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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