Warning, wall of text incoming. Had several weeks of 2 "free" days per week here in July. Back on the gym regimen and feeling good about that. Committed for the month of August to:
(1) Meal plan through the weekend, get a baseline weight Monday
(2) 2 weeks of <2500 cal/day meal plan for the following two weeks, Monday August 7 to morning of Monday August 21.
(3) Eat food offered at a professional conference I'm attending August 21, but don't go home and eat off plan.
(4) Meal plan the rest of Month and evaluate where I am September 2nd.
These goals pass the "SMART" goals test. (1) They're SPECIFIC (I think I've just articulated them well in about 5 minutes) (2) They're MEASURABLE (I have fatsecret, not to mention wizardry with Google Sheets I've perfected over 5 years) (3) They're ATTAINABLE (I can stick to my meal plan if I practice the other three fundamentals that increase my will power: (a) REST (7.5-9 hours/night), (b) EXERCISE (Body for Life 3 days/week HIIT/weights and 3 days/week cardio, i.e., the stair master; my total time, inclusive of travel to the gym, is 6 hours/week; TOTALLY worth it for how good I feel when in the gym consistently) (4) They're RELEVANT (my current goal is to lose 10 pounds and take myself down to 222 lbs., at a steady pace of 1 lb/week on average, over the next 10 weeks, weighing in at 222 by Saturday October 14th) (5) They're TIME-BOUND (start with 2 days, then 2 weeks).
Goals: Be honest and accountable with my progress. Trust the process. Outcome < Process < IDENTITY.
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232.4 lb
Lost so far: 98.6 lb.
Still to go: 10.4 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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gaining 4.0 lb a week
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