JUNE 14, 2009 - WEEK 13 RESULTS

Beginning weight - 150 / BMI 26.57 / Body Fat 42.9%
Current weight - 142.6 / BMI 25.26 / Body Fat 39.2%
Goal weight - 125
Goal date, based on average since starting - January 15, 2010
Goal date, based on average in the last 30 days - June 23, 2010

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

1441 Calories

105.4g Fat (65.8%)

89g Protein

34.1g Carbs

19.1g Fiber

15g net carbs, of which 11.3g 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 - 0.6 pounds
Fat lost this week - 0.7 pounds
Muscle gained this week - 0.1 pounds
Water gained this week - 0.0 pounds
Total scale weight lost since starting - 7.4 pounds

Since starting, I have lost 4.9% of my total body weight. I need to lose another 11.7%. I have lost 29.6% 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 8.5 pounds of fat, and gained 1.1 pounds of muscle/water. The testosterone and weight lifting must be starting to work!

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

Neck 13.75 - 12.75 = 1 inch down
Bicep 11.75 - 12.00 = 1/4 inch up
Forearm 9.00 - 9.00 = same
Chest 38.25 - 37.25 = 1 inch down
Midriff 33.00 - 30.75 = 2-1/4 inches down
Waist 31.50 - 29.25 = 2-1/4 inches down
Navel 39.25 - 35.5 = 3-3/4 inches down (the heart health zone, so this is great!)
Hips 42.00 - 39.75 = 2-1/4 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 - 16-1/2 inches

Slow weight loss is better than no weight loss! Slow losers, take heart!

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, drinking 84 oz. of water each day, and walking 2.5 miles on a treadmill at 3 mph at least 1 time per week. I do a Hatha Yoga class twice per week. I do the circuit (weigh training) at the gym twice per week.