JUNE 28, 2009 - WEEK 15 RESULTS

Beginning weight - 150 / BMI 26.57 / Body Fat 42.9%
Current weight - 141.6 / BMI 25.08 / Body Fat 38.7%

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

1452 Calories

105.1g Fat (65.2%)

89.3g Protein

37.1g Carbs

20.1g Fiber

17g net carbs, of which 13.3g came from veggies

Goal weight - 125
Goal date, based on average since starting - January 20, 2010
Goal date, based on average in the last 30 days - December 1, 2009

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 - 0.2 pounds
Fat lost this week - 0.5 pounds
Muscle gained this week - 0.1 pounds
Water gained this week - 0.2 pounds
Total scale weight lost since starting - 8.4 pounds

Since starting, I have lost 5.6% of my total body weight. I need to lose another 11.1%. I have lost 33.6% 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 9.6 pounds of fat, and gained 1.2 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 - 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 - 30.50 = 2-1/2 inches down
Waist 31.50 - 29.25 = 2-1/4 inches down
Navel 39.25 - 35.00 = 4-1/4 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 - 3-1/4 inches
Total lost since starting - 19 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.

I started a new routine at the gym. I work my arms/back twice per week, and my legs/abdomen twice per week. I follow these by 20 minutes on the treadmill at 2.7-4.2 mph (5 minutes at the slower pace, then 1 minute at the higher pace), then 5 minutes of cool down, followed by stretching. Once per week, I do interval speeds (5 minutes at 2.7 mph and 1 minute at 4.2 mph) on the treadmill for 24 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of cool down, followed by stretching. I do a 1-hour Hatha Yoga class twice per week.