During the month of February I joined the FitFeb program in an effort to improve my overall fitness.  My goal was to get down to 200 lbs by the end of the month.  I fell short of my goal, but still made good progress.  Overall, I ended the month at 210 lbs – down 9 lbs over the course of the month.  That is a significant accomplishment given that I had significant travel time during the month which makes it difficult to stay on track.  This also means that since New Years day I have lost 17 lbs, which works out to about 2 lbs a week.  That is not a bad result, and is on track with weight loss goals recommended by many physicians and nutrionists.

While my weight loss was acceptable, I fell far short of my workout goals.  I was only able to keep on the 100Pushup plan for a week and a half.  Better than nothing, but not good enough for me.  I plan to get back on track as I continue my weight loss and workout throughout the spring until I reach my final goal of getting back down to my military weight (about 25 more lbs).

One aspect that I am proud of is that I stayed disciplined all month in tracking my weight loss.  For me this is one of the most important parts of my regimen.  Tracking my weight on a daily basis motivates me to stay on plan.  Overall, I think FitFeb was beneficial and want to thank Caleb Jenkins for coordinating the program and helping to keep me motivated.