So, I weighed in and I think it is remarkable what can be done in a week even as someone who is disabled and unable to mobilise at present. If I could have done exercise, I am sure these would have been a lot better but as a lifestyle change for having both Multiple Sclerosis and Polycystic Ovaries, I am pretty chuffed..

Old weights will be in Red and new weights in Green with loss and percentage in Pink! You will see I have a thing for numbers.

5 foot 4 inches

Initial Weight – 19 stone 2 pounds (268 pounds) – Should be: 7 st 12 lbs (110lbs) to 10 stone for height (140lbs) 91.4% to 143.6% Over Recommendations for Height

After 1 Week – 18 stone 10 1/4 pounds (262.25 pounds)

5 3/4 pounds lost (2.2% off initial weight full weight) Now 87.3% to 138.4% off Recommendations which is a loss of 4.1% to 5.2% off what I should be. (Think I will aim small but eventually to 10 stone if I can for height – so 5.2% off – Only 94.8% to go!)

Initial Fat Percentage – 73.9% Fat – Should be: 21.1% to 32.9% – So currently 2 1/4 times to 3 1/2 times over what it should be!

After 1 Week – 72.1%

Lost 1.8% Body Fat Percentage – Now 2 1/5th times to 3 2/5ths over what is should be. Loss of 2.2% to 2.9% of required overall body fat.

Initial Water Percentage 33.1% Water – Should 37% to 49% – So 11.7% to 48% Under Recommendations.

After 1 Week – 33.4%

Added on 0.3% of Water Required. Now 10.7% to 46.7% Under Recommendations (1% to 1.3% nearer to target)

Initial Bone Mass Percentage – 1.8% Bone Mass – Should be 3% to 5% – so 66.6% to 177% under what it should be!

After Week 1 – 1.9%

Added on 0.1% Bone Mass – Now 57.8% to 163.1% Under Recommendations (8.8% to 13.9% nearer to target)

45.7 Body Mass Index – Should be 18.6 to 24.9 for healthy range – So need to get it down by 20.8 to 27.1 to hit healthy range

After Week 1 – 44.7

Down 2.2% off initial BMI and by 1.1 – Now to get it down by 19.7 to 26 to hit the healthy range

23.7% Muscle Mass – Should be around 36% or more for a female – 34.2% off overall requirement

After Week 1 – 24%

Put on 0.3% Muscle Mass – Added on 0.9% overall percentage – Now 33.3% off target range

1964 Calories that are burnt on Basal Metabolic Rate Measurement (meaning how much I burn by doing nothing at all)

After Week 1 – Now 1938 Calories BMR

This means either up the exercise (what I can do – may have to get the Viber machine out that is helps me) to burn the excess 26 calories I have lost on my Basal Metabolic Rate. Or down the calories by 26 (Think I will get the machine out as lifestyle change – not a diet like I have said)

I would say considering the change in lifestyle, the lack of mobility and disability that this is quite a success. How is everyone doing who is on a lifestyle change?

Write soon,

Hansi xx