July 18, 2007
Well, I’m back. Another year older, and hopefully a little wiser. This may well have been the first birthday where I didn’t gain a few extra pounds along with the age increase. I took advantage of a 2-night spa break that I won in a competition and went away for a couple of days of R’n'R with my poor, long-suffering hubby. After 4 years together, he finally endured his first massage and facial, plus 3 days of healthy food. Oh well, he may as well get used to it – he’s going to be seeing a lot of it from now on.
And so, to the plan. For those of my dear readers who have come here from the Precision Nutrition forum, this will all be old news to you. But for anyone else searching for THE ANSWER to their weight-loss prayers, this is for you.
Like most fat people, I like to blame a slow metabolism and big bones for my excess weight, not really wanting to admit to being a lazy pig, after all. So when I came across a book called The Metabolism Advantage, “An 8-week program to rev up your body’s fat-burning machine – at any age”, my interest was piqued. I may have even eschewed Amazon’s free delivery and got them to send it Next Day Delivery. If I could have driven down there and picked it up, I would have.
So was it worth it? Was it just another diet book filled with old news reworked with lots of ‘motivational’ waffle by some wannabe guru cashing in on us poor, desperate, calorifically challenged folks? It sure was! Nah, just kidding. It was brilliant. It was scientific, well researched, and well written. Even more than that, it was actually inspiring. It made me want to go out and make those changes.
And for maybe the first time ever, I did. Not all of them at once, but I started to make changes in my daily life. I started exercising again. Cooking metabolism-friendly meals. Upped my intake of the recommended supplements. And a strange thing happened. I wanted to do more.
So now you have two choices. To find out what happened next, tune in tomorrow for the next installment of my blubberbegone makeover. Alternatively, to start your own, go out and buy the book! You can learn a bit more about it here:
Click here to learn more about The Metabolism Advantage, or click here to buy The Metabolism Advantage at Amazon.
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Blubberbegone Stats 2009
Start: 15 stone 13.6, 48.2% body fat, 8 stone 3.8 lean body mass
Goal: 10 stone, 20% body fat
Today: 13 stone 13.4, 43.5% BF, 7 stone 12.4 lbs LBM
Pounds lost: 28.2 lbs
Body fat lost: 4.4%
Lean body mass gained: -5.4 lbs
Exercise this week (Mon-Sun):
Resistance: mins
Intervals: 20 mins (1.78 km)
Badminton: mins
Walking: 68 mins (5.9 km)
Pilates: mins
Shaolin Kung Fu: mins
Wii Balance: mins
Wii Aerobics: mins
Tai Chi: mins
Boxercise: mins
Latin Rhythm: mins
Bhangra: mins
Yoga: mins
Swimming: mins
Elliptical: mins
Stationary Bike: mins
Rebounding: mins
Belly Dancing: mins
Kickboxing: mins
Wii Yoga: mins
Exercise last week: 60 mins
Joke of the Day
I'm not fat - I'm a woman and a half.
