Roadblocks, Day 18

Speed bumps might be a better term than roadblocks.

This has been a rough week. I was sick with a cold over the weekend, but I stuck to my diet and made sure I ate all my meals. On Monday the 12th, I weighed in at 232.5 pounds! Down 9 pounds in two weeks!

Well I'm sure part of that was the funk my body was in and the energy it was burning fighting the cold off. I missed Monday at the gym while recovering which bummed me out. And yesterday, my regular Wednesday day session was cut short due to time, I only had time for cardio. Also I still felt slightly weak and my breathing was a little stressed due to left over congestion.

Last night I weighed in at 235, which is good even though it's not my lowest. I know its going to vary but it's headed in the right direction. I'm going to miss the gym again tomorrow, heading off to a cabin on Orcas Island with some buddies. Even with the missed workouts I'm still eating healthy, although that'll be a challenge this weekend on my short little vacation. But when I get back Monday it is business as usual.

Overall I'm losing fat and building muscle. I feel thinner even if I don't look it yet, and I just feel better. My neck doesn't get so sore anymore while at work. I got a body fat analyzer I ordered from Amazon.com yesterday, so I'm going to start monitoring that. While I build muscle, the weightloss might slow down, but the body fat analyzer will give me other ways to track my progress and stay positive.