Day 0

12/20/10 260lbs.

So it begins. Get down to 175 by the end of the year. Simple math, 75 lbs. in 52 weeks. The math puts it to 1.44 lbs. a week, a weird number to be sure. So rounding up to 2 lbs. a week would put me at my goal by late September with plenty of wiggle room. After stepping on the scale to double check my guess, I realized that between Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holiday festivities, I have gained 10 lbs. So with five more weeks tacked on to the game I'll hit my goal by late October of 2011.
This whole project is about more then just getting thinner, it's about getting stronger, faster, and generally better at being a human. I know what it takes, exercise and dieting are not something I am incapable of but now is the time to put my money where my mouth is and challenge myself to greatness. I opened my calendar's and plugged in a weekly weight goal, and began planning the next two weeks of workouts. The whole program breaks down into 4 categories for reaching my goals:

Lifting Goals
Getting stronger, and losing weight doing it. Breaking down my workouts into Abs, Back, Chest, Shoulders, Arms, and Legs. Rest days involve Sit-ups, Push-ups, Pull-ups, and stretching.

Distance and Endurance Goals
Running, Biking, and Swimming. The end result here, I hope, is to run a Marathon and a Triathlon in the second half of 2011, and the first half of 2011. There won't be many off days here, just regulation of how long I'm going, and how hard I'm pushing.

Nutritional Goals
Dieting and Calorie regulation. This is gonna involve Calorie tracking and diet mapping. The goal here is to keep food diverse and spread through the day making sure to balance input with output.

Activities Goals
Trying to keep activities diverse and varied. Doing Aikido, Yoga, picking up some Boxing, and the occasional spin class. Keep it diverse and keep it interesting.

So here it is, a plan to change my life for the better. So why start a blog? Partially to keep people I know informed, and give them a space to comment. But mostly, to keep myself honest, and to make sure I am being balanced, and critical of my progress and success along with any failures that might come along the way.