Possum Foot

     I know what you are thinking, "Possum Foot?" what the heck!? What does that mean? I will tell you, a few nights ago, I went for a run, a run to help get me back into a normal running routine, however, I have this weired foot numbing thing...my running weakness, it doesn't matter the type of shoe, how tight or loose that the shoe is, my left foot will grow numb after about a half mile of running.
     So, what is a man to do? Stop running? Ha, I don't think so! It didn't stop me that day that I ran about four miles, (more walk then run but still) even when the foot went numb, I pushed forward, I kept pushing in hopes that I would get feeling back in the foot! It isn't like it is a full foot-asleep kind of numb or anything like that, but it is numb enough to where I don't want to be running on it.
       I don't know what I am going to do about this, I have been a runner for over two years now. A friend of mine runs marathons and all that good stuff, and I thought to myself "How hard can that be, I will do some training, and I will be right there with my friend" I should know this right now, that I should really think more in reality.
      I was home-schooled growing up, I never ran to...well, I never ran to anywhere, why would I? There wasn't a need, no rush.
      After two years or so of running, I still have a hard time running a full mile, part of the reason is not sticking with the training, but the other reason is the foot going numb, I wish I knew why it is doing it. Is it because the left leg is weaker then the right? Or maybe something is tweaked, and it is something that I will have to deal with.
     I know that it isn't going to keep me from running, I won't let this stop me, and this summer I am going to run two miles without having to stop, at least that is the goal for now.


Me and possum foot are going to battle is out for a while, but I am not going to let it win, I may not be running marathons but that is okay.


Keep in Health. 

Summer is Near (and it is about time)

     Yes! Summer is getting closer! I am so excited for the warmth of a warm summer breeze running through my hair, and not feel like a prisoner of winter, I have done my time, and I now wanting to be able to run free! I want to run, with out running through snow-drifts (Kind of fun the first time, kind of hard core I thought), I want to be in the sun, enjoying all that summer has to offer! Are you ready for it?
     As I was laying awake, I got myself thinking, am I ready? Am I ready for the activities that I want to be doing this summer? As I thought about it, I came to this, I am not as ready as I would like to be.
     I have made a few small goals that I want to achieve by the end of summer: Run three miles without stopping; beat my one friend in tennis (This is the year! You better get ready Timothy!); get to my weight goal! Which is 175-180 range, and I am getting closer.
     Even though, I am getting closer to my weight goal, I now at the point where I need to push it, and "Bring It!" to a whole new level, I don't want to start walking backwards, and this is point the time that I would make back steps only getting myself further away from my goal, it is not going to happen this time, I am going all the way! This is why goals on important!

     I talk a lot about goals, big or small, you need them, and you need to tell others about what it is that you are running towards! Having some one you know, is a nice feeling to know that someone has your back, so if you haven't told anyone yet...go tell somebody! I would love to hear them and help anyway that I can! Just let me know, you can contact me on Twitter, FmBecker or you can like my "Like" page on FaceBook, Coach Becker. http://on.fb.me/h2oAgs that link there goes right to my facebook page, If you want motivation just let me know and I help!

Keep it healthy!

Water, you know it is good for you, and yet, we don't drink it enough.

    We all know water is good for you, and I don't know about you, but I have a hard time getting in that recommended "eight glasses" in each day. Again, this is something we know that is good for us, so why is it so hard for us to get that it is each day?
     Think about it, how much time would it really take to get a glass of water? Or multipliable throughout the day? It wouldn't take to long, and it is something that is over all- is pretty easy to do.
     I wish I could tell you that I am really good at this, but the truth is that I am not good at it.  I can't speak for you but when I drink the most water in my day,  is when my mouth is starting to get dry, and when water is the only thing that is sounding good...haha, can you see why this is wrong? When I get to that point that water is the only thing that I want to be drinking, it most likely means my body is crying for water! 
     
     I have started this book called You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty. I will will be talking about the importance of drinking throughout the weeks to come.


Have a amazing day, and drink your water!

Do you know? Have you seen?

