Yearly update on health

Last year I got a body composition test done, and wasn't too happy with the results. But I worked hard for a year and turned the ship around, here are the before and after esults;

September 17, 2007
Fat: 43.1%, 112.7 lbs.
Lean Mass: 56.9%, 148.6 lbs.
Weight: 261.3 lbs.
RMR: 1,945 kcal/day

September 23, 2008
Fat: 34.1%, 83.7 lbs.
Lean Mass: 65.9%, 161.6 lbs.
Weight: 245.3 lbs.
RMR: 2,044 kcal/day

These are encouraging numbers that show the hard work paid off. I now have some goals to hit. I want fat under 30% by March 2009.

MBA

Two long years (well 20 months) and I have an MBA . Sometimes I surpirse myself.

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My new posts are not showing up....odd.

7/2008

July 2008 - 243 lbs. :o)

Feeling & looking great!

P.S 4 weeks till the MBA is complete.

My Review of The North Face Recon II Day Pack

Originally submitted at REI

You never know where the day will take you! This high-performance technical daypack will take you from the trail to everyday work and school commutes.

The North Face Recon II Day Pack

Great Pack for work/school

By Mark M. from Cleveland, OH on 7/9/2008

 

5out of 5

Pros: Large capacity, Good padding, Very adjustable

Best Uses: Day trip, Hiking

Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational

What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven

Like many reviewers I really like this bag. This has been my companion for 2 years of my MBA program, and will become my work bag once I graduate. I carry a large Dell notebook in this bag with many other class materials and books. I have never run out of space for classroom use.

I have also taken the bag on a couple day hikes with a camelbacl bladder in it. This pack was fine for a day hike.

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April 2008 Update

I reviewed this blog after several months off and found some interesting things. I weighed 257 for most of last year the stopped posting weight around July. Between July & September I gained 11 lbs., but was still "working out". I weighed 257 for months then gained weight and stopped being honest with myself.

Now I weigh 249 lbs. and have been busting my ass to get there.

November update.

Notes: textI've taken a bit of a repose from posting here as I've begun to track all my health progress on Spark People. But what's gone on the last month and a half is very good.

I finally take the workout thing seriously. I'm going to the gym 4 days a week and eating better. My diet is still the weakest part of the plan, weekends get crazy.

I logged in today to see what I weighed last year at this time, which was in the 260's...so I'm better today as far as weight, and I'm surely a lot better off because I feel stronger and more fit.