Weight Loss Challenge – End of Week 8 – Weigh-in and Measurements
Posted in: July to October 2009, Suzanne's Weight Loss Journey, Week 8
Because of my sore lower back (oh, and did I mention my plantar fasciitis acting up at the end of the week??), I did not get a lot of exercise this past week. And, boy, does it show in this week’s weigh-in and measurements!
Putting aside the fat gain/lean body mass loss, I’m feeling pretty good! My injuries/soreness are getting better and this morning I started Stage 2 of New Rules of Lifting. It was great to start some new exercises — and a lot of them are more difficult variations of the ones I’ve been doing. If you’ve been using the same workout routines for awhile, you need to SHAKE THINGS UP! Not just because of exercise boredom, but also because your body adapts to what you’ve been doing.
One example of change: I was doing regular squats, but now I’m doing front squats. Love em! Another examples is instead of regular lunges, I’m doing a lunge with my rear foot slightly elevated. You wouldn’t think it would make much of a difference… but it does!
Here’s my end of Week 8 measurements:
Starting Measurements
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009
Weight: 138.8lbs
Thighs: 22 1/2″
Hips: 38 1/2″
Waist: 30 1/4″
Body Fat %: 22.30% (10mm)*
Lean Body Mass: 107.8lbs
Fat Weight: 31lbs
End of Week 7
Date: Monday, August 31st, 2009
Weight: 140lbs (+2.2lbs)
Thighs: 22 1/2″ (same)
Hips: 38″ (- 1/2″)
Waist: 30″ (- 1/4″)
Body Fat %: 19.80% (-2.5%) (7.3mm – avg. of 3 readings of 6mm, 8mm, 8mm)*
Lean Body Mass: 112.3 (+ .4.5lbs) (This is a GOOD thing! Although I’m guessing it’s not all muscle. I overate a lot over the week-end!)
Fat Weight: 27.7lbs (-3.3lbs) (Yay!)
End of Week 8 (different from Week 7 in parentheses)
Date: Monday, September 7, 2009
Weight: 139.2lbs (-.8lbs)
Thighs: 22 1/2″ (same)
Hips: 37 3/4″ (- 1/4″)
Waist: 30″ (same — it actually seemed to be just under 30″ — but I decided to stick with 30″)
Body Fat %: 20.30% (+ .5%) (8mm)*
Lean Body Mass: 110.9 (- 1.4lbs) (Not a good thing! You don’t want to lose Lean Body Mass, if it’s muscle that you’re losing)
Fat Weight: 28.3lbs (+ .6lbs) (Boo! Hiss! LOL!)
* I’m using the Accu-Measure calipers. You can use my body fat percentage calculator if you don’t have calipers.)
Overall, I’m still ahead of the game, but I definitely don’t want to see results like these next week. Since I wasn’t exercising, I could have lowered my calories — but, dang, I just find going below 1600 calories makes me feel too hungry. I supposed I could have tried going to 1500 but eating more protein and fat, and see if that satisfied me. Something to think about for next time… But hopefully there won’t be a next time.
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Suzanne is the owner of FitWatch. She's had strong interest in nutrition and exercise for over 20 years, and is an ACE-certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach. Back in 2002, she started FitWatch.com because she wanted to help people lose weight by creating helpful tools and calculators. A huge fan of calorie counting, Suzanne created the FitWatch Fitness Tracker to make it easy for people to count their calories.
