I’ve been on a treadmill or on the road 5 days or more a week for most of 10 months. Using tools like Nike+, iPod, and Spark People has helped make the last 40 pounds melt away. I’ve got 30 more to loose before I should be around %15 body fat. I’m finding that controlling my intake to 1500 calories a day is harder then burning 500 off a day. Ever since reading Ron Brown‘s book I’ve been determined to be in a negative calorie mode each day of -1000 kcal’s. That should get me close to loosing 2lbs a week, but often I’ll eat a big meal, something fried, or sweet… and end up only -500. I’m confident that it’s a lack of competition that prevents me from really going for it.