I suppose at some point I will need to write interesting titles. Also at some point I need to write blog posts about something BESIDES my health and measurements. I do have other things I want to write about, book and anime reviews, and then just random thoughts I have about several different subjects. The biggest problem is time, and I could go on about that at length, but for now- I’ll just stick to random updates about my health and fitness journey.
OK! So I met with my Health Coach on March 15th, which was only about a week ago- but feels so much further back. Before I even entered the office I knew that I hadn’t had much progress in the way of losing weight or even in gaining muscle. The previous month had been a lot of eating way to many ready-made meals, both from fast food and the grocery store. I also hadn’t taken the time to really exercise much. SO here are my stats:
| Date | 2/21/2023 | 3/20/2023 | Difference |
| Weight | 235.3 | 235.9 | +0.6 |
| Neck | 14″ | 14.5″ | +0.5″ |
| Bust | 47.5″ | 48″ | +0.5″ |
| Under Bust | 40.5″ | 39.5″ | -1″ |
| L/R Bicep | 13.5″/14″ | 14″/14″ | +0.5″/0 |
| L/R Forearm | 11″/11″ | 11″/11″ | 0″/0″ |
| Waist | 45.5″ | 43.75″ | -1.75″ |
| Hips | 48.75″ | 50.25″ | +1.5″ |
| L/R Thigh | 25.5″/25.5″ | 26″/26″ | +0.5″/+0.5″ |
| L/R Calf | 17″/17″ | 17″/17″ | 0″/0″ |
| Body Fat % | 46.3% | 47.20% | +0.9% |
| Body Fat Mass (lbs) | 109 lb | 111.3 lb | +2.3 lb |
| Skeletal Muscle Mass | 69.7 lb | 69.0 lb | -0.7 lb |
| BMI | 36.8 | 36.9 | +0.1 |
SO I’m not sure how much I am worried about the +0.5 changes since I might not have measured the exact same place and honestly I may have pulled the tape tighter last month than I did today. I was kinda surprised about the 1″ and 1.75″ from my upper rib area and my waist- I did NOT pull either of those tight- so while my weight didn’t move and I lost muscle mass and gained a bit of fat mass… I somehow lost a bit around my core? I don’t know enough to make an educated guess, but my uneducated guess is that it is from the little strength training that I did get in.
My workouts were not super consistent- I got about 16 total hours of working out between Feb 13 and March 14, which I guess averages out to about 30 minutes a day- I was only working out between 2-4 days a week though. About 11 hours walking, 4 hours biking and 1 hour of strength training. I need to get those strength training numbers up.
SO my goals right now are the same as I set last month- meal prep each week, get my cardio in and start focusing on strength training 3-4 times a week. Tbh I’m already behind on the strength training- and I’m only 8 days into my new month (strength only 2 times) SO I’m scheduling it in Mon, Tue, Thurs and Fri. Plan is to do cardio Monday – Saturday, taking Sunday off.
For the food side of things, I’m not really following any sort of specific diet. Mostly staying within my calories and paying attention to my macros and salt intake. My focus is high protein and veggie and moderate to low carbs. Also trying to pay attention to the quality of my carbs as well. This past Sunday I actually took about 30 minutes to plan out my meals for the week- didn’t really prep anything, but I wrote down my lunch and dinner ideas. I’ve stuck to it pretty well- it’s been such a relief every day to just know what I’m making for dinner each night when the kids ask.
In other news; the weather this week has been unpleasant. I mean it’s been warmer- we’ve been above 30F all week. But it’s been quite windy and rainy. Oh and sometimes snowy and hail-y. All of those things are wonderful- if you’re inside.
That’s all I really have to say right now, enjoy a picture of one of the parks I walk at from Tuesday.
Nikkie
Decidedly Nikkie 