Phase III begins

Phase III:

The current weight goal is 225 by 09/01/2009, and I will re-evaluate once reaching that goal and stabilizing. My current progress is charted below. However, to reach that goal, I must implement a more drastic Phase III effort.

Phase III Exercise Schedule:

My ultimate goal is currently 220, and I will re-evaluate once reaching that goal and stabilizing. However, to reach that goal, I must implement an even more insane Phase III effort. The goal here is to crash the weight by maximizing output and minimizing input. Then, when the goal weight is reached, gradually stabilize intake to match output levels.

Here is the new schedule:

Phase III Eating Rules:

1. No dessert
2. No snacks
3. Alcohol and coffee consumption at a minimum.
   
4. Breakfast: Meal replacement bar.
5. Lunch is not allowed unless lunchtime workout produces severe fatigue. In this case, a minimal lunch meal may be ingested.
6. Dinner must be limited to a minimal portion. Attempt to use the Japanese 30% full rule.
   

My running activity since I started training again in February is plotted above. Another ancillary goal of mine is to run 500 miles this year. This would be the most running since my senior year of college in a calendar year. I am currently at 250 miles and have been running for 5 months. Putting 14 miles up a week should just about get me to the year-end goal. The lapse in activity in the plot is from the ankle injury I sustained in early July. I was able to keep doing elliptical, but had to give up on the running for two weeks. . .