Pheidippides’s BodyBlog

I weighed myself this morning, and with 10 days to go I am just about there.  169.8 pounds — one third of a pound from my June 1 goal.  If I keep watching my food intake and keep up the running, I’ll definitely hit and surpass my goal.  That will set me up nicely for getting faster in my running and for losing a bit more weight and improving my physique over the summer.  According to the scale my bodyfat right now is 17%, and I’d like to get that down into the 12-14% range over the summer.  I’ve never been that lean, at least not since high school, if then.  Even at my fittest I’ve always had love handles.  It’d be nice to get rid of them.

Waist still hovering around 36 inches. That’s from the widest point, just below the navel.  So that still needs some work.  But I’ve knocked off an inch in the last 3 weeks, so it’s good.

I’ll be running a 5K on Memorial Day, and the weight loss makes me think I have a good shot at finally breaking the 20 minute barrier.   That will be the goal, anyway.  The biggest obstacle will be maintaining discipline on Sunday while I go wine tasting and eating out in Napa with friends.  I will have to hold back on the wine consumption and not eat too heavily.

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