Here:
Weight: 175 (0; -10)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 100 (0; -4)
Hips: 100 (1; -2)
Chest: 105 (1; -6)
Thigh: 59 (1; -2)
Calf: 35 (-1; 0)
Arm: 32 (-0.5; -2)
No progress this week. I've fallen off the program entirely. Spinning wheels, and haven't learned how to eat yet.
Gonna get myself sorted and fix this thing.
Just 1 week to go. Got to stick it at 175 if I can.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Looking back; looking ahead
With less than 2 weeks on the dockets for this cycle, I'm starting to take a look back at the things I've managed to accomplish.
I started August at 186#, and last week weighed in at 175#. That's 11 pounds down in 7 weeks, which is not quite the pace I was hoping for at the start, but does meet the first milestone.
With 2 weeks to go, there's a good chance of hitting the second milestone, provided I push myself towards it. Reaching 170# is possible, it just takes some refocusing and dedication to make it there.
After September is over, I will be starting a 3 month cycle. Oct-Dec. The goals for that cycle are settling in now, but are still changeable. I will probably make a post on it closer to the start.
Also, there are now just 103 days left in the year. I tend to start thinking about what to do with the rest of the year once things get down to 100 days. So I am doing some thinking already on what I can do and what I want to do in the time the year has left. I'll post more on that later too.
I started August at 186#, and last week weighed in at 175#. That's 11 pounds down in 7 weeks, which is not quite the pace I was hoping for at the start, but does meet the first milestone.
With 2 weeks to go, there's a good chance of hitting the second milestone, provided I push myself towards it. Reaching 170# is possible, it just takes some refocusing and dedication to make it there.
After September is over, I will be starting a 3 month cycle. Oct-Dec. The goals for that cycle are settling in now, but are still changeable. I will probably make a post on it closer to the start.
Also, there are now just 103 days left in the year. I tend to start thinking about what to do with the rest of the year once things get down to 100 days. So I am doing some thinking already on what I can do and what I want to do in the time the year has left. I'll post more on that later too.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Week 7 results
Stats:
Weight: 175 (-2; -10)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 100 (0; -4)
Hips: 99 (-1; -3)
Chest: 104 (0; -7)
Thigh: 58 (-1; -3)
Calf: 36 (0; +1)
Arm: 32.5 (0; -1.5)
Another flat week. Little change, but I did make the 2 pound shift in weight I wanted.
I ate really poorly over the weekend, and as of this morning, my weight is right back to 177#. I feel like this week will be a refocusing week, and I will need to work to get my eating, exercise and mindset back where they need to be.
I'm hopeful to reach 173 next week, and also hopeful to break through the 20% barrier and on to the next lowest branch.
Weight: 175 (-2; -10)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 100 (0; -4)
Hips: 99 (-1; -3)
Chest: 104 (0; -7)
Thigh: 58 (-1; -3)
Calf: 36 (0; +1)
Arm: 32.5 (0; -1.5)
Another flat week. Little change, but I did make the 2 pound shift in weight I wanted.
I ate really poorly over the weekend, and as of this morning, my weight is right back to 177#. I feel like this week will be a refocusing week, and I will need to work to get my eating, exercise and mindset back where they need to be.
I'm hopeful to reach 173 next week, and also hopeful to break through the 20% barrier and on to the next lowest branch.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Week 6 Stats
Stats:
Weight: 177 (-2; -8)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 100 (+1; -4)
Hips: 100 (0; -2)
Chest: 104 (+2; -7)
Thigh: 59 (+1; -2)
Calf: 36 (0; +1)
Arm: 32.5 (-0.5; -1.5)
Overall happy with the fact that my weight is coming down again. A bit bothered by everything seeming to go up in size, but I have no idea what's happening there. Most things are relatively stable, returning to where they were last week.
The lack of change in the BF% is expected, since estimates suggest it'll be another week before there's a chance of adjustment. I'm hopeful, but it does indicate there's no possibility of stopping at 175#. I'm gonna have to go lower.
