Finally got a scale, and was surprised.

So I bought a scale yesterday, anxious to see...well, my weight. No brainer, but I waited until this morning after I woke to use it. I've been told it's best to judge weight loss if you weigh yourself right after you wake up so the measurements are more consistent (this is also when you should measure your waist, bicepts, etc.).

I'm guessing, based on experience with my own body that in the first week of May, which was the beginning of my horrible exercise/diet phase, I weighed at least 195. That's somewhat heavy for a guy who's only 5'11", but I've weighed as much as 210 before (granted the muscles in my upper body were bigger). I could have weighed more than 195, but probably no less.

So I took a deep breath at 7 am, took one slow, nervous step followed by another, and waited as the digital reading went up and down, up and down, until it settled upon a weight... 186.6!!! I couldn't believe it, so I tried again. Same thing!!! That means that I've lost about 10 pounds (potentially more) in a little more than 3 weeks! Awesome results.

It's very clear that I've dropped weight around my midsection. I've gone to the next belt loop on my belt, meaning that I've most likely lost at least an inch around my waist. These developments are very encouraging, and though this recovery week isn't as intense as the first three, I still feel like I'm burning tons of calories in the workouts. I'm also putting all of my energy into them. I LOVE the Core Synergistics workout and really enjoy Kenpo too, though I don't feel like I'm getting as much calorie burn out of the Kenpo X (no worries, I'll just add 1/2 pound weights to my hands and I'll burn way more cals). Yoga's not that fun for me, but I'm seeing improvement in my felxibility and muscular stamina which gives me enough motivation to continue with it.

I can't wait until next week when I get a new batch of muscle building workouts. It's gonna be a blast!!

-RB

p.s. - only 4 more days until the 30 day update photos!!!!!