Then And Now

[[old] brianric]

After Las Vegas.<br /><br />Date................Weight.........BMI......,BMR.....%Fat<br />11-20-2004........214.2..........33.1......1900.... .30.3<br />12-01-2004........210.6..........33.0......1871......28.5<br />12-12-2004........207.8..........32.5......1853......27.6<br />12-19-2004........203.0..........31.8......1823......26.8<br />12-30-2004........196.6..........30.8......1783......27.0<br />01-12-2005........194.2..........30.4......1758......24.3<br />01-15-2005........192.8..........30.2......1759......23.2<br />01-23-2005........187.4..........29.3......1725......21.7<br />01-30-2005........184.4..........28.9......1700......21.2<br />02-11-2005........180.8..........28.3......1677......20.1<br />02-21-2005........178.0..........27.9......1660......20.9<br /><br />Exercise on C2 Rowing Machine since 11-20-2004<br />1,934,955 meters (1,202 miles).<br />148.8 hours<br />111,851 calories, equivalent to 31.96 pounds rowed off.<br /><img src='http://www.brianric.com/2005pix/weight-06.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br />

[[old] dmhayden]

Holy smokes, Brian! You are amazing!<br /><br />I'm a 41 yr old former swimmer who's gotten pretty squishy over the years. I just bought a Model C yesterday and I'm looking forward to getting back in shape. People like you are a great inspiration.<br /><br />Dave<br />

[[old] H33]

Hi,<br /><br />Very inspiring indeed! It is posts like this that make me redouble my efforts, congratulations...

[[old] brianric]

Latest and Greatest<br /><br />Date................Weight.........BMI......,BMR.....%Fat<br />11-20-2004........214.2..........33.1......1900.... .30.3<br />12-01-2004........210.6..........33.0......1871......28.5<br />12-12-2004........207.8..........32.5......1853......27.6<br />12-19-2004........203.0..........31.8......1823......26.8<br />12-30-2004........196.6..........30.8......1783......27.0<br />01-12-2005........194.2..........30.4......1758......24.3<br />01-15-2005........192.8..........30.2......1759......23.2<br />01-23-2005........187.4..........29.3......1725......21.7<br />01-30-2005........184.4..........28.9......1700......21.2<br />02-11-2005........180.8..........28.3......1677......20.1<br />02-21-2005........178.0..........27.9......1660......20.9<br />02-27-2005........174.4..........27.3......1637......09.5<br />03-11-2005........171.2..........26.8......1617......09.2<br /><br />Exercise on C2 Rowing Machine since 11-20-2004<br />2,328,202 meters (1,447 miles).<br />179.6 hours<br />134,375 calories, equivalent to 38.39 pounds rowed off.<br /><br /><img src='http://www.brianric.com/2005pix/weight-08.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

[[old] Steve_R]

<!--QuoteBegin-brianric+Mar 15 2005, 05:26 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(brianric @ Mar 15 2005, 05:26 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Latest and Greatest<br />Date................Weight.........BMI......,BMR.....%Fat<br />11-20-2004........214.2..........33.1......1900.... .30.3<br />12-01-2004........210.6..........33.0......1871......28.5<br />12-12-2004........207.8..........32.5......1853......27.6<br />12-19-2004........203.0..........31.8......1823......26.8<br />12-30-2004........196.6..........30.8......1783......27.0<br />01-12-2005........194.2..........30.4......1758......24.3<br />01-15-2005........192.8..........30.2......1759......23.2<br />01-23-2005........187.4..........29.3......1725......21.7<br />01-30-2005........184.4..........28.9......1700......21.2<br />02-11-2005........180.8..........28.3......1677......20.1<br />02-21-2005........178.0..........27.9......1660......20.9<br />02-27-2005........174.4..........27.3......1637......09.5<br />03-11-2005........171.2..........26.8......1617......09.2 <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Great job! Is that correct? 9.2%? What secret did you find between 2/21-2/27?<br /><br />Steve

[[old] maxima54]

wow Brian! Impressive! Good for you!

