Today's weight: 154.1 kg (339.7 lbs)
Change: +2.3 kg (5.0 lbs)
Total loss: 41.4 kg (91.3 lbs)
Yeah, things got a little crazy while I was on vacation. I may go back and try to add in some additional weigh-ins, but for now I'm just going to work with where I am now. Looking at the numbers I've got, after my 25 June weigh-in, I dropped down to 148.3 kg (326.9 lbs), then went back up 150.3 kg (331.3 lbs), back down to 149.1 kg (328.7 lbs), then back up to 150.9 kg (332.7 lbs). Then I went up to around 155 kg (eating a LOT of junk food), held there for about a week, then in the last few days of my vacation, I went into an eating and drinking frenzy.
Starting on the Friday (20 July), I drank a bottle of bourbon worth of Old Fashioneds, a bottle of vodka worth of White Russians, and another bottle of vodka worth of Moscow Mules. I ate cheeseburgers, fried chicken, ice cream, potato chips, cookies, brownies and pretty much everything I could get my hands on. I had a great time, but by the next Wednesday morning (25 July), I was up to 160.7 kg (354.3 lbs). Seriously, I had no idea I could load on the kilos so quickly.
The party was over, it was back to work on Wednesday, so I started behaving myself and lost 6.6 kg (14.5 lbs) over the next 5 days. I'm hoping to be back under 150 kg by my weigh-in next week. The main thing I'm doing to make that happen is eating a lot of beef and vegetable stew. I cooked up a big one in the slow cooker on Friday, ate it for dinner every night, and today I made another one that I'll eat for the next couple of days.
Simple reciple:
1 kg (2.2 lbs) of chuck roast
canned tomatoes
vegetable stock
sweet potato
carrots
spinach
chili peppers
potatoes
onions
green peas
corn kernels
balsamic vinegar
Worcestershire sauce
rosemary
thyme
1. combine vegetable stock, canned tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, and thyme in slow cooker
2. cut the roast into large pieces, brown in a hot skillet, dump into slow cooker
3. slice onions and cook over low heat until soft and brown, dump into slow cooker
4. cut chili peppers, vegetables into large pieces, dump into slow cooker
5. cook all day or overnight
I'm loving it, but I want to buy some spicier peppers next time.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Weigh-in: 11 June 2012
Today's weight: 148.1 kg (326.5 lbs)
Change: -1.9 kg (4.2 lbs)
Total loss: 47.4 kg (104.5 lbs)
A 1.9 kg loss is awesome, but it's been a crazy trip getting there. Everything was going along fine until last night. I was down to 147.6 kg as of Sunday morning, and decided it would be okay to indulge a little bit on Sunday night. So I had fried chicken and pasta for dinner. Delicious, and I knew there would be a price to pay, and I was okay with that. Then, as often happens, a little bit of indulgence turned into a lot. Corn chips, salsa, sour cream, cheese dip, etc. And it was all good too, but within an hour of eating it, I started to feel sick.
It started off as just mild gastro-intestinal pain. Discomfort that was enough for me to stop trying to watch TV (or whatever I should call it when I'm watching a TV program on my iPad) and go to sleep. Only to wake up around 3:30 in enough pain that I couldn't get back to sleep. Finally around 5:30, I started grabbing 10-20 bits of sleep on the couch, and by 9:30 the pain had eased back to moderate, and I was able to go to bed and get larger (45-60 minutes) bits of sleep through the afternoon. Finally around 4:00 pm the pain started to ease back down to moderate discomfort, and I managed to get dinner cooked for the boys, then go back to bed until around 8:00pm. Then I got up, had a shower, threw up (no, not in the shower), then had another shower, and generally feel better now.
I've still got a lot of low-level pain, but I can't tell how much if it is from the gastro (mainly abdomen), from laying in bed all day (back, shoulders, hips), and from going on a brisk 6.28 kg (3.9 mi) walk around Lake Tuggeranong (hips). So the down-side is that I'm a miserable pile of shit at the moment. The up-side is that the jump from 147.6 to 148.1 kg has been reversed, and as of a few hours ago, I was back down to 147.5 kg.
