Well..its over Day 84 has come and gone…12 weeks done!!!
The numbers are not what I had expected…actually I was kind of bummed out because of them…I had L (my trainer) check my BF % as well…
Here are my start measurements and end measurements
Height: 5′4"……………….Now 6′1"…LOL..Ok I’m still 5′4"
Weight: 160 lbs…………….Now 150.0 lbs…10 pounds lost.
Body Fat: 34%………………Now 30.3% BF (L thinks that is a wrong reading! he says I may be closer to 27%…umm…maybe but that doesn’t make me feel better)
Neck: 14 inches…………….Now 13 3/8…lost 5/8"=0.625"
Chest: 41.5 inches………….Now 39.5"….lost 2 "…damn!
Right Bicep: 13 inches………Now 12 2/8…lost 6/8"=0.75"
Left Bicep: 12.5 inches……..Now 12.0….lost 0.5"
Wais: 35.0 inches…………..Now 32.5….lost 2.5"…not bad
Hips: 43.0 inches Yikes!…….Now 41.5….lost 1.5"
Right Thigh: 22 inches………Now 22……lost 0
Left Thigh: 22 inches……….Now 22……lost 0
Right Calf: 14.5 inches……..Now 14.5….lost 0
Left Calf: 14.5 inches………Now 14.5….lost 0
Total weight lost 10 pounds
Total inches lost 7.875…
Total BF lost 3.7%
So you see, it is not the results I had hoped to see…I was all sad and wanted to binge but I didn’t I thought it out and it took me a year previously to lose 25 lbs…I was 45% BF October 2007…I lost 11% BF in one year…I cannot give up now I am more than half way to goal…I really thought about it all last night and I am angier than before, I am angry that I didn’t get better results, but on the other hand and this is what cooled my jets was that I am 10 pounds lighter than I was 12 weeks ago, I am much smaller…clothes wise, I am stonger than I was 12 weeks ago, so I did make great progress…I had to look at the positive to keep myself from going backwards and binging as I normally would do, the program works, I know it works, so why give up on something that works? I just need adjustments for the better…there are many things I learned and changes definitely need to be made…L is a good trainer but I think doing some research on training myself as well…the nice weather is coming so outdoor activities will increase as well. Also I had to remind myself why I was doing this and who I was doing this for….the answer always comes back…for no one but myself! I want to like myself again! I want to love myself…:love:, this journey has made me find the the strength inside myself, I never knew I had. Both emotionally, mentally and physically…I can do anything I want!! (L told me that:love: I love that guy!!)
I just have to see it and I can achieve it! (he told me that too…)
I think about all the things I should have done, I didn’t keep a journal for food or exercise, so I have nothing to compare now…lesson learned!!…note to self…get a small notebook and carry it at all times!!!
I have many new goals for the next challenge, that I think I will start on Monday, I need to think things through and make some major work sheets for myself…I need to be more prepared for the next round…so the second BFL Challenge date for me is not Feb 23rd as planned but now will be Monday March 2nd..this will give me time to review the now chewed up BFL book…puppies!!! and make adjustements accordingly…
Stay tuned for pics.
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