Goals: March 2018

Weight Goals

I had a March 5 target weight of 284 lbs, and an actual weight of 287 (-11 lbs YTD).

Because I’m lagging behind a few pounds and don’t want to do anything drastic within a single week to catch up, I’m going to go ahead and adjust my goals for the next three months. I’ll add an extra pound of weight loss per month through May to get back on track.

My goal for April 2 is now 282 lbs.

Diet Plan

I kept the same diet plan in February with decent success. I did have a trip to India which may have boosted my weight loss somewhat — food was less plentiful, and there were probably some impacts on … digestion … as well.

For March, I plan to keep my same diet of 0–1 Soylent shakes per day and sensible dinners. Much of my weight loss in this “pound-per-week” mode is coming from cardio and weight training, which is great.

Workout Plan

I had to adjust my February workout plan due to using the hotel gym in India. The gym was actually really nice, but didn’t quite have the heavy equipment required for 1–2 of my exercises.

For March, I am back with the trainer in Huntsville, on this schedule:

• Monday: Pull
• Tuesday: 2.5+ miles walk
• Wednesday: Legs
• Thursday: Rest
• Friday: Push
• Saturday: 3.5+ miles walk
• Sunday: Rest

I have found the extra Thursday rest day to be very helpful for the Saturday walk — we’ll see how losing 30 minutes of cardio impacts my overall calorie math and weight loss goals.

Additional Goals

In February, I did successfully adapt my routine for the India trip.

Due to some urgent medical needs (vaccinations!) for that trip, I had to stick with my current doctor for another month.

Here are my goals for March:

• Transition to self training by April 1
• Find a new doctor who is an internist

See you in April!