I treated Thanksgiving Day just like I have treated every other day since I started The 929 Project.  I only ate foods on my food list, I hit the treadmill Thursday morning, and I didn’t cheat.  I really didn’t miss eating cake or pie.  In fact, instead of eating desert, I went outside and pushed my kids on a giant rope swing.

I was on the road Wednesday, so I missed working out.  I did manage to walk for 40 minutes on the treadmill Thursday, and today, Friday, I was back in the gym.  I changed up my routine just a bit, and did more of a total body workout.  I feel great, and I’m proud that I stuck to my eating strategy.

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As part of my Weekly Workout Plan, Mondays are for working out my legs, but I was unable to go to the gym yesterday.  Instead, I worked them out today.

Here’s today’s workout -

• 5 Minutes Walking Warm Up On Indoor Track
• 40 Minutes On Elliptical Doing Intervals (I really focused on getting my heart rate above 150.)
• 3 Sets Of 10 Seated Leg Extensions - I used a lower amount of weight but increased my repetitions.
• 3 Sets Of 10 Seated Leg Presses - I pressed the entire 425 pound stack 14 times.  My legs are much stronger than they were at the beginning of The 929 Project.
• 1 Set Of Calf Raises
• 5 Minutes Cool Down On Indoor Track

After missing the gym Sunday and Monday, it felt great to be back.  I really wanted to focus on cardio, so I put my Elliptical session ahead of my leg workout.  Most of the time, I’ll do a few sets of leg curls, but my hamstrings felt very tight today and I didn’t want to risk injury.  I’ve increased my cardio from 34 to 40 minutes.

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As part of my Health Optimization Plan (H.O.P.) - my official weigh in days are Mondays.

Here is a summary of my progress to date:

Starting Weight (September 29, 2008)

252.2 Pounds

Weight Last Monday (November 17, 2008)

236.6 Pounds

Current Weight (November 24, 2008)

235 Pounds

I have lost a total of 17.2 pounds!  I lost 1.6 pounds last week.

Goal Weight (September 29, 2009)

162.2 Pounds

My ultimate goal is to lose 90 pounds.  I have 72.8 pounds to go.

Current Weight Loss Chart (Click to read about my Fitday chart.)

Current Weight Loss Pace (November 24, 2008)

.3071 Pounds Per Day

I am losing .3071 Pounds Per Day.  At that pace, I should reach my goal weight of 162.2 Pounds in 237 more days - July 19, 2009.  My goal date is September 29, 2009.  I am still ahead of schedule - but my weight loss pace has been slowing.

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According to my Weekly Workout Plan, Fridays are for working out chest, triceps, shoulders, and hitting the treadmill.

Here’s how today’s workout went -

• 5 Minutes Warm Up On Indoor Track
• 34 Minutes Walking / Rocking On Treadmill (Which included running a mile without stopping!)
• 3 Sets Chest Press Machine
• 3 Sets Triceps Press Machine
• 3 Sets Shoulder Press Machine
• 5 Minutes Stretching

I had a great time at the gym today.  I was unable to go on Thursday, and I was pumped about having an entire 90 minutes to workout.  Since I started The 929 Project, I’ve avoided trying to run a full mile - for fear that I would fail - and get discouraged.  Today, I decided that it was time to test myself.  I’ve been doing intervals - walking for a while and running for a while, but today I warmed up for about 10 minutes and started jogging.  About 13 minutes later, I had run a mile - and was still running.  I could have continued, but I didn’t want to press my luck.

I think I’ll wait a few more days before I try running again.  I really enjoy the elliptical machine and I feel that it gives me the best overall cardio and fat burning workout.  It does feel good, however, to know that if I want to run a mile, I can!

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I’ve been thinking about my current weight loss plan, and my goal of losing 90 pounds by September 29, 2009.  (Click here to read the weigh in where I decided that 90 pounds would be my goal and September 29, 2009 would be my goal date.)  I picked September 29, 2009 because that will be exactly one year from September 29, 2008, the date that, in retrospect, I finally put everything together and got serious about losing weight.

I have decided that I need a name for my current weight loss plan.  Why?  I have been writing about my (failed) attempts at weight loss for almost three years, and I really can’t look back at January of 2007 as my starting date, because I never really focused or put my heart into getting in shape.  So, for all practical purposes, September 29, 2008 is my real starting date.  From now on, I will refer to my current weight loss plan as -

The 929 Project

I want to lose 90 pounds by September 29, 2009.

My starting date was September 29, 2008.  Weight - 252.2 Pounds

My goal date is September 29, 2009.  Weight - 162.2 Pounds

Total weight loss goal - 90 Pounds

Click here to see my most recent weigh in.

I do want to say one thing about my goal of losing 90 pounds.  If I succeed, I will weigh 162.6 pounds.  I haven’t been at that weight in almost 15 years.  After losing an initial 50 pounds or so, I will reevaluate my goal, to see if it is still realistic.  I am 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and 162.6 pounds is considered a healthy weight for that height, but I might find that I am much healthier and stronger at a slightly higher weight, say 175 pounds.  We shall see.

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