Weight: 183 lb. (I'm losing weight at an alarming rate...)
Breakfast: 1 glass of milk + 1 banana
Mid-morning snack: 1 apple
Lunch: Roast beef sandwich, small potato chips, 1 chocolate cookie, 1 diet 7up, 1 small cup of pasta salad (yeah, it was a free lunch at a company event)
7/25/2007
Weight: 185 lb.
Breakfast: 1 bowl of cereal + 1 banana
Lunch: Fiesta chicken salad
Mid-day snack: 1 apple
Exercise: 20 min. of moderate biking + ~15 min. of interval running
Dinner: PBJ + egg sandwich and 1 glass of milk, a handful of blueberries
I'm here to announce that I'm participating in a bet - between Georgia Dave and myself - of who will lose more body fat percentage by Oct. 1, 2007.
Being about the same height (I'm actually about half an inch taller at 6'1"), and about the same weight (I'm actually about 7-8 pounds lighter), and most importantly, just about the same in our body fat percentage (18% vs 19%), we decided to do this in order to motivate each other to change our eating habits and exercise more. The winner gets a fat (ironic) dinner at Skates in the Berkeley Marina.
The reason why I'm telling the whole world (more like, 20 readers who faithfully check my blog at least a few times a week) about this embarrassing bet is to put more pressure on myself. That's right. I perform better under pressure. I'm clutch like that. In fact, I will be journaling about my diet/exercise on a regular basis. I welcome comments and advice. Insults and humiliating jokes are even more welcomed. I love to be the underdog (although I know I'm going to win this bet for sure).
Before I begin, here's some background info.
My bio stats from my first measurement:
194 lb. (a quick note about weight - on a given day, my weight fluctuates in the range of about 5 lb. Also, keep in mind that weight loss is not the goal - the goal is to lose fat, not weight. )
19% body fat - measured with an electronic scale
Goal: 15% body fat
Here's a helpful reference (from American Council on Exercise):
Classification
Women (% fat)
Men (% fat)
Essential Fat
10-12%
2-4%
Athletes
14-20%
6-13%
Fitness
21-24%
14-17%
Acceptable
25-31%
18-25%
Obese
32% plus
25% plus
So, without further ado, here's my first entry...
7/23/2007
Weight in the morning (naked and pre-breakfast): 186.5 lb
Breakfast: 1 bowl of cereal w/ blue berries and 1 banana
Mid-morning snack: 1 apple
Lunch: 1 slice of veggie pizza (from an all-you-can-eat style lunch-meeting - my biggest victory of the day.)
