Below are the results of my weigh-ins (every other day, skipping weekends) to mark my continuing progress on Dr. Ellington Darden’s The Bowflex Body Plan. Starting weight was 246.5 lbs. In another post, I describe the plan in more detail.
Week 24
12/17 — 183.5 lbs., 12/15 — 185.0 lbs., 12/13 — 187.0 lbs.
Week 23
12/10 — 186.0 lbs., 12/08 — 186.0 lbs., 12/06 — 186.0 lbs.
Week 22
12/03 — 188.0 lbs., 12/01 — 188.0 lbs., 11/29 — 189.5 lbs.
Week 21
11/26 — 190.0 lbs., 11/24 — 189.0 lbs., 11/22 — 188.5 lbs.
Week 20
11/19 — 189.0 lbs., 11/17 — 188.5 lbs., 11/15 — 189.5 lbs.
Week 19
11/12 — 189.5 lbs., 11/10 — 190.0 lbs., 11/08 — 190.5 lbs.
Week 18
11/05 — 190.5 lbs., 11/03 — 191.0 lbs., 11/01 — 191.5 lbs.
Week 17
10/29 — 194.5 lbs., 10/27 — 195.5 lbs., 10/25 — 196.0 lbs.
Week 16
10/22 — 195.0 lbs., 10/20 — 195.5 lbs., 10/18 — 198.0 lbs.
Week 15
10/15 — 198.0 lbs., 10/13 — 199.0 lbs., 10/11 — 199.5 lbs.
Week 14
10/08 — 199.5 lbs., 10/06 — 200.0 lbs., 10/04 — 201.0 lbs.
Week 13
Week 13? Wasn’t this only supposed to last twelve weeks? Well, I haven’t reached my goal yet (plus I have adjusted my goal downward to 180 lbs.), so it’s six to twelve more weeks of calorie counting.
10/01 — 202.0 lbs., 9/29 — 203.0 lbs., 9/27 — 203.0 lbs.
Week 12
9/24 — 205.0 lbs., 9/22 — 205.0 lbs., 9/20 — 207.0 lbs.
Week 11
9/17 — 208.5 lbs., 9/15 — 209.0 lbs., 9/13 — 210.0 lbs.
Week 10
9/10 — 211.0 lbs., 9/08 — 213.0 lbs., 9/06 — 213.5 lbs.
Week 9
9/03 — 214.0 lbs., 9/01 — 214.5 lbs., 8/30 — 215.5 lbs.
Week 8
Plateaus suck; I am starting to get sick of staring down at the numbers 2, 1, 9, and 0.
8/27 — 217.5 lbs., 8/25 — 219.0 lbs., 8/23 — 219.0 lbs.
Week 7
Week 7 was a bit of a setback. My diet and exercise schedule did not change significantly; however, my sleep schedule was thrown out of whack (I could not sleep…at all), and I think that impacted my metabolism. Looking to Week 8…
8/20 — 219.0 lbs., 8/18 — 219.5 lbs., 8/16 — 220.5 lbs.
Week 6
8/13 — 222.0 lbs., 8/11 — 222.5 lbs., 8/09 — 225.5 lbs.
Week 5
8/06 — 227.0 lbs., 8/04 — 228.0 lbs., 8/02 — 229.5 lbs.
Week 4
7/30 — 230.5 lbs., 7/28 — 231.5 lbs., 7/26 — 233.5 lbs.
Week 3
7/23 — 236.5 lbs., 7/21 — 236.5 lbs., 7/19 — 235.5 lbs.
Week 2
7/16 — 237.0 lbs., 7/14 — 237.0 lbs., 7/12 — 239.5 lbs.
Week 1
7/09 — 242.0 lbs., 7/07 — 244.0 lbs., 7/05 — 246.5 lbs.
Hey Mike, are you still using the bowflex? I don’t see anything recent. I was looking at purchasing a bowflex. I’ve been doing some research and actually put together a small site with bowflex equipment info. I’m interested in your thoughts about Bowflex as a home gym equipment.
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DL, wow, it has been a while since I have looked at this progress record.
For reasons completely unrelated to the quality of the equipment, I stopped using it over six months ago. I gained back most of what I had lost.
One thing that I can say about the Bowflex, is that it does provide fast, consistent results if you use it regularly and you count your calories.
I have no doubt that if I started using it again, I would be back around 190 again within another 6 months.
Do you have the 6-week plan on a link somewhere? I have a bowflex but need the plan/schedule. Thanks.