week 6-1/2

The below figures are obtained using an Omron Fat Loss Monitor Scale, HBF-400. I have no clue if it's the best one, but it's the one I have at home.

Goals

Weight 240 ?

%bodyfat lower 20's

BMI lower 20's

3/15/2010

weight 300.8

%bodyfat 45.9

BMI 38.6

3/22/2010

weight 298
loss of 2.8

%bodyfat 48.9
increased 3.0

BMI 38.3
decreased 0.3

3/29/2010

weight 295.4
loss of 2.6 pounds

%bodyfat 49.6
increased .7

BMI 37.9
decreased .4

4/5/2010

weight 299.6
gained 4.2

% body fat 47.1
decreased 2.5

BMI 38.5
increased 0.6

4/12/2010

weight 299.6
same

% body fat 47.8
increased .7

BMI
38.5
same

4/19/2010

weight 299.2
down .7

%body fat 48.00
increased .2

BMI
38.4
down .1

4/23/2010

weight 297.8
down 1.4
after 6-1/2 weeks down 3 pounds

%body fat 46.3
down 1.7
after 6-1/2 weeks up .4

BMI
38.2
down .2
after 6-1/2 weeks down .4

I'm posting on a Friday rather than the usual Monday, since I will be out of town for the next 8 days. I will resume Monday postings on May 3rd. That way I will be back to the same scales I've been using, for consistency. Also, it will be after a week at a seminar in Las Vegas, so I'll have to behave while out there ! Although pulling the slot machine handles is exercise, right ??

An unexpected visit to my cardiologist this week did show some good news. In the 2-1/2 months since I'd been in there for my yearly checkup, I'd lost 10 pounds !! Bad news is, I was in there to see why my heart was fluttering the night before. Could be a resurfacing of the bout I had years ago with Atrial Fillibration. The PA has ordered a monitor for me to wear all day everyday, except when showering or swimming. He's thinking I may have more symptoms that I am aware of, such as when I am sleeping. I'll wear this for 2 weeks, and hopefully that will give him the information needed to see what treatment, if any, I will require.

Results are finally showing better ! I've made some changes in my eating, so that has paid off, though I still need to do more along that line. I've also backed off the weight training just a bit. I was doing it almost every day, along with the cardio (usually cardio in the mornings, training in the evenings). I want to focus more on losing weight, than on bulking up. Yes, I want to continue to gain strength and tone up, but I'm not out to be Charles Atlas. My main goal is weight loss, so that eventually I will get back down to low body fat, and have the total body lift, to shed the excess skin from the gastric bypass surgery. I'm still doing weight training, as I know more muscle helps reduce fat, but more muscle also adds weight.

I was at my lowest almost 3 years ago, but kept gaining, up until late last year. Then I just sort of plateaued, and moved up and down within a 5 pound range. Now it's coming back down, and I'm feeling better as well. Some stress (my biggest contributor to my eating) has been removed, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on some other stress points.

I'm using a personal trainer now near work. Well, when he actually meets with me. We were going to meet 3 times this week. We met once. I'm a bit frustrated with that aspect of it, but when I do get to meet with him, he's really quite good for me. He does push me, even though I had to push him a bit to get him to push me. Now he knows that is fair game. He's helped me a lot in talking through my eating patterns, with guidance on what to do, what not to do. I know, I've heard that all before, and sometimes I pay attention to it, sometimes I seem to let it go in one ear and out the other. So, we will see how it pans out this time.

I'm currently using 2 workout facilities. The one near work, and the one up at the lake. When I'm in Crested Butte, I've found a good one there in Gunnison also. Next week I will make use of the hotel facilities in Las Vegas. I'm definitely more comfortable now using the gym than I was previously, and I am utilizing more of the equipment - not just the machines, but also the free weights, and of course the cardio.

Summer is approaching, so I will get in more walks outside. Hopefully some good swimming as well once the lake warms up. Perhaps I'll even finish up that Endless Pool this year, at least that is the plan.

I know it's me that has had to make this happen, and make any changes within, and I know sometimes that takes me awhile to get to that point. But I do want to acknowledge that friends have also been helpful, in just talking things through, or in relating their life experiences, or in giving advice on eating or exercising. It all helps in the big picture, and it is all appreciated.

Thanks....... especially to TB for being an inspiration and for all the encouragement.