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J.D.’s Fitness Update for August 2010

by jdroth on September 1, 2010 · 8 comments

This post is from J.D., the other half of Get Fit Slowly.

I had a rough day at Crossfit yesterday. After taking a week off because of my sore back, my body wasn’t quite ready for intense effort. (I spent my week off doing nothing; I intentionally rested my body.) Though the workout wasn’t too intense (cleans and dips), I felt nauseated after just a couple of minutes. I took a dreaded DNF, and was fine with that.

Despite having a lousy workout to end the month, I’m not discouraged. And though it’s also true that my body fat and muscle mass remained the same in August, that doesn’t discourage me either. I still lost 4-1/2 pounds and an inch around the waist!

Here are my ongoing fitness statistics since the start of the year:

My fitness numbers for 2010

Look! I lost 10 pounds in the first four months of 2010, and I’ve lost 21 pounds in the second four months. Rock on. I’m also impressed that I’ve lost 7-1/2 inches from my waist, and that my waist is now narrower than my hips. I’m not sure how much smaller my waist can get. (Well, that’s not true. I’m sure I can drop at least three more inches. I’d love to get to a 32-inch waist.)

All of my numbers continued to improve last month except for body fat and muscle mass, which remained level. I’m fairly certain this is because although I was maintaining a calorie deficit, my diet in August contained a lot of junk food. That’s something I’m looking to fix in September.

I’m pleased with everything else, though. My current weight is about 179 (for daily, 3-day average, and 7-day average), and seems to be moving downward at an even pace. My goal is to be at 175 by the end of September. I also want to focus on reducing my body fat and boosting my muscle mass this month. My wife and I will then spend a month in France and Italy, and I won’t spend much time worrying about anything fitness related. When we return, I’ll spend November and December working to shed the last 10-12 pounds for me to reach my target weight of 163.

And then? And then? Well, and then I’ll keep doing Crossfit, working to boost my strength. Plus, I may work my way back into running. When I tried running in 2008 and 2009, I did so at 190-200 pounds. I want to try it at 160-170 pounds. My guess is that shedding 30 pounds and boosting my core strength will make me a better runner, and less prone to injuries. (That’s my hope, anyhow.)

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