For the Challenge

[Jane]

This isn't a real journal. It's more of a little progress-tracking sort of thing that I'm using for the body-changing challenge that ends on July 30th. I'm starting really late, but I hope to make decent progress anyway.

I've just come off a long bulking phase during which I gained about 60 pounds..(From July 2001 to May 2002)...I started at 5'7, 85 pounds and now I'm at 5'7 145 pounds. While my bodyfat did increase from approximately 10-13% to around 20%, I gained a lot of LBM and a ton of strength.

Before July 30th I'd like to bring my bodyfat down as low as I can while maintaining as much muscle as possible. Muscle takes precedence, so if it takes longer than I'd like that's fine.

 

[craig777]

Miss LeDix she wanted to join the challenge and Twin Peak said it was OK. He is a judge.

 

[craig777]

Jane that is our Den Mother, Miss LeDix.

 

[ALBOB]

Originally posted by Jane I hope it's ok that I'm joining kind of late.

You do know that this entire challenge is based on improvement, right? From what I can see you don't stand a chance. You've got no room for improvement, you're already stunning!

 

[Miss LeDix]

Good luck in the challenge!

 

[w8lifter]

Welcome to IM Jane, good to see you here

 

[Jane]

Thanks for everyone's support!

Albob, thats quite nice but I'm afraid you havent given me a chance to post my 'other' pics. Clothes do hide a lot....here is what 20-21% body fat looks like

 

[Jane]

Err, scary face, yah.

 

[sawheet]

I think you look great in the scary hair pic

 

[Robboe]

Hey janey

 

[Robboe]

Are you here to fight for the cause?

 

[Jane]

Thanks sawheet

Hey Robboe! What's up? Damn, why you gotta go find these scary photos? The whole point was for you NOT to see 'em.

edit...ah you add a second post. Yes, I'm here for the cause. I'm also here to kick serious ass in this body changing thingamajig.

 

[Robboe]

Great, ever since ActionMatt got banned i've been a lone ranger.

Now i have a new partner in crime muwhahahaha....

 

[Jane]

*high five*

Now I must leave in order to complete what must be the dumbest assignment in the history of education....not only am I required to design a house based on the principles of Feng Shui, but I get to BUILD it, using cardboard, paper, mini furniture, etc....all for an AP World History class? It would be quite amusing and ironic if I didn't have to DO the DAMN thing.

Have a nice day.

 

[Twin Peak]

Welcome! So I have a few questions, first, that first pic and the later ones are NOT at the same time right? What is your weight and BF% at each of them? When were they taken?

Second, how in the world did you almost DOUBLE your bodyweight?

Third, how could your BF% be 10-13% if you only weighted 85 pounds??? Wouldn't it be more like 1%?

anyway, welcome and goodluck in the challenge!

 

[Twin Peak]

Just checked out your profile -- nice job!

 

[dvlmn666]

Good luck in the challenge, but have to say your already great lookin. Looks like your focused and gonna do awesome.

Welcome to the board.

 

[Jane]

Twin peak....Actually all these pictures are from within the last week. The second two are just today, actually. The first was something like last Wednesday. Like I said, clothes cover a lot. I'm also bloated from my CKD carb up yesterday, so that might have helped. But hey, the worse the before pics, the better the after pics. I'm 5'7, ~145 pounds, ~20-21% bodyfat.

At 85, I was probably closer to 10%, you're right. Possibly less. I didn't get my bodyfat checked accurately until the early fall, when I was up to 100 and about 12-13%. So I'm estimating 10% for the summertime. At that point I had dabbled in weights but never really discovered bodybuilding...just wanted to lose weight...yes, I was quite stupid. And quite sick. I was hospitalized briefly, but now my goal is to weigh as much as possible while keeping a healthy bodyfat level, which is quite a turnaround.

Gaining weight was pretty tough, yeah, given my mindset at the time. Mainly I ate over maintenance pretty consistently and trained. Just the basics really. If I bulked 'cleaner' I could have avoided some of the fat gain, but after spending over a year living on salad and whatnot, my body rebelled.

Thanks for the support everyone!

 

[sawheet]

It is very possible to be 85 lbs and 10 % or even more BF. You loose mostly muscle with an eating disorder or severe training and calorie resricting. I have seen marathon runners weigh 120lbs with a bf of 25%

 

[Jane]

Yup, you're right Sawheet. At some point I probably just started eating strictly right off my muscle mass....Stupid stupid stupid.

 

[kuso]

Originally posted by ALBOB


You do know that this entire challenge is based on improvement, right? From what I can see you don't stand a chance. You've got no room for improvement, you're already stunning!

It doesn`t happen very often, but this is one time I have to agree 100% with ALBOB here.......WOW

Um....welcome to IM.com :

 

[Miss LeDix]

kuso, stop the drooling. Jane is still a newbie! Give her some time to adjust before setting in with the pornality!

 

[kuso]

Originally posted by Miss LeDix
kuso, stop the drooling. Jane is still a newbie! Give her some time to adjust before setting in with the pornality!

You reading my thoughts

I thought a whole lot of pornal things, but don`t think I posted them

 

[ALBOB]

Originally posted by Jane Albob, thats quite nice but I'm afraid you havent given me a chance to post my 'other' pics. Clothes do hide a lot....here is what 20-21% body fat looks like

BWAAAAAAAAAA YOU? Talking to ME? About a scary stomach???? BWAAAAAAAA The running "stomach" joke is, "ALBOB never settles for a six pack when he could have a keg!"

 

[dvlmn666]

Originally posted by ALBOB


BWAAAAAAAAAA YOU? Talking to ME? About a scary stomach???? BWAAAAAAAA The running "stomach" joke is, "ALBOB never settles for a six pack when he could have a keg!"

But you are workin on cutting back to a party ball aren't ya?

Jane is a babe that's about all we can say.

 

[Stacey]

WELCOME TO IM!!!
Good luck with the challenge!! You have really turned your body and your mind around!! THATS AWESOME!! Keep up the great work!

 

[ALBOB]

Originally posted by dvlmn666
But you are workin on cutting back to a party ball aren't ya?

So far I'm down to about a case.

Originally posted by dvlmn666
Jane is a babe that's about all we can say.

Big time DITTO!!!

 

[RoCk79]

Jane, Welcome, and you dont look bad, you look mighty good!!!

 

[Jane]

Thanks for the welcomes and the nice comments guys.
I'll probably do a photo update every two weeks or so, to keep myself in check.

and Justin dammit, go eat your carrots. lol.

 

[ZECH]

Originally posted by ALBOB


You do know that this entire challenge is based on improvement, right? From what I can see you don't stand a chance. You've got no room for improvement, you're already stunning!

I agree!!!