Fourth And 85

Well, technically it's Fourth and 84.9, but who's counting?

The five-day average is a roller coaster in it's own right. After today's weigh in, I could either throw rocks at a church, or be content. After three straight days of 334 on the button, I came in at 336 today. Wasn't thrilled, but I had to keep telling myself that it was data collection, and data collection only.

Either way, the last five days have been: 336.5, 334, 334, 334 and 336.

While I could be irritated at the 5 day average method, today's example proved that using it works. For example, I came in on my five-day average at 334.9. Sure, it's higher than I was the last three days, but it's lower than I weighed in today. Moral of the story?

It's working.

So, bummer that I couldn't run another day of 334, but that, as they say, is life.

What I'm REALLY looking forward to is the fact that I've got 9 days to get that average under 330, and keep my weight on target to hit 300 by March 31. To give an comparison, 9 days ago I sat at 339.5 pounds, or a 5 day average of 340.125. I'm damn happy with just over 6 pounds lost in 9 days.

So, what's next?

Keeping the focus. Working out every day, eating smart.. I'll get to where I need. As much as I want to be upset about my weight going up 2 pounds today, I'm looking at the whole picture.

One other thing while it's on my mind.. I don't feel like I'm dieting any more. I'm not counting calories, and I'm not really restricting myself. Sometimes, that'll bite me in the back end, like it might have yesterday when I had a brownie and a (small) ice cream sundae. But even by doing that, I was in the gym and working it off.

It's a lifestyle change. I'm aware of the not-so-good stuff, and the majority of the time, I'm eating smart. I'm not starving myself, and when I go out to eat, I'm making sound decisions.

Attention 330. You've got 9 more days to be there, because after that, you're gone.