Week 5 - Come and Gone
James' Blog July 9th, 2006Well, I am at a loss.
I had this whole thing figured out. I would lose a 1 to 1.5 lbs a week, lose half to 3/4 of an inch off my waist, lose a fat percentage and gain some lean body mass. The totals would indicate lose of body fat and increase in muscle mass.
What happened to my muscle mass? I know that my fat percentage is not a perfect scientific measurement. I typically round up. But why in the world would my body mass go from plus 2 one week to -.74 the next? I also lost 4lbs this last week. I must have burned off muscle.
Hmmmm, I need more protein. That is all I can figure. I have read that when you are in an excersize phase where muscle building is a goal then you should eat your body weight (in grams, not lbs) of protein.
Okay, so, I am at 172 lbs, (I actually rounded up my weight this morning. Our scale is horrible. It can differ five lbs if you step off and step back on,) so that is 172 g of protein. Divided by 6 meals a day equals 28.666, (oooooh, evil,) grams of protein. Can you believe that I am tired enough that I used a calculater for that? I think I can do 30 grams of protein a meal. Maybe. How much protein is in a chicken breast? Google says somewhere between 31 and 34 grams. Guess I just need to eat chicken for three meals a day. That’ll get old quick. I guess a can of tuna might help too.
Well, That is all for this week. Look forward to my next update where I will have lost fat and gained back that muscle that was stolen from me.
BTW: I haven’t weighed under 175lbs in about 5 years.
Pictures:
Only every 4 weeks.
My stats:
| Date | Week | # | Waist | % Fat | Fat | LBM* | Fat % Goal |
LBM |
# Goal |
Fat Loss Goal |
| 06/05 | 0 | 185 | 41.25 | 28% | 51.8 | 133.2 | 15% | 85% | 156.71 | 28.29 |
| 06/11 | 1 | 180 | 40 | 26% | 46.8 | 133.2 | 15% | 85% | 156.71 | 23.29 |
| 06/18 | 2 | 180 | 39.5 | 25% | 45 | 135 | 15% | 85% | 158.82 | 21.18 |
| 06/25 | 3 | 176 | 38.75 | 24% | 42.94 | 133.06 | 15% | 85% | 156.54 |
18.64 |
| 07/02 | 4 | 176 | 38.5 | 23% | 40.48 | 135.52 | 15% | 85% | 159.44 |
16.56 |
| 07/02 | 5 | 172 | 38 | 23% | 39.56 | 132.44 | 15% | 85% | 155.81 |
16.19 |
| Totals | 5 | -13 | -3.25 | -5% | -12.24 | -0.76 | 0% | 0% | -0.89 |
-12.11 |
*LBM = Lean Body Mass (the weight that ISN'T fat, i.e. muscle/bones/blood)
My graph:
