Week 16: Life Happens... Under 200! (199.2)

It's been a little over a month since I wrote the last post in this blog. Life happens sometimes and projects like this get put to the side for a bit. In fact, life happens and weight loss plateaus for a bit. I chose my projected weight loss completion goal for next March for reasons such as this. I knew things would come up and a month would go by without any real change and that's okay. Most of our lives don't go straight up or down, there are variations along the way.

11 mile trail run on our anniversary

Over the last month, I have increased my weekly running mileage to about 25 on average. Also, I'm starting to incorporate a few days of incline walking on the treadmill since I plan on running in many mountain races in the future starting with the Gorge 50k next spring which has 6,000 feet of vertical gain over its 31 miles. Walking on the treadmill at an incline of 15, I'm only able to go at a 2.5mph pace consistently. No wonder I suck on steep hills! That's okay though, I'm getting such a kick out of knowing I can walk 1,000 feet of gain on the treadmill at anytime. Ultimately, I'd love to see my weekly elevation gain get up to 20,000 feet before my race at the Gorge. We shall see.

Post run coffee

I had lost some weight before my anniversary last weekend when I gained six pounds in two days. Megan and I kind of go full throttle: food, alcohol, staying up late, etc. You know, the usual. On a side note, I normally don't go hard on the alcohol as much as the food. I'd rather eat my calories than drink them. A doughnut instead of a beer? Um yes please! It was awesome though. We ate Indian food, pancakes, pizza, doughnuts, went to see Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and spent the whole weekend together. 

Alex from ESMZ

 So I guess the blog is back. I think it is a good tool to hold me accountable. It's too easy to have life happen and a month goes by without remembering that I'm supposed to be losing weight. That's not to say that I haven't been active, but I haven't kept my weight loss goal as a high priority. Even though I have a vacation and a move coming up, I plan on resuming my weight loss path.