My goal when I drove away from Pittsburgh and towards Texas was to use the time alone here to good use. I had a plan of things that I needed to accomplish and now 1/3 into the program I need to re-evaluate my progress.
First, I was determined to lose weight. My goal was 25 pounds and I thought within three months that was a doable goal. Not so fast, I got off to a slow start but now have only healthy foods in my kitchen. To date I have lost 4 pounds and this makes me VERY DEPRESSED. I took today off of counting calories and exercising because starting tomorrow I am to begin diligently counting every single last calorie. I giving the newer stricter plan four weeks before I move to a far more drastic plan. So after one month I will give myself a D-.
Second, on the game plan was to increase my run times along with goals set for push-ups and sit-ups. The first few runs were horrible and took some time to get back into the swing of things. A month into my runs and I am almost to where I was when I left San Antonio last December. I need to shave off about a minute from my times and increase my distance runs, but on the positive side I am not having any tendinitis and I feel great about my runs. I think with some of this weight off I could easily exceed my goals. the Push-ups and Sit-ups have almost exceeded my three month goal I set before coming down here. Grade A-.
Third, I was to save money and pay off some debt. So far I have controlled my spending and the increase in hours worked has allowed me to make a few deposits into savings. Grade A.
I still have some minor goals set that I have yet to really attack, but with two months remaining I feel fairly confident I will be in good shape when I leave here for good.
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