Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 76

I am looking to the future.

That’s really all there is to say. But, of course, since you are reading this (even if it is for free), you probably want a little more explanation to go along with your morning coffee.

You might even want something inspiring. Well, I can do that.

The last few weeks I have been obsessed with hitting the 100 pounds mark. I even made up a name for it: “The Assault on 270.” Well, if you read Friday’s post, you’ll know that I both assaulted and battered 270. I am 100 pounds lighter than I was two years ago. It is a nice milestone, almost nice enough to get caught up in and lose focus of the true goal of getting to 240.

I let myself have a weekend to think about 100 pounds and what it means to me. By Monday, I was kind of done with all that. The Assault on 270 was complete, and there was a new leg of the journey to begin.

So Monday, I am proud to say, I began the Assault on 260. And it will probably ring true if I predict that every 10 pound increment from here on out will be known as the Assault on 250 and, finally, the Assault on 240. And yes, the “A” will be capitalized.

That’s my plan to begin looking forward. I feel that I can keep up my current eating habits and, largely, my current exercise plan (with one major change that I will detail below), and get to 240 in a reasonable amount of time. So I don’t see any need to drastically alter the diet. I do, however, see a need for a new gimmick to keep myself focused.

When the Assault on 270 began, I was 275.4 pounds. I turned in 10 great days and hit my goal with 1.2 pounds to spare. I stopped thinking about 240 pounds as the ultimate goal, and focused only on 270. I wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible instead of letting it hang around and stress over it a little bit more.

Article Author: Dan Nied

Dan Nied is a journalist, of sorts, living near San Francisco. He is a college graduate, but you wouldn't know it by looking at his bank statement.

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