Sorry for the big delay in posts… I didn’t stop working out, but I stopped blogging for a while. I was just a bit swamped at the time and, well, once you fall a little behind, it’s easy to keep pushing it off.
I completed the 90 day cycle on schedule and had some great results. This latest round started off with a pretty clean diet. I focused on getting carbs basically one time a day. That was usually my morning oatmeal. I was able to drop 20 pounds over the first two months.
Then the summer hit at full steam. This is the time of year that I’ve been working out for. I enjoyed it. The sun was hot, the beer was flowing and the Jell-O shots where … gelling? Anyways, the diet slacked off a bit, but my weight didn’t fluctuate. It’s good to see that my metabolism has increased to the point that I can weather some of these bouts of punishment I’ll sometimes put it through. I think part of it is also that what I think of as “eating poorly” is a lot different than it used to be. Eating half of that can of almonds is not near as bad as eating that whole large pizza.
Anywho, here’s how I ended up.
Fitness Levels |
Day 1 |
Day 30 |
Height | 5’6″ | 5’6″ |
Weight | 166.40 | 155.2 |
Body Fat % | 26.98% | 20.18% |
Chest | 40.75 | 40.5″ |
Waist | 39.00 | 36.4″ |
Neck | 15.75 | 17″ |
Right Thigh | 22.25 | 22″ |
Left Thigh | 22.25 | 22″ |
Right Bicep | 13.75 | 14.5″ |
Left Bicep | 13.5 | 14″ |
*Body fat calculated from US Navy calculations
Fat Lost | 13.57 | lbs | |
Lean Mass Gained | 2.37 | lbs | |
Weight Lost | 11.20 | lbs |
And the before and afters…
And just to keep things in perspective. Here’s a comparison of a few years ago…