Weekly Numbers -- February 05, 2006

Weight: 57.50 lbs above target weight
This week: up 1.50 lbs
This year: up 2.00 lbs

Current bike odometer: 2203.5 miles

This past week:

• I worked out 5 times, meeting my goal.
  
• I cycled on 6 days, exceeding my goal, for a total of 46.01 miles.
  
• I didn't drive the MTB at all, failing to meet my goal of using it twice (at least once off-road).
  
• I walked the dogs 6 days, exceeding my goal, for a total of about 5 miles.
  
• I skied 4.89 miles in 1 NordicTrack session.
  
• I stretched once, failing to meet my goal of twice.
  
• I meditated 5 times, exceeding my goal.
  
• I drove the car about 75 miles, never for my own use (I took my visiting elderly relative to the train station in Salisbury and I took my mother to two medical appointments).

Other than not riding the MTB, and not stretching as much as I'd wanted, it was a good week. With bad results. That's two in a row, and it's hard to take. Probably my diet is to blame. I haven't done any deliberate modification, and maybe it's time to start.

This week's goals:

• Workout at least 5 times, burning at least 500 calories each time.
  
• Cycle at least 2 miles on at least 5 days.
  
• Cycle at least 50 miles total.
  
• Do at least one session of strength training.
  
• Stretch at least 3 times.
  
• Meditate at least 3 times.
  
• Drive the car only when truly necessary and track mileage.
  
• Refrain from overeating.

I've added another 5 miles to the cycling goal, added one strength training session, and increased the stretching and meditation goals to 3 days each. I removed the MTB and dog-walking goals, since I'm going out of town (without dogs or MTB; yeah -- sadness). "Only when truly necessary" with car driving is unfortunately going to include a 500+ mile (one-way) trip. I've kept the diet goal deliberately vague, but I hope awareness of the general principle will help me to Put The Cookie Down (PTCD) when I'm tempted to overeat.