Recently in Weight Loss Category

I tend to think of weight loss in terms of tens. Very rarely will I have a specific weight goal in mind;rather I will have a ten pound range in which I would like to be. For example, I might currently be in the someting-80's. I want to get down into the something-60's.

Before you even ask, I am far too insecure to actually reveal my weight. My transition to womanhood is almost complete. All I need is some box wine and a "Chicken Soup for the..." book.

Suffice to say that when I stepped on the scale yesterday, I was delighted to see that I had moved into the next lower ten-pound range (by one pound, but still). I am two "ranges" away from my goal, but it was nice to see that some progress is being made. Weightloss isn't coming as easily as it did three years ago. Maybe I am getting older, maybe I am not trying as hard. But, either way, slowly but surely the weight is coming off. I'd like to be in the next range sometime next month. That would be something.

Today was hill repeats followed by weight training. Went fine...just fine.

Okay, here's a fun fact about me: I am going to be turning 30 in December. To celebrate this milestone, I have decided that I am going to run three marathons in 2007 (3 for 30...get it?) So, in order to prepare myself to begin training for this undertaking, I have been and will continue to use the rest of this year to lose weight and get in the best shape I can.

Everyone stuggles with weight loss. It's a horrible feeling to step on the scale daily or weekly and not have to move the slider any more to the left than the previous weigh-in. Even worse is when you have to (gasp!) move it to the right a bit. I have been fairly hard-core about my weight loss goals up to this point, and the scale is STUBBORNLY moving to the left. Man, it's taking a while. Ceteris parabis, I have to think that I am putting on more muscle since I have added a circuit-training (i.e. lifting) to my regimen and have added more mileage to my weekly average (right now I hover between 30 and 35 miles a week...not that bad). I do have one free day a week (which sometimes expands to a free evening followed by a full free day). I might want to think about curtailing that a bit.

That being said, I do feel better and look a little leaner. I suppose I need to heed the advice I have given so many others and ignore the scale. But it calls to me every morning at the gym. "Come here, John...I won't dissapoint you!" But it does...every time. So I will continue with my five-six meals a day in the hopes that I will kick-start this jank soon. My current goal is to drop another 10 pounds by September 30th.

Why September 30th, you ask? Good question...gold stars for all of you.

Another fun fact about my is that my wife and I recently (as in two weeks ago) had twins. They are being baptised on September 30th with many friends and family coming in for the big event. This will be the first time many of them have seen me in over a year....you do the math.