Weigh-in and race ranking, Hometown 20 kickoff

178 today, for a 2-lb loss! I'm tempted to complain because I was hoping to see 177, but that would probably make me look ungrateful, so WOO! 2 lbs!

As for the race, Rob did not gain 6 lbs this week, which is the only thing that would have put me in the lead. Alas but also woohoo, he lost a pound. This leaves him with 7 lbs remaining to my 13. His lead, it is a-shrinkin'.

As for last week's goals, I missed the calorie goal two days, but barely. Staying below 1000 before 6 was pretty easy, and I think it really helped. Protein and fiber were fine. Water was fine. The only workout I missed was the lower body strength workout, and I added a walk.

And finally, today starts the Hometown 20 challenge (or if you prefer, the Hometown 21-23). I'm trying to get to 165 by 9/16, which is 13 lbs in 11 weeks. Doing the math, that's 1.18 lbs loss per week, which should not be hard if I stick with the program. To review the guidelines, go here.

Since I said that I would take measurements monthly for this challenge, here is the first set:

Chest: 40 (nc)
Waist: 32.5 (-1)
Hip: 45 (nc)
Thigh(R/L): 23.25/23.75 (-1)
Calf(R/L): 16.25/15.75 (nc--they balance out)
Bicep(R/L): 13.5/14 (-.5)

So I lost 2.5 inches since 5/26, which is pretty decent. I wish the hips had gotten smaller, but that'll come eventually.

Challenge ahoy!