A Successful Year

My "small" year hasn't been what I planned but I am happy to say it has been a lot more.


I thought I would list out what makes me feel like I have "made it" this year.

1. Applied for and was granted my first mortgage. My house is totally mine and I get to stamp it however I like, Granted, the bank owns most of it but suddenly I am overcome with a sense of pride with my little patch of earth.
2. Gave up the worst of my habits. I have many bad habits but I have to say that smoking was the most antisocial of them all. I have been 11 months without a cigarette now and I am pleased to say I will never go back to it.
3. Brought my first brand "new" car. It is a 2014, I saved a bunch of money as it was 2nd hand and it has a roof rack and towball. Admittedly I managed to damage it within a week of owning it, but it is still mine and it is shiny, capable and useful.
4. Lost a lot of weight and learnt to think differently about food, exercise and mental health. I have put most of this weight back on, but my mind has changed and this years learning will help me not only battle this mountain but conquer it. 
5. Learnt how to rewire a trailer plug using only Youtube and Google.
6. Within a month of moving in to my new house I am told "You are a bit strange" by the neighbour across the road.
7. Found a firepit (old concrete well liner) on the side of the road and wheeled it back to my place (With the neighbour from above watching).
8. Discovered paving poorly is not hard at all, next year I plan to discover if paving well is hard.
9. Free mulch is awesome, 32 trailers worth of free mulch makes the neighbours start to comment. Thank you to mulchnet.net.au for the free mulch and thank you to John across the road for his regular commentary on how I am spreading it out and my skills with a wheelbarrow.
10. Made an awesome cake for my nephew to celebrate his 13th birthday. Can't believe how quickly 13 has come around and what an amazing young man he is.
11. Work took me out of my comfort zone this year yet again, challenging me in some brilliant ways that has given me another outlook on who I am and what I am capable of.
12. Took my nephew to see whales in the wild for the first time.
13. Assisted my mums 3 sisters, reading the eulogy at my grandmothers funeral  as my mum was stuck in bed and couldn't speak her part. Drove 11 hours on the same day so that my Dad and I could get back to be with her.
14. Learnt how much my body can do at #thenewmerising and how much the mind is the biggest inhibitor.
15. Made some good friends this year in unexpected places.
16. Opened my own restaurant twice! "Rice Rice Baby" and "The Blue Room".

So that's my year in short, I have missed a number of events but I think all in all it has been a big one!

Here is to hoping next year is as wesome and life changing.

Hi Kat

This letter is from myself to myself. Written in the last week of fat camp and I just got sent it this week. I am sharing as it is a reminder to me why I am doing this and how I felt when I was in the Dandenongs. Every day I face choices and I am not as strong about them as I was when I first left the New Me. I still am on the path though and am proud of that.  I also got my photos and will start posting some of them up, my first reaction to my photos was OMG I was so fat! Which I find hilarious as I knew that! Below the letter I have posted the starting point, the day I arrived at fat camp.

Hi Kat

I hope you have stuck to the plan and continue to lose weight. If not, get back to it right now!! You know how much you hate being fat and this year is about getting your life back.

I am putting in a list of reminders of why you hate being so fat so that you can focus on the change you need to do or keep doing it!

• You are unable to fly long haul due to the seat size (and it sucks doing short haul as you invade other peoples space).
• You make a habit of leaving for meetings early so you can get there in time.
• Your undies cost more than T-shirts for normal people!
• You have adapted your life to suit your mobility requirements.
• You have a bioage of 82 yet we both know in your mind you are still young
• There is a constant fear of falling in your life, even when crossing the road.
• You struggle to put your shoes on.
• It hurts when you get out of bed in the morning
• You have your own special chair at work
• You can't walk with other people
• You can't go to a concert if it is inside due to not fitting in the seat, or if you do.. remember TIm Minchin and how you got cosy to the person next to you.
• You live daily with the guilt of eating and drinking too much
• You hate the way that everyone owns your weight, including kids at shopping centre

Remember how good you felt in here after 7 hours of exercise. The warmth in your muscles, the feeling of being in the moment and the hysterical laughter? Just remember that when you don't feel like getting up in the morning or you struggle with the food. It may take slower than we both hope but you and I know that if you keep it up for 40 weeks you will be a damn sight closer than you are today. 

