Week 1 vs. Week 60 – front
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Measurement	Sept. 1, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Change
Weight (pounds)	121.8	134.8	+13.0
Body fat percentage	23.5	26.8 [Aug. 28]	+3.3 percentage pts.
Fat weight	28.6	36.1	+7.5
Lean weight	93.2	98.7	+5.5
Total inches	113.6	123.3	+9.7

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Exercise	Start*	Oct. 30, 2013	Change
Kettlebell swing	32 x 20 lbs.	52/23 x 60 lbs.	+200.0 percent
Myotatic crunch	6.5 x 2.5 lbs.	9.0 x 20 lbs.	+700.0 percent
Single-arm kettlebell swing	25 x 15 lbs.	16/16 x 35 lbs.	+133.3 percent
Isolateral dumbbell incline bench press	2.4/3.0 x 30 lbs.	0.3/1.2 x 40 lbs.	+33.3 percent
Yates row	7.0 x 55 lbs.	4.2 x 165 lbs.	+200.0 percent
Reverse drag curls	6.0 x 25 lbs.	0.3 x 55 lbs.	+120.0 percent

*I started these exercises on different dates.

I’ve lost 6.6 pounds in the past 6 weeks on my new Slow-Carb Diet.

I will know at the end of the year if I’m becoming leaner or just lesser. I do know that I’m still growing stronger in my lifting.

So while I may not be as bulky, I may remain shapelier.

Weight through October 2013

Most days, my meals are routine and boring. Breakfast is a bowl of spinach spiked with flaxseed oil and lemon juice, along with a couple of hard-boiled eggs and lentils. I prepare meats in the slow cooker, and everything else from freezer or fridge to microwave oven.

On Sundays, I’ll usually make a big pot of beans, another big pot of lentils and a dozen hard-boiled eggs in the oven.

On cheat days, I work on two things: Hitting my minimum requirement of protein, and eating as many calories as I can. I’m lucky if I can get near 4,000, but that’s actual work.

The freezer is stuffed with doughnuts, and I usually grab some junk food on Fridays in anticipation. I also get takeout on those Saturday cheat days, since I don’t have too many forbidden foods in the kitchen.

What hasn’t changed is my careful attention to numbers. I try to eat on schedule. I haven’t hit my old daily average of 2,100 calories, which is why I make up for it on Saturdays as best I can.

I don’t feel any different than before, and my food dreaming has stopped. It has been a fairly easy transition.

I look forward to the next 2 months to see how big a loser I can be.

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October’s average workout time was 26 minutes and 18 seconds.

I averaged 1,899 calories a day in October. I also had 130 g protein a day on average.

The project has cost me $641.89 so far. I spent $8.16 more on food in October compared to previous monthly averages.

You can see all the numbers updated in real time on the Measurements page.

Week 1 vs. Week 60 – side
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