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For the month of September:

September 1: 156.6 pounds
September 30: 154.5 pounds

Year to date: From 165.9 to 154.5 pounds (down 11.4 pounds)

I shed another 2.1 pounds in September, despite taking a week off running due to a minor muscle pull and generally running less in terms of distance. On the other hand, I resumed lunch hour walks, which is where I ironically pulled aforementioned muscle.

Like August, I ended the month with my lowest weight at 154.5 pounds, putting me only 4.5 pounds from my official target and less than 10 pounds away from my unofficial target of 145.

It feels like things are staying on track. I’ve even allowed myself one donut per week at our work meetings. This seems to be enough to tide me over, so I never actually buy any on my own.

I’m not sure how accurate my Fitbit scale is but I’m a decent bit leaner ‘n meaner compared to the start of the year when eggnog was still available and being consumed.

Body fat for the first nine months of the year:

January 1: 19.1% (31.7 pounds of fat)
September 30: 15.5% (24 pounds of fat)

For the month of August:

August 1: 159.8 pounds
August 31: 155.8 pounds

Year to date: From 165.9 to 155.8 pounds (down 10.1 pounds)

I stayed consistently below 160 pounds this month, ending the month at my lowest weight, 155.8 pounds. For the month I’ve lost four pounds, proof that running a crazy amount may have some effect on burning fat.

For the year to date I have gone from 165.9 to 155.8 pounds, a total weight loss of 10.1 pounds, putting me within reach of my official goal of 150 pounds and not much further from my unofficial goal of 145 pounds. Looking at my waistline now I think it’s fair to say I still have more than five pounds of fat clinging tenaciously to my mid-section, so 145 is probably the more realistic goal.

I did not switch to an all-donuts diet as I had feared.

Body fat for the first eight months of the year:

January 1: 19.1% (31.7 pounds of fat)
August 31: 16.7% (26.1 pounds of fat)

For the month of July:

July 1: 163.1 pounds
July 30: 160.5 pounds

This continues the downward trend that started in May and has picked up a wee bit of momentum. Three times in the past week I dipped below 160 pounds, once tipping the scale at 158.6 pounds.

For the year to date I have gone from 165.9 to 160.5 pounds, a total weight loss of 5.4 pounds. Not super-dramatic but I am getting close enough to my goal that I no longer despair and feel the urge to give up and switch to an all-donuts diet.

And body fat for the first half of the year:

January 1: 19.1% (31.7 pounds of fat)
July 30: 16.6% (26.8 pounds of fat)

Down 2.5%/4.9 pounds of fat. Again, not numbers to make your socks roll up and down but a continued improvement over previous months. Onward and downward, I say!

Today I weighed myself, as I do every day, but today was a little different.

Specifically, I was less than I was yesterday. Even more specifically, I was down exactly two pounds, from 160.6 to 158.6 pounds, marking the first time the entire freaking year I have been below 160 pounds.

I celebrated this achievement by eating an entire chocolate cake.

Okay, I had sushi. And it was yummy.

My official goal of 150 pounds is now in sight. My super-secret goal of 145 pounds is…closer. Still, even going by the stricter goal, it’s only 13.6 pounds away, which seems a lot more doable than when I was pushing 170.

And now, (imaginary) donuts.

Here”s this month’s weight loss (?) report:

June 1: 164.4 pounds
June 30: 163.4 pounds

For a weight loss (!) of exactly one pound. Not exactly a staggering amount but still down for the month and continuing the  downward trend started in May.

For the first half of the year I have gone from 165.9 to 163.4 pounds. That’s 2.5 pounds, which is pretty so-so. The good news is most of that has actually happened in the last two months, so the weight loss is accelerating. Yay.

And body fat for the first half of the year:

January 1: 19.1% (31.7 pounds of fat)
June 30: 17.2% (28.3 pounds of fat)

Down a not-bad 1.9%/3.4 pounds of fat. No wonder I feel slightly lighter when running.*

* I wish I could actually feel the difference

Before looking back on May’s weight loss/gain/donut catastrophes, let’s first look back on April:

April 1: 166.3 pounds
April 30: 165.2 pounds

A small amount of weight loss. Encouraging, if only slightly so. And now May:

May 1: 166.2 pounds
May 31: 163.9 pounds

Note that only one day into May I had effectively erased the minor but of weight loss for the month of April. However, I managed to actually move in a positive direction for the month as a whole, shedding 2.3 pounds and 2.0 pounds for the year to date.

How about body fat?

January 1: 19.1% (31.7 pounds of fat)
May 31: 17.9% (29.3 pounds of fat)

Body fat is down 1.2%. Not much, but it’s down. If Fitbit’s estimates are even remotely close to accurate it’s kind of grossbuckets to think I’m carrying nearly 30 pounds of fat around with me. No wonder I don’t feel light on my feet these days. 😛

Still, May was a month of progress, so here’s to June seeing the momentum continue as I shed pounds like some efficient pounds-shedding device.

I have achieved the improbable and lost weight over the course of the month. Not a lot of weight, but some, so hooray.Here are the stats:

April 1: 166.3 pounds
April 30: 165.2 pounds

I weighed 165.9 pounds on January 1, so my total weight loss for the year is 0.7 pounds. It’s not exactly melting off. 😛

I’m starting to run more, walk at lunch (weather permitting, which has generally been horrible ALL YEAR SO FAR) and am working to cut down on snacks (no more chips in the house, at least).

Maybe by the end of May, I will have lost an entire pound from the start of the year. A boy can dream.

The good news is that unlike February, where I gained 2.2 pounds over the course of the (short) month, in March (a longer month) I only gained 0.6 pounds.

The bad news is I still gained weight, which is not a good way to lose weight.

Here are the stats:

March 1: 166.4 pounds
March 31: 167 pounds

And February’s by comparison:

February 1: 163.6 pounds
February 28: 165.8 pounds

The worst news is that in a little less than two months I’ve gone from 163.6 to 167 pounds, an increase of 3.4 pounds. Ugh.

It looks better (?) if you compare from January 1:

January 1: 165.9 pounds
March 31: 167 pounds

The difference there is a “mere” 1.1 pounds.

In any case, I need to get off my butt and start running more, doing my walks at lunch and purging the household of all snacks except for water and celery sticks, which is just green water in solid form.

Onward to April!

How goes my goal of getting to 145 pounds at two months into the year? Let’s have a look at the past month:

February 1: 163.6 pounds
February 28: 165.8 pounds

Weight loss gain: +2.2 pounds

Whoops.

I was 165.9 pounds on January 1, so my total weight loss for the year-to-date is:

0.1 pounds

It’s impressive in a way.

On the plus side (that’s a weight loss joke), my body fat percentage has changed in a more positive way:

January 1: 19.1%
February 28: 18.3%

Body fat percentage change: 0.8%

Also on a positive note, I met one-half of my January goals by going donut-free for the entire month, no minor feat given that donuts were present throughout the month in plentiful quantities.

My goal for March is to have actual weight loss with less body fat, too. I get three extra days to accomplish this vs. February, so there’s that, too.