Day 15

Today I weighed myself, took Bodyfat measurements and tape measurements. Good news and bad news.

Bad news first. My weight is largely the same, 242.25 which is only a .5 lb loss. but the rest is good news. I actually lost 1/2 percentage of body fat so that's 1.3 lbs fat lost and .8 lbs muscle GAINED. here's how the rest of the measurements stack up:

chest: 44.25 (-.25)

belly: 45.75 (- 1.75) Totally stoked.

hip: 43 (-2)

butt: 47 (-1)

thigh: 20.75 (-6.25) Totally stoked

calf: 18 (+.5) Totally stoked.

Neck: 17.75 (- .75)

bicep/bicep: 15.5/17.25 (down 1.1 rested and Up .25 flexed)

I'm very happy with these results. It's good I'm not just basing my success results on weight. I can already feel I'm sleeping better, and my clothes are looser. I have much more energy during the day.

This week I'm going to experiment with a modified Zone diet (45/30/25) given that I'm an endomorth body type with some mesomorph mixed in.

Day 14 Sat

i'm catching a chest cold, but I didn't let that get in the way of an awesome workout. I surprised myself with pushups. Given that I've been working out at a number of different gyms, it's hard to really compare strength gains, but pushups are pushups. Last week I did 6 + 6, this week I did 10+10. The goal is 15+15 and I think I'll make it.

Regards,

Dan

Day 13

I was so afraid I wasn't going to get in my cardio today, but my daughter wanted to take an hour nap so, off to the gym I went. I got the new Cardio Coach. I highly recommend this guy. It's made me work harder on the cardio equipment than I normally would

Hey, this is my first recommendation link.

Day 12 Thursday

Thursday was a great day. I did my first weight workout in the new gym and they have such great equipment. They cute guys are motivation too. It will be nice to live so close to a nice gym. I'm getting stronger on my "plane" exercise. Last week 30sec, this week 40sec TWICE.

Day 11 Wednesday

Wednesday was a big day for me. Went to a new gym in Willow Glenn and man is it nice. no whirlpool or sauna but everything there is beautiful. This will be my new gym home I think. I have been stepping on the scale and watching the weight just come off. Eating really clean 50,30,20, and I'm sleeping much more soundly at night. I am requiring more sleep though. My body seems to want at least 8 hours. this means if I hit a 6am cardio class, I'll need to get to bed by 9:30-10pm which will be a lifestyle change.

The buy a turkey on Sunday and freeze 1/2 of it seems to work out well. I think I'll do the same next week with a big ham.

Day 10 Tuesday

I had a trade show today and was able to sneak in a workout during the break. I'm amazed at the energy I feel when I work out. I'm so grateful. kicked ass on the plane (superman pose) went from 20 sec to 30 sec.

Regards,

Dan

Day 9 Monday

So here it is, pics taken Sunday. Weight = 242 lbs.
I was surprised at how big i look in these pics because of all the visualization i've been doing. Still, a dose of reality is quite helpful. These were taken AFTER the first week so we'll see what week 12 holds.