a milestone
Finally under 240. 239 to be exact. 17 pounds gone in 13 weeks. At least 27 more to go.
Setting the goal is difficult. At first I had the ambitious goal of 201. After talking with a personal trainer, that adjusted upward to 212. Now that I'm over 1/3 of the way to 212, that seems like it might not be enough weight loss. I haven't been 212 since some time in 1990 or 1991, so it's hard to say if that's an appropriate goal or not. Perhaps the trainer simply thought I would end up wanting lots more upper-body muscle.
Notable - I lost two pounds on a week where I overate on three consecutive days thanks to a colleague's gift of oatmeal cookies - the one sweet I simply cannot resist.
Onward.
Setting the goal is difficult. At first I had the ambitious goal of 201. After talking with a personal trainer, that adjusted upward to 212. Now that I'm over 1/3 of the way to 212, that seems like it might not be enough weight loss. I haven't been 212 since some time in 1990 or 1991, so it's hard to say if that's an appropriate goal or not. Perhaps the trainer simply thought I would end up wanting lots more upper-body muscle.
Notable - I lost two pounds on a week where I overate on three consecutive days thanks to a colleague's gift of oatmeal cookies - the one sweet I simply cannot resist.
Onward.
posted by Gregg the Obscure at
10:41 AM
2 Comments:
I find that many personal trainers set "realistic" goals -- ones they think you can reach -- rather than ones related to the amount of fat you have. You can readjust as you hit weights.
I thought I'd be lucky to get to 178 and glad to be there. I weighed in at 170.5 at my monthly benchmark and now hope to lose ten more pounds. But I've got the fat, so ... at least I think I do.
It is neat, to have weight be something you actually choose, isn't it?
By
Stephen, at 6:06 AM
It has been a few months. I'd love an update.
By
Stephen, at 6:49 AM
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