Fit36.com

Over on my body weight log page, I noted that I’m 6′5″ and (currently) far from what I would consider “fat.” Nonetheless, I could stand to lose a few pounds, so I thought that it was high time that I formalized a goal. My approach thus far has been to simply focus on leading an overall healthier lifestyle, figuring that weight loss will be a natural byproduct of any changes that I make.

Back in March, when I first started getting serious about getting back in shape, I weighed in at 245.2 pounds. I was probably a bit heavier at the very beginning, because I didn’t buy a scale until about two weeks after I got back into it. As of this morning, I weighed 233.8 pounds. That corresponds to a loss of 11.4 pounds as a result of simply increasing my activity level.

So where do I want to be in the long run? As of right now, I’m shooting for 210 pounds as a longer-term goal. This corresponds to a BMI of 24.9, which would put me back into the “normal” range. Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of one size fits all numbers like BMI, but 210 is a nice round number, and getting below 25 sounds like a decent goal.

How long will it take me to get there? It’s hard to say. At my current rate, we’re probably looking at a year or so. I’m sure I could get there considerably faster if I made weight loss a primary goal. However, I just don’t have a real sense of urgency about this — as long as I’m consistently headed in the right direction, I’m happy.

I wrote about this briefly elsewhere, but wanted to pull it in over here since I now have a dedicated fitness site. Last week I decided that I was to start working toward 100 pushups (see here for details). I actually first heard about it from Blaine Moore, and it sounded like an interesting challenge.

Unfortunately, I got sidetracked last week almost immediately… I took the initial test Monday evening shortly after rowing 8km. On Tuesday, I then did a hard 10km row (the longest I’ve ever done in my short history of rowing) and I woke up sore enough on Wednesday that I couldn’t manage the prescribed pushup workout, even though it was short and relatively easy.

Rather than giving up, I simply readjusted… I decided to push through the remainder of the week with regular rowing and a bit of dumbbell work, and then set out on my quest for 100 pushups on Monday (tomorrow).

So that’s where I’m at. In the mean time, I wanted to give a shout out to Jim and JD who have both taken up the challenge after I mentioned it to them last week.

Interestingly, it seems that the One Hundred Pushups idea is picking up steam, with the following individuals (among many others, I’m sure) having written about it:

Andrew
Chelsey
Diet Girl
The Happy Rock
Karen Sugarpants
Mac
Run Momma Run
Say What?
Weight Ladder
Workout Mommy