It should be about 12 weeks into your plan by now, by my maths that means around 25kgs. If you are there, you must be feeling different by now. 25kgs is a bag of potting mix!

Regardless of where you end up you have done things that you never thought you would, make sure you keep hunting hills and having breakthroughs (not break downs).

The fat will go eventually and life will be better. Stick with the food and continue creating fabulous dishes to share with the world.

*DANCE*

Keep moving, get the heart rate up whenever you can and as often as you can. Whether it is cleaning, gardening, walking or at the gym. Move!

Remember that I love you and so do many other people.

*ASK FOR HELP*

Be vulnerable, be brave, change your thinking. You are not alone but you alone can do this. Remember to ask for  hand up every time you fall.

*Why did I do that?*

Challenge your negative thoughts. They aren't real or truthful. They are only there to make you stronger. Make it a habit to think before every mouthful and make sure it is planned before you put it in your mouth.

*Do I want to stay fat?*

The answer will always be no, so just don't put anything in your mouth that you will regret.

40 weeks is only a little longer than a pregnancy. Stick with it and you will be rebirthed. Remember it took you 20 years to get this fat, a year to reverse it is a gift.

You're an amazing, strong, creative woman who deserves more.

Don't forget how you felt when your eyes were opened. Keep going.

Love Kat

Trust Your Struggle

I am finding this whole adventure hard at the moment, I think it is in part due to self sabotaging, I keep putting off booking a flight back to Melbourne to see the awesome support team at the New Me and a very inspiring guest there for no valid reason aside from that I do not feel ready.  In my mind I want to be strong and fit before going back but I know I need a fix of their support before I get to that.

My trainer every couple of days asks me if I have booked my flights, it is strange how he knows it is a road block for me without me ever discussing it. I think he believes if he harrasses me enough I'll give in and just do it (he is probably right).

I started this whole adventure because I realised that waiting to win Lotto was pointless and just a dream. Reality is that I can control my weight and my attitude by taking control. I have done that, and I know I am being successful. My loss for last fortnight was 3.4kgs, while not earth shattering it is still a great loss and brings my total since 3rd Feb to 26.4kgs (10 weeks).  I feel good and I know I am over 25% of the way to my first goal which is under 100kgs. My 40 week plan is still on track and I have proven I have the strength to do it.

Why then do I constantly feel like I want to be naughty? I want to sleep in and not go to the gym, I want a cheese sausage, I want a slice of toast and I want a coffee (with full cream milk)! and I want it all now! I am still managing to fight this voice but it is non-stop and I don't understand it. Why do we want to sabotage ourselves even when we know that is exactly what we are doing? Logic has no place, it is just a battle of wills with yourself and you have to hope you have the tools to back the right you.

I want to be shrinking so fast my clothes hang off me, but they don't. They look better, and hang well but I have not shrunk enough yet. I don't think many people can relate to that, for most people losing 10kgs means at least a dress size. I believe for the morbidly obese losing 10kgs is like someone else losing 1kg. People are amazed I have lost 26 kgs the main outward sign though is from the face because it is like taking 1 trailer load of manure away from a tonne! Still 1 trailer load of shit to me feels amazing.

As previously warned I am enjoying motivational quotes, I have started making my own now relevant to my year, hopefully you enjoy them!

Thankfully I am winning at the moment and still controlling the controllables. If I can in 10 weeks get mighty close to the weight I was 5 years ago (150kgs) then I can put in 40 weeks and get might close to a weight I can't even imagine being.

My sister (in law) suggested I put 26kgs in a backpack and go for a walk, my nutritionist said think of it as 500g blocks of butter. Either way I am proud of the weight I have lost and how much fitter I am becoming. I must be patient.

For now, adios from Perth.

Kat

Cant plan everything

So I planned last Friday night to have a few wine spritzers (yes, wine spritzers, don't judge me for being so trendy!) and I had it all planned out and counted the calories they would be.

Everything went according to plan until after 6 spritzers (560 calories) I decided a packet of cheezels (584 Calories) would be a good idea, and a curry puff (600 calories) . 

So all up I had nearly 2000 calories, not the end of the world and basically it reminded me I am not over the struggle yet. I got straight back on the plan though and have stuck to it since. My first home made inspirational quote below, and yes the gorgeous toes are mine.

