July 20th - Weekly Weigh-In
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Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!
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- Anonymous
Yesterday, I weighed myself today as part of my weight loss program.
This Week's Weight Goal
My weight goal for this week is 215.28 lbs
Last Week's Official Weight
From last week's post, you can see that my official weight was 211.60; what happened after the weigh-in was quite interesting.
First, because I needed to visit the adult open gymnastics for the first time (after the weigh-in) and I was fatigued for lack of no food all day, and also to celebrate the incredible weight loss for that week, I stopped by Wendy's for a hamburger. This is a hamburger plus fries and an orange Fanta.
Wendy's hamburgers are usually smaller than advertised, but this particular one actually was big and filling. I had to save a quarter of the burger and the fries until after the gymnastics session.
Second, my wife bought some korean spicy chicken and gizzards. I have no idea what spices were used on this food, but the aroma was quite tantalizing!
I couldn't shake the aroma off my mind; so, I ended up finishing about half of the order.
I also helped myself to some crunchy, yummy peanuts.
The Next Day,
We visited a restaurant after church service and although I ate in moderation, my drink was quite sweet.
I followed up dinner with some more peanuts.
When I weighed myself on Monday for my unofficial weight, imagine my surprise when the scale showed me
215 lbs!
I was quite demoralized as I couldn't fathom how I could have gained almost 4 pounds in two days.
So, I had to work harder to shed the excess weight if I was going to stay on schedule.
This Week's Weight Is
211.20 lbs!
Officially, I only lost 0.4 lbs; however, the good Lord knows that I worked my butts off to come down from 215 lbs to 211.20 lbs.
My measurements were:
- Body weight: 211.20 lbs
- Waist size: 39.50 inches
- Pant size: 37.50 inches
- Body fat percentage: 26.2%
- Body Mass Index: 29.5
- Muscle Mass: 35.8%
- Bone density: 7.7%
- Caloric maintenance: 3,110 kcal
Meaning
My body fat percentage has moved to healthy, but my BMI still ranks me as a fat-ass!
That being said, all my large-sized shirts are now baggy on me; so, I need medium-sized wardrobe.
My Activities This Week
Were about on par with last week's.
Monday
I went to the gym, focusing on cardio, body weight exercises, pull-ups, handstands, and stretching.
Exceeded my daily 15k-steps goal; had a little over 17k steps.
Tuesday
I stretched, exercised my core, and practised my handstand.
I also came across this video in which I was persuaded to fix/strengthen my pull-up grip as it would allow me to progress faster in my pull-up exercises:
So, I jumped onto the bar, holding it as instructed; my palms were quite unexpecting what happened next.
Tt turns out that my palms were very weak; in fact, my palms felt like they were soaked in boiling water; so, I knew I had to strengthen them.
So, instead of cranking out pull-ups, I was just hanging on the bar, training my palms for a stronger grip.
I also went for a 4-mile walk around the lake as well as a 1-mile roundtrip bike riding.
Exceeded my daily 15k-steps goal; had a little over 22k steps.
Wednesday
I went to the gym and completed all my exercises, except for the pull-ups and rings; instead, I was just hanging on the bar, training my palms.
I didn't achieve my daily 15k-step goal today; I had almost 13k steps.
Thursday
Inhouse stretching and core training, as well as handstand & middle splits training were mainly completed today.
I watched this video and decided to incorporate the push-up exercises into my routine:
Exceeded my daily 15k-steps goal; had a little over 18k steps.
Friday
Went to the gym late and still managed to complete all my exercises, except for pull-ups and stretching/core.
I also added levels 1 - 4 push-ups into the routine at the gym.
I completed more of the push-ups at home as well.
At home, I tested my grip and with it, I was able to perform 5 pull-ups; that actually got me quite excited!
Exceeded my daily 15k-steps goal; had a little over 17k steps.
Saturday
I pretty much lounged for most of the morning.
I ended up doing more stretches, handstands, as well as my levels 1 - 4 push-ups.
I also completed 5 pull-ups using the new grip.
In the evening, I went for a long walk to meet my 15k daily steps; I crushed it and ended up with a little over 16k steps.
Conclusion
I'm making progress on this weight-loss journey & I'm doing everything to ensure I reach my ideal weight very soon.
See you next week!