My measurements didn't change much this week, but I did drop one pound on the scale. My body fat dropped a little bit as well. To date that is 16 pounds lost on the scale woohoo and although I had seen 249 post workout last week, I am officially in the 240's at 249 this week pre work out. Post workout was 247.5, so I had to replenish that water lost. Saturday I even worked out in one of my XL t shirts, that was a major accomplishment for me. It no longer felt uncomfortable, self conscious, tight, and made me feel that I am on the right path. I even dug up an old but nice XL shirt that collected dust just to wear to dinner lol... it fit wonderful and the salmon, spinach, and mashed taters were good to go with it :)
What a good week, it was good to be back home and I really missed my gym. Now that I see the light at the end of the tunnel in this challenge, I've been giving a lot of thought to "active rest" and look likes I will be taking 2 weeks off to get myself together and healed once complete with week 12. I do worry that this is going to open Pandora's box, but I know my body will need it. I ended this week with my birthday on Sunday and my cheat day and it was very rewarding spending the time with my family. It was also good to hear many of them say, "you can even see it in your face","you look good", "where is your other half", "your arms are getting defined", and "whatever you are doing, it's working". Some were even probing into what they needed to do or talked about how they want to start working out and asking me what I recommend. It's humbling, very humbling, and one hell of a motivator to keep going baby!!
What's interesting in my measurements this week is that my chest went up and my shoulders went down. I actually told my wife how I noticed when I was stretching and in between sets, that I can see my delts more in my shoulders now, my guess is that the fat is coming off showing them a little more in my shoulders. I can still pinch an inch and then some on my chest. so I still have a way to go to what I want to be at. I've noticed more vasularity in my forearms and arms, which is great to see. During my dumbell curls, I saw a vein starting to surface in my left arm right on the bicep, how exciting!! My spare tire is still there, but I did notice that it seems under my rib area, but above the belly button is starting to reduce slowly. Let's hope there is enough time to burn more fat in the next three weeks to help me hit my goals.
Again this week I was hit with a cold. I tried my Netti pot, with some failure, I had some major blockage. I was able to clear it up with some Afrin followed by the Netti pot. I still have some reminance of the cold, but it's on the tail end. I still forced myself to workout with the cold and actually had some of the best work outs. Now knowing that colds won't hold me back, I was able to hit new highs with weights and pushed higher on cardio. I think my mind was taking over and I was mentally winning the battle this week and it continued into this morning HIIT Treadmill session. I was able to not only have a peak of 6.5 mph for my final peak minute, but also eiliminated the 3mph's from my intervals. Major success there for me! Wednesday I plan on opening up the first two minutes on 4mph instead of the current 3.
My cheat day was yesterday and Happy Birthday to me! I started my day with a shake, followed by late breakfast made by the wife, including ham and eggs and a few quesadillas. She made some bacon, but believe it or not, the grease got to me after a few pieces and started to upset my stomach so I stopped. Amazing, considering I could clear a plate before and still scrounge my family's leftovers lol. Lunch then proceed at Buffalo Wild Wings, I've been craving them for a few weeks, but due to vacation and timing wasn't able to eat them until yesterday. Last time I was there I ordered 18 and demolished them. This time, I only ordered 12, knowing we were visiting my brother and sister in law for dinner, and belive it or not, I could only eat 6. That is a new record for me lol... The evening continued with spaghetti and meatballs, a kid favorite of mine, in how my mother made them. My sister in law nailed the flavors, oh delicious and so wonderful. A few weeks ago I was introduced to Portillos Chocolate cake and between my wife and 3yr old we fought over the one slice I bought for my cheat day, but was plenty for all of us. So naturally, we picked up a whole cake for everyone to enjoy. I finished the day with one last shake and hit the sack for the night.
Here is my chart, it's back! This time I loaded it into my phone, so I don't have any excuses not to post it weekly.
| Week | Date | Weight | Chest | Arms | Waist | Calves | Hips |
| START | 11/14/11 | 265 | 53.00 | ||||
| 1 | 11/21/11 | 262 | |||||
| 2 | 11/28/11 | 262 | 50.25 | ||||
| 3 | 12/05/11 | 260 | 49.50 | ||||
| 4 | 12/11/11 | 255 | 47.5 | 15.75 | 48.25 | 17.00 | 43.50 |
| 5 | 12/18/11 | 252 | 47.25 | 14.75 | 46.25 | 17.50 | 41.00 |
| 6 | 12/25/11 | 253.5 | 47 | 15.00 | 48.25 | 17.50 | 44.00 |
| 7 | 01/01/12 | 251.5 | 46.75 | 15.25 | 47.75 | 17.50 | 43.25 |
| 8 | 01/08/12 | 250 | 46.5 | 15.50 | 47.00 | 17.50 | 43.50 |
| 9 | 01/15/12 | 249 | 47.25 | 15.50 | 47.00 | 17.50 | 44.00 |
| Week | Shoulders | Neck | Thighs | Forearms | BF% Omron Monitor | Lean Mass | Fat |
| START | 35.00% | 172.25 | 92.75 | ||||
| 1 | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 2 | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 3 | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 4 | 52.00 | 18.50 | 25.00 | 12.00 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5 | 52.50 | 17.00 | 25.25 | 12.25 | 29.50% | 177.66 | 74.34 |
| 6 | 54.00 | 17.75 | 24.75 | 12.50 | 29.60% | 178.464 | 75.036 |
| 7 | 52.50 | 17.75 | 25.50 | 12.25 | 29.30% | 177.8105 | 73.6895 |
| 8 | 52.00 | 17.50 | 25.75 | 12.25 | 28.70% | 178.25 | 71.75 |
| 9 | 51.00 | 17.50 | 25.75 | 12.25 | 28.40% | 178.284 | 70.716 |
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