Halfway through week 10 and to date just under 23kgs since the start of week one. I weigh in on Friday and while a bit nervous I think that I will still lose as I got straight back on the horse. I am still eating some fabulous meals and want to work towards creating more recipes to share with others. I am boring a thermomix in a week and so it will be interesting experimenting in that! 

While not exercising as much as my original plan I am still maintaining an active lifestyle. On the weekend I burnt nearly 2000 calories helping my parents in their garden, this was after being at the gym and working my legs in the morning. Every monday and wednesday I have my personal trainer, and I tend to fit a few other sessions in during the week.

Week 8

I need to work more fun activity into my life. I have found. A Kings Park kokoda walk which sounds awesome so am going to do that this week.

Food intake is good, still haven't broken and I am proud of that. The many mind tricks are working.

Living active.

Went to sculptures by the sea today. Beautiful day by the beach with wonderful friends. Picnic of steamed chicken done by my dad (thank you) and salad. I still haven't fallen off the food wagon but have not been to the gym since Friday. However my weekend has still been active with gardening and walking. It feels just generally better and I am moving so much more.

Interestingly I make different decisions now like stairs instead of ramp and to keep "doing".

I love it.

My family and friends are so wonderfully supportive as well I feel blessed.

Weigh in Friday and want to hit the gym heard this week. Pt session with Nathan 7am so for now good night.

Kat

Step by step

No gym this morning. I slept instead and I feel mostly better now.

I will make up for it tonight.

It's raining in Perth and a good day for self reflection. I am coming up to 2months on this adventure now. It is slowly beginning to feel like normal. I do have some concerns still due to the.muscle loss and the bowel behaviour but when you compare how I feel now to 2months ago there is no argument.

Averaging 3kgs a week so far gets me to my goal quicker but I am under no delusions that some fortnight's will be slow going.

The main focus is under 100 and I am confident this will happen this year. That will be a 80kg weight loss and then the next goal will to have lost 50% of myself and be under 90. The third will be to have lost 100kgs and from there we shall see.

I have never felt so positive about my ability to do this. It all comes down to the simple question that Adro suggested we ask when we struggle. "do I want to stay fat?"

The brain washing, it worked!

I had a theory when I was at Fat Camp that reducing peoples food, limiting their access to the outside world and exhausting them physically had the potential to result in strange behaviours but I didn't think the change would be so radical.

Before

• Hated inspirational quotes

After 

• Loves inspirational quotes

I am still on the path and sticking with the action plan. Food is going really well, made stuffed mushrooms tonight. Made with minced turkey breast which is an awesome addition to Woolies.

Exercise I am not doing as much as I could be and as much as I had hoped. I am still at the gym a lot though, walking every day and doing functional fitness type stuff (have played around with paving some of Emma's back yard). Probably 7-10 hours a week, but would like to do more.

Personal trainer Nathan is awesome and really willing to put extra effort in to help me. We did weights on Wednesday and it was nice to mix up the routine. I promise myself I will get to the boxing class he runs next Wednesday no matter how tired I am!

Last thing I need to do on my list is book in the regular massages! I haven't got to this yet and I think I need to. Today I am struggling with feeling hungry/not well and have had a few days of "cleansing". I don't think it is real hungriness as it continued even after I had a very decent meal. I am also tired and feeling flat. I will head to the gym first thing tomorrow and see if that sorts it out, if not I already have a GP appointment on Monday.

It may just all be in my head, I still fight with myself daily but the winner is always the healthy and fit chick who shouts down any other rubbish with her mantra of "It's only for another 19 fortnights" or other such motivations.

I think what I need to understand is that just because I am now eating well and exercising that doesn't mean I wont have shit days. It is what I do with them that makes the difference. I really believe that the changes I am making to my foot intake and exercise are the medicine I need to get rid of this awful affliction called obesity. 

That's it for tonight.

Thanks for reading!

19 fortnight's to go

I have survived the last two weeks! Well really not just survived but feel like I am flourishing. 6.1kgs this fortnight although some fluctuation in scales should be considered.

That brings the total to 20.2kgs sinice December and 18.1kgs since 3rd Feb.

I plan to start blogging regularly again from today. Just needed time to get my head around being back.

I think I have found my personal trainer finally! At the local gym and did a 30min session this morning. He included some tabata so I am happy. 600 calories in a 30 minute session not too shabby. Legs are sore too in that lovely warm, glowing way that comes from working out.

