I wanted to be 178 before leaving for Vegas, 174 before Christmas, and 170 for my birthday (today).
I can now say that I've hit all three. I'm now just a hair under 170 pounds.
My major goal is to stay there for the next year. While I do plan to lose a few more pounds, my goal is to have "a year of being at a good racing weight" as the present I give myself for my 40th birthday. I figure that if I can spend a year at this weight, that it should re-ingrain the habits in me that let me stay at that weight going into my 40's.
To better quantify my weight loss, I've also tracked my body fat percentage and my body measurements (all measurements are in inches):
| Date | 7/15/12 | 10/27/12 | 11/24/12 | 12/23/12 | 1/27/13 |
| Weight | 193.0 | 182.0 | 175.8 | 174.0 | 169.8 |
| Body Fat | 23.3% | 20.3% | 19.4% | 18.0% | 17.8% |
| Chest | 37 3/4 | 36 2/4 | 36 2/4 | 36 | 35 2/4 |
| Waist | 38 1/4 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| Hip | 42 | 40 2/4 | 39 3/4 | 39 1/4 | 39 |
| Thigh | 26 2/4 | 25 | 25 | 24 3/4 | 24 2/4 |
I'm probably looking to lose another 3 or 4 pounds before the start of racing season in April. That's a much slower loss than I've had so far, but I'll be ramping up the intensity of my training and I will need the extra fuel.
