07/31/2011 Official Weigh In

 282 lbs

 31.9 % Body Fat

 Who gives a shit about BMI?

What started off with the feeling I wouldn’t move much on the scale, turned into a shocking surprise.  When I weighed myself Tuesday morning it didn’t look good, so I stayed away from the scale until Sunday Morning, low and behold I dropped 6 lbs. 

As much as I think I have this weight loss thing figured out, I clearly have no understanding of my body or when I am going to drop weight, my intuitions, feelings, impulses, and rabbit’s feet are all about as useful as tits on a bull.  I can’t help it deep inside I’m a yellowneck (I’ve trademarked this).

What amazes me is that as my weeks go on, I am less and less confident in my ability to sustain this weight loss, losing 6 lbs in a week is significant and most doctors would probably say it’s hazardous to my health.  I am confident in my ability to do the work, to stick to the nutritional plan, but not confident in the understanding of my own physiology.  How long can someone really lose 5-6 lbs a week and not suffer from type of abnormality?  I know I’m also a fat hypochondriac apparently. 

I can’t pinpoint any one thing that I did or that happened this week which changed my 1 lbs loss the previous week into a 6 lbs loss this week, for all I know my body released or used the energy of the 6 lbs last week and it took 7 days for it to manifest itself on the scale. 

I guess what I’m saying is, I’m still learning what my body really needs.  I do plan on taking some advice this week, and I’m going to slow my roll a bit, and see if 1 week on strong and 1 week on medium will be able to sustain a longer period of strong weeks.  Last weeks two a days is for sure a strong week so this week my plan is as follows:

I’ve eliminated any prolonged cardio, my Friday will be just a single Crossfit workout, Monday and Wednesday I’m adding short intense cardio sessions only if I feel that I need more work if I’m beat from Crossfit I won’t do them.  Tuesday, Thursday I am still going to do two workouts. 

Weight Loss Competition

So the weight loss competition with Dwayne, Kent, Sherri, and me is going into it’s 7^th week.  I of course am back at the top of the leader board with my third win this week.  So the score as of today is Louis 3 weeks, Kent 2 weeks, Sherri 1 week, Dwayne 0 weeks. 

Dwayne has basically stopped communicating with us, I’m not sure if he’s busy or just in a funk.  I hope it’s not the kind of funk that causes him to go off the deep end and start gaining weight.  Come on GUY it’s time to reconnect to stay afloat. 

So here are the results of my winning week.

I think I should go to the Aston Martin dealership this week and pick out my color; I hope the three of you all have been keeping your credit scores up; this one’s going.

Sherri, Kent, Dwayne this is for you…