My most recent visit with Angela saw her happy with my progress. I have only lost one pound since my last visit, and have gotten my caloric intake up to 2500 calories. She is pleasantly surprised that I have recovered my metabolism so quickly. She is also pleased with my diet. For some reason, she keeps suggesting avocados to me, even though I have told her several times that I do not like them. That’s worth a laugh every time. Angela said that the fluctuations I experience in my weight, sometimes four of five pounds, are unusual.

My BMI is about 28, but I’ve not really budged from my previous target maintenance weight of 212 (I am a couple of pounds over today) even though, at least in my mind, the goal is to ease down from this just a bit. I’m still learning about my new iHealth scale and the relationship between body fat percentage and water.

I am in physical therapy for some arm pain due to a neck condition that is pinching a nerve. The therapy is designed to strengthen the muscles that are weak on the back side of my body in proportion to the front side, to correct the imbalance that is contributing to my condition. It started with an assessment using some pretty high-tech weight machines that can measure strength as well as provide resistance and range-of-motion exercises customized to an individual workout plan.

I am adding some whole fruit and nuts to my diet to account for some of those extra calories that I now have to spend. I also have a new dehydrator that I’m hoping to use to make more convenient fruit snacks.

Weight (change since Jan 2018): 214 (-60)
Workout time: 113 Minutes (not measured)
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 4.64 Miles (136.11)
Steps: 14,828
Goals: (1) Run 10.5 miles in one day by 11/18/18 (2) Lose 100lbs by 12/25/18