6-Months to a 6-Pack

[DamianMK]

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. - Steve Prefontaine

Motivation: Down from a peak weight of 296lb ~4 years ago, I've made progress but I expect more of myself. I've never been lean in my life, I want to experience it.

Initial Condition (January 1, 2013): 204lb. 39" Waist. 25% Body Fat (Home Bio-Impedance Scale).

The body fat measurement is likely off but I'll use it to provide a general target.

Target: 160lb by July 1, 2013. If weight loss is 80% fat, that should bring me to 10% body fat. That seems low, the last time I weighed that much I was about 13 years old. I'll trust the math for now.

Tracking: Weight measurements weekly (Mondays). Waist and body fat measurements monthly (1st Monday of the month).

Eating Plan: 1800 cal/day. 180g P, 135g C, 60g F. Tracked using MyFitnessPal.

[gnowine]

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. - Steve Prefontaine

Motivation: Down from a peak weight of 296lb ~4 years ago, I've made progress but I expect more of myself. I've never been lean in my life, I want to experience it.

Initial Condition: 206lb. 39" Waist. 23% Body Fat (Home Bio-Impedance Scale).

The body fat measurement is likely off but I'll use it to provide a general target.

Target: 168lb by July 1, 2013. If weight loss is 80% fat, that should bring me to 10% body fat. That seems low, the last time I weighed that much I was about 13 years old. I'll trust the math for now.

Tracking: Weight measurements daily. Waist and body fat measurements monthly.

is there any specific reasons why you want to weight yourself daily?

[MrTyro]

What will your macros look like? Good luck bro!

[DamianMK]

is there any specific reasons why you want to weight yourself daily?

It's a habit, but one I've been meaning to break. Now is as good a time as ever. Will check weight weekly (first post edited).

What will your macros look like? Good luck bro!

Aiming for 1800 calories a day to start. 180g Protein, 135g Carbs, 60g Fat (added to first post). Will adjust as necessary.

[DamianMK]

Retook measurements this morning. 2lb down, the last of the Christmas bloat. Body fat measurement up 2% to 25%, which seemed high until I took pictures today; I was not fully aware of how out of shape I am. Adjusting initial measurements and target accordingly (first post edited). Also Jan 1 picture added to my BodySpace; I will add this picture to first post of this log when I reach 50 posts.

[Superher0Soul]

i do daily weighs too haha
bad habbit

[DamianMK]

Log is due for an update.

January 18: 200lb (-4), 23% BF (-2), 38" Waist (-1)

The year has not had a great start. A mix of injuries and sickness has kept me out of the gym. I've been eating fairly well but have not been tracking calories/macros closely. I am feeling better now, not 100%, but well enough to get back to working out.

Tested my actual 1-rep maxes today. I have not lifted since November and wanted to establish a baseline to compare to in July.

Squat: 265
Bench: 175
Press: 125
Deadlift: 365

Those numbers need a lot of work and I wonder if I have sufficient lean mass to cut down to a 6-pack. I definitely need to cut for now.

[DamianMK]

One month update.

February 1: 198lb (-6), 23% BF (-2), 37.5" Waist (-1.5)

[DamianMK]

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings. - William Shakespeare

That quote would have made more sense if I had updated this log two days ago.

March 17: 200lb (-4), 22% BF (-3), 37" Waist (-2)

Nearly 11 weeks in and I've made little progress. I'm certainly not going to reach the goal of a 6-pack on July 1, 2013 at this rate. It has been a failure of consistency. Time to refocus.