[Brian Swartz]

10.29 Weekly Update

Weight

6.?.16 -- 391?
6.20?.17 -- 373?
9.17 -- 333.5
9.24 -- 330.5
10.1 -- 332.3
10.8 -- 328.6
10.15 -- 325.3
10.22 -- 323.7
10.29 -- 320.7(-3.0)

Next Milestone(NEW) -- 310.0(top of my 'danger zone'); 10.7 lbs. to go.

Another good week, puts me over the 50-lb. plateau and on to my third mini-goal here(out of 12). A lot of core soreness, particularly upper legs/hips/lower back area, in the middle of the week and was quite stiff. I think I've worked my way through most of that but it's always something. Actually a somewhat easier work-week which my body was telling me it needed, so that's good. The next stage I'll explain in a separate post.

** Biking(9.5 mi.) -- 5 days, and it would have been a full six without the rain. Most of them were tough to finish, partly due to cold weather and a back tire I need to replace but am procrastinating on till next year. Consistently highs are below 50 now, and daylight savings adjustment hits in a week. On the other hand the body does metabolize somewhat better to try to heat itself in the winter(anytime below 65 F from what I've read), so that'll help burn off a few extra pounds in the winter.

** Knee Pushups(37, +2) -- Continuing to basically stagnate here.

** Squats(9, -1) -- Getting a small amount in each week, but some days the stiffenss/soreness keeps me from being able to do any. I'll probably need to get past that before this starts taking off.