After suffering through an internet outage this week I found myself falling off the truck a bit. Not with my eating, but with posting here and tracking my food. I guess I just needed a break. So I have nothing much to post about each day since but I have not cheated at all. I did get my bike fixed and have been out on it a few times this week sweating away. I am ashamed to admit it but I pushed myself a little too hard on one bike trip and had to be rescued by my wife when I felt nauseous and a little dizzy on a particularly nasty climb. I made sure my next bike ride was more reasonable and was able to get 3 miles in while still climbing 165 feet of elevation. Sine I haven't tracked my carbs and calories I have no idea what my averages are for the week which means I have no idea what to make of my measurements. First the bad news. For the second straight week I haven't lost any pounds. I am exactly where I was 2 weeks ago. Now the good news, I lost 2 inches around my belly this week and 3 inches around my chest. My waist stayed the same but I am so excited to be losing inches again finally, especially belly inches. I know the weight will eventually have to come off. I have a daily calorie deficiency of almost 1,000 right now, my body is fighting like mad to keep my weight stable but eventually it will have to let go of this water and I'll get to celebrate a big loss. If you haven't heard of this, it's called the whoosh effect. When you are maintaining a caloric deficit, your fat cells are emptied of triglyceride as your body breaks it down for energy. However, as this happens, the fat cells end up temporarily filling back up again with water. In effect, this means that the fat cells do not immediately shrink. There is also no immediate decrease in body weight, due to water uptake offsetting the actual fat that was burned. Then, after a period of time, the fat cells will suddenly flush all of the water that they’re holding and finally shrink down. This is the whoosh taking place.
Weight - 348 lbs, started 367lbs
Chest - 53 Inches, started 60 inches
Stomach - 56 inches, started 64 inches
Waist - 50 inches, started 54 inches
Mid Thigh - 24.5 inches, started 25 inches
Total pounds lost - 19, Total inches lost - 19.5
Gotta keep on keeping on at this point. Remember, this isn't a diet, this is a new life style. I'm not eating like this to lose weight so I can back to eating normal. This is the new way I eat, permanently. If you are feeling a little discouraged, don't, this really works!
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