Weight: 100.6 Kg

Fat: 29.9 Kg

I did eat more carbohydrates this week than normal, as I wanted to give my body a rest from the strict diet without changing my diet too much.  I included more complex carbohydrates, but still ate sensibly.  The decision to do this was also influenced by the fact that I started swimming this week.  I will be going 2-3 times a week, for around an hour each time.  This week I went twice.  Again, I take comfort from the fact that my weight from fat is below 30Kg.  That has stayed fairly consistent over the last few weeks, so I really need to get over this plateau, though at the same time, I realise that I may be increasing muscle mass which is a good thing, and that in itself will add to my weight.    Let’s see if I can push through it this week with extra cardio work.

Weight: 100.1 Kg
Fat: 29.8 Kg

I realise that I am juggling muscle gain with fat loss, so I should be happy with this, but I really have a psychological block over the 100Kg goal.  I really want to get below and stay below.  My weight and fat measurements are down this week, which is good, and I have taken the following photos this week just to show my progress.

Compare these pictures to the scary ones taken before I started my lifestyle makeover journey:

As expected, my weight has been up this week.  I have felt bloated and carrying a lot of fluid – I guess the effects of alcohol on my body.  To make things worse, my body has ached and I have felt really under the weather.  I guess my new fit self cannot cope with my old lifestyle any more.  Anyway, I am off in search of target #2 – to get to 90Kg.  Of course, I first have to get back below 100kg, but hopefully by the next weigh in.

My weigh-in:

Weight: 99.7Kg
Fat: 29.9Kg

I worked quite hard this week hoping to repeat the success of my last week’s weigh-in, where I had lost over 1 Kg in the week.  However, I was disappointed when i jumped on the scales this morning to see that my weight was identical. 

Weight: 101.2Kg

Fat: 30.1 Kg

The only difference between this measurement and last week is the fat Kg, which has dropped 0.6Kg.  I am never too confident about the fat measurement as it is done on bathroom scales, but I do feel like I have lost a little fat this week.  As I do weight routines every other day, and have done now for the last 15 weeks or so, I am also putting on some muscle, which is fantastic.  I have been watching my body change over the last few months, and that is more encouragement than any scales measurement can give me.

Hopefully I’ll have some more photos soon.  If you want a reminder of what I was like when I started my lifestyle makeover, and how I looked 3 weeks ago, you can see it here:

My Lifestyle Makeover

I have had a good week of work-outs and healthy eating, and even started some light jogging in the local park.  It sure is a lot harder to jog around in real life than it is to jog on a treadmill.  I suppose with a treadmill the ground moves for you and you just have to lift your feet, whereas jogging for real means propelling your body forward.  Anyway, I’ll start that slowly and increase jogging sessions as I decrease my weighted backpack walks.

OK; weight in this morning:

Weight: 101.2Kg
Fat: 30.7 Kg

That represents my biggest single week weight loss for a while.  1.2Kg in a week!  I should be able to reach my initial goal of under 100Kg before my birthday in October.

If you missed the last one, see my 12 week weight loss results.

After those 12 weeks finished, I took a week off and relaxed.  I ate and drank what I wanted, and you know what?  By the end of the week, I felt bloated and ill.  On the last Friday of my week off, I went for my usual 15Kg backpack walk around town and including as many hills as I could find.  When you get started, fitness is like a drug, and your body craves more.

With one week off, my weight started to creep up again.  I have just finished my first week of cycle 2 and here are my measurements.

Weight: 102.4 Kg
Fat: 31.2 Kg

That actually puts me back at where I was at the end of the first 12 week cycle where I was:

Weight:102.3 Kg
Fat: 31.1 Kg

The difference is, my joints and muscles have had a full week off and are raring to go for the next cycle.  I’ll post updates on a weekly basis as usual.

Weight:102.3 Kg
Fat: 31.1 Kg

Overall, this 12 weeks has been character-building.  It has meant sticking to a fairly strict eating regime (I won’t call it a diet as it isn’t in the “weight loss dieting” sense), and going to the gym when I really didn’t feel like it. However, I can now have a week off while I think about the next program.  I’ll be starting that immediately after a relaxing week which I think my body needs to help repair my tired joints and muscles.

When I started out with these 12 weeks, my measurements were as follows:

Weight: 108.2 Kg
Fat: 34.9 g

That represents a nett loss of nearly 6 Kg.  While the scales report that only 3.8Kg of fat were lost, I very much doubt these measurements for fat are correct.  My wife has been commenting on my muscle growth over this period, and I too have noticed changes in muscle mass.  I therefore will stop posting the fat measurement on this site, and instead, post the a weekly photo instead.

12 week program before and after shots:

Note that I forgot to take a “back shot” before I started, so the one I included in the BEFORE picture for the back shot was actually taken at the end of week 1.

Front Photos:

Side Photos:

Back Photos:

I started out my lifestyle makeover over a year ago.  I have had ups and downs, and fallen off the program a few times.  However, here are my photos from 27th July 2007.

..and now..

I would love to hear about your own weight loss success stories, so feel free to write a comment below.

After 11 Weeks, my weight is as follows:

Weight: 102.5Kg
Fat: 31.2 Kg

Again, I am not too concerned by the “fat” reading.  It was done on bathroom scales, and I doubt it is very accurate at all.  What I am interested in is:

1. How I look
2. How I feel

Next week is the final weigh-in in this 12 week program.

Currently, my end of week 10 stats are:

Weight: 103.5 Kg
Fat: 31.7 Kg