Week 15 Fat Loss II Something of a turnaround!

• Weight - 14st 5lbs (down a full 3.75lbs from last week)
• Body Fat % - 7.6% (apparently down 0.6% from last week)
• Waist - just under 34 inches (down slightly from last week)

This week I've been more careful with the intake of peanut butter. In fact I've avoided it completely although I've had some roasted monkey nuts in shells (peanuts) though much smaller portions than I usually would have had. I believe that this combined with a more controlled eating week where I didn't eat late and not too much have all helped to bring about the turnaround in the figures above. I'll be honest that the eating late aspect was a little unplanned and due to being away from home in London for work a couple of days. However, I think it will be something that I will initially continue with but to a less strict approach (just to keep a little more control for the time being). With being away from home part of the week I've only managed to cycle twice and workout in the gym twice as well. I'm doing another organised cycle ride tomorrow of about 60+ miles so that should compensate somewhat.

I'll be honest, I'm pleased with the figures this week but disappointed that this hasn't been reflected within the pictures. That might be because they have just not been taken well but I don't know. I still think that I need to look more closely at both the diet and the training over the coming weeks to see if I can notice or identify anything causing the peculiarities that I'm experiencing. One of my plans of action will be to revisit the TNT text in the book to ensure everything fits with it. It's been a while since I last looked through so it will be good to double check that there is nothing obvious that I've slipped up on. If I find anything then I'll let you know.

Cheers, BustaGut!

Week 14 - Fat Loss II results slide continue!

• Weight - 14st 8.75lbs (up a full 2lbs from last week)
• Body Fat % - 8.2% (apparently up 0.9% from last week)
• Waist - just 34 inches (up slightly from last week)

If I'm honest I'm very disappointed with the results returned this week. The worrying thing is that I'm not sure why this has happened. At first glance there's nothing that stands out in anything that I've done that I can say yes, I did that wrong and this wrong which would account for the increases. As far as I can see I've been sticking to plan so that fact alone is quite worrying. Let's take a closer look at the results. The weight issue is something that I cannot explain but perhaps it may be that I've reduce the sessions down to 2 per week after Fat Loss I and maybe I've been consuming too much peanut butter as a regular treat. If it's not that I don't know and to be honest I'm clutching at straws really.

The BF% result is a big difference but it may be that last weeks result was the one out of sync and that it was reporting a truer figure this week as it is in line with the reading recorded two weeks ago (exactly in fact). So perhaps this isn't as bad as a result as it first looks. However, there is not getting away from the fact that the waist measurement has slightly increased which is definitely not what I want so there is something not quite right. My intention this coming week is to try and discover what that is and I'm going to start by cutting out most of the peanut butter I consume and seeing what effect that has.

On a quick note I have been cycling hard this week and taking an alternative route home a couple of times to try a different hill (variety the's spice of life and all that). Anyway I'll try and keep you updated on how things go.

Cheers, BustaGut!

Week 13 - FatLoss II and a Backward Step?

• Weight - 14st 6.75lbs (up 1.25lbs from last week)
• Body Fat % - 7.3% (apparently down 0.9% from last week)
• Waist - just under 34 inches (no change from last week)

I've been a little late with this week's update because things have been a bit hectic. Yesterday I was on an organised bike ride which was about 55 to 60 miles long. It is part of the preparation for the big charity ride in June. I have another organised ride in two weeks time and then another in early May. Hopefully by the time the charity ride comes around I'll be ready and carrying a little less body fat to make things a bit easier. I'm a bit confused by the results above because the bf reading suggests positive movement but this is not materialising visually in the pictures. Granted the weight has gone back up which is a little disappointing. The waist measurement shows no change which after one week is expected so there's no surprises there.

I only did the two workouts this week both A and B. That will be my intention now for the weeks leading up to vacation time (that is unless the results continue going pear shaped). Of the two workouts it is B that is the harder of them with the Bulgarian Split Squats with Overhead Press - they are a killer exercise. I just hope that there is some positive and noticeable difference in the visuals over the period and that I get some return for the effort that I'm putting in. I don't believe that I'm doing anything vastly wrong so I'll keep with it for the moment and if there isn't improvement over time I'll have to break things down and take a closer look at the individual aspects of my training and diet to get them right. I'll keep you updated the best I can.

Cheers, BustaGut!