Bodyfat:
No change this week to weight. Plateau!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
April 5 - 12 Week Update
Not much time to write this AM. Just got back Saturday from a 10 day trip where we had to eat out most of the time, eat at others' choices: Chinese food twice with rice and breaded chicken, potatoes several times, and more carbs overall (although not more sweets and NO soft drinks). However, also more walking and other exercise than usual as well. Results:
Weight:
Bodyfat:
Weight lost: 27 pounds (2.25 pounds/week)
First time bodyfat shows under 30% (although this number on the Tanita is not accurate for small changes, the overall move from 37% at the beginning is good.
Good work! Also felt good to be back home and have control over what I eat more easily.
Weight:
Bodyfat:
Weight lost: 27 pounds (2.25 pounds/week)
First time bodyfat shows under 30% (although this number on the Tanita is not accurate for small changes, the overall move from 37% at the beginning is good.
Good work! Also felt good to be back home and have control over what I eat more easily.
Monday, March 22, 2010
short Update
Hi all,
Too tired to do much more than post the updated weight and I'll be gone the next Monday to Canada, not back until April 3, so suspense until then! While I'm gone, it'll be much tougher to "stay on target" (as one of my frequently quoted lines from Star Wars--usually when the GPS is saying, "Stay on I35").
Weight:
Bodyfat:
Loss so far: 23 pounds in 10 weeks (2.3 pounds/week), but clearly slowing down, as expected.
Too tired to do much more than post the updated weight and I'll be gone the next Monday to Canada, not back until April 3, so suspense until then! While I'm gone, it'll be much tougher to "stay on target" (as one of my frequently quoted lines from Star Wars--usually when the GPS is saying, "Stay on I35").
Weight:
Bodyfat:
Loss so far: 23 pounds in 10 weeks (2.3 pounds/week), but clearly slowing down, as expected.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Update - 15 March 2010
Hmmm . . . .
The first week I haven't lost--and gained slightly, but I can understand. Sunday we had lunch at a new Mexican restaurant: (ribeye) carne asada, but also two chips, half a margarita, and some of the beans and rice (oh yeah, and about half an avocado). Not too bad. But Sunday evening was dinner at friends: controlled on appetizers, but a fair number of almonds and some cheese (no crackers), plus a glass and a half of white wine. Dinner (which didn't come until around 8 PM--daylight savings began) was salad (nice!), one very small piece of bread, chicken (lovely!), mixed veggies, and some rice/wild rice/mushroom pilaf. I didn't eat all the pilaf, but did eat about half. Also another glass and a half of red wine. Then dessert was berries and a champagne/chambord cocktail with some raspberries in it.
Again, a really lovely meal, but more carbs than I've been eating (lots more, actually), more total food than I've been eating, and FAR more alcohol than I've been drinking! I felt a bit bloated and slow and a bit hung over/dry mouth that night and this morning. I have to behave better this week, if only to feel better!
At that, gained 1/2 pound this week and I'd imagine some of that was retained water from the two meals on Sunday. If I remember, I'll check tomorrow morning for a more realistic look at weight. Or . . . the slowdown may have begun!
Weight:
The first week I haven't lost--and gained slightly, but I can understand. Sunday we had lunch at a new Mexican restaurant: (ribeye) carne asada, but also two chips, half a margarita, and some of the beans and rice (oh yeah, and about half an avocado). Not too bad. But Sunday evening was dinner at friends: controlled on appetizers, but a fair number of almonds and some cheese (no crackers), plus a glass and a half of white wine. Dinner (which didn't come until around 8 PM--daylight savings began) was salad (nice!), one very small piece of bread, chicken (lovely!), mixed veggies, and some rice/wild rice/mushroom pilaf. I didn't eat all the pilaf, but did eat about half. Also another glass and a half of red wine. Then dessert was berries and a champagne/chambord cocktail with some raspberries in it.
Again, a really lovely meal, but more carbs than I've been eating (lots more, actually), more total food than I've been eating, and FAR more alcohol than I've been drinking! I felt a bit bloated and slow and a bit hung over/dry mouth that night and this morning. I have to behave better this week, if only to feel better!
At that, gained 1/2 pound this week and I'd imagine some of that was retained water from the two meals on Sunday. If I remember, I'll check tomorrow morning for a more realistic look at weight. Or . . . the slowdown may have begun!
Weight:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Where I am!
Looking at the pics in the previous post, it's clear I'm still fat! (however, MUCH improved!)
It's a reminder that metabolically, I still have lots of the visceral fat that wreaks havoc on your body. For me, there's still a long way to go.
That's why it's important that I think of this as transformation -- in other words, a permanent change in the way I am, how I behave, how I think of myself.
This first 8 weeks of change is without much exercise--that simply hasn't been my focus yet . . . but it will be! I know it's a question of when and how, not if. And the next change for me might well be meditation and a change to my bedtime habits. I'm still doing lots of reading, still haven't fully decided what will be the next transformation to begin.
But I'm excited to still be on the path after 8 weeks -- and excited to see what will come.
It's a reminder that metabolically, I still have lots of the visceral fat that wreaks havoc on your body. For me, there's still a long way to go.
That's why it's important that I think of this as transformation -- in other words, a permanent change in the way I am, how I behave, how I think of myself.
This first 8 weeks of change is without much exercise--that simply hasn't been my focus yet . . . but it will be! I know it's a question of when and how, not if. And the next change for me might well be meditation and a change to my bedtime habits. I'm still doing lots of reading, still haven't fully decided what will be the next transformation to begin.
But I'm excited to still be on the path after 8 weeks -- and excited to see what will come.
Update & Pics, after 8 weeks
So, with my wife back, here are the pics:
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Week 8
Sorry to have no photos (including of the scale)--my wife's been gone for a week and left the camera . . . but the batteries went out and I don't have the other rechargeables here to change. Will get comparison pics up after she gets back on Wednesday.
Weight 222, bodyfat 33.5, so a 2 pound loss for a total of 21.5 pounds lost. As I mentioned, when I go under 220, that will be the first time in a long time. Photos will come this week.
Weight 222, bodyfat 33.5, so a 2 pound loss for a total of 21.5 pounds lost. As I mentioned, when I go under 220, that will be the first time in a long time. Photos will come this week.
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