So, it struck me the other day that I was almost half way to my goal. When I weighed myself and came in at 290 pounds I thought "only 2.5 pounds to go and I will be at the half way mark". I was down 65 pounds and in order to reach the half way mark I needed to be down 67.5 pounds.
Because half of 130 pounds is 67.5 pounds. Right?
Yeah, sometimes math is difficult. Apparently I was at the half way mark when I weighed myself as 65 pounds is the half way mark. In approximately 135 days I lost 65 pounds. Almost half a pound per day. Yeah, some people out there are going to hate me. Sorry. I started out quite large so it was actually easier for me to lose the weight than most people. As I get closer to my target weight it is going to take more time to losing the same weight than it has in the past.
Weight loss is still primarily the simple formula of calories in vs. calories out. Every 3500 calorie deficit equates to a pound. However, since I am losing weight the number of calories that I need to eat to sustain that weight decreases which lowers the calories out. To continue the weight loss what I would need to do is increase the calories burnt through exercise. I am slowly increasing this as well by increasing the speed of the treadmill when I walk, but there will come a point where I simply can't walk that fast, I will need to run.
I haven't really run for a couple of decades. Yes, decades. To be honest, I am a little scared of the running, just in case my knee decides to take a vacation in the middle of a run.
But, hey, half way to my initial target!!!
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