It seems I have slipped into this strict eating regimen quite easily. Low to moderate carb intake and high protein intake, eating 5 times a day has kept me from being hungry and eating the bad stuff. Grilled chicken on 8 grain tortilla wraps, grilled chicken, beef jerkey, and scrambled eggs seem to be just the protein pack my body needs for the training I am doing. Mixed with generous amounts of fresh and frozen steamed veggies, fresh and dried fruits, high grain cereals, cottage cheese, and nuts, each and every day.
My training is not yet extreme, but I am just getting back into it. A couple hour hard paddle in the kayak a few times a week accompanined by 4 days of at least 45 minutes on the Total Gym has me feeling great. My energy level is already beginning to rise and my spirits are high. I have not weighed myself since I began this about 2 weeks ago but I am sure some weight is gone already.
In about a month I will kick up my paddling to at least 3 hours, 4 days a week until the ice sets in. I will also increase my workout on the Total Gym to an hour and begin to increase the bench angle to add more strain to the workout. A lot of my training right now is geared toward endurance and weight loss. As time goes by I will increase some of my strength training as well but will always key on the endurance side of it. 6 - 9 hours on the bicycle followed directly by as much as 30 hours of kayaking will definitely require extreme endurance.
Just 300 days to go.
You know, it only takes 200 people to donate $5 each for me to give $1000 to cancer research and it can be done safely and securely right her on my blog or on my fundraiser website at www.michigancoast2coast4acure.webs.com using PayPal or a credit card.
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I can do it!
I will help!
I am going to fight for everyone who has had to deal with cancer in any way
Michigan Coast to Coast for a Cure. I am on a mission to help prevent,fight, and cure cancer. We have all been affected by cancer in some way and this is my way to fight back.
My Mission, My Goal
Well since this is my first blog for this adventure I guess it is best to introduce myself and explain what I plan to do and why I am doing it.My name is Frank and I am a 45 year old, husband of 27 years, proud father of 3 sons and 2 wonderful grandsons. I am an avid outdoorsman and love to ride my bicycle and paddle my kayak.I have been a kayak enthusiast since the late 1980s when I began kayaking in the Florida Keys. I am a self taught artist and somewhat of a writer.In my 45 years of life, I have lost a cousin to lung cancer. Her mother, my aunt, is a survivor of lung cancer as is my father-in-law. I have a very dear friend who has been dealing with cancer off and on for many years and know that in the years to come there will be others in my life who will be stricken with the horrible disease. I am sure at one point in time all of us will be directly affected by cancer, and many of us, like myself can't do much about it. This is where my little adventure comes into play.My wife and I have always been hard working individuals but have never made enough to do much more than keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. We are in no way financially capable of helping others, though we wish we could. But there is something I can do. I have always loved to ride a bicycle and been able to do so for long periods of time, and kayaking is now as much a part of me as eating and sleeping. For some reason the good lord blessed me with the ability to do both of these well and I don't believe it was just for my own personal fun. I can help out.I can fight for others.On Saturday, August 13, 2011 I will stand on the west coast of Michigan with my foot in Lake Michigan. I will then get on my bicycle and ride it just over 100 miles to the town of Grayling Michigan. Once I arrive in Grayling I will leave my bicycle and get into my kayak on the Ausable River. I will paddle my kayak from Grayling, 120 miles to the town of Oscoda, where I will step out of my kayak on the East coast of Michigan into Lake Huron. I will do this in the course of one weekend. Starting on Saturday, August 13, 2011 and finishing sometime on Sunday, August 14, 2011.I will soon have a website with all the information pertaining to sponsors,donations, and volunteering.My wife and son will be my major volunteers but there will be several more needed throughout the weekend to help with following me, getting me food and liqiud, bike or kayak maintainance, the possible emergency, or just encouragement. This is going to be a major task.I can do it but there is a lot of work ahead.Just to give you and idea of how much work I have cut out for me. Picture this. I had surgery just 8 weeks ago to repair a broken ankle. My cast has only been off for about 2 weeks. There is now permanently a metal plate and 7 screws in my ankle. I have not been on my bike since last fall and I put on a lot of extra weight being laid up.I am currently at 232 pounds, which is definitely to much for a guy of only 5feet 7inches, so the physical preperation is going to be quite rigorous. I did get back in the kayak last weekend and should be getting the all clear from the foot doctor next week to get back on the bike.Work outs officially begin tonight.I will regularly post here for those of you interested in keeping up with my progress.I hope everyone will at least take an interest in the fight against cancer and help in any way possible.
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