May Post Test Results

Another month is in the books, and the wheels are starting to get a little traction after spinning in the mud for a few weeks. Proof is in the table below! I’ve been working a crazy work schedule, billing 78 hours in the last 7 days! Luckily, we have an off-week this week, or I would be even more exhausted than I already am. One of the “benefits” to the crazy hours is that even though there hasn’t been any time to do anything productive like work out or blog, there also hasn’t been any time to party or otherwise screw around. I went for a mile run this morning and it felt really good, especially for not doing anything since Friday. The client catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner over the holiday weekend, so my diet has been full of take out and fast food lately. Despite the high calorie meals, I still dropped a few pounds since Friday because I can count all the beers I’ve drank in the same timeframe on one hand! I weighed in at 323 (-2 from the table) this morning after my jog. Combined these results are interesting food for thought going forward and some motivation to curb my weekend adult beverage intake.

Exercise	May 9	May 27	July 1 Goal
Weight	330	325	310 (weighed 323 on 6/1)
Mile Run	13:12	12:15	11:30
Regular Pushups	53	64	70
Assisted Pushups	0	0	0
Regular Dips	34	--	40
Assisted Dips	0	0	0
Sit Ups (in 1 minute)	24	27	30
Planks to failure	1:51	2:10	2:30

Ryan has threatened to "push me even harder" in the next boot camp to make sure I get out of my plateau entirely. Should be fun, a little miserable, and ultimately rewarding come July first. For those astute readers, if I make my weight goal for July 1, that means I will have lost 56 pounds in 6 months! I already get lots of compliments from friends and coworkers who have not seen me in a few months, so I can't wait to tell them I've lost 50+ pounds. Its a huge milestone and half way to my original, long term goal of 100 pounds. Crazy awesome! If you're on the fence about starting to Step It Up, the results definitely come to those who are willing to put in the work. Get motivated, and get lean!