Yeah, yeah, I know I dropped the ball this last month but I have some pretty good reasons. I had finals, which were killer. We're talking multiple 20 page papers; I was writing like a fiend. Then we had to put one of the family cats down because of bladder cancer and I didn't feel like writing much during the days before and after we put her down. After that I was on vacation in California and I didn't have internet access. I got home right before New Years but I've had a cold and again haven't felt like writing. So that's my story (or excuses, depending on how you want to look at it). Anyway, for the most part, I was doing the workouts I've been outlining in my blog pretty religiously (5 or 6 days a week). However, based on my trainer's recommendation I added some time on the stairmill, about 25-30 minutes. So I've been working out for 1.5-2 hours a day on average. The eating has been pretty good, too. I managed to come back from my vacation in Cali without gaining any weight, which was great. For the most part the Bodybugg program has been showing good deficits of 800 - 1300 calories. So that's my summary of the last month.
Had my final weigh-in for the competition today. I lost a total of 22.2 pounds (going from 182-159.8). I also lost 3.5 inches off my waist. Am I happy? Absolutely! Do I think it's enough to win? I'm worried it's not. I know another client that works with my trainer who lost 20 pounds and although I've lost more, I weigh more than her so between the two of us, the percentage lost is REALLY close; we're talking like 12.2% vs 12.8%. Now, the good news is that my trainer came to me last week and told me that the person who wins second wins basically half of the stuff the first place person wins. So if first place is a year's worth of free personal training, second place is half a year of free personal training. I have to be present at the club to win and when I weighed in the guy at the desk told me to make sure I was there because I was in the running for a prize. We'll see. I'll update later tonight.
In the meantime, I wish everyone who's reading this blog a Happy and Healthy New Year! Although the competition is over, I have a lot of other topics I want to write about: workout hair, food porn (don't go to the gutter; I'll explain), the new Bodybugg, hitting major milestones/sharing the story, body rebounding, and others. So stay tuned!
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