So, anyway here is my weekly update…or what there is of it.  Not really much in the way of changes.  I think I lost about a pound more or less and measurements seem to be the same or 1/4″ smaller in the waist and a couple other areas.  According to my calculations, I was spot on with the calories.  Not sure how accurate it is when weighing different types of beef though.

 Did 3 weight workouts, 3 cardio, and some miscellaneous yardwork/home projects.  Also aimed for maxout pushups a few times, but not the 3 times per day I was supposed to do (because of strength-training, etc).

Will go into specifics later, but it is still strange seeing all of the bodyfat I put on in the last 2 1/2 months.  I think I put on about 10 pounds, but 5 would have been plenty.  lol  From July 30 til the challenge, I ate at least 3000 calories per day, with some days reaching ~5000.  (Will explain more later, but my bodyweight was getting too low – arms were embarrasingly vascular.  Had lost a lot of fat when I started training with free weights 3 years ago, but lost even more due to a stomach infection this past May.  tmi….)

Will continue the challenge!

 http://avidityfitness.net/2008/10/17/the-30-day-fat-loss-challenge-one-big-meal/

Today is Day 3. 

Pics from the first night (I found out about the challenge at 11pm, just 2 hours after I’d finished a huge meal consisting of several pounds of fried beef baby back ribs – yikes! nice time to take a picture!):

My stats:

Age: 50
Weight: 131.5 (evening wt; after LARGE dinner lol)
Height: 5′ 9″
Waist at smallest part (above navel): 24 1/2″
Waist at navel: 26″
Bust: 36″
Below bust: 29″
Hip (widest part): 34″
thigh (widest part): 19 1/4″
bicep: 9 1/2″
calf: 13 1/2″
neck: 12″

I’ll be logging my measurements and pictures weekly.