Day 151-Weigh-in Day: 324.6lbs

WEEK 21

Start Weight: 365.4

Last Week's Weight: 320.6

Current Weight: 324.6

This Week’s Weight Loss: +4lbs

Total Weight Loss: 40.8lbs

Miles Biked this Week: 56.48

Total Miles Biked: 1280.93

Miles to Go: 6219.07

GEOGRAPHY (Where I'd be on the map having started at my house in Salt Lake City, Utah, heading for Tokyo):

Pacific Ocean (576 miles off the west coast. I am heading for the Hawaiian Islands)

WEEK’S MILEAGE

Monday: 13.69

Tuesday: Rest

Wednesday: Rest

Thursday: 27.20

Friday: 3.13

Saturday: 12.46

ATTENTION: I read a cool article about Track Racing, an amazing Olympic event that features some of the best athletes in the world. Keep an eye out for that competition during the Olympics.

TODAY:

Well, I am not happy with my lack of progress this week. I didn’t bike as many miles, but I have been getting some good workouts in, especially a 27-mile ride on Thursday with a little hill climbing. This was vacation week for me and my family and I haven’t been as focused on eating smart as I wanted to be. So, I guess I get to take a good look at the results and stand by them, no matter how embarrassing it is. I get to be accountable to all of you!

I must do better. I am basically back where I was a month ago, and this is not good. I’ve had steady progress for 5 months now, but have slid backwards over the past few weeks. I will reevaluate, and refocus.

I have wanted to go off and do more interesting rides, I think I am getting bored with my usual routes. I’ve got to explore other places to go to give myself a new challenge and stimulate my mind too.

LEARNED:

As I realize that time is ticking down to Mount Fuji, that I have been feeling a little more anxious about wanting to lose the weight. I had to catch myself and again remind myself that my focus right now is to keep riding, build muscle and endurance, and get the weight off. I don’t need to climb Fuji tomorrow, next week, or even 6 months from now. Stay focused Don…Stay focused…stay focused!!

EATING:

I will say that this would be my worst week on eating. I did not eat 4lbs worth of fat gain though. I think there is some water in there. I’ve watched my weight jump up and down this week. However, I have not really eaten a lot of veggies, and I ate a whoppin’ 1 apple! Of well, again, this has been vacation week for my family and I, so I won’t beat myself up too much.

It’s back into the routine of things.

FILM:

Stand by...