Goal: run/jog/walk 100 miles before Sept. 8th.
Calculated # of calories walking/jogging an average of 4mph for 100 miles will be: 15,000.
Number of pounds 15,000 equals: 4.3.
That seems like too few. But I guess I'm doing 1 hour of exercise five days a week, which is about right.
Tomorrow I will walk it, my muscles hurt. Even mighty pickles cannot soothe my aching bones.
Also: dieting. I'm trying to eat 1500 calories a day, which would mean (averaging the calories I burn exercising per week) a deficit of 930 calories a day. Really I splurge with food so let's round that down to 900. So, on a weekly basis, that means a 6300 calorie deficit, which equates to 1.8 lbs a week. With four weeks before school starts, that means I can lose 7.2 lbs before going back. I'll still weigh more than I did when school got out. Grr. Maybe I'll up my exercising.

Also not figuring that I'm gaining muscles, which burns more calories.

If I go an hour and a half, that would mean about 700 calories, and if I go 5 days a week, that means:
7000 cal deficit per week
2 pounds a week

Maybe 1 hour in the morning and a 30 minute evening walk? Trying to be sustainable and realistic but also trying to get in shape asap.
I need to eat more veggies.

Let's see...

If I average 1.5 pounds per week, it would take me about 33 weeks to lose 50 pounds. It would be mid-March and I would weigh 168 pounds.
I would be happy with 168 pounds. By my birthday, I'd weigh 160.

But we all know that won't happen. However, if I can get down to 175 by my birthday I'll be more than happy. I think that's manageable.

This week: 19 miles.
Total: 25 miles.