<div class="pull-right">https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPSkfLfKYCcgpMscxPNozV8BA6ErwW4WUvVeXPbwmmWPs/image.png</div>Today, I had my second weigh in since beginning use of the scales located at the gym as a mode of comparison.<br/><br/>

The last time, 112.5 KG. Today, 109.8 KG. The loss? 2.7 kilograms of butterflies. 

The meme? Poignant. 

Weight loss isn't the only objective I'm chasing though, and my food / meal plan is going really well. 

I haven't even had a cheat meal apart from some grapes "out of cycle", and plan to indulge, as per regular, in a chicken burger at the Jade next week, along with sweet potato chips. That'll be my cheat meal; and a healthier option. I might even ask for it with no sauce!

While I'm not your typical "gym bro" who wants to go in and lift the heavy things, lifting weights on a regular basis has definitely been a big part of the routine. My trainer is making me both love, and hate work on the core, with Russian twists and weighted sit ups a regular torture. 

The thing that I have been most impressed with, however, is the times I've been managing to reduce over a 2KM treadmill run. 

So impressed, that I made a table. Not a table that you eat at, one that you put data into! 

| Date       | Seconds to 2KM | Average Speed |
|------------|----------------|---------------|
| 14/06/2018 | 815            | 8.8           |
| 18/06/2018 | 774            | 9.3           |
| 19/06/2018 | 762            | 9.4           |

That means that my progress looks a little like this: 

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I've improved, in five days, my 2KM time trial by 6.5% I'll have another crack at 2KM on the treadmill tomorrow, and try to do it at a sustained pace of 10KM/h, another small enhancement, or goal to make. I'll continue to plot this chart, to see how far I can push those tiny little mitochondria within my cells. 

<h2>There's the objective data, what about subjective?</h2>

I'm starting to feel better all around, with no more unexplained aches or pains. I haven't had a headache in a month, which is probably owing to the fact that I'm getting more sunlight (what little there is to absorb in a cloudy winter month) - and the better food choices that I'm making. 

I swear; this endeavor is making me a better cook. Simple spices and adornments like garlic, olive oil, and things like pine nuts, pistachios, and cashews add excellence to meals on non-training days, and the blender gets a daily workout for a morning smoothie. 

I feel like for breakfast, on training days, when I have a protein shake + bannana + oats (no milk involved here, btw) that it is almost <em>too much</em> to eat in one session, and leaves me feeling full and energetic for the morning even beyond lunch. 

Nutrition. It is real. It makes you feel a hell of a lot better; and it makes wondering "what am I going to eat" a much less complex equation.

<h2>And the things I'm not looking forward to!</h2>

In a few weeks, I have a remedial massage booked for one hour. With the torment that deep tissue massage generally places upon my body via the physiotherapist - I've got no idea how I'm going to cope with this for an hour. I'll whimper like a hurt puppy throughout. My only solace will be that it will end, eventually. 

Until the next time I update about my fitness (should be another week!) - stay alive, Steemians!