Josh is a Big Loser – Week 2
Here’s my updated stats:
- Week 1: 176.0 lb
- Week 2: 173.5 lb
- Week 3: 173.0 lb
Stats from Week 2
- Weekly Loss: 0.5 lb
- Total Loss: 3.0 lb
- Total % Loss: 1.70%
Not as much weight loss this week as I would have liked, but I also recorded my body fat and water percentages each of these weeks, and although I only lost 0.5 lb this week, I actually lost 2.0 lb of fat and gained 1.5 lb of muscle (thanks to Power 90). So that’s good news.
Easter weekend was a little rough with all the food around, but I did pretty well as far as my eating goes except for Saturday night and Sunday night when I had pizza. Those were my “cheat” meals for the weekend. I probably should have eaten a little less each time, but I couldn’t resist. I think next time it will be a little easier to tone it down a bit. I’ve noticed a significant increase in my self control when it comes to eating (not only in how much I eat, but also in what I eat), which I’ve never had before in my life. That’s pretty exciting to me.
I have also completed my first full week of Power 90. I successfully exercised for 6 straight days and rested yesterday. I can already tell a difference in how I feel. Also, I’ve been on medication for high blood pressure for several years, and about a month ago it was still running around 145/95. I checked it recently, and I’m down to about 121/69, which is huge! Part of it is likely attributable to a new medication that I’m on, but I’m sure this exercise has helped it as well.
Now it’s on to the new week.
I assume you have some nice scientific method to measure your weight accurately, right? I mean, I just got a scale a couple days ago and I’ve been weighing myself and there is a variance of almost 5 pounds depending on the day/time of day. Do you take some sort of average or is it just based on weighing yourself at a certain time everyday? just curious…
@Dave: I measure myself in the same way, on the same scale, at the same time every week (or every day). It has actually been surprisingly accurate with both pounds and other information (body fat, etc.). It varies by a few pounds later in the day, of course, due to my body weight changing, but it seems to be very accurate doing it at the same time each time I do it. Whether it’s completely accurate itself or not, it seems to be consistent, which shows me my progress at least. My weight (just like everyone’s) can fluctuate by a pound or two during different days of the week, but on a week to week comparison, the progress is typically consistent.
I was wondering how the workout would affect your weight. Muscle weighing more than fat…
Since I play basketball on a routine basis, all I’ve had to do was stop eating like a horse. I may pick up my cardio during the last month of my works ‘biggest loser’ competition, but for now its just eating smart.