My Final Stats

Well it turns out that both Valerie and I will be crazy busy from the crack of dawn, until dusk tomorrow so we won't be able to do my final stats at any point. That leaves only early Friday before my flight to Hawaii and Val said a 'hell no' to that hahaha. So we'll have to settle for today's stats!

Weight: 128.8 > 126.4 > 127.6 (Down 1.2 LBS Overall)
Body Fat: 31.0 > 29.8 > 28% (Down 3% Overall)
Fat Mass: 39.93 > 37.76 > 35.75 LBS (Down 4.18 LBS Overall)
Fat Free Mass: 88.87 > 90.57 > 91.87 LBS (Up 3.0 LBS Overall)

Yah! So overall a loss of 1.2 lbs, an improvement in Body Fat Percentage of 3% (aka my ratio of body fat went down by 3% whereas my lean muscle mass improved by 3%).

Total Body Water: 61.82 LBS > 61.68 LBS > 63.93 LBS (Up 2.11 LBS)
Hydration: 48% > 48.8% > 50.1%
You're supposed to be between 50 and 70% so woot, nice to get that up!

Moi:
Shoulders: 39" > 38" > 39.25"
Right Arm: 11" > 10.75" > 10.75"
Upper Chest: 34" > 34" > 34.25"
Chest: 34.75" > 33.5" > 35.25"
Waist: 28.25" > 28 > 28"
Iliaccrest: 36" > 36.75" > 36.5"
Hips: 39.5" > 39.25" > 39"
Right Thigh: 23.75" > 23.25" > 23.5"
Right Calf: 14" > 14" > 14"

All right so at first we see the fat loss and then muscle building in the shoulders, upper chest and chest. We also see some outright leaning out in my arms, the waist, the thighs and the hips.

To be honest I'm not really surprised with only a 0.25" loss in the waist and no change in the calf- my calves have always been large for my body size due to horseback riding while growing up and my waist hasn't been less than 28 since, well, puberty, hahaha.

The Iliacrest is a bit puzzling, isn't it? That's the dreaded 'love handle' there and of course, is the most stubborn. Interesting (and sort of depressing) to know that sucker doesn't even move after a 3% change in body fat. But I suppose there could be other factors as well such as the fact that most of our stats have been done in the morning or early afternoon and these stats are at night before bed (body expansion, yada) and the fact that a... Wendy's burger may have disappeared... in my presence... this evening ;)

Overall, there is a lot that can be done by you- the prospective challenger- to get even better results. I will be posting a list of all of my deviations and cheats once I am back from Hawaii but the quick and dirty are these:

Dairy was included in the first 3 days (merely to eliminate the milk jug)
Fruit (apple) was included in a small amount in the first 5 days (same reason)
A cheat meal occurred twice in the first week, and four times in the second week. Three of the six cheat meals were according to The Zone, but not according to the much stricter rules of this particular challenge, whilst the other three were 'rules out the window'. Think an entire lobster and some butter, two homemade mini-baclavas, and a homemade christmas cookie for those last three, hahaha.

There was one day where a workout was missed (in week 1), and this week 30 minutes of cardio was lost on Monday to accomodate a work item. I also had planned to be active over the weekend between Week 1 and 2 but that was eliminated due to a strain of the rotary cuff during Tuesday of Week 1.

Think of the results you could get yourself, like me, in a mere two weeks without even my allowances ;) Either way, I'm quite pleased with my results. I was particularly impressed by the great show of results in the very first week and overall can see a definite improvement in my body. My arms, shoulders and neck have leaned out and there is pretty definition in those muscle groups. The derrier is sure to have benefited and the Skinny Jeans have returned to my regular wardrobe... plus I don't have to sneak in a loosened upper button at the end of the day like last time I used them! My energy levels are impressively improved- I have been able to do these workouts in the morning, endure an 8 hour day, additional workdays in the week as well as the chaos of working ahead for a vacation, the millions of personal arrangements for the vacation and my move, a busy holiday schedule... and not feel completely wiped. I am quite smitted with working out in the morning now and the way it perks my day up and believe I will continue it- except maybe getting up at 5:30 AM... and working out from 6 - 7:00 AM lol. More sleep and take the train or bus... I have hated driving in rush hour hahaha.

Am I disappointed that I didn't get further results? No. While I am definitely curious about what additional results there would have been without so many deviations in the past week- I know I did impressively well for the season. No latte's with the girls in the morning or afternoon, no junk food at all or processed foods in the cheat meals and I actually completely skipped out on the staff xmas party and it's amazing (sigh, amazing, lol) menu and bottomless wine. Besides- there is life after Hawaii, and the gym calls...

IntenseLiaison, over and out!