Well, I weighed in this morning at 253.6, which is 104.6 pounds from where I started this time, and 153.4 from my top known weight. Wow, it’s hard to see the monthly numbers in black and white. I ate more, exercised less, and what a surprise… didn’t lose much weight. Oh well, the past is the past. On to December. I normally post this on the first day of the month, but my Mondays are usually way too busy, so I thought I’d do it tonight.

• calories per day: 2334, hr monitor: 1987 cals total
• strength training: 3h 30m
• walking outside: 30m, treadmill: 1h 0m
• avg daily exercise: 10 mins (66 cals per day)
• weight lost: 4.0 pounds

Now I need to think about goals for next month. I don’t set weight lost goals, as I feel I would be disappointed if I didn’t meet them. I try and set goals that will push me, but I can control if they are attainable. Although you can do certain things to help, you can’t force your body to lose weight on a schedule. So, on to the goals for next month.

• Eat within plan every day (2300 lifting days, 2150 cardio days, 2000 rest days)
• Drink water every day (18 cups min.)
• Exercise (60 mins cardio 2 days, ~60 mins strength training 3 days)

I have planned a maintenance week during my final exam week, and will perhaps have two more ‘higher’ days before Christmas. Other than that, the plan is to push the exercise levels back to where they were. The days might shift around during exam week, but here’s the plan.

The plan is to lift Tues(PM), Thurs(AM), Sun(AM). The cardio will be 2 hours between Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat. On the first day of January I’ll take a look at these and see how I’ve done. I’ll definitely be changing days with whatever my new schedule next semester holds. Wish me luck!