So we’ll use the first of the month to check on my resolutions. Okay? Okay.
1) One blog post (long or short) every day this year. – 100% so far, yay!
2) Lose 20 pounds. – Been bouncing back and forth between my low and high, starting to get more serious about watching what I eat to help. Going from my current weight (236ish), actually on pace to exceed this goal (which I won’t complain about).
3) Run 600 miles. – And failing miserably on this one. Haven’t been able to talk myself into getting up in the morning, and the extra karate isn’t helping. As long as I add 5 miles each month and make running more of a priority, I should be okay, but I need to get back on the horse. I’m thinking of running the Disney Half Marathon in September again, so training for that should go a long way to getting my mileage goal. 8.5/600 = 1.4%
4) Complete 5th Gup Green belt test by end of year. – On schedule even without belt skip.
5) Complete first novel. – Haven’t worked on this since last year, so no progress.
In all, an okay first month, with some areas to improve in, and a couple I’m doing really well in.
Weight: 236.4 Max: 240 Min: 234.4 Body Fat %: 24.9
Yearly Mileage: 8.5 miles
Current Belt: Purple – Next Belt: Orange (Blue?) – Next Test Date: 3/12
Fitocracy Level: 11 (12310 points, 960/2500 to next level) – ID: disciplev1
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Be aware that weight loss typically doesn’t follow a linear progression. Also, if you are incorporating any activities where you would be potentially increasing muscle mass, you probably want to refine this from “lose x pounds” to “achieve and maintain x% of body fat.”
If you JUST want to lose 20 pounds, and you clock in around 240, then that’s only 8% of your body weight. We could safely drop that through rapid dehydration alone…it just wouldn’t stay off. A “normal” weight cut for combat athletes is usually in the 10% range (although it varies wildly beyond that).
When I started losing weight, I was over 200 with bf% in the mid/high 20s. I cut my weight down to 170-180 and got my bf% down around 20. But via strength training, I GAINED 10 pounds…and dropped my bf% another few points.
If you want to drop fat and keep it off, building muscle to “eat it” is a very effective tactic, but since muscle weighs more than fat…you have to account for that.
Anyhow, you see my point.
All too true, my friend. The 20 pounds is just a generic goal for the year, accounting for muscle gain and the like. In all, long term, I’d like to end up somewhere around 200 pounds (although if I just get my body fat back under 20% it’d be a start), but I’ll probably need your help from the nutritional/procedural standpoint when I get closer to there.