I have to say I was threatening my body to get back on the weight loss track, because gaining a pound the week before was unforgiveable! I’m joking of course, I lost inches even with the fluctuation in pounds so it’s all good. Happily, my weight this week is much more agreeable, I weighed in at 163, with some nice losses in my target areas as well.

Here are the measurements for Week 7 Feb 12 2006

Height 5-8
Weight 163.00
Stomach 34 down .75 (yes!)
Thigh 20.50 down .50
Chest 40.00 down 1
Bicep 12.50 down .25
Waist 32.5 same
Wrist 6.50 down .25 (which explains why my watch keeps slipping)
Ankle 8.25 same
Neck 15.75 up .25
Body Fat .17% down 2%

Aside from dropping a few inches overall, I was glad to see my body fat percentage come down-as this indicates the loss of fat rather than muscle (very important factor to monitor on low carb diets).

For example my weight last week was 166 and my body fat was .19-this resulted in 31.54 pounds of fat in my overall body composition. Can you imagine so much in one place? Actually it’s spread out all over and you need some of that to live, so it’s not bad when the number is in balance with the rest of your body.

Scientists recommend you get closer to 15% or even 10% if you are athletic. With the changes in weight and measurements this week I dropped 2% or almost 4 pounds of fat. -Nice!

I’ll be adding more physical activity to my diet in the next week so it will be interesting to see how things shift. I also changed the kind of diet bar I have been eating for breakfast, which may be helping pounds melt off. I was eating the Atkins Advantage bar, but they are so darn expensive, that I switched to the Carb Wise brand. Carb Wise has this “s’mores” flavor that makes a great snack as well.

Rob sent me a dozen instant messages this afternoon. Seems he weighed himself after lunch and discoved he had lost 4 pounds. Wow thats fast considering yesterday he was up two. In doing the math, I have two conclusions

A: His clothes were different so he saw the difference there plus he probably has lost a good bit since last week.

B: The fastest way to loose weight finally kicked in and he feels a lot better from the process: you figure it out.

Either way he is a lot happier now and is on his way, tomorrow to seeing the results of a full week on the diet. Stay tuned