My week 5 weigh-in produced less than stellar results, especially compared to the first four weeks. No worries however as I am in no way discouraged or about to give up. I'm pressing on as I have a goal to meet. I have revaluated my caloric intake. My portion sizes, especially for my protein have been far too large, adding perhaps as much as 500 additional calories a day. I've been using a digital scale for everything else, especially my starchy carbs, so it's time I started to ensure I'm getting about a four-ounce portion of protein with each meal. I'm currently cycling, which is to say I have three days of 2200 calories with no starchy carbs with meals 4-6, and then on the fourth day I have the starchy carbs with all six meals. This is a way of fooling my body and keeping it from triggering the "survival response," something I already wrote about in an earlier blog. I'm still doing an hour of cardio a day, but I have started to up the intensity level as the fat drops off and my body grows more accustomed to the workout. I am still in the gym four days a week for weight training and am starting to see some definition. It's a great motivator to keep pushing on. Anyway, below are the results.

Progress Chart

Week	Date of Test	Illiac Skinfold Thickness (mm)	Bodyfat Percent	Total Body Weight	Fat weight	Lean Body Weight	Change (+/-) in Lean Body Mass	Change (+/-) in Fat Mass	Weekly Weight Change	Total Weight Change to Date	Total Body Fat Change to Date
Start	12/28	32	30.57	253	77.342	175.658
Week 1	1/4	27	28.90	247	71.383	175.617	-.041	-5.959	6	6	5.959
Week 2	1/11	26	28.45	244	69.418	174.582	-1.035	-1.965	3	9	7.924
Week 3	1/18	26	28.45	239	67.995	171.005	-3.577	-1.423	5	14	9.347
Week 4	1/25	21.5	25.95	234	60.723	173.277	+2.272	-7.272	5	19	16.619
Week 5	2/1	21	25.62	233	59.695	173.305	+.028	-1.028	1	20	17.647