Change: -1.9 kg (4.2 lbs)
Total loss: 47.4 kg (104.5 lbs)
A 1.9 kg loss is awesome, but it's been a crazy trip getting there. Everything was going along fine until last night. I was down to 147.6 kg as of Sunday morning, and decided it would be okay to indulge a little bit on Sunday night. So I had fried chicken and pasta for dinner. Delicious, and I knew there would be a price to pay, and I was okay with that. Then, as often happens, a little bit of indulgence turned into a lot. Corn chips, salsa, sour cream, cheese dip, etc. And it was all good too, but within an hour of eating it, I started to feel sick.
It started off as just mild gastro-intestinal pain. Discomfort that was enough for me to stop trying to watch TV (or whatever I should call it when I'm watching a TV program on my iPad) and go to sleep. Only to wake up around 3:30 in enough pain that I couldn't get back to sleep. Finally around 5:30, I started grabbing 10-20 bits of sleep on the couch, and by 9:30 the pain had eased back to moderate, and I was able to go to bed and get larger (45-60 minutes) bits of sleep through the afternoon. Finally around 4:00 pm the pain started to ease back down to moderate discomfort, and I managed to get dinner cooked for the boys, then go back to bed until around 8:00pm. Then I got up, had a shower, threw up (no, not in the shower), then had another shower, and generally feel better now.
I've still got a lot of low-level pain, but I can't tell how much if it is from the gastro (mainly abdomen), from laying in bed all day (back, shoulders, hips), and from going on a brisk 6.28 kg (3.9 mi) walk around Lake Tuggeranong (hips). So the down-side is that I'm a miserable pile of shit at the moment. The up-side is that the jump from 147.6 to 148.1 kg has been reversed, and as of a few hours ago, I was back down to 147.5 kg.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Weigh-in: 4 June 2012
Today's Weight: 150.0 kg (330.7 lbs)
Change: -1.6 kg (-3.5 lbs)
Total Loss: -45.5 (-100.3 lbs)
Today was the final weigh-in in my six-week plan to lose 10 kg in 6 weeks. On the 23rd of April I weighed 159.7 kg and 6 weeks later I weigh 150. For the last two weeks, I've been 100 grams over my goal weight, and I did it again this week. I hoped to get down to 149.9 kg, but ended up at 150 instead. I've maintained an average weekly weight-loss of 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs), so I'm going to call this a win, but it would've been nice, at least symbolically, to be under 150 today.
An interesting thing about my weight this week is that I was 150.0 kg yesterday, after three days of steady losses. 300 grams on Sunday, 400 grams on Saturday, and 600 grams on Friday. But today, nothing. Zero weight loss. And the only thing I did differently yesterday was that I had a small serving of pasta with dinner. Not a lot. Just a small serving to go with my chicken and mixed vegetables. But apparently that was enough to stop me from continuing to lose an average of 430 grams (0.94 lbs) a day.
Anyway, I'm very happy to be back down to 150 kg. It's been at least a year, and now I'm on track to get down to 140 kg in another six weeks. I don't know how long it's been since I've been there, but I know that on February 4, 2007 I was at 138.9 kg. 2007! That's five freaking years ago.
A few things I've learned over the past six weeks is that it really doesn't take a lot of carbs to put me into a stall, and that when it happens, it's important to get back on track and move on. Even with a couple of stalled days, it's still possible to hit my weekly goal, so I have to avoid the urge to tell myself that I've already blown it.
Change: -1.6 kg (-3.5 lbs)
Total Loss: -45.5 (-100.3 lbs)
Today was the final weigh-in in my six-week plan to lose 10 kg in 6 weeks. On the 23rd of April I weighed 159.7 kg and 6 weeks later I weigh 150. For the last two weeks, I've been 100 grams over my goal weight, and I did it again this week. I hoped to get down to 149.9 kg, but ended up at 150 instead. I've maintained an average weekly weight-loss of 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs), so I'm going to call this a win, but it would've been nice, at least symbolically, to be under 150 today.
