DATE	TIME	WEIGHT	BODY FAT %	BODY Water %	MUSCLE MASS	BMR	BONE MASS	Metabolic Age
3/2/2007*		217.8
9-Mar	4:05 PM	213.6	49.9	36.2	101.8	1545	5.4	50+
3/11/2007	6:00 pm DST	212	48.7	37	103.2	1556	5.6	50+
3/20/2007		207.6	45.8	39	106.8	1587	5.6	50+
3/23/2007	12:30 PM	204.6	47.6	37.7	101.8	1527	5.4	50+
3/29/2007	7:45 AM	202.8	47			1526		50+
4/7/2007	9:00 AM	199.2	47.8	37.5	98.8	1485	5.2	50+
4/13/2007	8:00 AM	196.6	46.5	38.3	99.8	1492	5.4	50+
4/20/2007	8:25 AM	196.4	44.2	39.9	104	1537	5.6	50+
4/27/2007	12:00 PM	190.2	45.4	38.9	98.6	1468	5.2	50+
5/18/2007	7:00 AM	182	43.5	40.2	97.8	1445	5.2	50+
5/25/2007	8:00 AM	178.4	43.3	40.2	96	1420	5.2	50+
6/6/2007	12 noon	174.6	42.4	40.8	95.6	1412	5.2	50+
7/2/2007	1:00 PM	168	38.5	45	103.5	1453		50+
8/4/2007	8:00 AM	156.8	39.3	42.5	90.4	1325	4.8	50+
10/1/2007	3:00 PM	147	28.9		104.5			50+
11/1/2007	3:00 PM	139	28.8		99.1			40
12/15/2007	8:00 AM	136.4	28.8	49.3	92.4	1310	5	33
1/9/2008	12:00 PM	133.2	27.6	50	91.4	1296	4.8	30
1/17/2008	7:00 AM	130.2	26.7	50.5	90.6	1281	4.8	28
1/23/2008		129.2	26.1	50.9	90.6	1280	4.8	27
2/8/2008	9:30 AM	134	25.9	51.2	94.2	1326	5	27

*Highest weight was 234 (lost 17 prior to surgery).  Highest body fat percentage was 52%

I had my photo shoot with Health & Leisure magazine today. www.healthandleisureonline.com.  

They took pictures of me at my personal trainer's (Peggy Staycoff) fitness studio at her house.  bfit2@comcast.net.  We took several pictures in my workout clothes in the fitness studio, then I changed clothes into something more dressy and took some more pictures from her formal living room.  Peggy has a beautiful home, and the cathedral ceiling with floor to ceiling windows in the living room was beautiful.  I am so thankful to Peggy for suggesting that we do the photo shoot there.  I felt like a star, but felt a little uncomfortable.  I would have liked some more specific direction on posing because I am not used to having my picture taken and what posing looks good for me and what doesn't.  They showed me the pictures before the shoot ended and they looked pretty good.  There were alot of problems with lighting/shadows.  Some of the best looking pictures of me had shadows so won't be able to be used.  

I also found out that I will be ON THE COVER!!!  I am so excited.  Its really something I would have never imagined for myself.  Although, if I think back in my life, this kind of thing does happen to me from time to time.  

They said the issue will be released sometime at the end of January, around the 27th.  It is distributed in many locations in Southeast Michigan, but can also be downloaded from the web site in PDF format.  

They provided me with a couple of previous issues.  I have to say that I am really impressed with the information in the magazine.  I will be sure to keep reading it.  There are ALOT of very good articles. 

I also weighed myself prior to leaving for the photo shoot.  I was shocked to see that I had lost 4 pounds in the last week.  I had been under the weather, so maybe that contributed to it.  I now weigh 129 and am at 26 percent body fat.  My goal is to get to 25 percent body fat.  My doctor told me he didn't think I would be able to get that low because of excess skin and having a larger bust size.  Well, I guess he wasn't correct in his assumption.  Additionally, my surgeon told me that the ideal body weight for someone 5' 2" is 126.  Of course, that doesn't take into account age or muscle mass.  

Since I wasn't feeling well last week, I wasn't able to work out.  Consequently, I also lost a pound of muscle mass.  I gotta pump it up to get my muscle mass back up there.  Peggy, my trainer, said she is going to adjust my workouts to get my muscle mass back up.  At one point it was at 103 pounds.  

I weighed myself today and I am down to 133 and a size 4 pants.  My body water percentage went up a percentage, and my muscle mass went down.  Darn....I haven't done my weight training consistently for a couple of weeks due to being sick.  Gotta get back to it.  My body fat percentage is around the same.  

But the real news is the call I received from my surgeon's office yesterday.  They said a Southeast Michigan magazine called, Health & Leisure is featuring my surgeon in an upcoming issue.  They wanted to know if I would be willing to be part of the article as a successful patient.  I am so excited about this!  Just goes to show that hard work and dedication always produce results beyond expectations.  I hope it comes to fruition!  Of course, if it does, I will let everyone know.