I realized yesterday at Dinner, or rather, Erica reminded me, that I let my goal slip. The goal is to be 250 LBS or less by spring break so I can do the indoor skydiving out at Stonebriar. I haven’t been doing ANYTHING about this. Actually, that’s a lie. I’ve been compensating for any calorie burn with cake, cookies, candy, and huge portions of food.

Technically, I have too much to lose safely by then (6-7 weeks for 19-20 pounds). A pound a week is good. I’ll be happy with that. 2 pounds a week is tough. I’d be ecstatic for that. 3 pounds per week is not recommended for the average person.

I was 245LBS before, so I should be able to get there, even if I don’t get there in time for spring break.

I know it will be beyond hard. The habits are hard, as is the hunger in general. We’ll see what I can do. I burned a pound today, or rather, tomorrow, since it’s always on the recovery that it changes. It will be important to keep up the calorie burn, because calorie restriction causes the body to reduce metabolism.

I believe if I stay on top of vitamins, proper portions, avoiding starches and fat additions, and cycle my butt off, I might get close. However, as long as the trend is downward again, I’ll be happy.