One Week After Redux

Current Weight: 202.5 lbs

Lowest weight this week: 198.6 lbs

Weight Lost Since Last Blog: 1lbs

This week has been a roller coaster to say the least. I reached below 200 lbs to the lowest weight of 198.6 lbs on Saturday to get back to 202.5 lbs on Monday morning. Clearly the weekend weakness is the culprit here. I should definitely plan what I am going to eat in the weekends.

As to the goals I set out to achieve last week:

1. Loose 1.5 lbs - Lost only 1 lbs in the end

2. Run 10 miles - I walked, ran but mostly jogged to 8 miles in different conditions

3. Stick to workout sessions - Attended all of them

4. Pre-plan and prepare all meals - Failed completely

5. Eat only prepared meals - Partially done

6. Eat a lot of veggies for dinner - Partially done

7. Increase intensity of Workout sessions - Achieved

8. Blog progress every week - Done

Bonus Objective:

Play tennis two times a week - Achieved

After analysis, I am removing objectives 4 and 5 for now.

Reset

Current weight: 203.5 lbs

Weight Lost Since Last Blog: 5 lbs

OK, I have not been blogging for several months. That doesn't mean that my quest for reaching the ideal weight has ended. In fact it is continuing despite several major setbacks(trip to India, major injury to left shoulder, etc). So, here I am back in the pursuit of the original goal, the coveted 170 lbs. The average weight that I lost since I started this blog has been 3 lbs/month which is OK but is not enough to take me to my ideal weight. So I decided to change my approach a little.

When I started, the biggest challenge I had was procrastination but I have overcome it at this point. I also had weak muscle groups which made it difficult and often times very risky when doing intense exercises, but after three months of weight training I am feeling really fit. Yesterday I was able to run 1.5 miles without taking a break and I could have done more but I didn't want to injure my knees which were showing signs of pain at that point. I lost the front on eating though. This has been the major hurdle that I am still struggling with. Although I remained strict about my diet most of the week, the weekends I inevitably started binge eating. The key to come over it is to keep myself busy. So after analyzing my progress and the hurdles I had so far I am resetting my mini goals and ways to reach them.

The redux plan:

Reach 165 lbs by Dec 5 2009  ( I improved the weight goal to be  more challenging  and motivating)

Mini Goals:

1. Loose 1.5 lbs each week
   
2. Run 10 miles each week for three months
3. Stick to the workout sessions
4. Pre-plan and pre-prepare all meals for the week
5. Eat only prepared meals
6. Eat lot of veggies for dinner
7. Increase intensity of workout sessions
8. Blog progress every week

Bonus goals:

• Play Tennis at least twice a week.