July 16, 2011: Day 48, Post 196 - Phase 1: Week 1 Measurements

 Goal Weight: 188 pounds 

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Today's Weight:        198.6 lbs
Yesterday's Weight:    200.0 lbs
Net Loss/Gain:         - 1.2 lbs

This is my daily weight chart since ending the Slow-Carb diet. July 9 was the 1st measurement for Phase 1 of The 6 week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle.

             Last week     This week     Gain/Loss
  Weight:     204.0  lbs    198.6  lbs    - 5.4  lbs
  Chest:       39.50 "       39.25 "      - 0.25 "
  Waist:       38.00 "       38.00 "      - 0.00 "
  Hips:        38.00 "       37.50 "      - 0.50 "
  Total in:   115.50 "      114.75 "      - 0.75 "
  % Body Fat:  17.8  %       18.7  %      + 0.9  %

This is a chart of my weekly weight loss  since ending the Slow-Carb diet. July 9 was the 1st measurement for Phase 1 of The 6 week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle.

This is a chart of inches lost (sum of chest, waist, hips) since ending the Slow-Carb diet. July 9 was the 1st measurement for Phase 1 of The 6 week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle.

Today is the first day of week 2 of Phase 1 from The 6-week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle, (Day 8, hump day, if you will, of 14) and the 48th day since I switched from the Slow-Carb Diet.

Pretty impressive weight loss for a week, by any standards: almost 5-1/2 pounds gone. However, the inches and body-fat measurements are less-so, since nothing came off my waist! I want my waist to shrink another 2" and am seriously thinking about adding that measurement to my goal. Of course, the change in body fat (which I do not actually see in the mirror) could be measurement error (it is that small, in terms of reading the calipers). I guess what it comes down to, is that I will not celebrate my weight loss, or despair my lack of waist loss. If I keep losing weight, my measurements will change accordingly.

Food Log

Breakfast

3-egg spinach scramble with sausages and Spring Mix greens with balsamic vinaigrette.

Lunch

Power-up shake containing 70g whey protein (56g protein), 1 whole organic egg, 1t of D-ribose, 1t inulin, 1/4C coconut milk, 1/2t stevia-erythritol blend, water and ice.

Snack

Same as Lunch.

Dinner

Cococolada protein shake, containing 70g whey protein (56g protein), 1 whole organic egg, 1t of D-ribose, 1t inulin, 1/2C coconut milk, 1/2t coconut extract, 1/2t rum extract, 1T sugar-free hazelnut syrup, water and ice.

Liquid Intake

    Coffee:  0 oz,   Water: 110+ oz.