So I have this goal of dropping 2lbs a week when I first started MFP.  I started at 35.8% body fat, 151lbs of weight.

I later learned that burning 3500 calories meant dropping 1 lb of fat.

I burn about 3000 calories in a week. Sounds like I’m slightly under a pound.

I then determined that losing weight isn’t the same as losing fat. Or is it?

At my last check in, my BF was at 34.5%. I’m roughly at 145lbs. So I created a deficit of 1.3% body fat and 6lbs. Currently that puts my lean body mass at about 95lbs.

So….where was I going with this?

I thought if I could burn 7000 calories a week, then I’d be dropping 2lbs of fat weekly. However, I’m certain that the common-sense approach is to understand that I can’t target fat exclusively…I will certainly be losing muscle as well.

One source indicated that I am currently within a healthy range for body fat. I managed to slip just under. 

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/library/blbodyfatcharts.htm

The 80% rule states that 80% of body composition is about diet. So if I’m messing up my diet 100% of the time, then I’m sabotaging 80% of me.

This is month 5 on MFP and doing PBT. 7 months if I count the 2 months of boot camp that preceded this. Unfortunately the weight loss has been too gradual. I don’t know what the average BF% should be when on an exercise regimen. I imagine if the diet were kept in check, I would see more dramatic results.

So now I have to edit my blog subtitle. Foodie to Fit…in 10 weeks months! 

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