July 18

Slept in late today. I've had 2 glasses of water so far and have decided that this will be a fast day. After waking I weighed in at 147 lbs. My short term goal is 140 lbs, so only 7 more to go! The weather is warm and sunny, and hopefully that'll help me burn some calories while jogging. I'm going to try to keep this whole week below 450 calories a day - that gives me 205 for a soy protein shake, and everything else will be fruits and vegetables.

I swam for an hour today and am planning to go to the gym for an hour shortly to work on my cardio - that'll give me a good chance to see if my new medication has any negative effects on my workout routine. I put down 100 good situps this morning and I'll do at least one hundred more tonight. After the gym (and showering of course), I'll probably go for an evening walk or hike. The weather's gorgeous. At this point I'm thinking 140 by next Sunday is a good short term goal.