September 11 is the start of my new attempt at body transformation. My intent is to do all my measurements and photos on the first of each month, and so I’m a bit behind in a sense, but I need to set my baseline now. I have to start somewhere and there’s no real reason to delay until October 1st. So here it goes…

Physical baseline

Weight: 343.4 lbs … My highest top out was 350 even and that will be my overall mark from which I’ll do my formal deductions in the macro sense, so in a sense, I start already down 6.6 lbs, 158.4 lbs to go (4% of my goal). Yay me, hehehe

BMI: 47.9 (Obese Class III) [+4.8 since 2018]

Body fat: 53.5% [new baseline]

Neck: 20.25″ [+1.25 since 2018]

Bust / chest: 53.5″ [+.5 since 2018]

Lower-chest: 52.5″ [+1.5 since 2018]

Waist: 56.5″ [+1.5 since 2018]

Lower-waist / belly-button: 56.5″ [+2.5 since 2018]

Hips: 50.0″ [+2 since 2018]

Buttocks: 52.5″ [new baseline]

Right bicep (soft): 17.5″ [+.5 since 2018]

Right bicep (flexed): 18.5″ [new baseline]

Right forearm: 11.5″ [-1.5″ since 2018]

Left bicep (soft): 18″ [+1.5 since 2018]

Left bicep (flexed): 18.5″ [new baseline]

Left forearm: 11.5″ [-1.5 since 2018]

Right thigh: 28″ [+2 since 2018]

Right knee: 18.5″ [-1.5 since 2018]

Right calf: 20″ [+.5 since 2018]

Left thigh: 28″ [no change since 2018]

Left knee: 19″ [-2 since 2018]

Left calf: 20″ [no change since 2018]

Well-being baseline

Medical / sense of physical health: 3 / 10 [new baseline]

Social flexibility (willingness to do sports/exercise): 3 / 10 [new baseline]

Lifestyle (confidence for social outings despite obesity): 1 / 10 [new baseline]

Finances (related to obesity): 2 / 10 [new baseline]

Mental health (regarding health): 1 / 10 [new baseline]

Milestone tracking

• COMMITMENT (Psychological)
  • Commit to the journey
  • Announce goal
  • Set up Seinfeld progress for plan
  • First workout for BowFlex
  • Setup bicycle machine
  • First week of 3 workouts
  • Average of 3 workouts per week in a month
  • Average of 4 workouts per week in a month
  • Average of 5 workouts per week in a month
  • Average of 6 workouts per week in a month
• MEASUREMENT (Physical)
  • Set up tracking of weight and BMI
  • Set up photos
  • First weigh-in
  • First new pound
  • 10% of goal
  • 25% of goal
  • 33% of goal
  • 40% of goal
  • 50% of goal
  • 66% of goal
  • 75% of goal
  • 80% of goal
  • 90% of goal
  • 100% of goal
  • First set of measurements
  • First photos
• PLATEAUS
  • Change of 1″ in waist
  • Change of 5″ in waist
  • Change of 10″ in waist
  • Change of 15″ in waist
  • Change of 20″ in waist
• DIFFERENCES
  • See my toes past my belly
  • Tying shoes without effort
  • Kneeling without pain
  • See my abs / muscle definition
  • See difference in photos
  • See difference in clothing (275 / 240 / 205 / 185)
  • Fit into ~30″ pants
  • Hugs from Andrea and Jacob
  • Elimination of sleep machine
  • Elimination of compression socks
  • Elimination of medicines (4)
• MONTHLY FITNESS TEST
  • Fatigue limit for all 26 exercises
  • Pushups
  • Expand fitness test

Photos

There’s no accountability without photos, however much I hate doing it.

And that’s a wrap. My new baselines are set. See you on October 1.