Weighing In, New Goals, and Riding Onward
I kinda forgot to writeup my official weigh-in numbers in yesterdays post. No worries though as I did step onto the scale, I know you were concerned. As I alluded to yesterday and the posting prior to that about non-scale victories, it’s highly likely I’m not gonna hit my original goal weight of 260 pounds but here we go:
Previous Weight — 275.0 lbs (on 8/10)
Current Weight — 272.8 lbs
Change In Weight — -2.2 lbs
That’s another 2.2 pounds lost in about three weeks time. It’s nothing like months ago but I’m so very happy that I’ll never see those pounds on my body again. They took a lot of sweat and time but my body is changing in some amazing ways right now.
Setting New Goals
I don’t know how I feel about setting weight goals for the next few months. No, I’m not saying I’m where I want to be … I already know that it’s 250 pounds. I don’t know if that’s the end of my mission though as I haven’t been at that number in a crazy number of years.
Anyhow, what I’m trying to say is that for the next few months I’m going to be training for our 10k race as my primary goal. I really want to run the entire race in under an hour without walking which will be a huge feat for me. My other goals are going to be continuing to work out 6 days per week, eating healthy, and staying connected to my blogging peeps.
I still want to be at my goal weight (or beyond) by the first of the year but given how the past few months of summer went I don’t want to be disappointed for not attaining that one goal I set when I’ve accomplished so many other things. I hope it doesn’t seem like a cop-out and I’m certainly not stopping, so far from it actually.
Instead … I’m going to set and work toward the other goals I mentioned yesterday and they are running my first triathlon and riding my first century ride next year. They’re huge and challenging and they’re the type of ongoing goals I want to make for the rest of my life to keep me healthy and fit forever.
What do you think? Should I wait until I attain my goal weight before I change it up or just do it and lose it as I go?
The Long Ride
Maybe you saw my posting about my new goal bike two months ago … or maybe you didn’t. Either way I went for a nice long ride today with the folks from my local bike club. It was a 40 mile ride from Downers Grove to Batavia and the returning trip, obviously we’re not going to have cars waiting for us.
I woke up this morning in a sugar coma, you know, because of the cake & ice cream yesterday … oh yea, and from the apple pancake (ala mode) I had for breakfast … and maybe from the bad mocha coffee(s) I had as well. Yea, so maybe I overindulged on my birthday, give a guy a break … at least I ate a healthy filet mignon, potato, and wine for dinner.
Ok, so I digressed, tell me something I don’t know. The point is I woke up bright and early this morning at 6am (same as on my birthday if it counts) and jumped on the bike excited to go for a ride. I wish I had brought my camera as I saw quite a few things fun things. The list included buffalo (yes real ones), Fermilab, some interesting sculptures and buildings within the Fermilab area, and me falling a second time due to clip-less pedals and an uphill start.
Don’t get me started on falling. It’s my second time falling, once on my inaugural ride with the bike in front of my neighbors and now this time at an intersection in front of 20+ other people. It does wonders on the self esteem falling on your buttocks in front of others … lol. At least this one didn’t hurt and won’t leave marks for a few weeks.
Anyone else had another similar fall in front of others?
Except for the fall it was an awesome ride with everyone and I can’t wait to get out again soon. I do enjoy the longer rides, it’s just hard finding the time to get them in.
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See…that is PRECISELY why I was scared to ride a bike at all. N.E.K. I would have been mortified had that been me…but you seem to have taken the fall pretty well.
I think our goals should progress as we progress. They’re not meant to be static…I love your 10k goal and your biking goals and say GO FOR IT!!! Honestly, the goals that I’ve reached that meant the most to me weren’t the weight ones anyway…
.-= Josie´s last blog ..My 1st 15K- New Blog- Ragnar- and Cake! Oh- & this week’s weigh-in too =-.
I definitely don’t think you have to wait for your goal weight.
Yet, I’m torn about this: Having multiple goals spreads out your focus. Its better to have singular focus.
My first thought, is that losing weight and doing a triathlon are not mutually exclusive. They can be done together.
However, training for a triathlon (or any endurance sport) will increase your desire for fuel (food) which could slow your weight loss progress depending upon the strength of your nutrition habits.
So, I don’t know if I answered your question. The answer is it depends.
Do what you think will motivate you the best.
.-= Scott Stawarz´s last blog ..Immensely Satisfying =-.
Everyone falls when first getting used to clipping and unclipping. It becomes second nature very quickly. Falling on your butt has that effect on you.