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Weekly Weigh In for March 20

Well…. not a very impressive week. It figures that as soon as I start blogging I hit a plateau. I am going to continue with my exercise plan, but up the intensity and adjust my calories for the next 2 weeks to try and break through the plateau. I am also going to go without a free-day this coming weekend and just stick with the healthy eating with no cheats.

Here are the lackluster numbers from Saturday Morning:

• Weight: 240.2 lbs (up .4 pounds from the previous week)
• Skinfold (suprailiac): 21mm (no change)
• Body Fat (caliper method): 23.2% (no change)
• Body Fat (scale method): 27.0% (down .3%)
• Stomach: 42″ (no change)
• Chest: 43.5″ (up .25″ from previous week)

Hoping for some results next time!

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Weekly Weigh-In March 13

Here’s my numbers from this past Saturday Morning:

• Weight: 239.8 lbs (down 1.2 pounds from the previous week)
• Skinfold (suprailiac): 21mm (down 1mm)
• Body Fat (caliper method): 23.2% (down 1.2%)
• Body Fat (scale method): 27.3% (up .2%)
• Stomach: 42″ (down .25″)
• Chest: 43.25″ (up .25″ from previous week)

Interesting how the scale body fat has gone up the last 2 weigh-ins. Perhaps my hydration levels were out to lunch 2 weeks ago. It can’t keep going up indefinitely, especially if all my other measurements are going down.  Chest measurement has been going up I assume due to the bench presses, dumbbell flyes, and pull ups I’ve been doing.

Is anyone interested in me posting my exercise logs? I keep track of my running, biking, swimming (when I do it), as well as weights. Let me know by leaving a comment if you are.

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Weekly Weigh-In for Feb 27

Whoops, I have had a crazy couple of weeks. I found out that I will be moving my family across the country this summer so I have been finding it difficult to get anything done on this site.

I did weigh in on Feb 27th. Here are the results:

• Weight: 241 lbs (down 1 pound from the previous week)
• Skinfold (suprailiac): 22mm (no change)
• Body Fat (caliper method): 24.4% (no change)
• Body Fat (scale method): 27.1% (up .7% from previous week)
• Stomach: 42.25″ (no change)
• Chest: 43″ (up .25″ from previous week)

I did not weigh in on March 6th. Between my son’s birthday and the (exciting) news of our move I really wasn’t focused too much on weight loss. This week, however I have been back at it. Eating healthy and working hard. I have a couple of posts almost ready to go on diet, exercise, and motivation which are all going to be posted over the next few days.

I promise to do better with more regular posts and updates now that things are settling down again.

Checking in with Becca, who I linked to in one of my earlier weigh ins:

On Saturday I completed 5 weeks of my weight loss journey.  I am happy to report that I lost another 2.8 pounds.  That made a total loss of 20.2 pounds in 5 weeks.  I am so excited about my continued success.  Weight is something I have struggled with my ENTIRE life.  It is something I have never been able to let go of.askbecca.com, Ask Becca, Feb 2010

You should read the whole article.

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Weekly Weigh-In Feb 20

Here are the numbers for the past week. I was pretty surprised to see my weight go back up so much but the scale is a strange beast sometimes. I’m not going to panic as long as the overall trend is downward, especially since my stomach measurement didn’t go up, so I can be pretty certain I didn’t gain any fat.

• Weight: 242 lbs
• Skinfold (suprailiac): 22mm
• Body Fat (caliper method): 24.4%
• Body Fat (scale method): 26.4%
• Stomach: 42.25″
• Chest: 42.75″

I’m trying to figure out how I can post a graph here so that it will be easier to see progress instead of having to read through all of the weigh-ins.

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Weekly Weigh-In Feb 13

Just a quick post today. Here are my numbers on Saturday, Feb 13. I will post numbers every Saturday.

• Weight: 237.4 lbs (down 9 pounds since Feb 1)
• Skinfold: 22mm
• Body Fat (caliper method): 24.4%
• Body Fat (scale method): 27.2%
• Stomach: 42.25″ (down 1.75″ since Feb 1)
• Chest: 42.5″

The weight loss and inch loss numbers are pretty big. I expect it will start being more realistic on next week’s weigh in. Any time I stop exercising and eating right for a while, then get back into it, the first week’s numbers are always better than average.

As I get more organized I’ll be posting more about my eating and exercise plan. I’m also going to be posting links to other people who post about their weight loss online and maybe we can all keep each other motivated!

• Weight Loss Journey: Week 2 (askbecca.com)

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Initial Weigh-In

Image by D.L. via Flickr

On February 1st I set a new goal to lose 30 pounds in 3 months. My initial numbers on Feb 1st were:

• Weight: 246.4 lbs
• Skinfold: 24mm
• Body Fat (caliper method): 25.6%
• Body Fat (scale method): 28.2%
• Stomach: 44″
• Chest: 43″

To calculate my body fat I’m using Accumeasure calipers to measure my skinfold, and using their body fat interpretation charts (look for a post on how to measure body fat under the How-To category). I also have a scale with a body composition monitor that tells me my body fat %. I’ll post both numbers. They say the caliper method is more accurate, but I think it underestimates my numbers. One day I’ll go for professional testing and compare the numbers.

To be fair, these initial numbers are slightly inflated. The day before this weigh-in we went out for dinner and I ate more than I should have, then we had company over and I indulged in a few too many unhealthy snacks. Days like that always make my weight jump up quite a bit for a few days. If I had to guess I’d say my real weight, not including all the bloating, would have been closer to 240, but I have to go with what the scale said.

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