An interesting thing about my weight this week is that I was 150.0 kg yesterday, after three days of steady losses. 300 grams on Sunday, 400 grams on Saturday, and 600 grams on Friday. But today, nothing. Zero weight loss. And the only thing I did differently yesterday was that I had a small serving of pasta with dinner. Not a lot. Just a small serving to go with my chicken and mixed vegetables. But apparently that was enough to stop me from continuing to lose an average of 430 grams (0.94 lbs) a day.
Anyway, I'm very happy to be back down to 150 kg. It's been at least a year, and now I'm on track to get down to 140 kg in another six weeks. I don't know how long it's been since I've been there, but I know that on February 4, 2007 I was at 138.9 kg. 2007! That's five freaking years ago.
A few things I've learned over the past six weeks is that it really doesn't take a lot of carbs to put me into a stall, and that when it happens, it's important to get back on track and move on. Even with a couple of stalled days, it's still possible to hit my weekly goal, so I have to avoid the urge to tell myself that I've already blown it.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Weigh-in: 28 May 2012
With two birthday parties, this was always going to be a tough week. After Jack's request of nachos for dinner and Karen's awesome cheesecake on Monday, I gained over a half a kilo. I just couldn't stay away from that cheesecake, eating more of it on Tuesday. But after peaking at 153.8 kg on Tuesday morning, I dropped back down to 152.1 and stalled there for a couple of days, then up to 152.2 on Sunday (after enjoying some of Jack's second birthday cake on Friday night, and again Saturday, and then popcorn with James while watching The Matrix Reloaded with James on Saturday night) before down to 151.6 kg this morning.
That means I managed to meet my goal of losing 1.6 kg this week, but I still missed my weekly goal weight because of my shortfall last week. I need to hit my goal of a 1.7 kg loss this week so that I can break under 150 kg. It's been over a year since I was under 150, and it'll be good to get back on the right side of it.
One thing that helped on Sunday was a nice 5+ km walk with the Best of Canberra Walks Walking Group. I joined the group (through Meetup) a few weeks ago, but this was the first time I've actually done a walk with them. We met at the National Library and walked along the lake shore, under Commonwealth Bridge to Lennox Gardens, then up and around Parliament House and back to the Library. It was a nice walk and I'm going to try to do more with them. Another thing that helped is that I just had bacon and scrambled eggs for lunch, and a sausage link and veggies for dinner. It turns out that staying the hell away from the birthday cake can really help with the whole weight-loss thing.
That means I managed to meet my goal of losing 1.6 kg this week, but I still missed my weekly goal weight because of my shortfall last week. I need to hit my goal of a 1.7 kg loss this week so that I can break under 150 kg. It's been over a year since I was under 150, and it'll be good to get back on the right side of it.
One thing that helped on Sunday was a nice 5+ km walk with the Best of Canberra Walks Walking Group. I joined the group (through Meetup) a few weeks ago, but this was the first time I've actually done a walk with them. We met at the National Library and walked along the lake shore, under Commonwealth Bridge to Lennox Gardens, then up and around Parliament House and back to the Library. It was a nice walk and I'm going to try to do more with them. Another thing that helped is that I just had bacon and scrambled eggs for lunch, and a sausage link and veggies for dinner. It turns out that staying the hell away from the birthday cake can really help with the whole weight-loss thing.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Weigh-in: 14 May, 2012
Today's Weight: 54.2 (339.9 lbs)
Change: -1.7 kg (-3.7 lbs)
Total Loss: -41.3 (-91 lbs)
Change: -1.7 kg (-3.7 lbs)
Total Loss: -41.3 (-91 lbs)
I'm still losing 1.6 to 1.7 kg per week as planned, and I'm still a half a kilo under my goal weight for this week. But on Friday morning, I was nearly another half a kilo lighter. The Game Night Pig Out wasn't helpful, but I'm not going to feel too bad about the Dr. Pepper. It was a nice little treat. The problem was that it wasn't the only treat I had, and it wasn't planned in advance.
