Progress Photos: 2014.10.17

Where I started – Me on Jul 26, 2014

Me at my computer on July 26, 2014 at my heaviest weight of 333 lbs.

Where I want to be when I reach my target fitness level:

“Fit me” from back in the day! – All Cowboy’d Up!
This gives you a good idea of what I’ll look like when I’m fit and healthy.
‘course I have a few more wrinkles around the eyes now… LOL

This week on my “Journey to Health & Fitness“

I know that this is Wed and that my goal is to do this every Saturday, but things have been a bit hectic this week so I’m posting it late.

I’m also going to keep it short and sweet.  Ok. ok, the GASP of shock from the peanut gallery was unnecessary.  I can do short and sweet if I have to…

At the beginning of each month I set myself some “objectives” for that month.  I kinda over reached for October.  sigh  So I’m dialing it back for the rest of the month.

And the ones that I don’t get done in October will become my objectives for November.  It is a Journey.  Progress not perfection.  I gotta keep telling myself that!

I’ll talk about the numbers next to each chart:

Progress Charts

Body Composition Ratio: 2014.10.17

Total body weight dropped.  Body Fat increased slightly which means lean body mass dropped.  Arrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!

I really REALLY REALLY wish I could afford to get the Tanita Scale which has better sensors.  And I wish I could afford to go and have the other, far more expensive, methods done of measuring body fat like “Hydrostatic Weighing,” or a “DEXA Scan” (Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) or get measured with a Bod-pod.  Alas, unless I find a Sugar Daddy these all remain out of reach.

Physical Measurements: 2014.10.17

Down from last week on both Primary and secondary sets of measurements.  Which is good.  Yay!  Even though the body fat measurement is going wacko, I’m still loosing inches.

Weight: 2014.10.17

Total Body weight is down for the week.  Quite a bit actually.  So another measurement indicates that I’m making progress and that the body fat number should be disregarded for now.

In fact, I actually achieved my next milestone of 319.7 lbs.  I won’t actually “count it” until I’ve been at or below the milestone threshold for a week.  So keep your fingers crossed for me folks.

Body Fat Percentage: 2014.10.17

After dropping last week, it popped back up this week. Aaarrrrrrgggghhhhh!!!  I’m being consistent.  I’ve done everything possible to minimize variables.  But this number continues to be a pain in the butt.

I know intellectually that the numbers I’m seeing are within the margin of error and rationally I know that all the other indicators say that I’m still making progress…  BUT THIS NUMBER IS BUGGING ME ALL OUT OF PORPORTION!!!!  Urk.

I’m trying to find a low cost facility to do a BodPod, DEXA, and Hydro measurement of my body fat so I have those numbers to compare to the BIA number.  But those are expensive, very expensive and money is a real issue for me.  Anyone want to pay to get me tested?  Or does anyone in driving distance of Dallas / Fort Worth work for a facility who can do it for me for free?  If you do and you can help me out, then use my Contact Form to get in touch with me.
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