I had a travel day yesterday, so I took the day off from working out, but I'm looking forward to a session on the Air Dyne tonight. I will be here until next Wednesday and then I will be home for 20 straight days (w00t! I prefer not to think about what happens after that -- i.e. months of trip after trip after trip.). I see that the gym has the Strictly Strength and the Cycling class on alternate days. My plan when I get back will be to do each one every other day (with a break on the 25th). I am stoked!

Day 142
Weight: 223.5
Total Loss: 61

There's very little doubt that I've slowed down in the weight loss area. I suppose that it was bound to happen. My body is simply not as big as it was and therefore does not need as many calories to maintain itself. Thus, it's just harder to lose pounds as fast. I realize that I'm on the heavy scale now and so that number is a little high, but the fact is that even if I am actually two or three pounds lighter than that, I've still lost significant pace from where I was. Part of my motivation to get down to 200 by New Year's Day was to be able to get off the diet as soon as possible. The fact is, though, that I don't really mind the diet anymore. I'm willing to stay on it for an extra month or two, if that's what it takes. I have had a lot of people tell me that I should stop, that 200 is too low, etc., etc. No. I know that 200 is the right weight. I also know that I've made so much progress that while I am still in weight loss mode, I don't have to feel like the mountain is so high that I have to focus on that to the exclusion of all else. I'm still on the diet, I'm still working out, I should still be losing weight. But, every other day is going to be strength training, pace of weight loss be damned.