Getting it right...

So, I'm back to my pre-holiday weight.  YAY!

I love the first few weeks of losing weight - And taking a couple months off to eat whatever I wanted seems to have reset me.  It's awesome to see the scale move daily. 

I prefer wondering how I lost 2 lbs overnight to wondering how many weeks it will take to lose a pound.  :)

I still have 2 lbs more to lose before I am back at my lowest weight, but that should come shortly.

Eating liberally has really helped with my energy and workouts.  I worked out a minimum of 3x a week over the holidays - even though my diet took a beating.  I've had good gains in strength and I've been able to step up my cardio to 60 minutes with about 1/4 of that being running (1 minute intervals).

The intervals REALLY hit hard.  I have to watch out or I'll be that "sweaty guy".  :)

Let's see...  Over the holidays I bought a weight belt.  I'd been kind of avoiding them - I like the extra core workout you get without them, but my squats are getting heavier and I've been getting a bit sore on one side of my back - this seems to help.  I bought the Nike "Structured" belt.  It was only $30 locally.  I got the one with the support ribs in it.  I like it. 

I was going to get a leather one, but I couldn't find one that fit properly that I also liked.  And they were like $75.  So, fit is kind of an issue.  I wanted one that would fit well now, but also last for a year or so.  I plan to be at least 50 lbs lighter by the end of the year - so that's a pretty wide range.  This belt has a velcro closure which has a lot of adjustment in it.  Although the velcro will probably die within the year, I expect.

I'm only using this for my heavy squats.  I've never really been one to arch my back or anything, so I think I'm ok with everything but the heavy squats.

There STILL isn't enough snow on the ground to ski.  :(

The gym is a mess.  :)  Dozens of new people there every night.  It's kind of weird to see all of the fresh faces when you are used to seeing the same people for the last 6 months.  But it's all good.  While part of me hopes that it goes back to "normal" soon (so I can use the equipment without waiting), but the rational part hopes they all stick with it.

I have 2 News Year Resolutions:
1.  Lose 50 lbs by the end of the year.
2.  Get to bed by midnight daily.

I'm on track for #1.  #2...Maybe I'll get there by the end of the year.  :)