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RE: The Get In Shape Challenge Is Officially Over!
Hope I'm not too late. I actually DID post ALL my workouts, weigh ins and final weigh in on your weeks one and two and checked back a couple of times, but didn't see a new post on it. Then I went on a cruise and haven't had internet in almost a week! So, not fair if you don't include me in the finals when I actually did post my final weigh in on week 2. :(
Here's the last weigh in.
Last weigh in on August 8th. I weigh 72.3 kg. I GAINED weight walking half way across France! Doesn't make any sense, but here it is.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-chwqEURxkFVVVESW9RVGRqWU0/view?usp=sharing
And in case you wondered, here is the map of how far I got in France. I actually started walking almost exactly as the challenge started, and ended right as the challenge ended. So, this is what someone can do in 30 days! Didn't lose weight, but my body comp is better. Unfortunately, I can't make my goal in San Sebastian because my visa ran out, now we're going to start walking much of Scotland... after we take a cruise through the Scottish Lochs.
Not necessarily odd. More than half of weight loss is how you eat, the workout part will help and get you in better shape. Hopefully it has you feeling better.
The walking might have been building muscle as well, kind of trading it for fat, which sounds like what happened if it's changed your body composition. Nothing wrong with that....and talk about the best workout scenery in the contest!!!
Have fun in Scotland, love it there.
Weirdly, I lost about 10 pounds while in Barcelona before the competition... and we didn't do anything special, and did EVERYTHING wrong eating-wise: croissants and a latte for breakfast, tons of bread with everything, dinner as late as midnight sometimes, and plenty of wine and beer.
I'm EXTREMELY into health and fitness, and I've 'eaten right' for years, and activity levels have been high (even to the point of running trail marathons, and riding my bicycle across both Canada and the US at different times. In fact, I was in ketosis for much of the time I did a solo bike tour across the US) and tried many different forms of healthy diet from raw vegan to ketogenic, been gluten free for years, no sugar for years, didn't drink alcohol except sparingly for years, nothing with 'empty calories' for years, and no weight loss and, in fact, I've gained weight at times.
Then do all the 'wrong' things and lose weight! LOL.
Welcome to my life.
Pretty sure there are people that would kill to get your body chemistry. LOL
Be careful if you suddenly notice guys in lab coats following you. ;-)