[Celestialmom]

I'm ready for my end of August update for the challenges...here goes!

August 1 pics:


August 29 Pics:

August Stats:

Age: 34

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 134.2 to 130.8 (-3.4#)

BF%: 25.6% to 25% (-.6%)

Bicep: 10.75" to 10.5" (-.25")

Chest: 34" to 33.5" (-.5")

Ribs: 31" to 30.5" (-.5")

Waist: 26.5" to 26" (-.5")

Belly: 32" to 30" (-2")

Hips: 36" to 35.75" (-.25")

Thigh: 22" to 21.5" (-.5")

Goals:

1. Diet: 90% compliance or better, all foods logged.

(I was NOWHERE near 90% before this challenge, and if I "fell off the wagon " (at least before April), I would stop logging altogether.)

Week 1

90%

Week 2

80%

Week 3

90%

Week 4

100%

(so far--I count my weeks from Mon-Sun)

2. Workouts: Lifting 2-3x per week as prescribed in NROL4W and then probably NROL, cardio at least 2x per week, min of 20 min.

(Before challenge, currently lifting 2-3x/week and cardio an average of once per week. My pattern is that when my schedule or routine changes or we go away for any length of time, I get out of the habit of exercise and end up quitting for several months.)

Week 1

3x lift

4x cardio

Week 2

REST WEEK

Week 3

3x lift

3x cardio

Week 4

2x lift

2x cardio

(travelling for part of wk)

3. Rehab/mobility: Do all recommended stretches and exercises 5x per week as long as recommended (for shoulder and knees).

(I did them religiously for about a week or two and then kept forgetting…)

Week 1

6x

Week 2

7x

Week 3

5x

Week 4

5x

4. Education: Read at least two diet or fitness related books recommended on this forum.

(Have only read one book that I can remember besides NROL4W, which was The South Beach Diet.)

Purchased NROL, Power Training, and Maximum Strength. Halfway through NROL.

5. Sport: Find and become active in a sport or activity that I enjoy besides what I do in the gym.

I've called the local martial arts center and am signing up for a class beginning in September.

6. Chinups: Ten. My only number-oriented goal!

Went from 1 3/4 to 6