Thread: Karl's L&M Challenge Diary

Seems I might be lucky.
Just went to the doctors and the inflamation seems to have subsided slightly.

Fingers crossed. I might not need surgery afterall and can continue with my "Improvement Programme".

Have Fun.
Karl

23.11.2003 Update - End of Week 13

The saga continues......

The appendicitis seems to be easing but I do have some discomfort in my right side. I think I'll see the doctor tomorrow and get them removed this week so I can get back on track next week. Looks like I'm going to have that week off the Matt talked about whether I like it or not.

Due to the appendicitis I haven't been able to do cardio or weights for the last 4 days, which means I missed out on my leg workout, but my diet is still good, even if the doctor advised me to only have fluids - bugger him I need to eat.

Time to pig out before a few days of fluids only - looks like plenty of protein shakes instead of whole foods this week.

Have Fun.
Karl


Changes Since Last Week

Stats @ 16.11.2003 ........ 23.11.2003

Age ........ 41
Height .... 183.00 cm
Weight ... 121.70kg .......... 121.10 kg ...... -0.60kg
BF% ......... 18.34% ............ 17.76% ..... -0.58% www.mybodycomp.com
LBM ........ 99.39 kg ............ 99.60 kg .... +0.34kg
FM .......... 22.31 kg ............ 21.50 kg .... -0.81kg

My Body Comp Measurements

Neck ......... 44.50 cm
Shoulder .. 139.50cm ......... 140.00cm .... +0.50cm
Chest........ 124.00 cm
Waist ....... 110.00 cm
Abdomen .. 110.50 cm ........ 109.50cm .... -1.00cm
Hips ......... 112.00 cm ......... 111.50cm .... -0.50cm
Thigh ........ 74.00 cm ......... 73.50cm .... -0.50cm
Knee ......... 44.50cm
Calf ........... 49.00 cm ........ 48.00cm .... -1.00cm
Ankle ........ 28.00 cm
Arm .......... 40.00 cm ........ 39.50cm .... -0.50cm
Forearm ... 33.50 cm
Wrist ........ 20.00 cm


Changes Sinces Start

Stats @ 25.08.2003 ........ 23.11.2003

Age ........ 41
Height .... 183.00 cm (72.05in)
Weight ... 127.70 kg (282lb)......... 121.10kg (267lb) ...... -6.60kg (15lb)
BF% ......... 24.70% ...................... 17.76% .................. -6.94% www.mybodycomp.com
LBM ........ 96.16 kg (212lb)........... 99.06kg (220lb)..... +3.44kg (8lb)
FM .......... 31.54 kg (70lb) ............ 21.50kg (47lb)....... -10.04kg (22lb)

My Body Comp Measurements

Neck ......... 45.50 cm (17.91in)........ 44.50cm (17.52in)..... -1.00cm (0.39in)
Shoulder .. 139.00 cm (54.72in)........140.00cm (55.12in).... +1.00cm (0.39in)
Chest........ 128.00 cm (50.39in)...... 124.50cm (49.02in).... -3.50cm (1.38in)
Waist ....... 117.00 cm (46.06in)...... 110.00cm (43.31in).... -7.00cm (2.76in)
Abdomen .. 121.00 cm (47.64in)...... 109.50cm (43.11in).... -11.50cm (4.53in)
Hips ......... 117.00 cm (46.06in)...... 111.50cm (44.09in).... -5.50cm (2.17in)
Thigh ........ 76.50 cm (30.12in)........ 73.50cm (28.94in)..... -3.00cm (1.18in)
Knee ......... 49.00 cm (19.29in)....... 44.50cm (17.52in)..... -4.50cm (1.77in)
Calf ........... 49.00 cm (19.29in)....... 48.00cm (18.90in)..... -1.00cm (0.39in)
Ankle ........ 28.00 cm (11.02in)
Arm .......... 39.50 cm (15.55in)........ 40.00cm (15.75in).... +0.50cm (0.20in)
Forearm ... 33.00 cm (12.99in)......... 33.50cm (13.19in)..... +0.50cm (0.20in)
Wrist ........ 20.00 cm (7.87in)

IT'S A MIRACLE

Went to the doc on Monday - appendicitis is gone!!!!

Seems to think that the 4 or more litres of water I drink a day has flushed it out and allowed it to recover - well that's the story we're sticking to. Seems that drinking plenty of fluids is good for your health in more ways than one.