Food is on track and I need to experiment with more recipes!

Emma got me a gorgeous Pandora with little fat gIrl charm for my 40th and I plan to buy a charm every 10 kgs.

Back in the thick of it

Well I have been up every morning working out or walking.

Have got my mattress and freezer and nearly completed  cook up.

I will continue to blog, I am just finding my feet again and feel like I haven't stopped!

Couple of pics of my cook up of Jules' Eggplant Lasagne below and my normal head shot.

Booyah.

Did 1000 steps in 47:30min... That's over 30 minutes faster than 4 weeks ago!

Amazing how much we can change our bodies and minds in such a short period. Even when they are long neglected ones!

Last weigh in day tomorrow and home to start phase 2. I am excited and nervous. Some pics from my last workout day at this amazing place.

About 5 old guests came in for last chance training which was awesome to see how far they had come since being here. Great group of women.

Does that feel good?

Just got back from our Spin Class and a session at Lysterfield Lake.

Had a realisation on the way back about how total the change is in the way I think. I had to burn 30 more calories to reach the target for the session so was doing push ups against a fence. Josh, our trainer, said "great push ups Kat, do they feel good?" and I replied "yes". When I thought about it later in the van I realised could never have imagined me saying yes a push-up feels good in a million years!

My thinking has changed dramatically. That along with sore muscles need rest, bullshit sore muscles need a work out!

Adding to my shopping list:

• New phone as mine has blown up
• Arm band for new phone for when I exercise (for music)
• Good set of headphones

Below is a couple of the chain gang shots from this prison camp. Taken in our ropes session.

Daily shot:

About a girl

It's strange that in one of the most challenging places I have been to in my life, both physically and mentally that I can be experiencing such joy and laughter.  This place, the program, the support, the location and everything about it lends itself to someone really finding out about themselves and realizing they quite like who they are. The feeling of new friendships being formed is also a wonderful one and I can only hope they are long ones.

It helps that while the flavour of life that the other guests have experienced is different, the product is the same. Damaged people who wear their demons in the form of fat around their body. Visible for everyone they meet to pass judgement on, sometimes silently and sometimes loudly.

It is a unique experience for all of us to experience a judgement free zone. Well, not quite true, we all still size each other up (as humans do) but it is not about weight.

I wrote a letter to myself today to be delivered in 6 weeks. Our own choice to tell ourselves with brutal honesty what we think we will need to hear. Mine is to encourage me to keep going and remember how I felt in here. I listed out all the reasons I hate being fat, from not fitting in airline chairs to having to be aware of what time a meeting is so I can leave early to make sure I get their in time. Reminding myself of the many ways I have adjusted my life to fit in with my body that when I removed the blinds it is/was scary.

Then I went on to remind myself of the laughter and joy I have experienced in here. The feeling when I conquered 1000 steps, or when I stayed on the treadmill for 1 hr without stopping, or when one of my favorite people here inappropriately made me laugh so much I nearly pee'd myself.

I reminded myself that when I need help to ASK SOMEONE!

I also reminded myself to DANCE as I haven't done enough of that in my recent life.

On a side note I am going to add freestyle dancing with weights to any circuits I create and my new Personal Trainer will be aware of this and have to be on board or they will be fired.

Anyway, much love from a reflective Kat tonight.

"I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel."

So the plan starting next week.

Firstly, it is a 40 week plan that finishes 6th December and starts Sunday back in Perth.

Quick update, if you read the first post on the blog it talks about how I was going to undergo surgery when I get back. I have currently postponed this until early June so that I can look a less radical solution to my weight.

So I have a new plan, which is pretty detailed but considering my mission it needs to be.

I need to buy a few things.

• A freezer to store my meals in. I am going to try pre-prepare the majority of meals so that I don't have to think about food during the week.
• A 65cm fitness ball -This is for strengthening my core and improving my balance.
• Investigate getting a better mattress. I need to take better care of my spine!
• 90cm Physio Foam Roller - For self massage
• Sort my health cover out
• New work out gear
• Get my feet checked out

Then comes the professional support.
Begins with arrange regular personal trainer sessions (2x per week). I have a lead on one that sounds like  perfect fit but if anyone reading knows of one in the Belmont area, drop me an email or comment.

Second is book in for regular (fortnightly) Bioimpedance Analysis as part of monitoring my general body health and weight as I lose weight.

