Easter Egg Hunt... April Measurements!

Motivation:

"One of the greatest weaknesses in most of us is our lack of faith in ourselves." ~L. Tom Perry

bonus quote from John Carpenter's movie "They Live":

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum." - Nada

Also, I promised some charts. attached is the first progress chart for prosperity. I reallize it is a strange chart, but I didn't design it.

Diary:

B: eggs and turkey sausage

S: protien bar

L: chicken & broccoli, potato, xs, vitamins,

S: orange, califlower & green/red/yellow pepper in curry

D: bologna sandwich, beer, potato. (not the best dinner, but hey.)
g: eliptical 1.95 miles, 391+ calories, walk 1 mile, sauna

Notes:

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut. At least that is how I feel after this set of measuments. Historic and Sad Blog note: This may be the last measurement taken by my sister as she is moving soon, if her home sells. I may need to find a new official measurer. I have had no volunteers, however my sister did indicate that if I could get to her, she would still be glad to do the measurements.

As I mentioned in the last posting, I was fairly pessimistic about my results. I had already weighed myself, and as you will see, I hadn't changed much. What I had forgot to mention, as I forgot it myself but have been reminded countless times by my challenge mates and resources, is that WEIGHT is only 1/2 of the picture. Just because you haven't lost weight in a week or month period is meaningless if the other numbers are still in sync. This measurement was a great example of this. You see WEIGHT can be FAT, MUSCLE, or perhaps retaining WATER . An increase in muscle is good, and water is neutral. Muscle weighs more than Fat, so this may make the numbers seem off.

Disclaimer over. Let's get to the results:

As of April 8, 06
Measurements

• Chest 55.5
• Waist 63.75
• Hips 55.00
• Thigh 32.00
• Neck 18.00
• Calf 20.00
• Bicep 17.25
• Forearm 14.50
• Difference over Previous Stats 4.00 inches (lost)
• Difference Overall 17.75 inches (lost)

Current Statistics

• Weight 418.20
• Estimated Lean Body Weight 282.35
• Estimated Body Fat Weight 135.85
• Estimated Body Fat% 32.48%
  Estimated BMI 53.69
• % of Weight Loss -0.85%
• % of Total Weight Loss -14.22%

So, as you can see I only lost 3.6 lbs, however I lost 4 inches off my measurements, and a whole percentage of Body Fat! According to the mathematical calculations, I gained 8 pounds of muscle weight, and lost 10 pounds of fat weight! Do you reallize how important this is? Maybe you weren't listening carefully.. More muscle = more effecient body, easier workouts

My sister said "You might find that after losing a few more inches, you won't need help doing the measurements anymore." I think I am a ways from that day, but I was flattered by the comment.

The current weight loss challenge is still in play - to lose 34.04 lbs. As of April 8, I have lost 11lbs, and the next weigh-in & measurement date is April 29, 2006. To lose another 23.04lbs should take another 7 weeks, so maybe this challenge will be over by 5/20/06. Let's officially call this phase of the challenge the "Memorial Day Challenge" (May 29th)

WHO IS IN? The Memorial Day Challenge is offically open...... If anyone wants to get in on the challenge, we can set some rewards up. maybe a huge grill-out and kegger on Memorial Day? Come on, you wimps!

Countdown!

1. Memorial Day Challenge: to lose 34.04 lbs. The next weigh in is April 29, and I have lost 11lbs so far.
2. BF% Challenge - Next milestone to hit is under 30% Body Fat.
3. Fat to 5K Challenge: From May 7 - Oct 7. First 5K timing to take place May 7th. Training takes place after... More to come on this challenge.
4. Chazz Vader Challenge: by Jan 6, 07 - Lose 180+ lbs and 16+ inches of belt size.
5. "Alfalfa Service" coat challenge: fit into X-Large jacket and keep it. (To the winner go the spoils!)

more later.. this week we are going to have a lot to talk about. stay tuned for 'The best weight loss tips ever!' and new information about workouts that we haven't discussed before. Plus the Twins Home Opener on Tuesday. Should be an educational and fun week.

Chazz