SandTiger's work in progress thread - starting weight 245

Today is the kittens' birthday. They are a year old! It doesn't look like it but Hiroshi is actually a lot bigger than his sister, but he's flat lying down and she isn't. The spouse and I got them a toy/treat assortment box and all three cats had a good time. So did we, watching them. Nishiko liked the catnip stuffed squirrel best, Hiroshi liked the play tunnel, and Shinji liked the treats. Go figure. My own update below. I'm not uploading a different picture yet because honestly I look pretty much the same, all the changes are subtle.



As for me, I'm kind of bouncing around between 156 and 159. My fat percentage is between 28 and 29, and my muscle percentage is a bit above thirty. So that's going in the right direction. I still have that belly hanging around so my clothes fit oddly. Weight loss has slowed way down partly due to stress and partly due to having less time and energy for exercise. I'm still lighter than I've been since high school and healthier than I've been in years, so I'm proud of that. Also I'm this close to ditching my size large shirts and switching to a size medium - perhaps after we get the pool up and running and I can do a different kind of higher intensity exercise, that might get the scale moving again that way. I'm also eating more vegetables than I do in the winter time and having more salads and tacos made with lean chicken. That should eventually show some results! The biggest issue is that due to my height I only really need 1500-1600 calories a day to maintain so it's a little hard to keep a decent deficit.

Anyway, there's the update! Happy Birthday, kittens!

Figured I should post a more recent pic than from like... November or something... in any case, my face hasn't changed much but it's okay, I don't mind. I do have loose skin on my jaw and neck still. Oh well. I'll take it! Still holding around 157-159 without much change in muscle mass even though my arms are a trifle more defined.