A day late in posting, but I have been following them to the letter!
Week 2 Goals
- Follow calories guidelines
- Burn 200 calories a day (net by week)
- lift weights at least twice
- do one 1.75 mile run
Progress on Week 1 Goals
- Workout 5 times this week – Not done, only 3 total workouts
- 3 workouts with 1 mile runs (without stopping!) – Not done, BUT I did 2 1.5 mile runs. That’s got to count for something!
- Lift weights twice this week – Done!
- Log food every day – Done!
In other news, I figured out an exact calorie count for each day and I’m feeling good about it. I was reading Body By Pizza more specifically this post and I used the equations provided to figure out how many calories I could eat to still lose one pound a week provided that I burn at least 200 calories a day (hence goal number 2 up there). The result was 1378.05 calories a day. Taking that information I came up with the following schedule:
Sunday: 1625
Monday: 1250
Tuesday: 1250
Wednesday: 1200
Thursday: 1300
Friday: 1400
Saturday: 1625
I wanted to cycle my calories to ensure my body didn’t get used to one level, plus I wanted to be realistic about weekends and how many calories I could eat then.
I need to burn 1400 calories extra a week (which is 200 calories a day, or two 400, and two 300 sessions) to make the math work and create a 3500 calorie deficit every week.
My HRM will help me out there, and counting calories will help me out with the food side. Armed with this knowledge I feel more comfortable with my plan and goals.
The only variable is weight lifting which might screw with my numbers a little bit, but I’ll be watching my body fat percentage on a weekly basis so hopefully I can keep my expectations realistic. 
