8 Week Countdown to NYE – Weeks 5 & 6

Week 5 (Ending 12/09/15)

• Week 5 Statistics
  • Weight:  ? pounds
  • Body Fat %:  ?%
  • Time Spent Being Active (>= 5 hours): 7 Hours 50 Minutes
    • Miles Run (20-25 a week when decent weather):  7.71 Miles
  • Days within Calorie Goals per MFP (1390): 4 days
• Exercise: 
  • Thursday – PiYo Sculpt (27:00), ran 5.11 miles in 46:43 outside
  • Friday – TurboFire 60:00, PiYo sweat (37:00)
  • Saturday – PiYo Drench (48:00), Turbofire low HIIT 20 (18:00)
  • Sunday – Rest
  • Monday – PiYo Core (28:00), INSANITY Asylum Speed and Agility (56:00)
  • Tuesday – PiYo Drench (48:00); Turbofire low HIIT 20 (18:00)
  • Wednesday – Walked 2.60 miles in 33:25; PiYo Buns (28:00); PiYo Strength (22:00)
• Notes: 
  • I’ve indulged a bit this week – making cookies and all.  It’s been tough to keep the scale under 140.8!
  • I need to regain my focus – step it up these final 3 weeks
  • It was a productive week in regards to fitness, it was a horrendous week in regards to eating

Week 6 (Ending 12/16/15)

• Week 6 Statistics
  • Weight:  142 pounds
  • Body Fat %:  21.1%
  • Time Spent Being Active (>= 5 hours): 6 Hours 10 Minutes
    • Miles Run (20-25 a week when decent weather):  4.0 Miles
  • Days within Calorie Goals per MFP (1390): 4 days
• Exercise: 
  • Thursday – Rest
  • Friday – PiYo from memory (35:00)
  • Saturday – Ran 4.0 miles in 47:00
  • Sunday – Rest
  • Monday – INSANITY Interval 60:00, PiYo Hardcore on Floor (33:00)
  • Tuesday – PiYo Sculpt (27:00), PiYo Drench (48:00), HIIT Low 20 (24:00)
  • Wednesday – PiYo Buns (29:00); PiYo Sweat (37:00); 12 Days of Fit-mas (30:00)
• Notes: 
  • I am losing the running battle – moving the treadmill into the living room has proven to be a problem because it’s so noisy and bothers the kids
  • 2 Weeks left of PiYo!  It’s great – I’ll for sure still do it a few days a week!
  • I am pretty bummed about the weight gain, but let’s be honest – this has been one of the hardest 2 weeks of my life with the death of my friend
  • 2 Weeks before New Years and it’s time to get (more) serious!
  • In better news, I’m down to 21.1% body fat, which is a 1.8% loss in 6 weeks which is HUGE for me
    • To put it in perspective, when I started, I weighed 140 pounds (but was 141.2 the day before, so 140.0 was a touch lower than it should have been) at 22.9% body fat, so 32.06 pounds of my weight was fat.  Today, at 142 and 21.1% body fat, 29.96 pounds of my weight is fat – so I’ve lost fat while gaining muscle, which I think we all know is what you want.  Still hard though.  😉
      • I am down 2.1 pounds of fat, which is good… no GREAT
      • I took the photo yesterday at 142.2 pounds because I was feeling defeated and wanted to see if there was a physical change to see.  I think there is
    • With the weight gain, I will NOT be safely in the 130’s by the end of this challenge

Goals for the Next 8 Weeks:

• Finish on 12/31/2015 SAFELY in the 130’s (meaning a couple of weeks prior to 12/31 weighing in in the 137-139 range)
• I’d really, REALLY love to see a body fat percentage in the 21% range again on my handheld body fat monitor
• I want to see major changes in my physique since I’m so dedicated to PiYo
• Complete 5+ hours a week of dedicated exercise
• Run 20-25 15-20 miles a week on average
• Complete the full PiYo 8 week program
• Supplement my fitness with at least 2 BOD (bea.chbo.dy on dem.and) workouts a week
• Stay within daily net calorie goal of 1390 calories at least 5 days a week

Starting Statistics on 11/05/2015

• Weight:  140 pounds
• Body Fat %:  22.9% with the handheld (22.2% with calipers, 22.8% with the Tan.ita scale)
• BMI:  21.9