Showing posts with label weigh in. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weigh in. Show all posts

Monday, November 1, 2010

22 Fourth Weigh In

August 27th
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%

September 23rd
Weight: 63.3kgs
Body fat: 32.1%

October 14th
Weight: 62.3kgs
Body fat: 31.5%

November 1st
Weight: 62.4kgs
Body fat: 27.3%


So effectively no weight loss - I don't count 100grams as a gain as I'd eaten lots and had work clothes on - but an oddly large decrease in body fat %.

This is a fab result, if it's correct. It's a body fat competition, afterall. I was hoping at the last weigh in to get my body fat under 30% at the end of the 12 weeks, so I can't honestly believe I knocked that target off since the last weigh in. It feels really good.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

18 Third Weigh In


August 27th
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%

September 23rd
Weight: 63.3kgs
Body fat: 32.1%

October 14th
Weight: 62.3kgs
Body fat: 31.5%



Happy with that. Very much so. I was initially pretty frustrated about how much effort it was taking to lose seemingly so little, but now I can see that it's steady and consistent, and hell, this isn't easy. If it was, you wouldn't see so many overweight people walking around.

It's awesome listening to fitness professionals talk about this stuff. I now have a much better idea of the way I should be training to actually see results.

Up until working at Pioneer I'd been walking to work. In the summer, I walk both ways and clock up over 10kms a day. I've been thinking how virtuous I am doing this, and how much good it must be doing be, where in reality, I've been stuck on my comfy little plateau for months now.

I'm already thinking of smarter, harder ways to train when I move back into town to work. I'll definitely be making use of Hagley park as an outdoor training venue, and Centennial will be my fitness centre of choice once again.

I might cut out some of the walks in favour of an earlier start at the gym a couple of days a week.

Overall, I'm happy with where things are at. Really looking forward to some more group training sessions, and seeing how I can overcome the challenge of not working at a fitness centre anymore.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

07 Second Weigh In

August 27th
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%

September 23rd
Weight: 63.3kgs
Body fat: 32.1%


Wow, that body fat takes some shifting! Really happy with that weight loss, all things considered, but I clearly need to knuckle down.

Friday, August 27, 2010

01 in the beginning

First weigh in and body fat calculation complete!

Tonight was the first meeting of the Really Shape Up competitors at the Pioneer rec & sport centre.

We got to meet the fitness team and introduce ourselves, before the dreaded weigh in. People are pretty amped for the challenge and already talking about what exercise they'll be doing.

Here's how I measured up -

Height: 159cm (yes, short)
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%


Body fat was a bit of an eye-opener. Fantastic fitness trainer Ron tells me it should be between 15 and 25%. Not good, but let's get it lower, kids.