     I have always known or at least for a while now, that fat and muscle are in fact different, muscle and fat weight at the same 5lbs take a look at this.

Do you see the difference? Again, I have known since I was young, I knew that muscle even though weight the same as fat is way more lean,  http://www.facebook.com/shortyfitness1 allowed me to post this picture on here, Thank you! I don't really know your name but I think you for allowing this to be an eye opener to other people, like it was an eye opener for me.
Seeing this here made think about how, this butt of mine and all the other areas are not going to be going away, unless, I push myself and take the time to get this fat and tone it into lean muscle.

This journey is not an easy one, but it is one that I plan on pushing towards, this is the year that things change for me.

I would like to help you reach your health goals as I am reaching mine, I am learning more on heath everyday. There is no better time then now to do this. I am not going to make excuses for my unhealthy-ness.

In God and in Health.

Frank (Cody) M. Becker.

Want a New You? What is Stopping You?

     I have asked my self this many times, I want to change, I want to be lean and nicely toned...kind of sexy if you know what I mean.

     Haha, but what was I doing to get there? I asked myself this last week, and sure, I am and have been doing P90X, but then I eat crap food right afterwards or I eat more food then I should. So you tell me, how is this helping me? It is better then not workout out, but working out a lone will not get me to my goal. I have to eat right.

    I it is the only way get it off and keep it off. I am not saying you have have pizza or even ice-cream every once in a while, but just not all the time like I sometimes do.

Are you drinking enough water throughout the day?  This alone will help with a lot with health: lose weight; sleep better; clearer skin, and a lot more. Did you know that you should drink half your weight in ounces?  

I will be one of the first to tell you that I am not very good at getting mt water in everyday, but I work on it, I am a work in progress in this! 

But if you want to change, then do it! If you are stuck with making a change in your life, in fitness or in health or whatever it may be...you are the only one hold yourself back. 

I want to challenge you this week, do something to get yourself closer to you goal or change. you can do it!

My goal.

June 16th there is a Beachbody conference in  Los Angeles, CA. I plan on going to this, and I have made a goal before I go to this in June.
My goal:
My goal is to lose 20-ish pounds before this, that would get me down to 193lbs still not the big goal but it is my goal before I go in June.  My "big" goal is to get down to 175-180.

Why do I want to lose 20lbs before CA? I am glad you asked :-P

Reason one: I have something to look towards and not just a date on a calender!

Reason two: Dude, it will help me to getting that closer to my big weight goal!

Reason Three: It's CA, I want to get some sun while I am out there! I need to look good with the shirt off ;-p

It will be really nice to have  this small and goal in place and I have a huge amount of motivation to get to this goal.

What are some of your goals? Do you have them written down? Have you told someone about them? If not, Go do it! I dare you to push yourself and get to that goal. You can do it! I can help too. With motivation and more! You can find me at www.beachbodycoach.com/beckerruns or go to www.myshakeology.com/ beckerruns or find me on Twitter, "FmBecker"

Keep pushing play!
 

Do The Imposable.

I have been setting here for a while now, thinking. Thinking of what I could say to in this blog post. It shouldn't be this hard I thought for sure that this one would lay out so smooth only to find that this one is hard to write.


I don't claim to have all the answers and I don't think that I have been giving that impression either, but neither the less and just to make things clear...I don't have all of the answers!


What I want to be doing to help others in anyway I can, to help them get to the health goals! That's all, when I am writing this blog I try to challenge myself as a writer but more importantly, to keep this blog real feeling and down to earth.


My goal in this blog is to encourage even if it is just one person. 


My goal, seems imposable at times, why? I put to much thought into it and bringing out some weaknesses that I have, ha, we all have weaknesses in us it is just how it is. Overcoming our weakness can seem imposable. Weaknesses as in like for some it could be discipline, lack of confidence or what ever it is! You know your weakness but some weaknesses if not all can be strengthened.


The imposable may not be as far or as hard as it may seem, if we just stop focusing our weakness or what we have failed we just might get somewhere...


