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A little late, but here it is anyway:
I lost seven pounds in the last seven weeks. Greenman would be happy!
| 2/19 | 3/20 | 5/6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 207 | 201 | 194 |
| BF% | 27.5 | 24 | ? |
| Pounds of Fat | 57 | 48 | ? |
April was another solid month on the fitness front. I’m keeping really good records of the days that I exercise. I’m not logging reps and weights, but I am logging distances and minutes etc. Here’s a quick rundown for the month of April:
- I lifted weights 8 times in April. I’m shooting for 10 times in May
- I ran 18 times. (52 miles in just under 8 hours) My goal for May is 70 miles.
The diet front was also good, but not as good. It’s really easy for me to get on my treadmill or go to the gym, but for some reason I just don’t feel very successful with my diet plan and weight loss. I’m definitely eating healthier than before I started this venture, and I’ve managed to lose 1 pound/week over the last seven weeks which is healthy and sustainable. But I just don’t feel that good about it for some reason. Maybe it’s because in my previous diets (starvation and pharmacologically aided) the weight came off much faster.
As previously mentioned, my gym is going through some growing pains. As a result, I’ve not had a one on one training session in a long time. As you can see from the missing data in the table, I also haven’t had my body stats measured for a while. I feel that this is an integral piece of the puzzle that is my success. I want to know how much fat I’ve lost and how much muscle I’ve gained each month because it makes the numbers on the scale mean more to me. I think I’m going to have to bite the bullet and get someone at the gym to measure me.
J.D.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Red // May 7, 2008 at 9:26 am
Well done, and I completely agree, it’s super helpful to see numbers continually decreasing or increasing, whichever way is better.
2 Andrew is getting fit // May 7, 2008 at 10:29 am
Well done indeed.
3 greenman2001 // May 7, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I’m VERY pleased!
Let’s talk about your diet. Give us a post on it. I’m particularly curious about why “eating healthier” is not sufficient “progress” for you. I’m also curious about what percentage of your meals you cook for yourself vs. “prepared” meals of some kind — restaurant meals, for instance — and to what degree you cook “from scratch” vs., say, spagetti sauce out of a jar.
4 Rich // May 9, 2008 at 6:07 am
Pardon me if you have covered this before, but how do you measure your bodyfat percentage? Bodyfat scale, calipers or the “dunking” method.
5 joe c // May 11, 2008 at 9:18 am
It’s great you’re making progress, but I still don’t get why you’re putting weight right on top there. It’s obvious you’re gaining muscle so you’ve lost more fat than the numbers show. The fat percentage (and how you’re measuring it) is a good start, but how about using body measurements instead?
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