One week down

I'm one week into the two week pact with Samo. My behavior hasn't been perfect, but I have been eating much better, and yesterday and today I got just the kind of positive feedback I wanted: Last Monday the scale said 155, and yesterday 151, then today it said 150.

Okay, so the 155 reading was a local maximum. The best way to see the real data is to look at my weight chart for the last month. See that big swath of green on the right? I fully intend to see more of that in the coming weeks.

Two Weeks

Samo suggested a goal for the next two weeks: She's trying to lose 4 pounds, I'm just trying to follow the rules. Monday I was the very model of perfection. Yesterday less so, having an extra (social) meal and not exercising, but I did alright with food overall.

I've let these extra few pounds hang around long enough. My promise to myself to "go back to strict diet and exercise if I weigh over 150 lbs" has not been kept. I'm at 153 lbs and (slowly) rising. My half-hearted efforts are not good enough.

Two weeks. I can do two weeks.

Plodding Along

I haven't updated in a while because it seems awfully boring to say "trying to eat better and exercise more, having middling success." But that's a pretty good summation of the last month.

I've been eating better lately. But not so well that I'm losing weight.

I've been running more lately. But not for long enough to see speed improvements.

I've been weight lifting more lately. I've actually started to see some minor improvements.

Still have that race in September.

Still have those pounds to lose.

Plodding along.