OK so as promised I am posting roughly 1 month after my last post. So where do I stand after last month? Lets recap the Chart and I will add the new info as well.
| Previous Month | Current Month | Gain/Loss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Measurement | Item | Measurement | |||
| Weight | 293 LBS | Weight | 289 LBS | - 4 LBS | ||
| Body Fat % | 42.8% | Body Fat % | 40.2% | - 2.6% | ||
| Right Bicep | 16.5 in | Right Bicep | 18 in | + 1.5 in | ||
| Left Bicep | 16 in | Left Bicep | 17.5 in | + 1.5 in | ||
| Right Thigh | 26.5 in | Right Thigh | 28.5 in | + 2 in | ||
| Left Thigh | 27.5 in | Left Thigh | 28.5 in | + 1 in | ||
| Waist | 55 in | Waist | 53.25 in | - 1.75 in | ||
| Hips | 55 in | Hips | 54.5 in | - .5 in | ||
So as you can see the last month has been good to me. I am sure you are wondering how can a shift like this occur in four weeks to gain 2 inches in my leg remove almost 2 inches from my waist and add 1.5 inches in my arms……..well this is due to my new diet and exercise. I actually do a modified version of the actual diet & exercise plan (the only reason I modified it is because I want to lose more fat before putting on more muscle) it is similar in every way of the original plan except I am not using as many supplements as required. So what is this plan you may ask and how can you do it? I have to tell you I owe this success to a Man by the name of Tim Ferris, a good friend of mine bought his book “4 hour body” which can be purchased on Amazon.com. I will give you a run down but I do not want to give away Mr. Ferris’s reasearch for free that would not be fair to him, take it from me one more month with success similar to this and I will be buying my brother a copy of this book as well. The book is under $20.00 and has been a New York Best Seller. Enough on that, what am I doing you ask; I started eating a little differently it is actually more strict than how I was eating before except for one crazy thing I can eat anything I want every Saturday. As for working out I have cut my workout in half I workout twice a week 30 minutes each work. If you Google Tim Ferris geek to freak you can get a much better idea of what I am doing now his results are amazing and makes my results look like nothing but keep in mind I modified mine to work better for me since I want to lose more weight before I go all in to packing on the muscle. Let me tell you I have had some crazy cheat Saturdays that consist of pizza and pastries and many unhealthy items that I dare not post since they are bad for you.
I want everyone who reads this post to understand one thing I only changed up my diet to try something different to see if it would work my old diet was working fine and I did not plateau and if this diet would not have worked I would have switched back to my old diet but since I received good results I will stick to the new plan for now. It truly makes me feel like my goal first goal of 20% is more than reasonable. I will be posting new starting results by Friday, all measurements above were taken at home by my wife using a good ole measuring tape, my body fat was taken by my doctor. I will begin the new measuring with a product called the OrbiTape as well as calculating my body fat using 2 different devices as well as getting the info from my doctor. I just want to find a device that is consistent as well as accurate for at home use so I can not only keep myself in check but recommend an affordable device that anyone can use. I can tell you using the new items mentioned above my measurements will be different from what I posted before but I want be accurate and the old fashion measuring tape is not accurate because tension is being controlled by a human so depending on how tight or how loose they are when measuring your numbers can vary greatly, if my numbers change from what I have posted here it is because the numbers will have better accuracy than the information above. I believe my new measurements will be smaller in all body parts just because of tension used during measurements. What is a good thing about using the same devices all the time is your numbers can be way off but as long as they are way off consistently the your Gains&Losses will be correct every time. Example: if I weigh 300 LBS on my scale and 290 LBS on another, it would not work to use my scale to get my starting weight and the other to get my ending weight since they vary, but if I use only one of the scales it does not matter which one I use since I will lose the same weight. Now if want to know what my actual weight is then I would need to find out which one is accurate. So I am cutting this post short since I have other things I need to do before work tomorrow and it is getting late, I just wanted to share my good news and hold true to my promise of a minimum of one post a month. As well as shed a little light on a good book that can make a big difference. So to recap new measurement by Monday and I will also give you some background info on how good this book actually is. Here is something to think about when it comes to this book it is the first book I have picked up and kept reading after the first 5 pages in over 10 years!! GOOD NIGHT!