Motivation
My Weight Loss Goals
1. Crack 15 stone (210 lbs) for the third and final time. June 7, 2009
2. Lose 10% of my body fat (14 stone 5/201 lbs) July 12, 2009.
3. Fit into a size 18 (US 16). July 15, 2009
4. Get my body fat below 40%
5. Lose another 10% of my body fat (12 stone 13/181 lbs).
6. Get my BMI under 30 (12 stone 9/177 lbs) - no longer obese, just overweight now.
7. Weigh less than my husband.
8. Fit into a size 16 (US 14).
9. Lose my third 10% (11 stone 9/163 lbs).
10. Fit into a size 14 (US 12).
11. Get my BMI under 25 (10 stone 8/148 lbs).
12. Lose my fourth 10% (10 stone 7/ 147 lbs).
13. Fit into a size 12 (US 10).
14. Reach my goal weight (10 stone) and decide if I need to lose any more based on my muscularity and shape.
15. Turn heads in a bikini!
My Blubber Reduction Journey
Starting weight: Sep 16 2007 = 215.5 lbs (15 stone 5.5), 47.0% BF Aaargh! Lean body mass 114.2 lbs (8 stone 2.2)
Lowest weight posted since then:
Jan 13 2008 = 207.6 lbs (14 stone 11.6), 44.6% BF, lean body mass 115.0 lbs (8 stone 3.0)
Lowest body fat posted since then:
Dec 2 2007 = 209.0 lbs (14 stone 13), 43.4% BF, lean body mass 118.3 lbs (8 stone 6.3)
Highest weight posted since then:
Xmas 2008 = 223.6 lbs (15 stone 13.6), 48.2% BF, lean body mass 116.0 lbs (8 stone 4)
My blubber reduction journey 2009:
Jan 1 = 221.6 lbs, 48.2% BF
Jan 11 = 220.6 lbs, 48.1% BF
Jan 18 = 220.6 lbs, 46.7% BF
Jan 26 = 221.2 lbs, 46.5% BF
Feb 1= 217.8 lbs, 47.7% BF
Feb 8 = 216.4 lbs, 46.7% BF
Feb 15 = 215.4 lbs, 47.0% BF
Feb 22 = 213.4 lbs, 46.8% BF
Mar 1 = 213.2 lbs, 46.2% BF
Mar 8 = 212.8 lbs, 45.9% BF
Mar 15 = 212.6 lbs, 46.4% BF
Mar 22 = 209.2 lbs, 46% BF
Mar 29 = 211.6 lbs, 45.6% BF
Apr 5 = 210.8 lbs, 45.0% BF
Apr 20 = 212.0 lbs, 45.9% BF
Apr 26 = 209.8 lbs, 44.1% BF
May 3 = 210.8 lbs, 44.0% BF
May 17 = 209.8 lbs, 46.4% BF
May 24 = 210.2 lbs, 45.2% BF
May 31 = 208.2 lbs, 44.9% BF
June 7 = 206.8 lbs, 45.0% BF
June 15 = 207 lbs, 43.3% BF (Mon)
June 21 = 205.0 lbs, 43.9% BF
June 28 = 203.6 lbs, 44.3% BF
July 5 = 202.6 lbs, 44.2% BF
July 12 = 200.6 lbs, 44.1% BF
July 19 = 201.2 lbs, 43.5% BF
July 26 = 198.6 lbs, 43.9% BF
Aug 2 = 197.6 lbs, 43.5% BF
Aug 9 = 200 lbs, 43.8% BF
Aug 16 = 198.8 lbs, 43.2% BF
Aug 23 = 198.6 lbs, 43.8% BF
Aug 31 = 195.8 lbs, 42.8% BF
Sep 7 = 194.2 lbs, 42.6% BF
Sep 28 = 198.2 lbs, 43.7% BF
Oct 5 = 197.2 lbs, 43.8% BF
Oct 12 = 200 lbs, 42.8% BF
Oct 19 = 197.8 lbs, 43.5% BF
Oct 26 = 196.2 lbs, 42.8% BF
Nov 2 = 197.0 lbs, 43.7% BF
Nov 9 = 194.2 lbs, 43.5% BF
Nov 16 = 193.2 lbs, 43.7% BF
Nov 23 = 196.4 lbs, 43.1% BF
Nov 30 = 195.4 lbs, 43.7% BF
Dec 7 = 194.2 lbs, 43.3% BF
Dec 14 = 195.7 lbs, 43.1% BF
Dec 21 = 196.0 lbs, 43.6% BF
101 in 1001
23 down, 4 goals revoked, 74 to go, and 366 days to do them. Check out the 101 page, above, for all the latest on my journey to be a better blubberbegone.
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practiceliving | July 18, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Happy birthday! Sounds like you had a nice mini-vacation.
Everyone has to find what works for them, so congrats on finding what works for you. Keep it up!
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blubberbegone | July 18, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Thanks PL. Yes, it was lovely. Could have done with a couple more days!