Bella, the Gym Bunny – Measurements #2

Monday night Jimmy took measurements, and I was really hoping to see some dramatic results. I can tell in my clothes that things are fitting looser, but I wanted to see the numbers move on the measuring tape to tell me this for sure.

I was actually really surprised by the results (last measurements were taken 9/30 compared to these, taken on 10/26):

Weight: -4 pounds (285 vs. 281)  This measurement is quite a bit off from my real weight because it’s taken at 6pm at night after I’ve eaten, wearing my heavy gym shoes, as well as my gym clothes.  Still it does show a 4 pound loss in one month, which isn’t great, but isn’t that bad, either. 
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Skin Fold Measurements (taken with calipers)
Fat %: up 0.6 (42.3 vs 42.9)*
Fat Mass: down 0.1 (120.6 vs 120.5)
Lean Body Mass: down 3.9 (164.4 vs 160.5)
Bi: down 1 (22 vs 21)
Tri: up 6 (32 vs 38)*
Subscap: up 3 (48 vs 51)*
Illiac.A: down 2 (45 vs 43)

Circumference Measurements
Neck: down 0.75 (15.0 vs 14.25)
Chest: same (46″)
Upper Arm: up 1″ (15 vs. 16)*
Forearm: same (10.75″)
Waist: down 1″ (45 vs 44)
Hips: same (58″)
Thighs: same (31″)
Calf: same (18.5″)

*Jimmy said that this increase was probably due to building muscle. While it doesn’t bother me that much, I’d still rather see things moving in the other direction.

The fact that many of my measurements stayed the same is a little disheartening. Especially in the hips and thighs, where I really need to lose some serious inches. Still, it’s good that I lost almost an inch in my neck and lost 1″ in my waist.

I’m hoping that Jimmy’s right in saying that now that I’t cutting down on carbs, I should see more results next month.
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Also, I think it’s nice to see my overall results, since July 15th:

Neck: -0.75″ (15 to 14.75)
Chest: -1.5″ (47.5 to 46)
Upper Arm: +0.5″ (15.5 to 16)
Forearm: same (10.75″)
Waist: 3″ (47 to 44)
Hip: 2″ (60 to 58)
Thigh: 1″ (32 to 31)
Calf: same (18.5)

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