Weigh In: 322.5Five Day Average: 323.4
Calories Consumed: 1946
Calories Burned: 4547
Workout Time: 50 Today, 290 Total In March
Total Pounds Lost: 27.5
A lot to report today.
You'll notice that I've lost 27.5 pounds since November 22, 2006. You'll also notice that the bike in this picture, according to the manufacturer, weighs in at 27 pounds. So, I've lost a bike so far. Perspective rules.
First off, the blog average dropped from 75.1 to lose, down to 73.4 this week. If I was to only count the last 4 days instead of 5, I would be down to 322.75, but there's no point in cheating. The last five days have gone from most recent first: 322.5, 323.5, 322, 323, 326. Clearly, the 326 is screwing up the average, but I just see that as giving myself a buffer for a big drop next week.
I always want MORE, but this time, I'm happy with this week's accomplishments. It seems like I was just stuck on 330 and convinced that I'd never go below, and now I'm staring 320 in the eye. I feel good about that.
Also, to report on my ankle, I've been overly cautious with it. It seems to be OK, as there's no swelling, but now I'm nervous about it and I know I'm favoring it. Today was my big weight lifting day, so to be safe I substituted the squats, that put strain on the ankle, for a evenly distributed leg curl. I was curling 130 or 140 with my legs, so again, it was almost equal to the squats.
And, another fun workout of note: I'm doing pushups now. When I first started this, I couldn't even get down on my hands and knees to actually get into the push-up position. I used to do some of those "lean on the kitchen counter" 45 degree pushups, but I just tried a few days ago to see if I could, and I've been knocking out 10 at a time, 2 reps now, for a few days. That's good for the male ego.
In other news, the March Challenge is in full swing. I set (as usual) my goals possibly too far out of reach for me, but I figured if I reach for the stars and only get to the moon, I'm still coming out ahead. I signed up for 2000 minutes of working out, which comes up to like 64 minutes a day, 7 days a week. Now, if I count volleyball into the mix, I may be close. The other goal was 12 pounds in the month of March, setting me up to get below 300 by the 2nd Wedding Anniversary on April 30th. 12 pounds in 31 days is quite a bit, considering I've been averaging under 2 pounds a week.
Either way, you know my theory - it doesn't matter WHEN I achieve the goal, as long as I'm heading in the right direction.
4 comments:
I like your shamrocks in the countdowns ;)
~EKT
Congrats! I'm proud of you Tuck :)
Once I get my health issues in check, I plan on joining the weight loss crew too...!
Dude, great job on the pushups!! Isn't it the best feeling to be able to do those? I don't know what it is about them...you could lift 200lbs, squat 300, curl 100, but if you can't do pushups, you feel weak. (However, if you're putting up all that weight and can't do pushups, then something's wrong!) Anyway, that's awesome.
Also, I love your attitude. You're going to get there - a step at a time. You're taking those steps and succeeding at the small goals along the way. You're doing great!
Congrats with the pushups.
I was wondering if you could put up a post about how to insert those counters into the blog. (I was able to figure out how to make one, but couldnt get it to show up right)
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