New Stats - new scale

I just got myself a new scale today. My new stats:

Weight: 167 lbs
Body fat %: 17.4
Hydration %: 60

I was totally not expecting an increase of 2% in body fat and I was hoping to be at 170lbs because that is what the gym was measuring. I guess now that I have a scale, I can measure it during the morning right after getting up.

I'll try again tomorrow to see if measuring body fat during the afternoon changes when measured in the morning.

New Workout Routine! Cardio Challenge

After last nights workout I decided I need to focus on ONE goal at a time. I feel like I don't have enough time to complete anything with good results.

For example, a couple of months ago I tried doing weight lifting and cardio - Did NOT work. This month I tried doing cardio, insanity and weightlifting - it is NOT working. I am only fooling myself by making a workout plan that is this challenging.

I have decided for the rest of August I will start up my own CARDIO CHALLENGE. Now that I have completed 1 cycle of Insanity, I feel I can run more. So what I am goign to do is dedicate the month of August to Jogging and cutting some fat (my goal is of 6-9% body fat).

Also this morning I got up and measured my waist. It is down to 33 inches. It was only last week that it was measuring 33.5 inches!!! yahoo!

NEW GOAL: Jog 30 miles a week

Hydrostatic Testing - Body Fat Testing RESULTS

As I mentioned in my previous post, I did my first Hydrostatic Test this morning. It was great as it showed my hard work had actually paid off. I also made a mistake and I fasted for 8 hours - maybe it wasn't a mistake actually but I should keep this in mind the next time I do the test in order to keep the constants the same.

Results:
Body Fat: 15.7% (ideal for men my age is 15%)
Lean Body Mass: 84.3%
Maximum Exercising Pulse: 168 bpm
Daily Caloric Intake to Maintain Weight: 2711.5 calories
Weight: 159.5 lbs

Results Interpretation
I am pretty happy that my body fat % was at 15%. I did a test a while ago with electrodes and it tested about 19% but that was like 5 years ago and I know I had more fat. I was actually hoping to have less fat but this gives me a better idea of my body.

Now, the weight shown says 159.5 lbs. I am not sure this scale is accurate - a lot of scales give me different readings. I went back to weigh myself at the gym with my gym clothes and meals in my stomach and I weighed about 165 lbs give or take. Would my clothes and food make up for 6 lbs of weight? I don't really care actually as now I am focusing more on how I look and feel than on my weight as well as on my percent body fat.

I also did some research online and it seems like once I reach 10% body fat I should be able to see my six-pack!

http://www.ironmagazine.com/article12.html
http://www.diet-blog.com/05/six_pack_abs_reality_check.php