Weight: 177 (-2; -8)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 100 (+1; -4)
Hips: 100 (0; -2)
Chest: 104 (+2; -7)
Thigh: 59 (+1; -2)
Calf: 36 (0; +1)
Arm: 32.5 (-0.5; -1.5)
Overall happy with the fact that my weight is coming down again. A bit bothered by everything seeming to go up in size, but I have no idea what's happening there. Most things are relatively stable, returning to where they were last week.
The lack of change in the BF% is expected, since estimates suggest it'll be another week before there's a chance of adjustment. I'm hopeful, but it does indicate there's no possibility of stopping at 175#. I'm gonna have to go lower.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Week 5 Stats
Week 5 is done:
Weight: 179 (-1; -6)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 99 (-2; -5)
Hips: 100 (0; -2)
Chest: 102 (-1; -9)
Thigh: 58 (-2; -3)
Calf: 36 (0; +1)
Arm: 33 (0; -1)
Weight is down, but less than the goal of 2 pounds per week. Not sure if this is adaptation to the lower food intake or what, but no matter, I nudge down the calories again. This nudge puts me at 1700/1350 per day.
There's still some movement in the Waist and Chest and Thigh areas, which should be a solid indicator of loss of fat. I don't know, though. Measuring in cm gives quicker measurement results than in inches, but the process is still slow.
Everything has moved down or stayed the same, which is encouraging to see. Means things are at least moving in the proper direction.
M suggested this weekend that I'm too concerned with the timeline of change rather than change itself. She seems to feel that pushing for changes at an expected pace misplaces the emphasis and focus.
I can agree with her on the one hand. I could do away with the timeline of changes and stick to a goal. Consistency with the diet and so forth would eventually bring me to be the same weight as my goal, though it would probably take me much longer to reach there.
Personally, putting goals to a deadline helps me stay on track. It keeps my attention and focus better than setting a "whenever" goal does. I have lots of "whenever" goals, and they don't keep progress nearly as well as the diet has today.
As usual, the scale showed a good drop today over yesterday. I feel like I should move the official weigh-in to Mondays - but then the scale changes would probably move to Tuesdays. Anyway, scale said I was 177 today, but it was close to 176. It'd be nice to hit 175 by the end of week 6, would be marginally ahead of schedule for the week, but right on time for the process as a whole.
M keeps bringing up the idea of me weighing very low numbers. Like 120 pounds and such. I know she's teasing and being silly when she's quoting something that low, but when she's quoting something closer to 155 that it's a bit more like pushing.
I know she just wants to see the roundness come off, and with the way the body fat has been steadfastly sticking about, it has got to be a little frustrating.
As for me, I could see me getting down maybe as far as 160, but I doubt I'd be aesthetic at that weight. The feeling from me is that aesthetics comes after I lose some of the weight and then put on some muscle weight in replacement. The body fat needs to come down.
That leads me into another bit. M and I had a chat about my motivations. Why am I trying to lose weight. To lose fat, is my answer. She didn't seem to think that was a good motivation if that was my only motivator. For me, it is. I know that once I lose fat, I'll be able to switch and start gaining muscle. But, until the fat is under control, the rest has to wait.
I think she was looking for something a bit more defined, or maybe something she could categorize better. I don't have any other answer, though.
Weight: 179 (-1; -6)
BF%: 20.2% (0%; -1.6%)
Waist: 99 (-2; -5)
Hips: 100 (0; -2)
Chest: 102 (-1; -9)
Thigh: 58 (-2; -3)
Calf: 36 (0; +1)
Arm: 33 (0; -1)
Weight is down, but less than the goal of 2 pounds per week. Not sure if this is adaptation to the lower food intake or what, but no matter, I nudge down the calories again. This nudge puts me at 1700/1350 per day.
There's still some movement in the Waist and Chest and Thigh areas, which should be a solid indicator of loss of fat. I don't know, though. Measuring in cm gives quicker measurement results than in inches, but the process is still slow.
