JANUARY 16 - WEEK 96 RESULTS

Today - 47.1 lbs. of body fat and 97.9 lbs. of lean mass - 32.5% body fat
One week ago - 47.6 lbs. of body fat and 96.6 lbs. of lean mass - 33% body fat

Lost 0.5 lbs. of body fat, gained 1.3 lbs. of lean mass and body fat decreased 0.5% 

I tracked my food on fitday three days this past week, but I did not look at the totals until the end of each night.  I ate on-plan on the days that I did not track.

Here is a chart that shows my week of food and the average for the three days that I tracked:

Today is my weekly measuring day. In the past 7 days:

I lost 1/8" around my neck
I lost 1/4" around my bicep
I lost 3/8" around my midriff
I gained 3/8" around my navel
I lost 1/8" around my hips
I lost 1/4" around my thigh
I lost 1/4" around my calf

Here is what I have lost so far, since starting to lose weight in February 2009:

Neck - 13.75" to 12.375" - down 1-3/8"

Bicep - 11.75" to 11.625" - down 1/8"

Forearm - 9" - no change

Bust - 38.25" to 35.75" - down 2-1/2"

Midriff - 32.25" to 29.875" - down 2-3/8"

Waist - 31.5" to 29.75" - down 1.75"

Navel - 38.25" to 32.5" - down 5-3/4"

Hips - 42" to 38.625" - down 3-3/8"

Thigh - 24.5" to 22" - down 2-1/2"

Calf - 14.5" to 13.5" - down 1"

BODY COMPOSITION

AT THE BEGINNING OF WEIGHT LOSS 2/22/09

158 lbs.
35" waist
13-3/4" neck
45-1/2" hips
28.0 BMI
0.556 waist-to-height ratio
0.769 waist-to-hip ratio
44.8% body fat

ONE MONTH AGO

143.4 lbs.
30-1/2" waist
12-1/2" neck
39-1/2" hips
25.5 BMI
0.484 waist-to-height ratio
0.772 waist-to-hip ratio
32.8% body fat

ONE WEEK AGO

144.2 lbs.
31" waist
12-1/2" neck
39-1/8" hips
25.6 BMI
0.492 waist-to-height ratio
0.792 waist-to-hip ratio
33% body fat

TODAY

145 lbs.
30-3/4" waist
12-3/8" neck
38-7/8" hips
25.7 BMI
0.488 waist-to-height ratio
0.791 waist-to-hip ratio
32.5% body fat

Since my heaviest weight in February 2009, I have lost 13 lbs. on the scale, 4-1/4" around my waist, 1-3/8" around my neck and 6-5/8" around my hips.  I have lost 23.7 lbs. of fat and I have gained 10.7 lbs. of lean mass.

In the past month, I have gained 1.6 lbs. on the scale and I have gained 1/4" around my waist and I have lost 1/8" around my neck and 5/8" around my hips.  I have gained 0.1 lbs. of fat and I have gained 1.5 lbs. of lean mass.

In the past week, I have gained 0.8 lbs.on the scale.  I  have lost 1/4" around my waist, 1/8" around my neck and 1/4" around my hips.  I have lost 0.5 lbs. of fat and I have gained 1.3 lb. of lean mass.

MY NEXT GOAL

143 lbs.
30-3/8" waist
12-3/8" neck
38-7/8" hips
25.4 BMI
0.482 waist-to-height ratio
0.781 waist-to-hip ratio
32% body fat

To achieve this, I need to lose 1.3 lbs. of fat and 0.7 lbs. of lean mass.  I need to lose 3/8" around my waist.

MY ULTIMATE DREAM GOAL

130 lbs.
26-1/2" waist
12-1/4" neck
37-1/4" hips
23.1 BMI
0.421 waist-to-height ratio
0.711 waist-to-hip ratio
25% body fat

To achieve this, I need to lose 14.6 more lbs. of fat and 0.4 more lbs. of lean mass.  I need to lose another 4-1/4" around my waist, another 1/8" around my neck and another 1-5/8" around my hips.

If I reach this goal, I will have lost a total of 38.3 lbs. of fat and gained a total of 10.3 lbs. of lean mass since my highest weight on February 22, 2009.  I will have also lost 8.5" around my waist, 1.5" around my neck and 8.25" around my hips.