My health goals for the rest of 2008

I gained some weight over the summer and it is time to take it back off before the suits get replaced with sweats.

My stats today are a dismal and depressing:
236.5 lbs
32% body fat

Pretty horrendous, nearly a 1/3 of my body, over 70 lbs, is gelatinous fat. I have 8 weeks until January and so I plan to lose approximately 2 lbs per week to reach my goals of:
222 lbs
29% body fat

How I will achieve this is by:

• getting to bed by 9:30 PM
• drinking at least 64 oz water each day
  
• waking up and hitting the gym or stationary bike for 20 minute cardio 6 days a week
  
• weighing in every Tuesday, Nov 18th, Nov 25th, Dec 2nd, Dec 9th, Dec 16th, Dec 23rd, Dec 30th, and Jan 6th
  
• tracking daily nutrition and calories on an account at live strong
• leaning on a very supportive wife for encouragement and discipline

This is going to be a challenge for me because we are, after all, in the midst of "The Holidays" where food is consumed in greater quantities, diets often forgotten, and exercise abandoned on icy cold mornings. But I want to be in the kind of shape where I can go mountain biking in 2009 again and fit comfortably in my 2007 clothes. I am prepared to make choices now to get there. I hope you have some goals you are working toward as well, and I wish you success on attaining them.