Next is arrange regular massages (weekly for 4 weeks and then fortnightly) to make sure that as I continue down this path of exercise and high protein diet that my muscles and body can keep functioning normally. The reason for the 4 weekly massages is my body has gone through some intense training this month and I need to make sure I also recover well from that. Then it should be fine to go to fortnightly for a few months then moving up to monthly.

Eating plan:
I will be staying on this 1000 calorie eating plan ( 3 meals of 250 + protein shakes) until the end of the 40 weeks. This means very low carbs for 40 weeks and I'll need to monitor general health and potentially take supplements but likely only a good multivit..

Exercise maths:
 One of the important lessons I have learned here is that food intake is more important than anything. I have also learned that this whole calories in VS calories out thing is maths, and I have always liked maths!
Side note: Interesting article about the over simplification of weight gain being caused by excess calories http://authoritynutrition.com/debunking-the-calorie-myth/

Back to the plan, I know that we have a base metabolic rate that is what we burn every day if we are sedentary. My food intake will account for about 1000 calories of the energy I need daily, the extra will come from my body burning fat (around 1000 calories a day extra will be burnt from fat).

I also now know that burning 7700 calories will result in a 1kg weight loss.So if I only change my food and don't exercise I would still lose around 1kg a week. Which would mean to get to my first goal of under 100kgs it would take me 67 weeks (depending how much weight I have lost here this fortnight).

So I want to speed that up. Anything extra I do in terms of exercise obviously speeds up the amount of weight loss.

Basically the core of my plan is to continue to burn between 7000 and 15000 calories per week in exercise. This will result in an additional 1-2 kgs a week and half the time to get to my first goal.

This translates to anywhere between 9-20 hours of exercise a week. Which is a pretty full-on goal but hell it is only for 40 weeks! and it HALVES the time to my goal. I think it is possible though, especially with a one or two super session type days where I do 3-5 hours.

Also exercise is a bunch of stuff, like gardening, walking the dog or riding down the shops (once I have lost a bit more). So it doesn't all have to be full on gym work. Considering here I have been burning nearly triple what I am aiming for, I think it is doable.

Pic from today at Mordialloc Beach.

So that I don't go nuts though I need to make sure I find a balance of this whole thing and normality. That is going to be the challenge but I think I am strong enough to do it, with the help of my support (all of you!).

Thanks for reading, I know it is odd I am sharing all of this. I decided early on that one way to make myself accountable on this whole thing was to make everyone around me aware of what was going on. This could mean I fall off the horse in a spectacular fashion but hopefully instead it means that if I do have stumbles along the way that people will give me a nudge in the right direction again.

Last update for Super Saturday

Just a quick update with some shots of our last 90 minute session.

7 people in the team had to complete the below.

The hills are alive and it's very scary.

Did 2 mile hill in 53 minutes. Booyah!!

Most exciting thing is that I didn't stop the entire way. Average heart rate for the hour well over 130 (peaked at about 179) and burnt 1100 calories.

2 more sessions for today and then day off tomorrow, with an hour massage booked in.  Not the most stunning picture below but I was in pain.

I think I broke my bum.

That time of the week again.
Rowing:


Medicine ball burn:




Next comes boxing, then two mile hill, PE then some sort of race.

ARRRGH.

On the up I have ordered my protein for back home, a food carry bag, started sorting my personal trainer, physio and psych sessions. Just need to finalise my shopping list for the day I get back so I can do a cook up and prep for the next week.

I am going to have everything sorted so that instead of it being hard, I will make it harder to stop. I have developed (with help) a 40 week plan and I'll post the draft up over the next couple of days.

Exhausted

Not much to say tonight, very tired.

Had an awesome day though and started planning the next period in my life which is exciting. The team here are so generous with their knowledge it is fantastic.

Adro made Riceless Chicken Risotto tonight and it was absolutely delicious. Cauliflower is such a versatile vegie!

No one ever drowned in sweat.

I have now debunked another of my core beliefs. The one where people would say to me "You feel better after exercise!" and I used to think what a load of crock. It was a story made up by healthy people to trick fat people into exercising.

As I write this I am 2 training sessions down and have burnt 2,200 calories and I feel fabulous and HAPPY. I can only hope this keeps up as this feeling is almost as good as some of my other guilty pleasures like an occasional beer (cough).