Of course my biggest worry is that it'll flare up again when the only hospital within cooee will be of 3rd world standard and not Royal North Shore - that's my kind of luck. Ah well.

So...... Now that's out of the way I can really focus on the next 4-5 weeks of stripping as much fat as possible off this body.

Have Fun.
Karl

Mate that's great news. Well done. You should be very proud of yourself and the enormous effort that you've put in to improving your overall health and well being. For those of us who've had to let the challenge go for various reasons its great to see someone stick it out and reach such an awesome goal.

Well done again!
M007

Thanks Matt, I really appreciate the encouragement.

I know from previous effort that I've reached that point where everything becomes easier in terms of diet and exercising - the gut doesn't get in the way as much ;)

Starting to see some real definition arounf the traps and shoulders as well as my legs.

Just need to get rid of the gut once and for all.\

Thanks again.

Have Fun.
Karl
Under 18% and still counting.

06.12.2003 Update - End of Week 15

Slacker that I am......

Just realised that I haven't posted an update for 2 weeks and thought I'd better before I become slack and lose all accountability. Posting here keeps me honest and god knows I need it.

It's not easy this time of year but I'm managing. I keep juggling my days to fit in with the parties and try to be good when I'm there. I'm sure my efforts would be better but I can't complain all things considered.

Below are my results up to last Sunday Morning. This week - well that's another story I'll fill you in on later.

Have Fun.
Karl


Changes Since Last update

Stats @ 23.11.2003 ........ 07.12.2003

Age ........ 41
Height .... 183.00 cm
Weight ... 121.10kg .......... 120.70 kg ...... -0.40kg
BF% ......... 17.76% ............ 16.65% ..... -1.11% www.mybodycomp.com
LBM ........ 99.60 kg ........... 100.60 kg .... +1.00kg
FM .......... 21.50 kg ............ 20.10 kg .... -0.1.40kg

My Body Comp Measurements

Neck ......... 44.50 cm
Shoulder .. 140.00cm
Chest........ 124.00 cm ........ 121.50cm .... -2.50cm
Waist ....... 110.00 cm ........ 108.00cm .... -2.00cm
Abdomen .. 109.50 cm ........ 107.00cm .... -1.50cm
Hips ......... 112.00 cm ......... 111.50cm .... -0.50cm
Thigh ......... 73.50 cm
Knee ......... 44.50cm
Calf ........... 48.00 cm ........ 48.50cm .... +0.50cm
Ankle ........ 28.00 cm
Arm .......... 39.50 cm ........ 40.00cm .... +0.50cm
Forearm ... 33.50 cm ........ 33.00cm .... -0.50cm
Wrist ........ 20.00 cm


Changes Sinces Start

Stats @ 25.08.2003 ........ 07.12.2003

Age ........ 41
Height .... 183.00 cm (72.05in)
Weight ... 127.70 kg (282lb)......... 120.70kg (266lb) ...... -7.00kg (15lb)
BF% ......... 24.70% ...................... 16.65% .................. -8.05% www.mybodycomp.com
LBM ........ 96.16 kg (212lb).......... 100.60kg (222lb)..... +4.44kg (10lb)
FM .......... 31.54 kg (70lb) ............ 20.10kg (44lb)....... -11.44kg (25lb)

My Body Comp Measurements

Neck ......... 45.50 cm (17.91in)........ 44.50cm (17.52in)..... -1.00cm (0.39in)
Shoulder .. 139.00 cm (54.72in)........140.00cm (55.12in).... +1.00cm (0.39in)
Chest........ 128.00 cm (50.39in)...... 121.50cm (47.83in).... -6.50cm (2.56in)
Waist ....... 117.00 cm (46.06in)...... 108.00cm (42.52in).... -9.00cm (3.54in)
Abdomen .. 121.00 cm (47.64in)...... 107.00cm (42.13in).... -14.00cm (5.51in)
Hips ......... 117.00 cm (46.06in)...... 110.00cm (43.31in).... -7.00cm (2.76in)
Thigh ........ 76.50 cm (30.12in)........ 73.50cm (28.94in)..... -3.00cm (1.18in)
Knee ......... 49.00 cm (19.29in)....... 44.50cm (17.52in)..... -4.50cm (1.77in)
Calf ........... 49.00 cm (19.29in)....... 48.50cm (19.09in)..... -0.50cm (0.20in)
Ankle ........ 28.00 cm (11.02in)
Arm .......... 39.50 cm (15.55in)........ 40.00cm (15.75in).... +0.50cm (0.20in)
Forearm ... 33.00 cm (12.99in)......... 33.00cm (12.99in)
Wrist ........ 20.00 cm (7.87in)

24.12.2003 Update - End of the road - for this year

Well here i am. end of the road for this year.
The last 2 weeks have been hard to get to the gym so I've been concentrating on cardio - holding my ground but that's about it.

