

18-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:48:36
Time In Zone 0:44:17

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 134
KCal/Fat: 567 /45%

20-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 1:24:11
Time In Zone 1:11:54

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 1009 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 07-July-2008

07-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:39:12
Time In Zone 0:35:45

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 478 /40%

07-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:45:43
Time In Zone 0:42:37

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 131
KCal/Fat: 510 /45%

08-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:39:34
Time In Zone 0:36:51

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 510 /40%

08-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:42:25
Time In Zone 0:40:44

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 531 /40%

09-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:45:53
Time In Zone 0:40:19

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 574 /40%

09-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:49:41
Time In Zone 0:45:36

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 137
KCal/Fat: 603 /40%

10-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:49:45
Time In Zone 0:45:54

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 601 /40%

10-July-2008 pm
Time exercising.. 0:54:01
Time In Zone 0:47:52

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 133
KCal/Fat: 620 /45%

11-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 0:45:34
Time In Zone 0:37:15

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 131
KCal/Fat: 508 /45%


12-July-2008 am
Time exercising.. 1:22:59
Time In Zone 1:15:24

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 137
KCal/Fat: 1011 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 30-June-2008

02-July-2008
Time exercising.. 0:22:16
Time In Zone 0:18:08

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 131
KCal/Fat: 243 /40%

04-July-2008
Time exercising.. 1:20:18
Time In Zone 1:08:16

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 140
KCal/Fat: 1021 /40%

05-July-2008
Time exercising.. 0:44:50
Time In Zone 0:39:29

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 534 /40%

06-July-2008
Time exercising.. 1:16:27
Time In Zone 1:06:11

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 1008 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 23-June-2008

23-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:38:03
Time In Zone 0:30:38

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 502 /35%

24-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:38:06
Time In Zone 0:33:08

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 140
KCal/Fat: 475 /40%

25-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:39:06
Time In Zone 0:32:57

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 140
KCal/Fat: 488 /35%

26-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:39:43
Time In Zone 0:34:12

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 486 /40%

29-June-2008
Time exercising.. 1:17:46
Time In Zone 1:07:40

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 1008 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 16-June-2008

16-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:33:35
Time In Zone 0:30:30

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 429/40%

17-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:37:32
Time In Zone 0:33:58

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 465 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 09-June-2008

09-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:33:41
Time In Zone 0:31:04

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 134
KCal/Fat: 394 /40%

10-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:32:01
Time In Zone 0:30:17

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 391 /40%

12-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:21:50
Time In Zone 0:19:22

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 131
KCal/Fat: 244 /45%

13-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:34:04
Time In Zone 0:31:51

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 137
KCal/Fat: 411 /40%

14-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:40:16
Time In Zone 0:35:05

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 512 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 02-June-2008

02-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:44:42
Time In Zone 0:35:36

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 131
KCal/Fat: 489 /45%

04-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:34:10
Time In Zone 0:30:39

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 408 /40%


05-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:34:48
Time In Zone 0:33:04

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 427 /40%

07-June-2008
Time exercising.. 1:17:30
Time In Zone 0:56:43

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 146
KCal/Fat: 1052 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 26-May-2008

26-May-2008
Time exercising.. 1:16:49
Time In Zone 1:05:40

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 1014 /35%

27-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:34:40
Time In Zone 0:31:22

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 431 /40%

28-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:41:11
Time In Zone 0:34:53

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 525 /35%

30-May-2008
Time exercising.. 1:38:40
Time In Zone 1:31:01

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 1284 /35%

31-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:42:02
Time In Zone 0:39:39

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 515 /40%

01-June-2008
Time exercising.. 0:33:12
Time In Zone 0:31:28

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 426 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 19-May-2008

19-May-2008
Time exercising.. 1:18:22
Time In Zone 1:13:07

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 1004 /40%

20-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:29:23
Time In Zone 0:26:18

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 364 /40%

21-May-2008
Time exercising.. 1:19:23
Time In Zone 1:13:47

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 1020 /35%

22-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:35:16
Time In Zone 0:31:53

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 138
KCal/Fat: 433 /40%

24-May-2008
Time exercising.. 1:25:10
Time In Zone 1:13:37

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 1136 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 12-May-2008

13-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:36:56
Time In Zone 0:31:05

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 475 /35%

14-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:38:10
Time In Zone 0:31:48

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 506 /35%

16-May-2008
Time exercising.. 1:05:35
Time In Zone 1:00:42

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 850 /35%

18-May-2008
Time exercising.. 0:51:09
Time In Zone 0:36:26

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 147
KCal/Fat: 703 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 28-Apr-2008

29-Apr-2008
Time exercising.. 0:42:02
Time In Zone 0:34:14

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 560 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 21-Apr-2008

Ok.. that's about as long as I can skip workouts before I start to see it on the scale.

