Goal number two

So, I made it to my second goal, which means I've lost 60 pounds so far (in 331 days). 

That means I lost a pound every 5.51 days over the last year or so.

Recently, it took me 54 days to lose 10 pounds, meaning I lost a pound every 5.40 days, which is actually extremely good progress, seeing as how I don't walk to work anymore.

So I'm proud of myself. I'm 10 pounds away from my final goal. 

My BMI is a normal-range 24.3, which is still on the heavier side, but not techinically overweight.

Wow, that feels good to say. Not overweight.

Anyway, 22 days to the election. FiveThirtyEight has Obama way up and not looking back. We'll see how things go.

Interesting story: I'm dog-sitting for my mom while she's on vacation (again), and I received a phone call yesterday.

Phone: Hello, may I speak to Kevin or Andrew, please?

Me: This is Kevin.

Phone: Hi, my name is (redacted) and I'm with the McCain-Palin campaign. Can I ask you a few questions?

Me: Um, sure.

Phone: Okay, first, in the race for president, do you support John McCain and Sarah Palin?

Me: Hell no.

Phone: (pause) Ooookay. (another long pause) Thinking about your reasons for voting in the election what would you say is your number one issue? The economy, terrorism, national defense or taxes?

Me: HA HA HA. The economy.

Phone: And does Andrew feel the same way?

Me: I'm pretty sure he does, lady.

Phone: Okay. Thanks for your time. (hangs up)

Thank you for that, God.

Wedding post-mortem

Wedding stuff is over. I made it through, but left my flask in my tuxedo pocket. DRAG.

Election in 26 days. I've set a goal for myself to be 5 pounds lighter than I am now at that time. So, 157.

Losing weight still. Even after all the festivities of the last 5 days, I still managed to lose 1 1/2 pounds over 14 days. Which I should be happy about, but right now I'm going to stay very faithful to diet and exercise to reach my next goal.

2nd long-term goal, to lose 60 pounds overall, should be achieved by Oct. 18. 

BTW, on that day, Oct. 18, I will have been dieting for 11 months. 60 pounds, 11 months = 5.45 pounds per month or about .18 pounds a day or 2.88 ounces per day. That's a deficit of 630 calories a day below maintenance level of caloric intake.