That's not sweat - It's liquid AWESOME.

Another big day, did 1000 steps again and this time almost cracked an hour 1hr 2 minutes.

I did struggle today though, I think mainly after a couple of slow days it is hard to get going again. I burnt about 5k calories today though which is decent.

Lyrebird Nature Walk

Went on lovely relaxing walk today, 3.6kms through quite hilly forest. Actually it may have been relaxing for some, for me it was pretty full on! I look forward to the day I can take a stroll through a forest like this one and enjoy it without having to heave 160+kgs around (still easier than carting 170+ around).


Got 3 new people in today, so 7 total for the next two weeks. Seems like a good bunch and it is interesting for me as I am now an "oldie". I know the program now as everything is  repeated from the last two weeks and so while still just as scary I know I can handle anything that is thrown at me.

1000 steps tomorrow again and I am going to try hard to push 1hr. I did another block walk today and instead of 45 mins it took around 30. It is truly amazing how much our fitness can change in a short time. Or maybe it isn't my fitness that has changed it is just the knowledge that I can push harder than I thought and do more than I could.

Again comes down to having a safe environment to push yourself to your limit and people who help people like me for a living all around.

I may not be there yet but I am a damn site closer than yesterday

I went to the gym this morning to walk for 30 minutes and try and get 2kms done and then when I hit 2kms I felt I could do more.

I walked 4.1kms this morning, without stopping !!!

Such a mind set change.  My heart rate got up to 170 and for most of the walk it was at 150-160.

I know for most this isn't a major achievement, for me walking is pretty hard work and 2 years ago I was exhausted after 2kms.

Next fun run will be a different story! Though I know 4kms in a gym with a fan going on and music pumping is a bit different from walking in the outside heat but it means that I am well on the way to being able to complete a 4km walk in a fun run with my head held high.

Sweat is Fat Crying

The big day, end of my first two weeks and I have the results. I wasn't sure if I was going to share numbers on this but what the hell, this trip is going to be a long one for me and I need support around me who know what is going on!

9.3kgs
Waist and hip measurements 10 cms lower
- 2.3 years lower in my bioage (not bad for 2 weeks)
- 3.2 lower BMI
Basal Metabolic rate has decreased which is good.
Hydration decreased which is not good and I need to make sure that I keep my fluids up. Base per day is 3L and then 1L per hour exercise and so this can be upwards of 10L a day.

According to the scan I have also lost muscle and a bit of muscle quality. This isn't great but it isn't bad, I have extra protein to look forward to for the next two weeks to try and counter this.

All in all not a bad fortnight and well on the way!

Pic below is us on the van yesterday.

Fabulous Friday

Happy Friday everyone! Especially those stuck at work.

I burnt over 7000 calories today and I feel fabulously exhausted.

Todays schedule in brief:
Fitness test - Crunches, Steps, Pushups, Planks and Squats

1000 Steps: Completed in 1hr 10 minutes (10 minutes quicker)

Weights training - 1 hour heavy weights circuit

Uploud - 40 minute session on cardio gear (I was on the cross trainer).

PE - Played games like frisbee, totem tennis, netball and footy passing. Then a team game which one person here took a bit too seriously and cheated so I called him out and we had to climb the driveway (called a reset).

Last Chance Training - Commando Style (Tried to pull/push a 12 seater van up a steep gravel driveway)

The above shot is from Wednesday I think in our rope session.

Headshot from today.

Weigh in tomorrow and I'll discover if my Bioage has gone down and if I have lost some weight. We have a biggest loser style weigh in with big reveals and stand next to a life size picture of us taken when we arrived. Lucky there will be no cameras so I should be able to stop myself crying.

Good night from the Dandenong's

Kat

Muscle VS Fat

The below is pretty amazing.



Always wondered what the whole muscle weighs more than fat saying meant and if it was bollocks or not. Seemed like an excuse for not losing weight one week.

It weighs the same but it is takes up less space, is more dense, isn't as lumpy and looks prettier than fat. So that's why the girl in the photo above looks better when she is 6.5kgs heavier. Because her body fat % has gone down.



 In reality it is possible to lose 1kg of fat one week and have put on 1kg in muscle and have a scale reading of 0. So the scales are only telling part of the story. Instead of focusing on numbers it should be about how we feel and look and if we are eating the food of the righteous!