My weight
loss program ended May third; so I have been resting and refueling for the last
week. I am so stuffed with protein it is
not even funny. Starting Monday, I am
back on the “plan.” Letting myself go
for a couple of days was fun at times but generally left me feeling
uncomfortable. I just do not enjoy fried
and/or heavy food any more.
My results from March Eighth through May third:
Final weight 233.6=Lost -28.2 lbs.
Final Body fat: 31.7%
Lost -3.7%
Lost -18.62 lbs. of pure body fat
Lost -9.58 lbs. of lean muscle mass
Girth measurements in inches:
Arm- no change
Chest -2.25
Waist -1
Abs -3
Hips -3.75
Thigh -1
Total -11
I took third
place overall and first place at my location—far better than I expected. Some observations with thoughts and musings
to follow in a separate post:
·
The body fat measurement came after a full
workout so was affected by my general dehydration. I do not take the electro-tester thingy seriously
because it is so easily affected by the amount of water in your system.
·
I, like most people in the contest, did
everything I could to push the end number down including working out before the
weigh in, changing to a dry shirt, and exercising three out of four days at the
end. Weight is not “just a number.” It is a statistic that can be easily
influenced in the short term. In the
long term, it can be a good trend indicator.
This is why I do not sweat the day to day changes or take too much pride
in one off gains/losses.
·
This was a fun contest. In future I may go to the 2 months on and one
month off model.
While I impressed a lot of the people at the gym,
the real test will be seeing if I can maintain the loss and good eating habits
over the next couple months. I can force
myself to go without for 60 days. Doing
so on a longer sustainable scale is the real challenge.
