Progress Report: Week 34
Weight: 248.0lbs
BMI: 36.1
Weight loss so far: 17 lbs lost total
I said it before, and I’ll say it again: May sucked!
Now, granted, there was a lot of good. I had a pretty awesome birthday, I ran my first half marathon and I had a pretty awesome Memorial Day weekend in Cleveland and Put-In-Bay, OH.
But everything else? Yeah…
I was completely thrown off kilter by becoming a full time teleworker, and everything kind of went to crap. The workouts became sporadic and the diet sucked. Basically everything I could do wrong, I did, and I in one month I completely undid all of the progress (weight related, anyway) made all year. Granted, I did a bit of damage control following the half, but it wasn’t what it really needed to be.
So yeah, all in all…May was a big ol’ FAIL!
Luckily, it’s not May anymore. Today is a new month, and I’d like to give myself one (final) fresh start.
For accountabilities sake, I’m setting up some fitness goals for myself for the week.
- Run/walk (but mostly run) 20 miles this week.
- Bike 30 miles.
- At least three strength training workouts.
Diet wise, I think a HUGE reason behind my gain was the constant ordering out while I’m at home working. If it wasn’t ordering delivery, I’d run to the grocery store or to a fast food place and load up. I ate with reckless abandon. So I’m resolving to, well, not do that anymore. While I’m working during the week there will be no fast food, no delivery, no carry-out, none of that crap. I will eat what I have at the apartment and be more careful about what I eat, and I will make sure I’m stocked with healthy choices. I’d like to resolve to cook more dinner too, because I don’t think I did that at all during the month of May (or probably a huge part of April, for that matter).
I’m also going to have another fitness challenge this month, probably in the next week or so. I leave for vacation on the 24th, so I’d like it squared away by then.
Okay, so, uh, that’s it…for now. Did you have a good weekend?
Have a great day, everyone! 
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Great attitude about June Steve. I’d like to hold myself accountable to better choices as well this month so hows about we conquer this challenge together. I could use some extra motivation. I start training for my first 10k today and I also have my first session with my personal trainer today. Here are my goals for the week:
1. Run 10 miles this week
2. Complete 2 strength session with trainer
3. Log every bite of food this week and stick to 1500 cal/day
I’ve got 25 pounds to lose before 8/15 so I’ve got to get moving!
Glad you enjoyed your weekend. How was the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame?
I think many of us are having an after the holiday reset… but you know great minds and all that.
The half marathon was a HUGE accomplishment! I think this summer is gonna be great!
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It’s a whole new month my man. Good optimism. Glad to hear from you
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If isn’t just all about weight. You have done some amazing things in the past month..you have maintained a 17lbs weight loss. I have done this so many times, equated everything to a number. Albeit important in our journey to make ourselves healthy..what I have come to realise that inorder to actually get to where I want (trimmer) I have to holistically appreacite and nurture myself.
Now…give me a high five..wouldya!
WE will get back and hit June where it counts!! I have been working out but eating any old way I want…not good!
Let’s do this together. hit me up in email (jeninreallife@yahoo.com) and we can chat! Do you have a chat (google, yahoo, skype)?!? I am gonna keep an eye on you!
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[...] crew (you all know who you are …and if you don’t, I will find pictures!!)! Steve posted yesterday about his struggles through May and I immediately responded with a hearty, “hell yeah, I am [...]
I think May was a pretty crappy month for a lot of people. Time to move on from it and not look back.
Ya, may sucked…what up with that? June, now June is my birthday month…gotta be amazing?! or something like that
Hey man, May is a month gone past, nothing you can do about it anymore. Now it’s time to look to the future and think about what you need to do to turn things around. I’m not sure what the reasoning is, but I’ve actually heard before that May is typically a crappy month for people’s weight loss.
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You forgot to focus on the positive things. I mean, yeah, you mentioned them, but I don’t see any mention of the who/what/when/where/why and how such awesome things were awesome. You had a birthday! You ran your first half marathon! You had an awesome Memorial Day weekend! I’d say that’s a pretty awesome month. I know it’s hard to focus on the positives when the negatives are all we think about. But…
Weight loss isn’t everything. When you look at the picture of YOUR LIFE, when you look at WHO STEVE IS as a total person, is he just a weight loss blogger? NOPE. Not even close. He’s an awesome guy in all respects. PERIOD.