22-Apr-2008
Time exercising.. 0:22:50
Time In Zone 0:17:27

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 298 /35%

23-Apr-2008
Time exercising.. 0:22:57
Time In Zone 0:18:05

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 299 /35%

26-Apr-2008
Time exercising.. 0:31:55
Time In Zone 0:20:51

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 145
KCal/Fat: 427 /35%

27-Apr-2008
Time exercising.. 0:26:43
Time In Zone 0:19:07

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 141
KCal/Fat: 335 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 07-Apr-2008

07-Apr-2008
Time exercising.. 0:23:34
Time In Zone 0:20:47

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 139
KCal/Fat: 295 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 24-Mar-2008

24-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:31:47
Time In Zone 0:24:38

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 405 /35%

29-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:36:30
Time In Zone 0:26:50

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 146
KCal/Fat: 498 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 17-Mar-2008

OK.. time to work my way back into a routine here..

18-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:20:49
Time In Zone 0:17:15

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 276 /35%

19-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:44:31
Time In Zone 0:34:41

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 146
KCal/Fat: 602 /35%

21-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:47:49
Time In Zone 0:38:21

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 144
KCal/Fat: 632 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 10-Mar-2008

10-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:41:15
Time In Zone 0:37:55

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 495 /40%

12-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:47:37
Time In Zone 0:36:23

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 145
KCal/Fat: 638 /35%

TLC, I can make you thin

Well, that was a fun little research roller coaster.. for anyone else who's been seeing advertisements or hearing about this new show on TLC, here's a little of what I have gathered. The star, Mr. Paul McKenna is one of the leading proponents of something called NLP or Neuro-Linguistic programming. Rather than giving advice on what to eat, or how to exercise, this show is going to concentrate on our minds, not our bodies.

I'll be putting this on my DVR, but I'll be watching with a skeptical preconception formed by the title.

I Can Make You Thin.

Mr. McKenna, You cannot Make me anything. I can and have made myself slimmer, trimmer and healthier. Those people who watch your show and are inspired to listen, take the advice given and that get slimmer, trimmer and healthier? You didn't Make them Thin either.. they did that themselves. Maybe with your help, maybe in spite of your help. But they will have done that themselves.

From The Futon Critic post of the TLC press release:

He changed the shape of the UK, and now weight-loss guru Paul McKenna is coming to America in the brand-new TLC series I CAN MAKE YOU THIN, premiering March 16 at 9 PM ET/PT. His anti-diet approach, a series of mental exercises delivered to the viewing audience through the television, could eliminate the need for counting calories, cutting out carbs, starving yourself, or enduring brutal workouts. Now for the first time ever you can learn the secret to losing weight just by watching TV.

From an Amazon customer review:
Negative

To start with, the book is very thin, and not only is double-spaced throughout, but there is a lot of blank space in the margins as well. If it had been done up properly it would only be about half the number of pages--not environmentally friendly at all.

As to content, well, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) has been around since the '70's and his four rules, which you can find looking up promo articles on the book on the internet aren't new either--they can also be found in the '85 book Thin Within by Judy Wardell (has since been republished under her married name, Halliday, and completely rewritten to appeal to a Christian audience, if that matters to you).

I listened to the CD a couple of times and the added reverb on his voice was just too irritating to listen to, as was the New Age music (which normally I like) and the left/right speaker stuff. Too, well, cheesy, like stage show-type hypnosis. If it were recorded again, with a normal spoken voice and soothing music, I would give it another try, as I think CDs can really help with reinforcing what you're reading.

and Positive

Paul McKenna is not a miracle worker when it comes to "making people thin", in fact it's not so much "him" making you t thin as yourself making yourself thin with the power of the mind.

The accompanying CD was a good idea too, easy to listen to and subliminal so that it can work on you on a subconscious and conscious level.

The book is a good read only seven short chapters long, with tips on how to control those "mad food cravings" you get now and again even when you're not dieting, and a good FAQ section to dip into when the need arises, so all in all it's a pretty good "self-help" book that won't go amiss on any bookshelf, even mine, and that is saying something as I am a jaded cynic when it comes any sort of book to do with weight loss.

