Challenge Update

Sunday - end of week 3. Normally I wouldn't go to the gym today - Sunday is a day of rest on the programme. But I decided to shock the muscles and go today. I will also run later. Winter has set in here in Australia and running during wet and windy conditions is something I don't enjoy - so today it is - as it is supposed to stay fine until tomorrow morning.

So what has been happening? Well training 6 days per week has seen a reduction on the scale as well as a reduction in physical size. I have taken off an additional half a centimetre off my stats (all those wide bits they insist on measuring). Whilst half a centimetre doesn't sound like a lot - did you know that 1 kilogram of fat can take up to a gallon of space? So if you are relying on the scale as the only measurement of progress - a word of advice - don't. Total weight = everything - hair, skin, bones, muscle and water etc etc. As I am now seeing a reduction of physical weight on the scale I can only assume that the engine room of my body - ie., the muscles are working at a better capacity and I am able to burn off weight in the form of fat as opposed to losing "total weight" ie., weight from everywhere.  How do I know this? Well training with weights 3 times a week ensures that I maintain the muscle mass and energy has to come from the fat stores.

But don' take my word for it - ask any "body builder"  those people who have little or no body fat and ask what they do to remove fat from their bodies before competition, and you will discover for yourself that the low fat, calorie restricted diets touted by the medical profession not to mention the food lobbies aren't solving the obesity crisis that is facing the modern world.

Anyway, week 4 of the challenge has arrived already - boy does time fly when you only have a few short weeks before they fire off the stats again. It makes me wonder if I am doing enough to get the changes that I so desperately want. I hope so.