WEIGH IN DAY!!!!

I am so excited.  After 4 weeks now, I am FINALLY seeing some results!!!  Today was weigh-in day for the Biggest Loser thing at work.  I had weighed in earlier in the week, just because I couldn’t stand to wait.  I got really excited on Monday because of the loss I saw, but I didn’t want to record it until it was “official”.

Well, NOW it’s OFFICIAL!  I have lost 2.8 pounds since last week!  And it’s held off since Monday.  On Monday when I weighed in, it was the exact same as it was today, so I know this is a true loss!  In addition to weighing in, we also take measurements.  At one point the girl measuring us said “That can’t be right?!?!”.  She measured my abdomen (belly button) 3 times, and all three times, we got the same measurement.  I lost 3.25 inches JUST on my stomach!  I had a total loss of 7 inches today!!!

The good news doesn’t stop there… my percentage of body fat is down from 52.4% in January, to 44.5% today!  Since last week, my Lean Body Mass is up from 123 to 124.8, and my Fat Body Mass is down from 104.6 to 100!  That means I lost 4.6 pounds of fat, gained 1.8 pounds of muscle.  So the 2.8 pound difference I see on the scale this week is 2.8 pounds of pure fat – GONE!  Not lost – GONE.  I have NO intention of ever finding it again!

 

I still have not caught up to my goal weight from those first few weeks of nothingness (according to the scale).  Hopefully, I will catch up to it one day, but I'm really not going to stress out about the number itself.  The other ways I am tracking my losses are just as beneficial, and sometimes even more true to what I have accomplished so far.  I think with time, that number will fall, but as long as my body is changing, I can't complain! 

Here is a reminder of my goals:

• I will weigh in, and report my weight at LEAST once a week, maybe more.
• I will get to the gym (or workout at home) 4 times each week.
• I will cut out the unnecessary sugary drinks, and get back to drinking water.
• I will update the below chart after each week's weigh-in. If I meet the goal listed, the date will be changed to blue. If I miss it - it will be red. If I meet my 2 lb per week goal, but miss the "goal weight", it will stay purple (blue and red makes what???).  Hopefully, by the end of this, there will be more blues and purples than reds.  :)

Today's weigh-in:
01/28/13: 228.0
02/04/13: 226.0 228.0
02/11/13: 224.0 227.8
02/18/13: 222.0 227.6
02/27/13: 220.0 224.8  HA!!!!  PURPLE!!!  IT'S NOT RED!!!!!
03/06/13: 218.0
03/13/13: 216.0
03/20/13: 214.0
03/27/13: 212.0
04/03/13: 210.0
04/10/13: 208.0
04/17/13: 206.0
04/24/13: 204.0
05/01/13: 202.0
05/08/13: 200.0
05/15/13: 198.0
05/22/13: 196.0
05/29/13: 194.0
06/05/13: 192.0
06/12/13: 190.0
06/19/13: 188.0
06/26/13: 186.0
07/03/13: 184.0
07/10/13: 182.0
07/17/13: 180.0
07/24/13: 178.0
07/31/13: 176.0
08/07/13: 174.0
08/14/13: 172.0
08/21/13: 170.0
08/28/13: 168.0
08/31/13: My Wedding Day!!! Goal: 165.00