Week 5 with new measurements and food pics!

Hello to you the followers of my nerd does fitness blog and let me start off this post by simply thanking you for taking the time to keep track of my progress with me. Your support means a lot and is helping keep me on track.

So this week i've got lots of stuff to share, a couple of sample dinners i've had this week... I don't really have a recipe I can share with you for any of this but it's pretty straight forward in terms of what's on the plates, the sauces are loosely based on the links from last weeks blog.

So I have had a few people ask me recently what I eat and how much and when i tell them they simply don't believe me, so I decided to provide some proof, enjoy!

Baby sweetcorn, broccoli, carrot and steak with a homemade tomato and piquante pepper sauce.









Another dinner example. Baby corn, asparagus tips, broccoli, cauliflower and chicken breast with home made almond butter and bramley apple satay style sauce.

On to my new measurements... now i wont go into major details here because to be honest my initial blog entry was quite detailed, but i'll cover the important ones.... i'm quite interested to see if there's a noticeable difference even though my weight has dropped a fair bit.

Day 1 stats

Height: 6.2 ft

Wt: 232.6lb (16.6 stone)
Waist: 42inch
Hip: 44inch
Waist to hip ratio of 0.95
Body fat %: 26.14
BMI: 29.86

Stats today

Height: 6.2 ft

Wt: 213.2 (15.2 stone)
Waist: 40inch
Hip: 41inch
Waist to hip ratio of 0.98
Body fat %: 25.37
BMI: 27.37

So what do I take from this? First of all i'm no-where near my end target in terms of bodyfat percentage but on the plus side it is now down to a more healthier level, same with my BMI, i've lost a lot of weight thus far and I am proud of that but I need to put in more of an effort and certainly more effort into the cardio aspects of my fitness program. I had already decided to start following the NHS 5k in 9 weeks program, but this has given me significantly more drive to make sure I do it now, I also hope to raise money for Save our Hedgehogs in the new year to help build a new hedgehog facility so keep your ears peeled.

All in all i'm 'ok' with my updated stats, i'm not where I need to be / was expecting to be but then I dont know if my expectations were realistic. i'm meeting my goals in terms of loosing weight but not in terms of slimming down... saying that I have managed to loose 3 inches off my hips which isnt all bad. knuckling down now, it's not that long till xmas now!

Seems i've already given you my weigh in stats for this week, i'm down to 213.2lb's which is another drop from last weeks 215.8. Starting to see more 'healthier drops in weight now rather than the big chunk of weight loss that i saw early on... perhaps my body needs to adjust properly still.... More to follow next week!

Technically week 6 treating as week 4!

Hello to you followers of my blog!

This weeks update brings you Asparagus, Thai no peanut sauce and more good news!!

So yeah, asparagus is delicious! Who knew... don't get me wrong I might be eating more veg these days and I still get some chicken, beef or fish in my meals so I'm not full veggie but these little gems steamed are amazing! On the subject of steaming, why did I not have one of these before, take note students..... meat and veg in the steamer for 15 minutes, cheap and quick food and all you have to do is cut the veg up and set a timer!!! I'm still not convinced by green tea, but I cant really have traditional teas / coffee's so it'll keep me going for now. Picked up a recipe from Sarah Fragoso's blog over at http://everydaypaleo.com/everyday-paleo-thai-no-peanut-sauce/ I think I used a bit too much garlic in it but for a first effort it was really good!
Another tasty number I was trying out this week was a tomato and pepper sauce by Jessica Komoroski on http://gasstovegirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/red-pepper-tomato-meat-sauce-over.html I will be making more of this as it was for sure the favourite of the 2.... if you come across any other paleo sauces you think I might like then please do let me know!

Good points;
-Discovered asparagus tips,
-fitted out my kitchen with my own gear including my own blender to make smoothies / sauces with.

Bad points;
-Sleeping is as good as I'd like but trying to get to bed at a reasonable hour doesn't help when your body wont shut down for a few hours or so... must get back into reading again,
-Turned up nearly 4 hours early to uni,

This week's weigh in is......... 215.8lb's (15.4 stone or 97.9kg depending on which flavour you prefer) which is another drop from the previous week of 220.4lb's. Quite happy with this another drop of 4.6lb's or 2.1kg's. Getting considerably closer to that initial goal of 211.6lb's or 17% bodyfat. I am still aiming for 204.6lb's to hit the 14% bodyfat mark though!!! I'm thinking of remeasuring at the end of the month as all the new clothes i got for uni now seem to be hanging off me somewhat... Good news in some ways but sigh more shopping incoming!

So that's all for this week, if there's anything further you think I should be looking to include in the blog please let me know or if you have any general questions about what I'm doing or my motivations etc then again just drop me a line. More to follow next week!

Slight absence but with good reason!

So i'm back from my just under 2 week trip down to visit the lady of my life and there might have been some celebrating with it being her birthday... and I proposed... and she said yes! so things might of slipped a bit but i'm back and i've upped my weights to make up for it. i'm not too concerned if i've put some weight on again as I was already at my 6 week target weight 2 weeks in so remaining strict and sticking to it now till xmas should see me back on track in no time.

New things this week are sauces! No more plain meat / veg, i'm starting to experiment with Paleo sauces / marinades for my food to add some flavour to my meals, i'll do some experimenting and update you all next week with how it's gone.

Good points;
-for the most part I stuck to the diet but it was more of a 70/30 paleo / non paleo,
-got engaged!

Bad points;
-didn't stick to the workouts while I was away, still managed a fair bit of cardio though. ;)
-had cake, dairy and some alcohol while I was away so diet wasn't as solid as my first two weeks,

Only a quick post this week but my weigh in is: 220.4lb's actually a lot better than I was expecting considering my lack of sticking to diet these past 10 days or so.... stay tuned for more updates!