JULY 12, 2009 - WEEK 17 RESULTS

Beginning weight - 150 / BMI 26.57 / Body Fat 37.9%
Current weight - 141 / BMI 24.98 / Body Fat 33.8%
Goal weight - 125
Goal date, based on average since starting - February 7, 2010
Goal date, based on average in the last 30 days - November 30, 2009

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1554 Calories

116g Fat (67.2%)

100.7g Protein

26.6g Carbs

10.5g Fiber

16.1g net carbs, of which 12.3g came from veggies

I weigh on a body composition scale, so I can tell how much fat, muscle and water I have gained or lost.

Scale weight lost this week - 2.4 pounds
Fat lost this week - 1.5 pounds
Muscle lost this week - 0.8 pounds
Water lost this week - 0.1 pounds
Total scale weight lost since starting - 9 pounds

Since starting, I have lost 6% of my total body weight. I need to lose another 10.7%. I have lost 36% of the 25 pounds I need to lose.

According to my doctor, I needed to lose 35 pounds of fat, and gain 10 pounds of muscle. So far, I have lost 7.7 pounds of fat, and lost 1.3 pounds of muscle/water.

I've also been keeping track of my measurements on fitday. I measure every Sunday.

Neck 13.75 - 13.00 = 3/4 inch down
Bicep 11.75 - 11.5 = 1/4 inch down
Forearm 9.00 - 9.00 = same
Bust 38.25 - 37.00 = 1-1/4 inch down
Midriff 33.00 - 30.75 = 2-1/4 inches down
Waist 31.50 - 29.00 = 2-1/2 inches down
Navel 39.25 - 34.50 = 4-3/4 inches down (the heart health zone, so this is great!)
Hips 42.00 - 39.25 = 2-3/4 inches down
Thigh 24.50 - 22.50 = 2 inches down
Calf 14.50 - 14.25 = 1/4 inch down

Total lost this week - 1 inch
Total lost since starting - 19-1/4 inches

At Colette's advice, I dropped my calories down to the lowest end of minimum, and, as soon as I did that, I immediately started losing. In the last couple of weeks, I did start trying to increase my calories, but started gaining again. Again, Colette advised me to decrease them again, and I started losing the next day. I guess I may have to stay here for awhile...

I am taking my supplements, including Acetyl L-carnitine, and drinking 84 oz. of water each day.

I started the Pacebook recommendations for exercise.

I also do a 1-hour Hatha Yoga class twice per week.