From Mr. McKenna's Professional training section:

This is where Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) comes in. Using tried and tested techniques, NLP allows you to unlock the ‘secret code’ to your mind’s potential, giving you a degree of command over your feelings and control over your thoughts you may never have believed is possible.

From the Wikipedia article on NLP:

Paul McKenna

In 2005, celebrity hypnotist and television personality Paul McKenna was shown applying NLP and other techniques on his Sky One show, I Can Change Your Life to assist people with phobias, such as agoraphobia and addictions to gambling and shopping. In 2006, another Sky One programme, 'I Can Make You Thin', featured Richard Bandler and used NLP among other techniques including Thought Field Therapy to help people lose weight.[64]

Workouts ... Week beginning 03-Mar-2008

03-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 0:37:04
Time In Zone 0:34:53

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 136
KCal/Fat: 447 /40%

... Massive Lazy Week ...

.. And back to it ..

08-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 1:48:11
Time In Zone 1:20:05

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 143
KCal/Fat: 1410 /35%

09-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 1:19:22
Time In Zone 1:12:34

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate: 142
KCal/Fat: 1036 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 25-Feb-2008

25-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:35:09
Time In Zone 0:32:38

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 137
KCal/Fat: 427 /40%

27-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:19:10
Time In Zone 0:17:43

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 138
KCal/Fat: 235 /40%

28-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:22:40
Time In Zone 0:19:49

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 285 /40%

29-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:43:11
Time In Zone 0:35:08

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 145
KCal/Fat: 580 /35%

01-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 1:21:32
Time In Zone 1:07:15

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 144
KCal/Fat: 1083 /35%

02-Mar-2008
Time exercising.. 1:19:15
Time In Zone 1:08:00

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 143
KCal/Fat: 1036 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 18-Feb-2008

18-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 1:25:10
Time In Zone 1:13:36

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 145
KCal/Fat: 1074 /35

19-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:38:42
Time In Zone 0:33:33

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 144
KCal/Fat: 513 /35%

20-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:18:01
Time In Zone 0:16:26

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 139
KCal/Fat: 224 /40%

21-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:39:16
Time In Zone 0:36:05

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 141
KCal/Fat: 502 /40%

22-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:36:42
Time In Zone 0:31:23

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 483 /40%

23-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 1:27:01
Time In Zone 1:16:59

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 1125 /35%

24-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 1:16:05
Time In Zone 1:07:50

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 141
KCal/Fat: 976 /35%

Workouts ... Week beginning 11-Feb-2008

11-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:40:17
Time In Zone 0:36:24

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 521 /35%

13-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:41:16
Time In Zone 0:35:21

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 531 /35%

14-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:43:44
Time In Zone 0:36:28

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 144
KCal/Fat: 576 /35%

15-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:41:43
Time In Zone 0:37:13

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 543 /35

16-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 1:27:10
Time In Zone 1:12:36

Watch calculated limits: 119 - 152
Average Heart Rate 145
KCal/Fat: 1176 /35

Workouts ... Week beginning 04-Feb-2008

04-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:40:34
Time In Zone 0:34:18

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 513 /40%

05-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:39:05
Time In Zone 0:34:40

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 138
KCal/Fat: 482 /40%

07-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:50:50
Time In Zone 0:40:38

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 137
KCal/Fat: 619 /45%

08-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:47:43
Time In Zone 0:40:17

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 604 /40%

Time exercising.. 1:13:36
Time In Zone 1:04:31

Watch calculated limits: 113 - 143
Average Heart Rate 127
KCal/Fat: 782 /45%

09-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 1:42:08
Time In Zone 1:08:38

Watch calculated limits: 113 - 143
Average Heart Rate 135
KCal/Fat: 1210 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 28-Jan-2008

28-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:38:04
Time In Zone 0:31:07

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 493 /40%

30-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:37:36
Time In Zone 0:33:17

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 138
KCal/Fat: 463 /45%

31-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:38:37
Time In Zone 0:32:49

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 135
KCal/Fat: 457 /45%

01-Feb-2008
Time exercising.. 0:39:24
Time In Zone 0:33:01

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 499 /40%

Time exercising.. 1:02:18
Time In Zone 0:56:09

Watch calculated limits: 118 - 148
Average Heart Rate 134
KCal/Fat: 729 /45%

Workouts ... Week beginning 21-Jan-2008

21-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 1:24:48
Time In Zone 1:15:02

