Goals for September

I have two goals for the Bicycle Diet this month:

1. For a target weight, I would like to get under 230 pounds by October 1. I weighed in today at 239 pounds. I still cannot fit into my nice corduroys. I think at 229 pounds I will be able to wear them. Even though my monthly weight loss up to now has been over 20 pounds*, I think 10 pounds is a reasonable and an achievable goal for September. It gets harder to lose more absolute pounds as my relative condition of being overweight decreases. But by sticking with the parameters of the diet, foods and time of day, I think I can take off 10 pounds in the next 30 days.

2. For my rides, I would like to complete 3 long rides this month. (Note that one weekend, the 18th to the 20th, we will be up at Lake Almanor, and I won't ride there.) The three long rides should include: a) another summit of Cardiac Hill; b) a 65-mile ride on a flat loop; and c) a 75-mile ride on a different flat loop.

* From July 3 (282) to August 3 (258), I lost 24 pounds. From August 1 (260) to September 1 (239), I lost 21 pounds. My total weight loss to-date is 43 pounds.