Friday, February 4, 2011
This Fag is Fat
Sometimes I loathe living in West Hollywood. You may think that this is a magical gay land full of rainbows, divas, drag queens, style and fabulousness. And, yes, while it's true in West Hollywood you can see a striper who is also a GQ model dancing on a box at Mickey's on a Wednesday, that level of frivolity comes with a price. And that price is paid in carbs!
I'm actually surprised the city allows things like gluten, bleached flower, and sugar into the city limits. We're talking about the town that doesn't allow smoking, even outside. The fact that I can still freely bring a muffin into the privacy of my own home in this town is a bit shocking.
Our little rundown 24-Hour Fitness got a facelift recently and has just begun to strut her stuff back out into the public eye. Like any good resident of this town, the gym knew when it was time to have a little bit of work done and, honestly who among us hasn't had a little "freshing up" in our day. As the good book says, "He who is without collagen injections can cast the first stone." So I was excited to gush over my old friend's new appearance, and rushed over on opening day with my buddy Regan. There are two things to remember about going to a West Hollywood gym...
Alright, granted being under 160lbs should not be thought of as fat by anyone, especially in a country fed by McDonald's. But this is West Hollywood and I'm a single, unemployed 30-something. This Fag is FAT!
When you get serious about a major change in your life, particularly body shape, it's important to track your results. A scale is great and I went out and purchased one; but a bathroom scale doesn't tell the whole story. Especially for men looking to add muscle, a bathroom scale could be the worse instrument for tracking progress and could end up completely de-motivate you. Accurate body fat measurements are key for tracking success and the best way to measure body fat, that I've found, is through hydrostatic testing.
Body Fat Test is a mobil weight measurement clinic I was first introduced to at Beachbody. Inside this truck there is a tank of water that you sit in and fully submerge yourself while expelling all the air in your lungs. The result is a far more accurate measurement than other methods.
With this accurate knowledge in-hand, I clearly understand that I need to drop a good 10 to 15 pounds of fat. To aid in that quest I purchased Tim Ferriss' "The 4-Hour Body."
Author of the international phenomenon and NY Times Best Seller, "The 4-Hour Workweek," Ferris spent years experimenting on himself and meticulously documenting his results for this new book. In it he claims you can lose 20 pounds in 30 days without exercise on a high-protein, low/no-carb diet. I'm still reading and trying to extract a plan - there's more than 550 pages in this fucker!
By sticking to the plan and successfully combining all the elements of better nutrition, 2 daily workouts, tracking and motivation, I'll be rocking the hot WeHo body by Spring.
At the end of the day, OK yea, I'm doing all this for me. I can't live my best life with 20 extra pounds of fat. But come on, the motivation here really comes from the twink with the 28" waist I passed on the street the other day. I'm gonna cut that bitch.
(do you see now how violent West Hollywood really is?)
I'm actually surprised the city allows things like gluten, bleached flower, and sugar into the city limits. We're talking about the town that doesn't allow smoking, even outside. The fact that I can still freely bring a muffin into the privacy of my own home in this town is a bit shocking.
Our little rundown 24-Hour Fitness got a facelift recently and has just begun to strut her stuff back out into the public eye. Like any good resident of this town, the gym knew when it was time to have a little bit of work done and, honestly who among us hasn't had a little "freshing up" in our day. As the good book says, "He who is without collagen injections can cast the first stone." So I was excited to gush over my old friend's new appearance, and rushed over on opening day with my buddy Regan. There are two things to remember about going to a West Hollywood gym...
- Do your hair and look your cutest because, come on, it's not about the sweat it's about the eye candy.
- Take a friend who can push more than 15lbs on the iso machines. I think people were starring.
I've been waiting for the gym to re-open because, in order to compete in this very superficial city, I once again have begun one of my emphamous 90-day workout plans complete with a strict diet and intense workouts. (I just heard half of you groan saying, "not another one of these things") Oh yes, it's on this time! And just to prove how serious I am to myself, I went and did a body fat testing on Tuesday.
Now I am not delusional with unrealistic expectations. I knew going into the test that I had gained some weight and I hadn't been disciplined or properly motivated. With Apple Martini's on the menu most nights, I was certain I had drank a few extra calories these past few months. But the results were still a bit dis-heartning.
25.5% Body fat, 40.15lbs of Fat and 119.15lbs of Lean Muscle for a total weight of 159.25lbs (up 10.5lbs from 9/18/09)
This Fag is FAT!
Alright, granted being under 160lbs should not be thought of as fat by anyone, especially in a country fed by McDonald's. But this is West Hollywood and I'm a single, unemployed 30-something. This Fag is FAT!
When you get serious about a major change in your life, particularly body shape, it's important to track your results. A scale is great and I went out and purchased one; but a bathroom scale doesn't tell the whole story. Especially for men looking to add muscle, a bathroom scale could be the worse instrument for tracking progress and could end up completely de-motivate you. Accurate body fat measurements are key for tracking success and the best way to measure body fat, that I've found, is through hydrostatic testing.
With this accurate knowledge in-hand, I clearly understand that I need to drop a good 10 to 15 pounds of fat. To aid in that quest I purchased Tim Ferriss' "The 4-Hour Body."
Author of the international phenomenon and NY Times Best Seller, "The 4-Hour Workweek," Ferris spent years experimenting on himself and meticulously documenting his results for this new book. In it he claims you can lose 20 pounds in 30 days without exercise on a high-protein, low/no-carb diet. I'm still reading and trying to extract a plan - there's more than 550 pages in this fucker!By sticking to the plan and successfully combining all the elements of better nutrition, 2 daily workouts, tracking and motivation, I'll be rocking the hot WeHo body by Spring.
At the end of the day, OK yea, I'm doing all this for me. I can't live my best life with 20 extra pounds of fat. But come on, the motivation here really comes from the twink with the 28" waist I passed on the street the other day. I'm gonna cut that bitch.
(do you see now how violent West Hollywood really is?)
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