Also known as The Pop Tart Month.
February was the month I spent recovering from battling a kidney infection for much of December and January and I clearly sought solace in food, specifically:
- Frosted Strawberry Pop Tarts
- Cookies, cookies, cookies
- Potato chips
- Crackers
- Cheese
- Crackers with cheese
- Anything with cheese
- Basically, if it was edible and tasty, I ate it
This resulted in a rapid gaining of weight, which I could not shed. I course-corrected near the end of the month, steering my metaphorical ship about from the fatberg, but it was too late to make a difference. It didn’t help that I also jumped up another 0.5 pounds on the final day of the month (today). I started the month at 167.3 pounds, which should have been an easy target to beat, and instead ended at 170.7 pounds. Sigh.
Despite this setback, I do think I will begin losing weight again. I am back to running and my health seems at least OK for the moment. Also, my muscle mass increased by 0.4 kg (0.88 pounds), so it wasn’t ALL fat. Just mostly fat.
Stats:
January 1, 2025: 166.8 pounds
Current: 170.7 pounds
Year to date: Up 3.9 pounds
February 1: 167.3 pounds
February 28: 170.7 pounds (up 3.4 pounds)
Body fat:
February 1: 25.8%
February 28: 26.3% (up 0.5%)
Skeletal muscle mass:
February 1: 29.8 kg
February 28: 30.2 kg (up 0.4 kg)
BMI:
February 1: 23.9
February 28: 24.4 (up 0.5)
Historical: January 1, 2022: 182.8 pounds
