End of The Wire

Starting weight: 368.1 — February 27th, 2025
Current weight: 341.1 — April 16th, 2025 (today)
7.5%~ of my total weight lost as of today.

My current goal is to lose between 2 to 2.5 pounds each week, though currently I’m losing just under 4 pounds a week. It’s an ambitious pace, but it feels sustainable with the structure I’ve built. I’m aiming to stay within a daily intake of around 1,800 to 2,200 calories, which gives me a solid nutritional foundation while still maintaining a calorie deficit.

That said, it’s not always consistent day to day.

Some days, especially when the medication I’m on really kicks in, my appetite drops off almost completely. On those days, I might only manage around 500 calories, simply because I’m not hungry. It’s not intentional restriction, it’s a byproduct of the medicine I take as it heavily suppresses my appetite.

I’m also engaging in a large amount of cardio and a medium amount of strength training all around, which widens my caloric deficit of each week that much more. I don’t feel like I’m starving myself, I never feel nauseous or light headed, and all of my food is high in protein, healthy fats and fast carbs to keep myself energized for the next day.

So I feel good, I’d even dare to say that I feel great.

My next goal is to shoot for 310. I’m aiming one goal at a time, and each one (for now) will be a 30 pound gap that I need to cross to reach the finish line.

Monday – 30 minutes treadmill (3% Incline .5% inc/min to 10%, then .5% dec/min back to 3%) (2.5 Speed .1 inc/min to 3.5, then .1 dec/min back to 2.5 Speed.) 10 minutes on Stationary bike (5 resistance, 90-100 RPM.).

Tuesday – 30 minutes treadmill (3% Incline .5% inc/min to 10%, then .5% dec/min back to 3%) (2.5 Speed .1 inc/min to 3.5, then .1 dec/min back to 2.5 Speed.) 10 minutes on Stationary bike (5 resistance, 90-100 RPM.). + Leg day

Wednesday – 30 minutes treadmill (3% Incline .5% inc/min to 10%, then .5% dec/min back to 3%) (2.5 Speed .1 inc/min to 3.5, then .1 dec/min back to 2.5 Speed.) 10 minutes on Stationary bike (5 resistance, 90-100 RPM.). + Bicep and Tricep day

Thursday – 30 minutes treadmill (3% Incline .5% inc/min to 10%, then .5% dec/min back to 3%) (2.5 Speed .1 inc/min to 3.5, then .1 dec/min back to 2.5 Speed.) 10 minutes on Stationary bike (5 resistance, 90-100 RPM.). + Shoulder and Core day.

Friday – Rest day.

Saturday – 30 minutes treadmill (3% Incline .5% inc/min to 10%, then .5% dec/min back to 3%) (2.5 Speed .1 inc/min to 3.5, then .1 dec/min back to 2.5 Speed.) 10 minutes on Stationary bike (5 resistance, 90-100 RPM.).

Sunday – Rest day.

The few days tail-end of last month was an unconquerable beast in regards to my weight loss journey. Thirty pounds down since this arc began in February and nearing my second progress goal, I struck a nasty cord with fate who decided it was time to test my dedication.

For the past week and maybe a half, the scale didn’t move in the direction I was hoping. I was drenched with anxiety, checking the scale every morning to see if I had broken through the wall that had been keeping me perturbed for the past 8 days. “It’s just water weight” I would tell myself, or “Muscle is denser than fat.” And these truths are true in that they were contributing significantly to the experience that I was going through, but they didn’t help to ease the impatience and anxiety I felt. Seeing the scale slowly curve up one pound, then two, then four muddled my thoughts and actions. I will say that I am glad I stayed consistent through it, and eventually clambered out of the pit and now I’ve sailed 5 more pounds past that anchoring point.

Consistency with a bit of knowledge is king.