This is definitely the most uneventful FPiR post yet. It seemed to happen a little too soon after the last one, and I haven't really noticed much of a change. I haven't been able to ride because of this stupid knee problem, and I haven't found another activity I enjoy to replace it yet. I think I'm holding out for the winter. I know skiing is just as bad (if not worse) for your knee, so I'm just hoping that I'll be fine with it.

It's strange that I would even lose any weight the past few weeks, since my activity level has been very low, and my average daily calorie deficit has gone up from 1000 calories to 500. A bit of the reason is that I'm logging my intake calories a little more honestly now, so when I thought I was at 1000 calories it was probably more like 800. It would also explain why I was dropping 1.5 pounds a week and not the 2 that I should have with that kind of deficit.

Because of this I assume that most of the last loss has been muscle, particularly in my quads. They don't seem as happy anymore... then again that could just be the hair growing back. A good way to tell would be with my scale's fat percentage, but that's still at 25%. It was at 30 when I started, but it hasn't changed since the end of July. I don't think it's very accurate, but I'll start logging the numbers daily to see if any small changes can be interpreted differently. It would have helped if I kept logging when I got it, but better late than never.

Odd thing about the scale's fat percentage is that if I use it before bed it shows 5% less body fat than it does in the morning. I know there's some variance, but that's a little ridiculous!

There's no pic this time, since nothing's changed and I'm out of ideas and good fat pics. Up until the end of last year I was reasonably good at hiding it. Not to mention my camera is having problems with the memory card (or maybe it's just broken). Another expense.

Least excited I've ever been about a FPiR post. I really should be savouring it, since I think it's going to be a while before I have another one. It's been very hard to keep my motivation level up when I'm not doing any exercise. I have to do something, but it's hard to find an activity that I love as much as cycling.

On the positive side, I've really been enjoying shopping for clothes! I bought another two pairs of 32 jeans, and that's going to be it for now. I don't think it's possible for me to get any smaller, but you never know. Maybe a 31 would look better in a few months. If I hit 30 then things have gone too far. I know I'm small framed, but that's getting a little out of hand. That's what I wore in high school when I was 120 pounds.

It's helped me become a lot more interested in dressing better too. Now that stuff's starting to look better, I want to keep going. I've subscribed to a few blogs to try and keep tabs on what's going on in the world of style. Not like I really care, but at least it'll help prevent from some serious blunders I've been prone to do.

The past couple weeks it's been harder to keep my mind on dropping more weight because I've had a few people tell me that I'm about the right size now. I've actually been considering it, because I do feel pretty good. I'm finally average again, which is great!

Maybe I'm just being too critical, but I want to do more. When I hear people say that I tell them that I'd like to lose all the body fat I can, and then build up some muscle (usually accompanied with a Schwarzenegger pose). That's going to be a lot of work though. So maybe when I hit 140 the FPiR posts will be about gaining weight...

Okay, how about this for a pic?



This shows how I've been doing since I came back from Poland. The pink line is my 5-day average, the blue is my daily weight change, the yellow is a rough trend line, and the yellow on the bottom is my 5-day average calorie intake. There's also a green line on that at -1000 calories.

It's funny to see the big dip after the weekend I rode to Ben's cottage and back. Progress is going pretty well actually, I've been averaging 1.4 pounds a week... even now with minimal exercise. So I guess things are going smoothly.

Another interesting fact that I was just thinking about... most of the people in my life right now have never actually seen me this size before. I haven't been like this since 1994. It might explain why a lot of people don't think I need to be any smaller. Hehe.