FEBRUARY 6 - WEEK 99 RESULTS

This month, I am not getting on the scale.  I am taking my waist, neck and hip measurements each day.

I am also not tracking my food this month, but I will eat on plan as much as possible.

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

I gained 0.125" around my neck
I gained 0.5" around my midriff
I gained 0.25" around my waist
I gained 0.75" around my navel
I gained 0.125" around my hips
I gained 0.125" around my thigh
I gained 0.25" 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 1.375"

Bicep - 11.75" - no change

Forearm - 9" - no change

Bust - 38.25" to 35.75" - down 2.5"

Midriff - 32.25" to 30.25" - down 2"

Waist - 31.5" to 29.625" - down 1.875"

Navel - 38.25" to 33.25" - down 5"

Hips - 42" to 38.5" - down 3.5"

Thigh - 24.5" to 22.125" - down 2.375"

Calf - 14.5" to 13.75" - down 0.75"

BODY COMPOSITION

AT THE BEGINNING OF WEIGHT LOSS 2/22/09

35" waist
13.75" neck
45.5" hips
0.556 waist-to-height ratio
0.769 waist-to-hip ratio
44.8% body fat

ONE MONTH AGO

31" waist
12.5" neck
39.125" hips
0.492 waist-to-height ratio
0.792 waist-to-hip ratio
33% body fat

ONE WEEK AGO

30.125" waist
12.25" neck
38.625" hips
0.484 waist-to-height ratio
0.787 waist-to-hip ratio
31.6% body fat

TODAY

30.875" waist
12.375" neck
39.25" hips
0.490 waist-to-height ratio
0.787 waist-to-hip ratio
33.1% body fat

Since my heaviest weight in February 2009, I have lost 4.125" around my waist, 1.375" around my neck and 6.25" around my hips.  I have lost 11.7 percentage points on my body fat.

In the past month, I have lost 0.125" around my waist, I have gained 0.125" around my neck and 0.125" around my hips.  I have gained 0.1 percentage points on my body fat.

In the past week, I have gained 0.75" around my waist, I have gained 0.125" around my neck and 0.625" around my hips.  I have gained 1.5 percentage points on my body fat.

MY NEXT GOAL

30" waist
12.25" neck
38.5" hips
0.476 waist-to-height ratio
0.779 waist-to-hip ratio
31.2% body fat

To achieve this, I need to lose 0.75" around my waist, 0.125" around my neck and 0.75" around my hips.

MY ULTIMATE DREAM GOAL

26.5" waist
12.25" neck
37.25" hips
0.421 waist-to-height ratio
0.711 waist-to-hip ratio
25% body fat

To achieve this, I need to lose another 4.375" around my waist, another 0.125" around my neck and another 2.25" around my hips.

If I reach this goal, I will have lost 8.5" around my waist, 1.5" around my neck and 8.25" around my hips since February 22, 2009.