Everything has moved down or stayed the same, which is encouraging to see. Means things are at least moving in the proper direction.
M suggested this weekend that I'm too concerned with the timeline of change rather than change itself. She seems to feel that pushing for changes at an expected pace misplaces the emphasis and focus.
I can agree with her on the one hand. I could do away with the timeline of changes and stick to a goal. Consistency with the diet and so forth would eventually bring me to be the same weight as my goal, though it would probably take me much longer to reach there.
Personally, putting goals to a deadline helps me stay on track. It keeps my attention and focus better than setting a "whenever" goal does. I have lots of "whenever" goals, and they don't keep progress nearly as well as the diet has today.
As usual, the scale showed a good drop today over yesterday. I feel like I should move the official weigh-in to Mondays - but then the scale changes would probably move to Tuesdays. Anyway, scale said I was 177 today, but it was close to 176. It'd be nice to hit 175 by the end of week 6, would be marginally ahead of schedule for the week, but right on time for the process as a whole.
M keeps bringing up the idea of me weighing very low numbers. Like 120 pounds and such. I know she's teasing and being silly when she's quoting something that low, but when she's quoting something closer to 155 that it's a bit more like pushing.
I know she just wants to see the roundness come off, and with the way the body fat has been steadfastly sticking about, it has got to be a little frustrating.
As for me, I could see me getting down maybe as far as 160, but I doubt I'd be aesthetic at that weight. The feeling from me is that aesthetics comes after I lose some of the weight and then put on some muscle weight in replacement. The body fat needs to come down.
That leads me into another bit. M and I had a chat about my motivations. Why am I trying to lose weight. To lose fat, is my answer. She didn't seem to think that was a good motivation if that was my only motivator. For me, it is. I know that once I lose fat, I'll be able to switch and start gaining muscle. But, until the fat is under control, the rest has to wait.
I think she was looking for something a bit more defined, or maybe something she could categorize better. I don't have any other answer, though.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Noticable changes
M asked me whether I noticed any change from when I was heavier to now. For me "notice" always implies the visible aspects, so I told her that I didn't notice any change.
I know I've gone from 210 down to 180 pounds, and that I've gone from 28 percent down to about 20 percent body fat. But, from where my head sits, I don't see any real changes. Both because things change so slowly that the old norm is the new norm, but also because my shape hasn't undergone any sort of radical transition.
I tend to store fat on my belly and my back, with some in the legs, and a bit (but not much) in the arms. My arms haven't changed much, my legs have started to come around (but they do that whenever I do a squat program), and my belly is still there. I can't see my back, so I don't know.
Of course, "notice" has other connotations, which aren't just visual, and I did a bit of thinking on the matter afterwards. There have been some things I notice. My clothes are loose on me. I fit into some of the smaller shirts I own. My legs have some improvement in them above the knee instead of all below the knee.
Of course, day to day, I tend to discount these and don't really notice them. But when I think about them, I can see that they are there.
I guess I'm getting better, but I'm just not quite seeing it yet.
I know I've gone from 210 down to 180 pounds, and that I've gone from 28 percent down to about 20 percent body fat. But, from where my head sits, I don't see any real changes. Both because things change so slowly that the old norm is the new norm, but also because my shape hasn't undergone any sort of radical transition.
I tend to store fat on my belly and my back, with some in the legs, and a bit (but not much) in the arms. My arms haven't changed much, my legs have started to come around (but they do that whenever I do a squat program), and my belly is still there. I can't see my back, so I don't know.
Of course, "notice" has other connotations, which aren't just visual, and I did a bit of thinking on the matter afterwards. There have been some things I notice. My clothes are loose on me. I fit into some of the smaller shirts I own. My legs have some improvement in them above the knee instead of all below the knee.
Of course, day to day, I tend to discount these and don't really notice them. But when I think about them, I can see that they are there.
I guess I'm getting better, but I'm just not quite seeing it yet.
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