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That’s unfortunate, I enjoy running and it’s difficult to not run until I get lighter.

I did 10 miles today, got home and weighed after my shower and I’m back under 300, 293.2 to be exact.

 

I do the treadmill, speed walking though.

 

Finally jumped back on my program to lose the COVID pounds. Started on the "old school" Atkins program last Monday, and I'm down 6 lbs. Hopefully I'll be down another pound tomorrow morning to give me 7 for the week, but I'm more than happy with 6. I'll ease off on the strictness this coming week.

Walking/jogging 3 miles every morning, and I hit the gym three times/week. I also try to do something extra at least one day on the weekends. That would be a new personal record...lol Not sure if it's my imagination, but I feel more agile than last week. It's probably more the additional gym work than the diet. I returned to the gym 3 weeks ago.

I should drop 2.5-3 lbs per week once I settle into my typical "diet" routine. Shooting for 15 lbs the first month, then another 10-12 lbs every month I stay "on program." Goal is to be in the NIH "over weight" category after 6 weeks. Not sure how long it will take to hit their "normal" weight category, but I'll continue pushing towards that goal. I think it's built for people with a skinny build, and that's not really me.

I guess I should shoot for waist size, not actual weight. Currently a 38, and want to be a 34. That's about 40 lbs away from where I started. Generally speaking, 10 lbs equals about 1" in the waist.

Fingers crossed!

 

I hit -22 pounds by Christmas day, so I met my first goal. My next goal is to lose a total of 40 lbs (another 18 pounds) before the Shamrock 8K around March 18th.

I still want to drop an additional 10 pounds on top of that to get where I should be, so I won't be "taking the pack off" until I'm down 50.