I did the September update a week later than usual so this one is actually only three weeks. I weighed in at 279.8 pounds this morning. This is a great goalpost for me because now that I’m under 280 pounds I know for sure I’m over 100 pounds lighter than my heaviest recorded weight (which was in the 380s but I don’t remember exactly what it was). The September weigh in was 280.6 pounds, so over the three weeks I lost 0.8 pounds. This sounds like a small number until you consider the fact that on the weigh in two weeks ago I gained nearly 8 pounds. So I’ve lost 8.2 pounds in two weeks, which I think is pretty neat.
My body fat this time is 37.8%, and was 38.2% at the last update. That translates to 105.8 pounds now and 107.2 pounds then. So even though my weight only went down .8 pounds I’ve actually lost 1.4 pounds of fat.
My muscle mass is 27% now, and was 27.1% then. This results in 75.5 pounds now and 76 pounds then. So I dropped .5 pounds of muscle. Not psyched about that, but I do keep in mind that this is an estimated amount, not a certain one.
I am 48.1% water now, and I was 47.7% water then. That right there explains the difference between total weight loss and fat/muscle loss.
Overall I’m good with this weigh in. When you look at it from the perspective of the last two weeks I’ve made huge progress. But even looking at it from the three week perspective, the bottom line is I still lost weight while I was retaining water better.
Exercise wise I did rather well this month. I closed all three circles over 75% of the time. I got the monthly award on the Apple Activity app. I did 45 workouts in September, which is 6 more than August. And this is more anecdotal in nature, but I notice that my breathing is lighter most of the time, suggesting I’m cardiovascularly more healthy. I definitely feel a lot better. I move easier. I’m more flexible. I definitely move around more. My body just seems to work better.
I have more energy, which has translated to getting more stuff done. I’ve been squaring away my living space. A number of the self-improvement books I’ve read lately seem to carry the common theme that your physical environment is a reflection of your mental one. And my room was cluttered and messy. There is still a bit of room for improvement, but overall my physical environment is getting a lot more ship-shape. I’m sure it’s not coincidental that I’ve been feeling better on the inside as well.
My meditation practice is getting better. Or deeper would be another way of saying it. My mind doesn’t race as much and I feel like I’m reaching a deeper and more relaxed state. That’s no doubt helping with the greater feelings inside as well.
As usual I’m including pics with the update. The pic with the black t-shirt with grey sleeves (with the pic of Mark Sheppard from Supernatural) is the current progress pic. The Superman shirt is from last month’s update. The red shirt is the first update pics I took. And finally, a pic from back in 2013 which is me probably at my heaviest.
See you in a month for another progress update.
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