So I was really slow getting into the swing of things this morning, and so I got rained on during my first 30-mins of walking. It wasn’t a heavy rain, but I chased the cats inside and finished off on the treadmill. It was a good choice as it was raining quite steadily by the time I was finished. Of course the sun came out during my second set on the treadmill. What weird and wonderful weather we’re having this summer.

I’m not sure of my afternoon plans but I’m thinking maybe I should just give up and try cleaning up inside. Nothing will need watering so it might be a better plan.

From the HR monitor:

So, I got the bookcase organized enough that I had some space to unpack the school stuff I’d collected. I did realize though that I will likely need to clear off a shelf for, umm, books. Oh well, plenty of stuff to do next week!

Food for the day:

Total: 2403 (25% fat, 35% carbs, 35% protein)

Breakfast: protein pancakes, jam, peach (335)
AM Snack: blueberry bran muffins (198)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas, turkey meatloaf, salsa, cheese, cheese, peach (515)
PM Snack: cheese spread, flatbread, jack daniels & lemonade (276)
Dinner: sirloin steak, corn, butter, salad w/dressing (852)
Late Snack: protein shake with blackberries (226)

The Sunday to Sunday loss this week is 1.6lbs. I’m in the middle of TOM so it’s possible I’ll see a little more off tomorrow as well. The 9-week loss is 18.0lbs (2.00/week) which is usually the ‘number’ I look at to see how things are going overall. I’m actually considering dropping my calories slightly. When I crossed the 300 pound mark I was doing 2150/2400 in calories and was going to re-evaluate at 290. When I hit that point I decided everything was good so kept the levels up. I did the same at 280, however, with my activity level likely to change in September I think it might be a good time to consider it again. I’ll likely run another week at the same calorie levels and look at it as a change for September 1st. The other little compulsive number I look at is how many days I’ve been ‘on plan’ primarily with food. I still consider the maintenance week ‘on plan’ since I accomplished what I wanted to. So, since I started keeping track this is day 227 on plan with food.