11/21/2006

I stayed up late last night to watch Puppet Up on TBS. This pretty much means unfortunately or fortunately depending on your point of view, I didn’t do my morning cardio. The great thing about my plan is the flexibility. I have five more opportunities to meet my remaining three cardio sessions. Sure, my results may come faster if the plan was more demanding but then it becomes so difficult to stick to that you experience a few small failures here, one there and soon you are so disgusted that you quit. There is a balancing act to all of this. Too flexible, no results; too strict, impossible to maintain.

I did do my weight training today and plan to outline my routine soon. I am making everything as simple and straight forward as possible.

Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I wound up eating on the road. My calorie intake was a little higher than desired at 2400, but the real mistake was coupled with a 40:35:25 ratio of fats:carbs:protein. Definitely unintentional, but not the end of the world.

A Little More About My Goal
I set my goal as a 2.5” reduction around my waist. Most people will set weight a weight goal of 10 lbs lost or a target weight of 175. My experience has been that weight will fluctuate greatly with hydration levels, sodium levels and carb levels. I have seen my weight vary 10lbs within a 24 hour period. Even the time of day will affect your weight.

My goal is fat loss. Since I store fat across my mid-section, monitoring my waist measurement across my bellybutton will give feedback as to positive or negative progress. I chose 2.5 inches because I assume the change in diet and maintaining proper hydration will account for a 0.5” (almost instantaneous) drop. The other two inches seemed “do-able” in the time frame. It may or may not be realistic, but based on the way my body responds to diet and exercise, it will be an underestimate of my ability if I am wrong.