[[old] brianric]

<!--QuoteBegin-Steve_R+Mar 15 2005, 06:16 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Steve_R @ Mar 15 2005, 06:16 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-brianric+Mar 15 2005, 05:26 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(brianric @ Mar 15 2005, 05:26 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Latest and Greatest<br />Date................Weight.........BMI......,BMR.....%Fat<br />11-20-2004........214.2..........33.1......1900.... .30.3<br />12-01-2004........210.6..........33.0......1871......28.5<br />12-12-2004........207.8..........32.5......1853......27.6<br />12-19-2004........203.0..........31.8......1823......26.8<br />12-30-2004........196.6..........30.8......1783......27.0<br />01-12-2005........194.2..........30.4......1758......24.3<br />01-15-2005........192.8..........30.2......1759......23.2<br />01-23-2005........187.4..........29.3......1725......21.7<br />01-30-2005........184.4..........28.9......1700......21.2<br />02-11-2005........180.8..........28.3......1677......20.1<br />02-21-2005........178.0..........27.9......1660......20.9<br />02-27-2005........174.4..........27.3......1637......09.5<br />03-11-2005........171.2..........26.8......1617......09.2 <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Great job! Is that correct? 9.2%? What secret did you find between 2/21-2/27?<br /><br />Steve <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Scale set from Standard to Athletic. I row 10 to 14 hours per week, plus go walking in good weather 5 to 10 hours per week.

[[old] Byron Drachman]

Brian,<br />Congratulations on the fantastic progress on the weight loss and improvement in health. <br />The 9.5% and 9.2% probably aren't accurate, but who cares? You're an inspiration to anybody who wants to get healthy. Keep up the fabulous work.<br />Byron

[[old] Steve_R]

<!--QuoteBegin-brianric+Mar 16 2005, 04:37 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(brianric @ Mar 16 2005, 04:37 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Scale set from Standard to Athletic. I row 10 to 14 hours per week, plus go walking in good weather 5 to 10 hours per week. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Wonder what changes on the scale to show that much difference? Probably some impedence calculation that changes for lower body fat.<br /><br />Good job nonetheless!<br /><br />Steve

[[old] Paul S]

What a great job you have done in less then 4 months. I am curious as to what your spm and times were in the beginning versus now? You have been doing some very long rows. How are you occupying your mind?

[[old] dennish]

Whoa, thats way past remarkable and impressive. Hats off!! It took me years to get from 215 to 155 so I am in awe of the work, determination and grit. Powerful stuff. dennis

[[old] Coach Gus]

<!--QuoteBegin-brianric+Mar 16 2005, 01:37 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(brianric @ Mar 16 2005, 01:37 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Scale set from Standard to Athletic. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Great accomplishment in the fat loss. <br /><br />I have a Tanita BF scale and the one thing that makes no sense to me is the difference in BF% between Standard and Athletic. How can "flipping a switch" change your BF? It is what it is and such a simple thing as saying you're athletic doesn't change it.

[[old] Steve_R]

<!--QuoteBegin-Coach Gus+Mar 17 2005, 01:15 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Coach Gus @ Mar 17 2005, 01:15 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have a Tanita BF scale and the one thing that makes no sense to me is the difference in BF% between Standard and Athletic.  How can "flipping a switch" change your BF?  It is what it is and such a simple thing as saying you're athletic doesn't change it. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Mine doesn't have an athletic setting but my body fat got down to 16% and eventhough I could see I was still losing fat, it wasn't registering. When I was tested recently with calipers it was 10%. Maybe it just uses a different current and/or calculation when you get under a certain % body fat. All I know is I can't use my scale for even relative body fat changes anymore because it can't measure correctly. If I were to say that my body fat dropped 6% in a day or even a week I would expect some raised eyebrows.<br /><br />Steve

[[old] BobD]

Scales that measure bodyfat are nortoriously inaccurate (for body fat measurements) as they depend on the conductivity of your body for the measurement. Drink a lot or drink less or measure at a different time of the day and you get completely different values. It's more a marketing feature...

[[old] Steve_R]

I don't mind if it is inaccurate (as long as it is always inaccurate by the same amount). I have always maintained hydration, always measured at the same time each day, and always with an empty bladder. It worked fine from about 22% down to 16% but then stopped going lower. I wouldn't care if I was actually 10% but the scale read 14% as long as it would go down with me, that way I could track the relative changes. BIA is fairly accurate as long as you take into consideration the factors that affect the measurement. The standard today is DEXA but that is not practical for most people even if you can get it done locally. Hydrostatic weighing is the same way, then you have calipers which require an experienced person to do the measurement otherwise you could be as far off as a poor BIA measurement. Even with an experienced caliper measurement, the number of folds and the formula that is used can drastically affect the outcome. For ease of access and cost, BIA is a great way to measure.<br /><br />As the Italians say: Se tira avanti...<br /><br />Steve