| 8/1/2008 | 12/1/2008 | Change | | | | | | | | |
| Age | 34 | 35 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Height | 5'5" | 5'5" | | | | | | | | | |
| Weight | 134.2 | 125.4 | -8.8 | | | | | | | | |
| BF% | 25.60% | 24.00% | -1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| Bicep | 10.75 | 10 | -0.75 | | | | | | | | |
| Chest | 34 | 33 | -1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ribs | 31 | 29 | -2 | | | | | | | | |
| Waist | 26.5 | 25 | -1.5 | | | | | | | | |
| Belly | 32 | 29 | -3 | | | | | | | | |
| Hips | 36 | 34.5 | -1.5 | | | | | | | | |
| Thigh | 22 | 20.5 | -1.5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | -11.25 | | | | | | | | |
| 1. Diet: 90% compliance or better, all foods logged. | | |
| *300-500 calorie deficit as per NROL4W, min 30% protein, max 40% carbs. | | |
| Before: Nowhere near 90%, and before the challenge, if I went off-plan, I stopped logging altogether. | | |
| August: | 90% | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sept: | 90% | (Included one week of vacation, with no computer, food untracked) | | |
| Oct: | >90% | (That # is for wk 1, then my hard drive crashed and I couldn't use my program) | | |
| Then ? | food was healthy, portions mediocre | | |
| Nov: | 90.30% | (Whew! Just made it!) | | |
| 2. Workouts: Lifting 2-3x/week, cardio 2x/week, min of 20 minutes | | |
| Before: lifting 2-3x/week and cardio 1x/week. In the past, if my schedule or routine changes or we travel, | | |
| etc, I get out of the habit and end up quitting the gym for a few months. | | |
| August: | 2.7 lift | 3 cardio | Included one rest week (pre-planned) | | |
| Sept: | 3 Lift | 2.5 cardio | Rest week for lifting, still did cardio | | |
| Oct: | 2.3 lift | 3 cardio | Week 3 did lots and lots of major farm work but no "lifting in the gym" | | |
| Nov: | 3 Lift | 3 cardio | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. Rehab/Mobility: Do all recommended stretches and exercises 5x/week as long as recommended. | | |
| Before: I forget after about a week or two. | | |
| August: | 5.75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sept: | 5 | (Not counting vacation week) | | | | | | | |
| Oct: | Changed plan here to extra mobility and stretching before and after workouts. This is keeping me pain-free. |
| Nov: | Same as above |
| 4. Education: Read two diet or fitness related books recommended in this forum. | | |
| Before: Have only ever read South Beach Diet and NROL4W | | |
| Have read Eat Clean Diet Cookbook, Maximum Strength, New Rules of Lifting, and Power Training. | | |
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| 5. Sport: Find and become active in another sport or activity besides what I do in the gym. |
| Running--late summer and early fall, began running outside more often and actually enjoyed it! |
| Tried to enter a 5K, but the two near us were during kids' last soccer games subsequent weekends. |
| Martial Arts--Began a martial arts class but every class for about 4 weeks conflicted with other commitments, |
| so I'm going to put it on hold until I can have a little more independence (LOVED it though) |
| Riding--my daughter bought a horse, and so did the "family"--have jumped in with both feet into the horse world! |
| Spending more time cleaning out the barn and feeding than anything else, but we have been working |
| with the horses and/or riding several times per week. |
| Skiing/Boarding--now that my youngest (4yo) can ski on his own, I've already skied/boarded more in the one day that |
| we've been open than in the entire month of December last year! I'm hoping to progress past basic intermediate |
| on the snowboard and hone my skiing and instructing skills. |
| 6. Chinups: Ten |
| Done! Went from 1 3/4 to 10 by the November check-in. Today I even did 10 AFTER several other exercises in the gym! |