I'm in...

Jan 5th I went to the gym and did the ye olde body fat analysis....suspense building...

Stats:
Weight 354.2 lbs
BMI 46.7
Fat % 40.6
Fat Mass 143.8 lbs
Fat Free Mass 210.4

Today, Jan 16th

Weight 345.0 lbs
BMI 45.5
Fat % 38.4
Fat Mass 132.4 lbs
Fat Free Mass 212.6 lbs
Ideal Maximum Weight (15% fat for men) = 250 lbs MY ULTIMATE GOAL

Amy said if I contributed to this blog I had to be vulnerable...shoot me. I don't think I'm surprising anybody when I say I am fat. But I'm working on it. I finally got to the point where I just hated myself for how fat I was getting. I feel stupid that I don't make the right choices. Now, I will celebrate and enjoy good food but I have to temper myself...that is my challenge. I have made substitutions in the foods I eat to include more fiber, fruits, veggies, good oils, less sugars, less fat % milk, BUT ME GUSTA EAT TOO MUCH OF IT!

Now, I am actually disappointed in myself and my weight loss because I cheated too much. I was excited to have one day as a happy happy day but I did not do well other days. On Tuesday, I chose WHATABURGER and WHAT A BURGER it was! Got the fries but did get a diet coke...hey, I'm happy being a hypocrite. The last night....oh yes, CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA. Now for those relatives of ours that really love us and we really love, you know that Vinny makes good pizza. We like sharing Vinny's pizza with those that visit us. I ate 5/8ths of a small 2 topping thick crust pizza...I still think that's better than the 1/2 large I usually ate.

In case you ladies are wondering, our Fit or Fat book says ladies should have a maximum of 22% fat. So if you are in range, don't be thinking you are fat, punks. So what if you are overweight, just don't be overfat!

One thing that is counter intuitive for me is what this doc states in his book. "Your body adapts to hard, intense excercise by changing muscles so that they burn sugar well and fat poorly. Slow, gentle exercise, on the other hand, turns muscles into fat-burning machines. The body adapts beautifully to steady pressure, just as teeth can be moved by the gentle, steady pressure of braces." Use the talk test to gauge how strong you are working. He says to sing God Bless America (I do everyday). If you get past, "land that I love" before you need your first breath, you should speed up.

I think this is working for me because the numbers above state that I mostly lost fat not muscle. Alright, well, I'm done. One thing I would ask is that you all post good recipes. Now don't post "how to present good rubber tires". We need recipes we will want to eat again. Amy made an Asian salad that was fantastic.

Oh one more thing, maybe. The cool thing about thinking about fat % and not overall weight is that if you work out and increase your fat free mass, your amount of fat allowed is higher. Say I gain muscle up to 220 lbs, I can weight a total of 258.8 lbs and be in my 15%. 230 lbs fat free mass lets me have a total weight of 270.5 lbs. Now that makes me feel good about this since I don't have to work down to 250 lbs like I do now. I will have to go down to 250 IF I do not gain any more Fat Free Mass.

In the next 2 months, I want to be around 315, put me down for $30 from here.

What do ya'll think about the % fat thing? Ladies can tote 22%, funny that it's an even number! I wonder if ya'll will get that one.