Howdy everyone. Apologies for not posting yesterday. We were a bit busy getting a monster tree stump out of our garden and when we were done we we’re a bit knackered. It meant that all weekend we were getting a fantastic workout. I’ve never been so knackered for ages. I’m not sure how many calories I got through but it was a lot. When we moved into our house we had a 60ft conifer tree which we had chopped down to get more light into the back of our house. The tree went rather quickly but the stump has been there taunting us for a few years. Combine a tree stump and loads of flint walls under a load of soil and you’ve got a lot of work to do. Thankfully it’s out now.
Anyway, onto my progress.
Basically, it sucks…
Not so much weight loss there rather than weight gain. From the 100kg target I hit on my 30th birthday I’m now 2.5kg heavier. I know I’m not focusing on weight loss this time round but I do still want to lose weight overall.
So I’m struggling with my regime this time round. On the one hand I’m adding muscle. I know I’m adding muscle because I can see it and feel it. I’ve got better muscle definition round my legs and arms. I also feel like I’ve lost fat off of my chest. The only problem is I think I’m putting it on round my waist and hips. And since that’s where I want to lose it the most I’m pretty pissed off.
I’m not surprised I’m putting on weight. The extra calories and the extra protein are making sure I do that. My worry is that I keep putting it on and don’t get to lose what I want to lose when I want to lose it by.
So, what to do? I’m not sure to be honest. One thing I’ve been thinking is that I’m just not accurate enough with my measurements. The skin calipers are easy enough to use but depending on where you pinch and how you pinch you can vary the measurement by 4-6mm. That’s just not accurate enough for me. The other measurements with a tape measure are also subject to discrepancies. Take for instance my thigh measurement. If I move the tape up or down a couple of centimeters then the measurement varies massively. Again, just not good enough. So I’ve been wondering about bdy fat analysers and it just so happened Oli Mell left a comment about them too. So I’ll be doing a little research into those this coming week.
On a good point my food intake is getting much better. There’s a couple of days last week where I got it spot on. It’s tough to do but I managed it a couple of times and can do it again. The sticky point is the fat intake. It’s so easy to go over my intake.
Anyway, wish me luck for the next few weeks. I think I’m going to give this regime until week 10 before I decide to change it if my weight is still going in the wrong direction.
Sid.
