Week 6 - Edging forward

• Weight - 14st 10.25lbs (down o.25lb from last week)
• Body Fat % - 9.2% (no change from last week)
• Waist - just under 35 inches (down a fraction from last week)

I also have readings from a handheld body composition monitor. These are as follows;

• Body Fat% - 27.9% - (down 0.1% from last week)
• Body Water - 52.2% - (slight rise in water content this week)
• Muscle - 68.0% - (muscle back to previous level - slight increase)
• BMI - 28.8 - (no change from last week)
• calories - 2, 837 - (a maintenance increase of 3 cals)

I've found this week quite difficult as I've been away for a few days on business and found it hard to make it to the gym. I managed to get the minimum 2 sessions in and cycled just 2 days instead of the usual 5. Eating and drinking whilst I was away was hard as carbs are everywhere. Business working lunches are usually sandwiches and everyone sort of looks at you strange when you only eat the middle of the sandwich and leave the bread (you also look really greedy with a stack of bread on your plate and your still adding food on it). Evening meal was better and I had steak one night but this was accompanied with hips which I added to the extra chips that my party had ordered between them. I was left with a small steak 2 large mushrooms and a fried egg. Dessert was ok as I managed to get the cook to bring me some cheeses with celery sticks (which was quite nice actually). The hotel breakfast the following morning was terrible in terms of eating to plan. It was a continental style but didn't have any meat it was all pastry, bread (toast), jams, fruit and yogurts. Basically I had a few trial sized cheeses and a few cups of coffee. Not the best but there was nothing else that was to plan and after being good the previous night I wasn't going to be forced to eat of plan because of limited choice (or lack of). When I go off plan I want it to be my decision not forced upon me.

Well enough of the moaning. As luck would have it the results have shown no backward step so I'm pleased about that. In fact the small movement that there has been this week has been positive so makes the commitment to plan worth while. This coming week I hope to get three gym sessions in and cycle more (to and from work). I think I also need to get some more sleep as well as I did miss out this week through working away, travelling etc so more sleep will be a definite aim. Well I think that's about it for now. I'll keep you updated and let you know how things go.

Cheers, BustaGut!