Day 21 : "Third weekly weigh-in -- the results"

So, I'm now 3 weeks in, and still going.  After my Sunday morning visit to the gym to do half an hour of cardio, I can now proudly say that I've managed to go to the gym every single day for 3 weeks solid.  A month ago, that's not something I thought I would ever be saying.

In the last three weeks, I've travelled about three-and-a-half times round the world on a cross trainer. I've consumed four cargo holds full of fish.  I've munched through the equivalent to half of the Amazon rainforest in salad.  (Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a tad there... but it feels like it...)

I have, though, taken my belt in by four whole notches since I started - a difference of 10cm / 4 inches.


Anyway, I've just carried out this week's weigh-in.  And this week I have lost... 2lb.


                          Week 0                Week 1               Week 2              Week 3

Body Fat            32.8%                   29.4%                 27.4%                26.7%

Muscle Mass      33.9%                   35.2%                 35.8%                36.2%

Weight               16st 7lb                 15st 7lb              14st 11lb             14st 9lb


I have to admit to being a bit disappointed when I saw that, after the dramatic weight loss of the first two weeks, and knowing that I've still been really 'on it' this week.  I knew it would start slowing down, but had secretly been hoping to have maybe lost something like 4-6lb this week.  Maybe it was the 8 jelly sweets on Monday and yesterday's jacket potato.  The bastards!

That said, I do still feel a lot slimmer, even compared to last week. As you can see: my body fat is still decreasing, and my muscle mass is still increasing, so it's not all about the actual weight loss... my body is still going through some great changes, and I've obviously lost more than 2lb in actual fat.

Each Sunday, my wife is taking a front and side shot of me, like the 'Before' photos.  I'm not planning on posting them all until the end of the 8 weeks, as don't want to detract from what I hope will be a fairly dramatic difference between the Before and After photos.  However, I can already see a huge difference between the 'Before' photos and each of the following three sets of photos.

So, I guess, even if I only lose 2lb every week for the remaining 5 weeks, I'll still have lost a lot more than I'd hoped for when I started out.  That's what I'm telling myself.  Although, I do still hope I lose a bit more again in the next week.  Time will tell...

Anyway, we went shopping this afternoon and I've bought myself some king prawns and crab, which I'm going to cook with some chilli and spices for a dinner-time treat.  And eat them with some salad.

21 days gone... just 35 to go......