Not to worry - there's always next year.


My challenge sum up.

Well it hasn't been easy but I'm glad I did it. I didn't get to where I wanted - I was hoping for 10%BF by christmas - but that's ok. At least now i'm 16%BF instead of 25% and when your my size that's a lot of fat.

I've managed to put on about 4kg of muscle - can't complain about that and I feel healthier for it.

Plans for the future....... I'm going to have 2 weeks off and come back in January and get stuck into it again. My goal is to get below 10%BF then do a bulking cycle before cutting up for next Christmas. End goal is to be 120kg and less than 10%BF. Looks like I've got next year planned out already.


Thanks to everyone for the help and encouragement - I'm on the road to a better body and I'm not looking back.


Have a fun, safe Christmas and a very happy New Year.

See you on the flip side.

Have Fun.
Karl


Changes Since Last update

Stats @ 07.12.2003 ........ 24.12.2003

Age ........ 41
Height .... 183.00 cm
Weight ... 120.70kg .......... 120.00 kg ...... -0.70kg
BF% ......... 16.65% ............ 15.97% ..... -0.68% www.mybodycomp.com
LBM ........ 100.60 kg ........... 100.84 kg .... +0.24kg
FM .......... 20.10kg ............ 19.16 kg .... -0.94kg

My Body Comp Measurements

Neck ......... 44.50 cm
Shoulder .. 140.00cm
Chest........ 121.50 cm ........ 121.00cm .... -0.50cm
Waist ....... 108.00 cm
Abdomen .. 107.00 cm ........ 106.00cm .... -1.00cm
Hips ......... 111.50 cm ......... 110.00cm .... -1.50cm
Thigh ......... 73.50 cm ......... 72.00cm ..... -1.50cm
Knee ......... 44.50cm
Calf ........... 48.50 cm ........ 49.00cm .... +0.50cm
Ankle ........ 28.00 cm
Arm .......... 40.00 cm
Forearm ... 33.50 cm
Wrist ........ 20.00 cm


Changes Sinces Start

Stats @ 25.08.2003 ........ 24.12.2003

Age ........ 41
Height .... 183.00 cm (72.05in)
Weight ... 127.70 kg (282lb)......... 120.00kg (265lb) ...... -7.70kg (17lb)
BF% ......... 24.70% ...................... 15.97% .................. -8.73% www.mybodycomp.com
LBM ........ 96.16 kg (212lb).......... 100.84kg (222lb)..... +4.68kg (10lb)
FM .......... 31.54 kg (70lb) ............ 19.16kg (42lb)....... -12.38kg (27lb)

My Body Comp Measurements

Neck ......... 45.50 cm (17.91in)........ 44.50cm (17.52in)..... -1.00cm (0.39in)
Shoulder .. 139.00 cm (54.72in)........142.00cm (55.91in).... +3.00cm (1.18in)
Chest........ 128.00 cm (50.39in)...... 121.00cm (47.64in).... -7.00cm (2.76in)
Waist ....... 117.00 cm (46.06in)...... 108.00cm (42.52in).... -9.00cm (3.54in)
Abdomen .. 121.00 cm (47.64in)...... 106.00cm (41.73in).... -15.00cm (5.91in)
Hips ......... 117.00 cm (46.06in)...... 110.00cm (43.31in).... -7.00cm (2.76in)
Thigh ........ 76.50 cm (30.12in)........ 72.00cm (28.35in)..... -4.50cm (1.77in)
Knee ......... 49.00 cm (19.29in)....... 44.50cm (17.52in)..... -4.50cm (1.77in)
Calf ........... 49.00 cm (19.29in)....... 48.50cm (19.09in)..... -0.50cm (0.20in)
Ankle ........ 28.00 cm (11.02in)
Arm .......... 39.50 cm (15.55in)........ 40.00cm (15.75in).... +0.50cm (0.20in)
Forearm ... 33.00 cm (12.99in)......... 33.00cm (12.99in)
Wrist ........ 20.00 cm (7.87in)