42/63 – Workout Log – Biking
I got myself an early 9 week challenge reward! There are still three weeks to go, but I am going to finish and I found a great deal on a new bike, so I couldn’t pass it up. I was thinking either bike, skydiving or a new tattoo, but I figured I’d get the most usage out of the bike and it would be the best at getting me towards my goals.
I went out for my first ride on it today and it’s so much nicer than my old bike. I haven’t weighed them, but this one is very noticably lighter. The shifters actually work when I want them to and the shock feels really nice. My last ride was 20 km and I went 22 km this time and felt like I had so much more energy to keep going. I would have, but at the 10 km mark it started to look really gloomy out and literally as I was by my house a thunderstorm started so I cut it short. But next time I think I can do 30 km for sure. I’m going to map it out and hope that the weather cooperates with me.
Day 34/63 – Halfway Check in
There’s 4 weeks left in the Kombat Arts 9 week challenge – just over halfway through. It’s been going really well for me so far. I feel much more vibrant and awake than I did when I started. Of course that’s a biased comparison as I started a couple of days after I got back from a 2 week vacation – so I was bloated and feeling lethargic from one too many vacation indulgences.
I did a weigh in this morning – in the month I’ve been back from vacation I lost all the bloat and then a bit more! Here’s the updated numbers:
As of May 27th, 2008
Weight: 222.6 (-55.6 / -67.4)
Body fat %: 26.6 (-9.3%)
Hydration %: 50.4 (+6.4%)
Close to being down 70 pounds from when I started eating better back in mid June 07, and down 55 from when I started working out at the end of July 07. The loss has been pretty consistent… there were some stagnating points and some quick drops, but overall it’s been an average of about 5-6 pounds a month. I’ve definitely gained some muscle mass from when I started and my strength and endurance have gone up a lot – taking a slower approach has kept me losing mostly fat as opposed to mostly muscle, so I’m really happy with that result. I’m starting to get a little bit of definition too, but I’ll definitely need to get under 200 to really start seeing it.
When I first started I set my first yearly goal at 220 pounds – I should hit that in a couple of weeks! Going to get myself a nice reward for sticking to it… thinking of picking up a freestyle snowboard for the coming season. I’m working towards being under 200 by the time winter rolls around – I really want to work on my freestyle snowboarding tricks, so less weight to pick up for jumps and less weight landing on my knees will be good.