My 20 Week Numbers

Last week I met with the doctor to go over my 20th week numbers. It's hard to believe I'm 5 months into this already. Just one more dietician appt. to go and a couple more weeks of working with my trainer.

Item 11/1/04 4/1/05
Age: 33 34
Height: 67 67
Weight: 320lb 249lb (-71)
Blood Pres. 116/86 112/84 (-4/-2)
Chest (inch) 54 45.4 (-8.5)
Waist 52.75 42.5 (-10.25)
Hips 56.5 48.5 (-8)
Waist/Hip Ratio .93 .88 (-0.5)
Biceps 18 15.5 (-2.5)
Thigh 34.25 25 (-9.25)
BMI 50.1 39.3 (-10.8)
%body fat 38.5% 28.3% (-10.2%)

For the 5 areas measured I've lost over 38 inches total! The doctor commented on my thighs especially, saying that may be near an all time record for 20 weeks.

My blood pressure didn't come down too much, but I also didn't have very high pressure to begin with.

I'll be weighing in for the last time on Monday (4 days from now). As has happened in previous weeks the scale hasn't shown much change from my last weigh in. I'm still hovering around 249lbs (+/- 1 or 2). I'm going to try to get out this weekend for a longer bike ride. It has really been too long since I've been out at all, so hopefully a good 60 or 70 miles will help me shed a few final pounds before the weigh-in.

-daryl welsh