Life Questions

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every
morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my
life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And
whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a
row, I know I need to change something . . . almost everything—
all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment
or failure—these things just fall away in the face of
death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that
you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of
thinking you have something to lose. —STEVE JOBS, college
dropout and CEO of Apple Computer, Stanford University
Commencement, 2005

Choose Life

I like black and white.

I want Snape to be evil. I need Luke to be good. I'm always the hero protagonist while fighting the flood. I like that trainspotting has one alternative.

I live in grey.
There's always a 2 for 1 discount. You will take less if I pay you cash. When you tell me this is the way it is don't expect me to believe you. I will question everything that i'm told, and I will find something better.

Have you ever pretended your life was a video game. Only there was no save button? Don't BS me, don't tell me you're risk adverse. You have 1 thing to lose, just 1.

You live in black and white.

You listen when they tell you their computer can't do it like you want it. You give in when they screw up and don't want to admit it because it's too difficult. When they tell you to do it this way at work you rationalize why. You stop thinking because nothing makes sense. Choose LIFE.

Who Wins?

You read the paper, I gave them something to write. You pay your mortgage down in 15 years instead of 20. I have the time of my life every week for 20 years. No one will ever say that you made a bad choice. Everyone will say I've taken chances. You'll count your pennies, I'll count my memories.

Seeing Results Behind Weight Loss

From Jan 1 2010 to today I've been exercising regularly. My goal is to get to 15% body fat by the end of the year. Which is where your abs begin showing. I did a body fat analysis at the start and I did another one yesterday, I was very surprised by my initial results. I only lost 3.5 pounds.

Which is pretty discouraging, but when I look a little deeper. I see i've actually lost 9 pounds of fat and put on 5 pounds of muscle! Strangely I've put on 4 pounds of water weight. I certainly feel better than at the beginning of the year. I have more energy, feel stronger and look more fit.

Stats:
Exercise 2-4 times a week.
January was spent doing only cardio.
Feb-May I've combined cardio with weight training.
May 2nd I stopped eat anything that has sugar in the ingredient label, that includes gluctose fructose.


Exceptions:
February and March I was sick for 3 weeks
April I went to Cuba for 1 week.

So in 4 months i've worked out regularly for 3.

Results for first 4 months:
Weight Change: 217.6lb to 214lb
Fat Mass: 66.61lbs to 57.81lbs
Fat free Mass: 151.01 to 156.21
-Since my skeletel structure didn't grow, i'm assuming this is muscle mass.
Total Body Water: 110.61 to 114.41.
-This concerned me, why would I be putting on water weight. Am I eating more salt and hence retaining more water?
Body Fat %: 30.6% to 27%

My research: Lean muscle tissue contains about 75% water by weight. Blood contains almost 70% water, body fat contains 10% water and bone has 22% water. Skin also contains much water. The human body is about 60% water in adult males and 55% in adult females.

5.2 pounds of muscle x .75(% of water in muscle) = 3.9
The increase in water weight is due to muscle growth



My Goal:
If I continue to decrease my body fat at this rate I would be at 19.8% body fat by the end of the year, which is a little short of my goal. But if I don't get sick again my routine should get me there. I'll have to reassess my progress in a couple months to see if there is any acceleration in my body fat % loss. I really want to see ABS!!!