Wendy has finally given me permission, even told me to go ahead and do it so she can show off how hard she’s worked, to post her before and after shots. Needless, I think, to say, but we are both absolutely thrilled with the results the other has accomplished.
Alright, here’s the new picture. If you want to see where I started from, you’ll have to go back a few posts. I don’t wanna see it again.
So, with P90 Masters completed the final weight loss number on that phase is 20 pounds. Pretty damned cool. Cool enough that I went out and bought a new pair of Levis in a size I hadn’t worn since college, and they fit. Holy crap is that awesome. A 30 waist is freakin mad, considering where I started out (overflowing a 36 and thinking about needing 38’s).
We’re taking a two week break to recover from the rigors of 6 days a week of hardcore exercise. By break, it means we’re only going to be working out 3 days a week. I think we’re going to take pictures tomorrow morning. As soon as I have them, I’ll get them up so you can see what I can see. Not quite ripped yet, but getting there. I imagined this happening, six months ago, but never really believed it. I believe it now, though.
This last few weeks has been really tough with the weightloss. My body had decided, for whatever reason, to slow down drastically. I went from losing 2-2.5 pounds a week to losing one, if I was lucky. One, is good, though, as it’s still losing, but it’s a bit more frustrating than 2 or 2.5.
But today, I hit the 55 pound mark, a mere 9 days after hitting 50, and I was actually stuck at 50 for a couple days until I got this 24 hour stomach virus that made me drop 4 pounds in two days. I figured it was mostly water, so I didn’t count it, and assumed I’d be back up near where I was before getting sick in a couple days as I rehydrated. Well, I did go back up, about two and a half pounds, but no further than that, and now, just over a week later, I’m even lower than the lowest point with the virus. 170.2. Freaking STOKED! Just over 5 pounds to go to hit my goal (even though I’m thinking the goal may be a little high, now). With our Power 90 Masters series ending in three days, I don’t think I’ll get to the goal, but I’m set up nicely for starting P90x, I think.
When I start P90x, I’m going to change my goal up, anyway, since the actual weight isn’t quite as important anymore. I’m going to start aiming for targets that are a little more indicitave of overall conditioning. The first of those goals will be to get my body fat percent down to 15%. Right now (today) it was 20.6%, and when I started this whole journey, it was over 34%. I’m fairly certain I can hit this goal with P90x, as in just over a month, I’ve dropped 2.5%, and P90x is supposed to be much more rigorous than P90m. I can’t wait to get started.
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule is an article by Paul Graham that should be required reading in every management course that’s ever taken by anyone. And If they have to read it several times, so be it. Understanding the difference between what I do, and what a “Manager” does, and what I need and what a “Manager” needs is critical to getting the best performance out of me and people like me.
I’ve been thinking all day about what else to say along with the following:
Today is the day I officially hit 50 pounds of weight loss.
The number is amazing to me, in that it’s hard to believe I was actually carrying that much extra weight. Almost as much as my seven year old son. What’s also amazing is that it took less than half a year to lose it.
Still, ten more pounds to go, but damn I’ve come a long way. What’s really cool is that Wendy’s lost nearly as much, and she wasn’t close to where I was at. She’s already hit the “healthy” weight range. I’m just trying to catch up.