Day 1

Lifting Goals: Chest, Back
Distance/Endurance Goals: Run 4 Miles/ 60 minutes

Here we are, day one and a little late heading off to the gym.
Weird thing of the day; I woke up this morning and stepped on the scale. The verdict, 254 lbs. Miraculously over night I seem to have lost 6 pounds. My starting weight for the 31st remains 260, as I would rather put myself further down the hill then further up it.

Now for today's important lessons;
Number one, Make sure to eat with enough time to go to the gym. I left my girlfriends apartment a little later then I was hoping this morning and got home around ten. With an appointment at two this afternoon I was hard pressed to get to the gym by eleven so I would have enough time to workout, so I settled on a meager cup of oatmeal and half a power bar and ran out the door at ten-thirty. About 2 miles and 24 minutes into my run, I realized that my blood sugar was plummeting felt myself hitting a wall. I ran through it, with a finish time for the 4 miles at 50 minutes, but still not a pleasant thing.
Number two, Alternate lifting with opposing muscles. Back and Chest for example. I did three sets of chest in a row, three different machines in a row, for a grand total of 200 reps and by the last one I could hardly feel my chest. Then did the same for my back. Now, this wasn't all that much lifting but for getting back into it its not that bad. The thing is that I know better then to just plow through like that. Better to alternate and give the opposing muscles a better chance to help each other and to rest alternately.
Number three, the gym is fun. There is something fantastic and meditative about plugging in to some good music and breaking a hard sweat for an hour or two. Enjoying time at the gym makes it a lot easier to go in.
Final note, Negative calories. My net calories for today are currently at -1140. This means that I have 3697 calories to take in to hit a zero sum total (numbers via personal tracking and LiveStrong.com).

So far a good first day. While right now is about building momentum, it feels good to know that I am still capable of getting up and running four miles because I feel like it.