Monday Morning Weight Loss Report - Dec 17, 2007
Mon 17 Dec 2007, Written by Eden
Categories: Weekly Weigh-in
This morning I’m launching my new weight loss report which now includes Body Fat percentage, BMI, and more. I purchased a new scale recently and it tracks all of these categories so I will now update that here each week. This will give me a better idea of the ‘whole picture’ as I work to get in shape and lose weight.
I don’t have a good weight number to report this week, but I feel optimistic since starting my new exercise plan on Friday. I also helped a friend move over the weekend, which turned out to be a lot of exercise. I sure didn’t feel like waking up at 4:45 this morning, but I got up and got on the treadmill for my interval training (high intensity) followed by some sit-ups. Until last Friday I hadn’t exercised at all last week so I am not surprised by my lack of progress. I’m looking forward to next Monday after a full week of exercise.
| Current Week |
Last Week |
Week Change | Start on 11/28/07 | Total Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 253.4 | 252.6 | +0.8 (+0.32%) | 254 | -0.6 (-0.24%) |
| Body Fat | 37.4% | 38.3% | -0.9 (-2.35%) | 38.2 | -0.8% (-0.31%) |
| Skeletal Muscle | 28.9% | 28.3% | +0.6 (+2.12%) | 28.4% | +0.5% (0.20%) |
| Visceral Fat | 14 | 14 | 0 (0.00%) | 14 | 0 (0.00%) |
| Resting Metabolism | 2194 | 2190 | +4 (+0.18%) | 2195 | -1 (-0.39%) |
| BMI | 32.5 | 32.6 | -0.1 (-0.31%) | 32.6 | -0.1 (-0.04%) |
*About these numbers- I intend to write complete descriptions of these categories, but until then here is the basic direction I am looking for.
- Weight - this should go down!
- Body Fat - should also be going down. ‘Normal’ for my age is 8% - 19.9% so you can see how far off I am.
- Skeletal Muscle - more is better
- Visceral Fat - needs to come down - anything over 10 is ‘High’ and very bad.
- Resting Metabolism - more is better, not critical.
- BMI - needs to come down - ‘Normal’ is 18.5 - 25
I have a lot of work to do!
December 17th, 2007 at 8:39 pm | FourPillars said:
Keep at it! One pound at a time…
December 17th, 2007 at 9:42 pm | MMJ said:
Don’t forget that as you go along, muscle weighs more than fat. So don’t let the scale freak you out.
December 18th, 2007 at 6:09 pm | Eden said:
Thanks for the support guys!
Good point about the muscle weight. That’s one reason I wanted this new scale- I need to track my body fat for a better idea of my progress.
December 26th, 2007 at 2:23 pm | Carol said:
I of the reasons I am one of your reasons is that I am dieting myself. I have gone from 326 to 252 since April. I know about how the weekly weigh in can make you crazy. In December I hardly lost any weight but lost 8 pounds of fat and gained muscle weight. I am going to a medically supervised weight management place for lots of money but think it is well spent at this time. I am constantly depressed about how ling this is taking me also so I do understand. My goal is 165 pounds so I have miles to go before I sleep
December 27th, 2007 at 7:25 am | Eden said:
Hi Carol, that is some amazing progress you have made. Keep up the hard work and thanks for sharing your experience.
Finding the patience to stick with a weight loss plan or getting out of debt may just be the hardest part.