Project Ripped

This morning when I woke up it was straight to the the weigh-in to find out what progress I have made. Progress is once again slow but steady and I didn’t do my 15 minutes of exercise as I had chosen to go out for a good cycle this morning instead.

This week my key statistics are:

• Weight: 13 st. 2.5 lbs. (184.5 lbs.) - 1.5 lbs. loss in the last week
• Body fat abdomen pinch reduction of 4mm (46mm down to 42mm)

My body fat is reducing week on week and I have some exciting progress to chart next week in my 6 week review. My body fat pinches are reducing and although my photographs don’t show it well I am losing fat.

After having a fruit smoothie I topped up a couple of water bottles and set off on my road bike. I had a go at riding part way round the Isle of Man TT course. I went from Ballaugh to Ramsey and then up the mountain climb. The climb was slow and hot. There was another rider out on a mountain bike so I followed him up. He looked like he had done it before so I used his pace as a guide. My bike was probably a bit faster with lower rolling resistance but he was clearly fitter than I was.

There was a big climb involved in the ride. I had gone from sea level in Ramsey to 400 metres above sea level at Brandywell. Hardly the Tour de France but challenging all the same. The day was lovely and there was very little wind. At Brandywell I turned right and headed back to Kirk Michael and then on to Ballaugh. The loop was 25 miles in length and it took me 1:51 hours. My plan is to cycle the full 37.75 miles around the course by the end of the Summer.

I spent the afternoon in the garden seeing to my vegetable patch. Our brassicas are at risk from caterpillars at the moment so we had to install a bigger net than the one we had been using up to now.

Looking at my side I can again see that my torso is starting to look less swollen and leaner than it was at the start of the project. My waist is so much larger than I want it to be but each week it is getting smaller and I am sure the changes will be permanent.

The overhang at the front of my shorts is getting smaller which is good news. I think I could do with a bit more muscle in those arms though.

Those bulges around my waist are starting to show signs of reduction and the skin folds are starting to appear lighter, and therefore less deep. I want to see those folds disappear by the end of phase 1 in 7 weeks time.

Having a ripped muscular physique seems so far away but by persevering I am sure that by the end of Phase 2 my body will be both healthy and ripped.

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