07.28.09

Trying to find some sort of peace.

Posted in Blog at 12:17 pm by Andy

OK, day 28, wrapping up four weeks, just a few days from the end. This whole thing has not turned out so well. Or at least it has not turned out according to expectations. I’m cycling through a variety of emotions on the subject, generally not so positive.

But, that was sort of the idea, wasn’t it? I was TRYING something in an effort to produce a desired result. There were no guarantees, there were no precedents, there was simply an attempt. It now appears that with only a few days to go, that attempt won’t be successful. I can now revise and refine my expectations, and create a new experiment based upon what I’ve learned here.

My attempt to lose 10 pounds in a month was aggressive, bordering on unhealthy. A safer, more realistic goal would be 2–4 pounds a month. A 2000-calorie diet does not seem to be appropriate for me. I don’t think anything lower than that would be sufficient to keep me moving for any period of time. So, perhaps I actually need to eat more in order to stoke the furnace. My diet has been absurdly healthy; I don’t believe that needs much modification. A few less beers might be good, freeing up a few calories for me to get some more protein and fat in there.

So, we’ll see what the next few days will bring. I’m contemplating a new plan for August, and I’ll develop that throughout the month. For now, I’m sticking to the plan for the next few days. I will see this through to the end, even if it seems highly unlikely that I will see my expected results. That’s probably as close as I’m going to get to zen at this point.

Exercise: 3k running, 4k walking.
Intake: 2170 calories.
What I ate today: Coffee, yogurt, muesli, berries, Raisinets, steak, broccoli, beer, salad and an ice cream cone.

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