April showers bring May flowers

 So....   Here's my April update and it has both good and bad outcomes.   I'll start with the bad because it's important to explain why my month went sideways at the end.   I stay away from personal stuff here because I want to talk about other things, but my Father-in-law has been having some health issues, and he passed away four days after my mid-month update, and as such I missed a week of bike.   This caused me to miss  a few goals.  Obviously, I'm not goign to get down on myself over that, family always comes first, and I did my best to stay active while away.

April Goals:

• Weigh 265 or less
• Ride 270 miles
• Walk 25 miles
• Complete 4 live 75 minute Sunday fusion workouts
• Perfect month in Apple health
• Have one swimming workout

How did I do?

• Starting weight: 279
• Ending weight: 271.98
• Net loss: (7.02)
• Total Loss: (53.02)

Exercise Info:

• Number of rides: 42
• Time on rides: 13h 52m
• Distance on rides: 244.4
• Number of walks: 20
• Time walking: 7h 12m
• Distance walking: 20.9 with an additional ~15 miles walking that wasn't logged as a "workout"

Overview:

I was having a pretty good month until the end.   I think I might have hit my weight goal, but it was the only one that was concerned about missing.  I didn't weigh myself in Ireland, but I didn't gain weight and I'm already down a bit again.  I was able to stay active while away and hit my activity goals.

May Goals:

• Weigh 255 or less
• Ride 300 miles
• Walk 20 miles
• Perfect Month in apple
• 4 75 minute Sunday fusion classes

Final Thoughts:

Yes I keep setting aggressive goals.   I got home from Ireland and immediately started working out again.  I really want to achieve my ultimate goal, and I won't get there by slacking off now, despite people saying how much better I look.  Yes, I know I look better, but to be blunt, I looked awful when i was fat so any progress is good progress.  I'm going to have some rest days, and some light days, but when I work out I'm going to hit it hard.  That's how you make progress.  On a brighter note, the trip has helped me keep getting up early so I'll continue to do that.

Have a great month and I'll be keep you all updated...