So I'm going to start working in a few Game Night treats for myself so I can enjoy them without feeling guilty or paying too big a price for them, and I've also learned that my little Atkins bars are a good late-night snack. Better for me than corn chips and salsa, which I ate again last night. Lesson learned.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Weigh-in: 23 April, 2012
Today's Weight: 159.7 kg (352.0 lbs)
Change: -2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Total Loss: -35.8 kg (78.9 lbs)
Finally! I'm under 160! That's the first time in somewhere close to a year. Back in March 2011, at the end of my 30-day Slow Carb trial, I was down to 146.1, and by August 2011, I was back up to 165.6. It's about damned time!
Looking back at my records, it's taken me 8 weeks to get from 171.2 down to 159.7. That's an 11.5 kg loss, for an average of 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) per week. I guess when you consider that I haven't been counting calories and haven't been doing any sort of regular exercise, that's not bad.
But this week I didn't do anything special, and I lost 2 kg. Nothing special unless you count the fact that I had that big carb-fest on the Saturday before, and put on 0.7 kg. Maybe that's got something to do with it, but for now I'm going to go with the idea that if I stick with what I'm supposed to be doing, I should be able to lose 1.5 to 2 kg per week, so I'm setting my goal for getting back under 150 kg for June 4.
Change: -2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Total Loss: -35.8 kg (78.9 lbs)
Finally! I'm under 160! That's the first time in somewhere close to a year. Back in March 2011, at the end of my 30-day Slow Carb trial, I was down to 146.1, and by August 2011, I was back up to 165.6. It's about damned time!
Looking back at my records, it's taken me 8 weeks to get from 171.2 down to 159.7. That's an 11.5 kg loss, for an average of 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) per week. I guess when you consider that I haven't been counting calories and haven't been doing any sort of regular exercise, that's not bad.
But this week I didn't do anything special, and I lost 2 kg. Nothing special unless you count the fact that I had that big carb-fest on the Saturday before, and put on 0.7 kg. Maybe that's got something to do with it, but for now I'm going to go with the idea that if I stick with what I'm supposed to be doing, I should be able to lose 1.5 to 2 kg per week, so I'm setting my goal for getting back under 150 kg for June 4.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Weigh-in: 16 April, 2012
Today's Weight: 161.8 kg (356.7 lbs)
Change: +0.7 kg (1.54 lbs)
Total Loss: -33.7 kg (74.3 lbs)
This weigh-in is actually a day late, because I had a crazy Monday morning and didn't get to do a weight check. The bad news this week is that I've put on 0.7 kilos, or about a pound-and-a-half. The good news is that on Sunday, I was 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) over that. I'd been putting on weight all week, and then topped it off with an awesomely carbolicious lunch out on Saturday. Anyway, long story short--big club sandwich, french fries, beer, beer, beer, gelato! It was all great, and I can't remember the last time we went out to lunch somewhere that didn't have a drive-through. Was it worth a two-kilo weight gain? Yeah, I think so. Now I just have to put in a good week and get rid of it.
Change: +0.7 kg (1.54 lbs)
Total Loss: -33.7 kg (74.3 lbs)
This weigh-in is actually a day late, because I had a crazy Monday morning and didn't get to do a weight check. The bad news this week is that I've put on 0.7 kilos, or about a pound-and-a-half. The good news is that on Sunday, I was 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) over that. I'd been putting on weight all week, and then topped it off with an awesomely carbolicious lunch out on Saturday. Anyway, long story short--big club sandwich, french fries, beer, beer, beer, gelato! It was all great, and I can't remember the last time we went out to lunch somewhere that didn't have a drive-through. Was it worth a two-kilo weight gain? Yeah, I think so. Now I just have to put in a good week and get rid of it.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Weigh-in: 9 April, 2012
Today's Weight: 161.1 kg (355.1 lbs)
Change: -0.4 kg (0.88 lbs)
Total Loss: -34.4 kg (75.8 lbs)
At one point this week, I was down to 160.5, and had a good shot at getting to 160. But I blew it with Easter. It started with the chocolate eggs people kept bringing to work. And the thing is, I'm not big on chocolate. But they were everywhere, and I ate them. And then I ate some more. And then the kids had about a million of them on Sunday, and I ate some of them, too.
