Weight Loss Challenge - End of Week 9 - Weigh-in and Measurements - Not Losing But Happy

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Oof! I did well in Week 9, exercise- and calorie-wise, keeping my calories to around 1700 a day — except for the weekend! It was one of the last nice days of summer and we headed out to an outdoor terrace for supper on Saturday. (Wine and Chicken Pad Thai.) And then Sunday was a pasta supper — need I say more?

I had weighed myself for fun during the week and know I was doing well. My weekend bad habits (temporarily) ruined that! It’s not that I ate a ton of pasta and gained tons of fat, but some overeating — especially when it comes to pasta — just causes me to gain weight that usually goes away after a couple of days, as long as I get back to my good eating habits!

(Just a quick aside: has anybody tried Miracle Noodles? I became an affiliate and just ordered the angel hair noodles. It’s a zero-calorie substitute for pasta (pure fiber). I’ll let you know how it tastes!)

I knew my Monday weigh-in wouldn’t be great… and I was right!

Before we get to the details, let me say this: I haven’t been losing the past two weeks, but you know what? I’m still pretty happy, because I am feeling G-R-E-A-T and I’ve been making progress in other ways.

I went hiking last weekend and was able to tackle some steeper parts much more easily than a couple of months ago.
I’ve increased the lowest resistance level on my elliptical machine from 4 to 5. Resistance 5 is now my “warm up” mode.
My 10lb dumbbells feel super-light when I pick them up.
Got back my upper body strength after losing strength when I broke my wrist last December.
Reaching up to get things on higher shelves is much easier.
My clothes are fitting me better.
More energy!

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 9 (difference from Week 8 in parentheses)
Date: Monday, September 14, 2009
Weight: 139.6lbs (+.6lbs)
Thighs: 22 3/4″ (+1/4″)
Hips: 37 3/4″ (same)
Waist: 30″ (same”)
Body Fat %: 20.80% (+ .5%) (8.5mm)*
Lean Body Mass: 110.6 (- .3lbs) (Not a good thing! You don’t want to lose Lean Body Mass, if it’s muscle that you’re losing)
Fat Weight: 29lbs (+ .7lbs) (Boo! Hiss! LOL!)

* I’m using the Accu-Measure calipers. You can use my body fat percentage calculator if you don’t have calipers.)

I’ve got 3 weeks left, so it’s time to get even more serious. I know I can clean up my diet a bit more, so that’s what I’ll be looking at.

How have been doing? What are some of the improvements/changes you’ve seen?

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