So resuming my weekly tracking, here we go.
Weight: 18st 2lb (-1lb)
Chest: 44.5" (unchanged)
Stomach: 43" (-1")
Waist: 41.5" (unchanged)
Collar: 16.5" (unchanged)
I managed a single gym session on Sunday, but it was a very good one. Main focus was weights this time as jogging attempts were met with poor balance owing to very cold/aching legs. Nearly came off the treadmill so decided to step it down a notch on the cardio. I did manage to do the opposite on weights though, upping levels on three of the five exercises I do.
All in all I'm happy with the above. It's not a huge reduction but it's still just that, a reduction. Main thing though is I seem to have stabilised the seesaw of figures I was getting over the last month or so, which is a relief. University teaching is over, so that's the majority of the stress gone from my life for the moment. It's slowly being replaced with stress/doubt/worry involving the new ladyfriend (I am absolutely hopeless at relationships, let me state for the record) but that's a worry I'd choose any day over constant workplace stress.
Several other bloggers I read use weekly/monthly goals, so maybe I'll give that a go.
By the end of April, I'd like to not only break but actually stay below the 18stone barrier. What I mean is I won't be satisfied with a single week under target weight, but I will be happy if I can do it two in a row.
I'm also going to get some input on gym/weights, as my measurements seem to have plateau'd for the time being. My chest specifically hasn't budged in many, many weeks. When I work chest press/butterfly/chest pull exercises, those aimed at the chest, I'm getting no burn/work at all in the target areas. Everything is working/burning in the arms instead. My logic offers me two possibilities:
a) I'm doing it wrong
b) My arms are so weak they're holding up where the strain should be getting to
Knowing how little I can lift, I'm suspect it's the latter. I ran into a similar situation with my cardio, where my legs would burn out long before my heart rate ever picked up. I can now readily work myself into an excellent cardio burn without my legs dying, so I'm sure if I persevere I can get the weights to start affecting the right areas.
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