.04.17.08.

weight: 129.2 lbs (7 am)
body fat: 28.5%

workout:
kickball

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.04.16.08.

no good

i knew on monday that i had done something to my knee. tuesday morning i was somewhat sore for most of the day. as of this morning (wednesday) i am limping around and my left knee is visibly swollen. not sure what i'm going to do about the game tomorrow except take some aleve, wear my knee brace, and suck it up.

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weight: 128.4 lbs (7 am)
body fat: 28.5%

workout:
eliptical - 15 min
full body - 45 min
treadmill - 15 min

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.04.15.08.

weight: 130.4 lbs (7 am)
body fat: 28.5%

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.04.14.08.

harsh reality

this weekend i got a body composition test done at the gym, using their equipment. they have the handheld model that i have been looking at getting and according to those results, i am at around 24% body fat right now, which is the very edge of normal. that was my first goal. so everything from here out is gravy.

unfortunately, we did some math and found that i really only have another 5 or 6 lbs of fat to lose. being at just 130 right now, and considering that i'm likely to put on more muscle mass on my way to losing the fat, it looks like i don't really have a shot of losing much more weight than i have already. 130 may be it for me. i was hoping to reach 120 but in order to do that, i'm going to have to lose muscle mass.

it's somewhat disheartening news, but also good news. i'm glad to know that i'm moving in the right direction, and making significant progress. it also confirms my desire to get one of those handheld body fat testers.

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weight: 130.4 lbs (7 am)
body fat: 28%

workout:
cross-trainer - 15 min
lower body - 30 min
treadmill - 30 min

weight: 132 lbs (6:30 pm)
body fat: 24%

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.04.12.08.

weight: 130.6 lbs (9 am)
body fat: 27.5%

re-tested at gym
weight: 132 lbs
body fat: 24.5%

workout:
eliptical - 45 min

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.04.11.08.

weight: 129.6 lbs (7 am)
body fat: 29% :(

workout:
cross-trainer - 20 min
upper body - 20 min
treadmill - 20 min

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.04.10.08.

breakthrough

this morning the scale read 129.8 lbs.

it's exciting, for sure. but since it's so close to 130 (it took the scale a couple seconds to decide whether it wanted to say 129.8 or 130) i'll still say i'm at 130 lbs. it's just good to know that i'm THAT close. half a pound more and i could have claimed 129. hopefully by the end of next week i'll be there.

but more than that, my body fat was at 28%.

i know i've been putting on muscle, so i don't expect the weight to go down too rapidly. but the body fat has been hovering between 28.5% and 29% for the last few weeks. granted the fat reads higher in the morning because it relies on water in the body to get an accurate reading and you get dehydrated over night. but still. my morning reading there should be around 25% or 26%, which will put my "real" body fat at around 21% which is right where i should be.

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weight: 129.8 lbs (7 am)
body fat: 28%

workout:
kickball

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