So as I should have expected things aren’t going as planned. I haven’t gained any weight but I surely haven’t lost any either. I’ve been fighting a cold since the day before I got home and a week and a half later I feel like it’s winning. That’s not an excuse it’s just one of the reasons why I am letting myself not workout.

The biggest problem I am having while home is accurately tracking my food. I am really struggling with counting the calories for home made meals.

Regardless if I can kick this cold I really will get back on the wagon, if not I will be okay with staying at maintenance.

Another trip home, another failed attempt at checking in everyday.

The month off worked out well and by the end of it I had gained 1.2 lbs. Not too bad considering we took a week long trip and ate out and drank every day.

I've been in Germany for three nights now for meetings and am heading to Moscow in a couple hours for three or four more days off meetings. The diet will continue to suffer but I will have a good three weeks in Siberia to try and shed some weight. I will get back on the update wagon once I get to my office.

So I finally made it to Siberia. I ended up staying in Moscow for over a week and that is worse then a vacation on the diet. Many many meals out and many many beers during those meals.

The good news about my extended stay in Germany and Moscow is also the bad news. It only allows me two weeks to get down to business and shed a few pounds.

I arrived here at 4am this morning, got to the apartment, unpacked and grabbed a quick 75 minutes of sleep for the night. Now it's 6pm and I am wiped. I cant see any workouts happening tonight but all should be good as I my calories are on the low side so far. I might have to have some soup later tonight but should still be down around the 1700-1800 range.

If I were to set a goal for this shortened trip in I guess I would say that I would like to be 227lbs when I get home. That would be 2lbs less than I was after last shift. It might be a little far fetched but I can't be for certain, I'm not sure how much damage was caused in the last two weeks of business trips.

Anyways, excited to put some effort in!

So the last two days are right where they need to be. Calories were nice and low the first day i was here and then yesterday they were up around the 2000 mark. Thankfully I rode my bike last night while watching an episode of Narcos.

Today is more of the same, not going to crazy on anything. Keep my calories around the 2000 mark hopefully and burn just enough calories to keep me at a 2lb loss per week mark.