Body for Life Challenge Four Week Update

Monday was Day 29 of 85, which meant that is was time for my four week check.  I retook pictures and measurements.  The results were decidedly mixed.

First, the good news.  I dropped four pounds and I now weight 168 pounds.  I also lost an inch and a quarter off my waist.  After four weeks, this is a promising indicator of hitting my goal of a 30" waist.  Also, my pants are fitting a bit looser.  This is a real confidence builder, and makes me feel better at work.

The disappointing thing was my body fat results.  I only lost 0.4% of body fat, which is far from my goal of losing 6.5% body fat during the challenge.  I'll keep at it, and hopefully this accelerates over the next eight weeks.  I also have not made a lot of progress on the bench press.  I'm still only benching 155 six times on a good day, and usually I can only hit 155 four times.  I'm thinking that this is because doing pyramids is taxing my muscles before I get to the 155 rep, but I'm a long way from my goal of 185 six times.

I think the hard part of the challenge is still in front of me.  In the beginning, it was new and exciting.  Now I've kind of gotten into the groove, but the results are coming slower, and the end is not in sight.  I think these next four weeks will be the hardest of the challenge.