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 141
KCal/Fat: 1081 /45%

22-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:39:33
Time In Zone 0:32:37

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 138
KCal/Fat: 488 /45%

24-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:35:04
Time In Zone 0:31:39

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 442 /45%

25-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:35:54
Time In Zone 0:33:02

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 139
KCal/Fat: 445 /45%

26-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 1:34:02
Time In Zone 1:03:16

Watch calculated limits: 127 - 151
Average Heart Rate 134
KCal/Fat: 1083 /45%

27-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 1:19:06
Time In Zone 1:03:23

Watch calculated limits: 127 - 151
Average Heart Rate 144
KCal/Fat: 1052 /40%

Workouts ... Week beginning 14-Jan-2008

14-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:37:48
Time In Zone 0:31:47

Watch calculated limits: 130 - 151
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 489 /45%

15-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:44:17
Time In Zone 0:37:24

Watch calculated limits: 130 - 151
Average Heart Rate 142
KCal/Fat: 572 /45%

16-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:50:45
Time In Zone 0:35:31

Watch calculated limits: 130 - 151
Average Heart Rate 140
KCal/Fat: 637 /50%

18-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:37:04
Time In Zone 0:32:17

Watch calculated limits: 127 - 151
Average Heart Rate 138
KCal/Fat: 458 /45%

19-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 1:17:07
Time In Zone 1:06:12

Watch calculated limits: 127 - 151
Average Heart Rate 143
KCal/Fat: 1013 /45%

20-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 1:19:02
Time In Zone 1:08:25

Watch calculated limits: 123 - 151
Average Heart Rate 143
KCal/Fat: 1042 /40%

Workout 12-Jan-2008

12-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:37:16
Time In Zone 0:32:24

Watch calculated limits: 125 - 151
Average Heart Rate 139
KCal/Fat: 464 /45%

As of Monday I'm no longer on-call so I can expect a full night's sleep.. And I'm over a cold I caught just before Christmas so I should be able to get back to a regular workout routine.

13-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:59:31
Time In Zone 0:46:45

Watch calculated limits: 127 - 151
Average Heart Rate 145
KCal/Fat: 797 /40%

Inspiration..

Normally, I get a few calendars for myself every year. One to hang on the wall at home, one to hang on the wall at work, and a calendar to sit on my desk at work.. The two wall calendars show the entire month, and the desk calendar is a day by day thing.

Normally I get myself something humorous, like Non-Sequitur, Far Side, or something similar.
Sometimes humor calendars just feed my cynical side and I'm good enough at that without help.
Occasionally, like this year I get myself something I hope will inspire me.
I got the Ultimate 2008 Daily Desk Calendar, Inspirational Edition. And I'm trying to read that and be inspired, but so far.. not so much.

1) Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
2) Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.
3) Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
4) Convictions are the mainsprings of action, the driving powers of life. What a man lives are his convictions.
5-6) If you would create something, you must be something
7) Every artist was first am amateur.
8) Seek the lofty by reading, hearing, and seeing great work at some moment every day.

(The font used in the calendar rates very low on the readability scale, so I'm not attempting the author's names for these quotes.. google them if you like the quote and are thus curious about who said it)

And Today..

9) He lives long that lives well; and time misspent is not lived but lost.

Ok, of all those days, I like 5-6, and I like 8

But the script font on a blue background makes the quotes difficult to read and until I retyped them here I didn't actually "get" them, though I did actually read them two or three times so far.

That is in fact in part why I transcribed them here.. as well as to share the inspiration.

But the main reason.... Ok, I'll admit it, I'm here to complain about how uninspiring my inspirational calendar is so far.

I'm not really all that fond of boiling down a philosophical point to a fortune cookie, and by their very nature, that's what this sort of calendar is required to do. Maybe if I blog a bit on any day's inspiration I'll actually think enough about it to be inspired instead of just flipping to the inspiration for the day, reading it and thinking "Yea, right."

I tend to limit this blog to just my workouts, but it's also therefore my most frequently updated, but maybe I can make use of this inspiration to blow the dust of one or two others.

Workout ... 05-Jan-2008

05-Jan-2008
Time exercising.. 0:45:35
Time In Zone 0:34:17

Watch calculated limits: 129 - 151
Average Heart Rate 143
KCal/Fat: 594 /45%