Take a look at this picture.

Every time I look at this picture, I see that the imposable is never as far as I first think it to be. If we just try we just might get somewhere, and yea we will fall from time to time but it is really only a failure when you give up on trying. 


Challenge yourself this week, and don't let small things hold you back...don't let it be a crutch it is way to easy to keep using it as a crutch.
Have a good one everyone. Till next time, "Good night and good luck"
   

Go all the way and not halfway.

I am really good at starting something, I am like a pro when it come to that. I go in with full force and then I quickly start to fade.

Why is this? For me I am going to talk about my weight goals for this. I don't tell people my goals! This way they won't know if I don't make my goal or not, this is a bad idea. Why? I think it is so important to tell others about your goals and I know that I just got done saying that I don't really tell people about my goals...but, I am making some steps to get better at this!

Here are reasons on why it is important to tall friends and family about your goals

One: You won't have to do it alone, that alone is a reason for me to tell others!

Two:  They can keep you accountable! And if they are going for the same kind of goal...yea I think you know where I am going with this ;-)

Three:  you can give each-other updates! You will push yourself so much harder!

These are just a few reasons! There are so many more reasons that makes it a good idea!

Take this advice and apply this to you fitness goals.

Just go outside walk down the street and tell random people!...yea sure, they may give you a feel wired looks and give you a few choice words...but it would be fun! Okay, I am kidding but I do want you to tell people your goals it won't hurt...

Don't just go half way with your goals. You those grocery carts? And people will push it all the way and just leave it next to the...um cart-pen? (What do you call those?) Or they will just leave right next to their car

Don't do things half way...you'll get stuck!

Look at this picture...do you see a problem? Going half way will get you nowhere. Do small things that will help you...one thing I really am bad at (Or really good at, depends on how you look at it) Dishes and laundry...dishes first, I will set the dirty dish(s) right next or into the sink and why!? It doesn't take much time to wash it right there and than! And I know sometimes I just don't allow time to get it done. Now Laundry...one I hate folding clothes and putting away, I don't know why it isn't like it is hard or anything but I don't like to do this. So I am going to tell you this...I am making a goal to wash my dishes every day and to keep up and fold my laundry! It is small things like this that can and will help you reach higher goals, you can't get to the top without starting at
the bottom it is just how it is! If anything it will make getting to the top of your fitness goals more easily. reaching a fitness goal take discipline, getting healthy is all about discipline, running, sports, eating right...yep you guessed it, discipline.

And please...push the carts all the way back to where they go...please, it will make me happy! :-D

Day one of One Month Challenge.

I did  not work out today with a video I did however shovel for like two hours, I am going to count that as my workout for today, Cheap? Maybe but my left arm is killing me from all of that shoveling.


I did eat well and I got a lot of water in me! Tomorrow is plyometrics for me, plyometrics for some know what this is and if you don't...


plyometrics, it simply put 'jump training' I use P90X for my workout of choice, I like the verity in it, the challenge it gives me and Tony Horton is a great trainer that I can connect with. In other programs the instructors are always seem kind of fake to me, you know what I mean? I don't feel that when I do P90X and P90X is the only program that I have seen that there is humor in it and by the end you are dripping in sweat! Any way back to plyometrics.


This is fun and super challenging all in one. You jump a lot you do lunges and it pushes you to a whole new level...got to love that! 


I have been writing down my goals and made a to-do list and I am checking it twice. What do you do to keep yourself on track?


I also tell people about what I am doing With voice and in text, email and so on...I do a blog (Bet you didn't see that one coming) I have a 'Like page' on FaceBook called The One Month Challenge, I hope you check it out.


So day one:


Well, I ate well, very well and I only had two and a half cups of coffee which is not much for me! I had half my weight in ounces of water today! I shoveled snow for me workout. I did well.


How did you do? Did you do what you had planed? Did you have a plan? I hope you did things work better when you plan your day out.


How did you start your day? Me? I woke up because I really had to pee...after that I started the day right.


Please let me know your thoughts.


Good night and be healthy!