Getting closer!!
So, I weighed in today. I figured I was down a little but only expected to have lost the pound I put on from a few too many (boxes of) shortbread cookies. I was actually down 2.4 lb which puts my total loss at 28.2 lb!!!
[158.2 (start) / 142.4 (1st 10%) / 130 (current) / 127.3 (2nd 10%) / 117 (goal)]
I also took time to do body measurements today; I should have done a set 4 weeks ago but I was pleased with what I got!! I've dropped another 3 cm off my waist and 2 cm off my hips. I dropped 0.5 cm each off my thighs, arms, and neck. That makes a total of
My waist to hip ratio is down to 0.88 which is the lowest it has been in quite some time, and is below the 90% cut that is worrisome from a health perspective.
I used the body fat percentage feature on my scale and it is claiming that I am 31%. I'm not entirely sure I BELIEVE that. I've definitely lost body fat, but I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the fact that I could have dropped from 34% to 31% in 8 weeks time. I'll have to ask my trainer about that. And in any case he's going to take a set of calipers to me first chance he gets. It'll be good to have a comparison.
Correction: I redid the measurement the followng morning and got 32% which is more realistic, I think.
Speaking of my trainer, I'm continuing to make progress in a big way. The ab wheel is clearly doing a nice job on my midsection. I can tell that those muscles as well as the lower back muscles are getting stronger. Again, I'll never have the tummy of a 20-yo, but it's going to be in nice shape once the remaining pounds come off. The push-ups are paying off too- and I'm about to graduate from "girl-style" to full-blown REGULAR. Go me!! And squats are doing a nice job on the thighs and the backside; he just upped the weight a little and, given there is less poundage on ME, he'll likely have to up it a little more to keep me working out at the same level.
Anyway, the measurement table is below.
Start
4 wks
8 wks
12 wks
16.5 wks
24 wks
40 wks
48 wks
12/28/06
01/26/07
02/23/07
03/23/07
04/25/07
06/24/07
10/03/07
11/30/07
rt upper arm
31.5 cm
30 cm
30.5 cm
30 cm
30.5 cm
30.5 cm
29.5 cm
29 cm
waist
100 cm
95.5 cm
91 cm
89.5 cm
89 cm
88 cm
87 cm
84 cm
hips
106 cm
105 cm
102.5 cm
101 cm
99.5 cm
97.5 cm
97.5 cm
95.5 cm
rt thigh
60.5 cm
60 cm
58 cm
57.5 cm
58.5?
58 cm
55.5 cm
55 cm
neck
n/a
38 cm
37 cm
37 cm
37
36.5 cm
36.5 cm
36 cm
waist:hip
0.943
0.91
0.888
0.886
0.894
0.903
0.892
0.880
body fat%
40ish
?
?
36%
35%
?
34%
32%
[158.2 (start) / 142.4 (1st 10%) / 130 (current) / 127.3 (2nd 10%) / 117 (goal)]
I also took time to do body measurements today; I should have done a set 4 weeks ago but I was pleased with what I got!! I've dropped another 3 cm off my waist and 2 cm off my hips. I dropped 0.5 cm each off my thighs, arms, and neck. That makes a total of
- 2.5 cm (1 inch) off my arms
- 16 cm (almost 6 1/2 inches) off my waist
- 10.5 cm (just over 4 inches) off my hips
- 5.5 cm (just over 2 inches) off my thighs
- 2 cm (almost 1 inch) off my neck
My waist to hip ratio is down to 0.88 which is the lowest it has been in quite some time, and is below the 90% cut that is worrisome from a health perspective.
I used the body fat percentage feature on my scale and it is claiming that I am 31%. I'm not entirely sure I BELIEVE that. I've definitely lost body fat, but I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the fact that I could have dropped from 34% to 31% in 8 weeks time. I'll have to ask my trainer about that. And in any case he's going to take a set of calipers to me first chance he gets. It'll be good to have a comparison.
Correction: I redid the measurement the followng morning and got 32% which is more realistic, I think.
Speaking of my trainer, I'm continuing to make progress in a big way. The ab wheel is clearly doing a nice job on my midsection. I can tell that those muscles as well as the lower back muscles are getting stronger. Again, I'll never have the tummy of a 20-yo, but it's going to be in nice shape once the remaining pounds come off. The push-ups are paying off too- and I'm about to graduate from "girl-style" to full-blown REGULAR. Go me!! And squats are doing a nice job on the thighs and the backside; he just upped the weight a little and, given there is less poundage on ME, he'll likely have to up it a little more to keep me working out at the same level.
Anyway, the measurement table is below.
Start
4 wks
8 wks
12 wks
16.5 wks
24 wks
40 wks
48 wks
12/28/06
01/26/07
02/23/07
03/23/07
04/25/07
06/24/07
10/03/07
11/30/07
rt upper arm
31.5 cm
30 cm
30.5 cm
30 cm
30.5 cm
30.5 cm
29.5 cm
29 cm
waist
100 cm
95.5 cm
91 cm
89.5 cm
89 cm
88 cm
87 cm
84 cm
hips
106 cm
105 cm
102.5 cm
101 cm
99.5 cm
97.5 cm
97.5 cm
95.5 cm
rt thigh
60.5 cm
60 cm
58 cm
57.5 cm
58.5?
58 cm
55.5 cm
55 cm
neck
n/a
38 cm
37 cm
37 cm
37
36.5 cm
36.5 cm
36 cm
waist:hip
0.943
0.91
0.888
0.886
0.894
0.903
0.892
0.880
body fat%
40ish
?
?
36%
35%
?
34%
32%