Progress report

Here's where I'm at:

One week: lost 3.1. Two weeks: lost 2.15/wk. Four: 2.2/wk. Eight: 2.1375/wk.

Trend line said 275.7 this morning. The scale said 271.8. Assuming two pounds a week, I'm 43 weeks away from goal weight. My loss rate has finally plateaued enough that goal weight isn't a year away every time I check.

Today I opened the treadmill with a 14 minute run and finished with three minutes of a planned five minute run. I'm now consistently running over half the half hour workout. I stop when my heart rate hits 170 now, so it is getting easier. (Even if it does still suck.)

On Wed, increased push ups and sit ups to twice daily on MWF and treadmill time daily M-F. Next week will be the first full week, we'll see how the body holds up. Feels fine after three days straight.

Here are notes I jotted down while sweating my ass off after a workout late June:

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Me: Can I use those stairs to work out tomorrow?

S: Sure, you can use them.

Need to find a way to work out after
all day at ORD w/ airport food.
(Nachos, salad, bad Uno pucks)

Walked through double doors to stairwell.
Sheet rock, joint compound- steel steps.
on 15, up to 16; down to G, 3 minutes;
up to 16, 5mins; down to G 10 mins;
up to 16, 15 minutes down and up.
Still time left, up to 7-- done
time to cool down. Down to g
find a door. Opens to street and alarm
goes off. Quickly close. Walk around block to front door - FOB in - tell
guard about the alarm - he tells me good
job. Back to 1508, ask SO for pen- find
one on the counter- sheet of paper from fax machine- write

Steps up: Sheetrock, joint compound, black philips drywall screws. Landing with concrete walls, sheetrock again. door w/ a number, sheetrock, joint compound drywall screws. 5/8 Fire Resist___ can't make it out. Ugly patch, third floor, probably something from construction. 5 screws in a row.

7th was a wall- 14th
double wall-- 16th top, down is
hard with weak legs.

50 flights up
1 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 7
one extra to sidewalk
16 pu & situps
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And now I can finally throw those notes out. If you made it this far through that drivel, you are to be commended. Thanks for reading.