Happy June! It's hard to believe June is here, this year seems to be flying by. May was another month of mixed results, but I'm satisfied with the month and keeping a positive outlook. The weight loss seems to be slowing down, which is frustrating, but my performance on the Echelon is definitely improving, my waist seems to be shrinking, I look better in the mirror, and my blood pressure has come down substantially. Merinda was away for almost the entire month and that makes it a little harder to stay on top of everything. With that said, here were my May goals:
- Weigh 255 or less
- Ride 300 miles
- Walk 20 miles
- Perfect Month in apple
- 4 75 minute Sunday fusion classes
How did I do:
- Starting Weight: 271.98
- Ending Weight: 261.22
- Net Loss: (10.76)
- Total Loss: (63.78)
Exercise info:
- Number of rides: 83
- Time on rides: 1:02:20:55
- Distance on rides: 455.53
- Number of walks: 1
- Time walking: 54m
- Distance walking: 2.77
Results:
Let's start with the good. I crushed my cycling goal. I joined a challenge on Strava to ride 600km and blew it away, in fact I beat every cycling challenge on Strava I joined for the month. I had a perfect month in Apple and I should have had 4 sunday fusion classes. I couldn't join one Sunday because of the Internet so I subbed some other classes in and had somethign "equivalent". I'll take a C on that goal.
Now for the bad:
I missed my weight goal. I can't make any excuses for that. I felt like I did a good job staying on my diet plan, but the weight loss seems to be slowing down. I don't think it's feasible to eat less so maybe losing 15 pounds a month isn't realistic. I did lose 10 pounds this month and I look much better, but it's more than a little frustrating to not see the results on the scale. What's worse is my weight goes up, up up then DOWN, then up, up up then DOWN. Regardless, I'll keep plugging away and try to hit my goals. I do need to eat a little more salad and fruit this coming month and less "other" food. Having Merinda and Tyler here doesn't help, and having company really doesn't help but that's just something I need to deal with.
I completely missed my walking goal. I got focused on the cycling goals and kind of skipped walking. I know cross training is important, and have nu excuses, so I'll focus on that more.
June Goals:
- Weigh 250 or less
- Ride 400 miles
- Walk 20 miles
- Perfect Month in apple
Final Thoughts:
A couple things. I've increased my monthly mileage on the bike to reflect my overall better fitness. Yes it means more time on the bike, but so be it. I can't get results if I don't reflect progress in goals. I need to work on getting better at rest days. There were a few days last month where I felt just wiped out and still forced myself on the bike. Those are the days I need to go for a walk and get some rest. Obviously closing "rings" on apple makes that harder, but walking should be ok. I set a 10 pound weight goal this month because 15 seems unattainable. That doesn't mean I'd prefer to weigh 245, which ironically, was my original target weight, but it's a little demoralizing to see my weight and know I'm going to miss that goal with a week or so left in the month. I'll shoot for 245, but consider 250 to be a win. I also dropped the Sunday ride goal. Yes, I'm going to make best effort to join those weekly because I enjoy them, I even hit a PB this past Sunday, but having Internet issues cause me to miss a goal is frustrating and occasionally I might need to do something different on Sunday morning. I'll still do something substantial, or catch it on-demand, but setting a goal on something that I might miss by no fault of mine seems silly.
Overall I'm pleased with my progress. I've had to get rid of clothes which no longer fit, which is a nice feeling, and as I mentioned earlier my blood pressure is much better, today it was 115/67 and my resting heart rate is in the mid/low 60's and even went to 55. These are real results and might result in lowering or removing some meds which would be awesome. One of my long-term goals is to maintain activity once I get to my target weight. Maybe I'll talk about my targets this month. Anyeay, have a great month and look for more updates.