And of course once I felt like I'd totally blown it, I totally blew it. First it was chocolate, then it was pasta, and then more and more until I was on a total carb binge that hasn't stopped.
Change: -0.4 kg (0.88 lbs)
Total Loss: -34.4 kg (75.8 lbs)
At one point this week, I was down to 160.5, and had a good shot at getting to 160. But I blew it with Easter. It started with the chocolate eggs people kept bringing to work. And the thing is, I'm not big on chocolate. But they were everywhere, and I ate them. And then I ate some more. And then the kids had about a million of them on Sunday, and I ate some of them, too.
And of course once I felt like I'd totally blown it, I totally blew it. First it was chocolate, then it was pasta, and then more and more until I was on a total carb binge that hasn't stopped.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Weigh-in: 2 April, 2012
Today's Weight: 161.5 kg (356.0 lbs)
Change: -1.1 kg (2.42 lbs)
Total Loss: -34.0 kg (74.9 lbs)
When I weighed in on Sunday morning, I was down to 160.7, and I started thinking I might crack that 160 barrier this week. Then Karen helped Tom bake cookies. Hey, I'm a DAD. I HAD to eat one and tell him how awesome it was! Then I cooked the chicken and sausage jambalaya for the kids, and while the plan was that I would then cook a chicken breast and some veggies for myself, I couldn't resist that jambalaya. It was very nice, but there's a price to pay for eating all that white rice. And I paid it. To the tune of nearly a kilo.
Which leaves me at 161. Again. Still trying to get past 160 and moving on to a new goal at 150.
Change: -1.1 kg (2.42 lbs)
Total Loss: -34.0 kg (74.9 lbs)
When I weighed in on Sunday morning, I was down to 160.7, and I started thinking I might crack that 160 barrier this week. Then Karen helped Tom bake cookies. Hey, I'm a DAD. I HAD to eat one and tell him how awesome it was! Then I cooked the chicken and sausage jambalaya for the kids, and while the plan was that I would then cook a chicken breast and some veggies for myself, I couldn't resist that jambalaya. It was very nice, but there's a price to pay for eating all that white rice. And I paid it. To the tune of nearly a kilo.
Which leaves me at 161. Again. Still trying to get past 160 and moving on to a new goal at 150.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Weigh-in: 26 March, 2012
Today's Weight: 162.6 kg (358.5 lbs)
Change: -0.1 kg (0.22 lbs)
Total Loss: -32.9 kg (72.5 lbs)
My weight varied day-to-day from a low of 161.7 kg up to 162.6 kg, then dropped to 161.8 kg and is now past 163.3 kg and climbing. For the last few days, I've been on a real carb binge. White bread. Ice cream. Cookies. Chocolate. It's ridiculous.
Ever since last November, I lose 8 to 10 kg, and then it seems like every time I get close to 160 kg, I go off track and start putting it back on. I need to break this cycle. I need to get past 160 kg.
Change: -0.1 kg (0.22 lbs)
Total Loss: -32.9 kg (72.5 lbs)
My weight varied day-to-day from a low of 161.7 kg up to 162.6 kg, then dropped to 161.8 kg and is now past 163.3 kg and climbing. For the last few days, I've been on a real carb binge. White bread. Ice cream. Cookies. Chocolate. It's ridiculous.
Ever since last November, I lose 8 to 10 kg, and then it seems like every time I get close to 160 kg, I go off track and start putting it back on. I need to break this cycle. I need to get past 160 kg.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Weigh-in: 8 August, 2011
Today's Weight: 165.6 kg (365 lbs)
Change: -0.7 kg (1.5 lbs)
Total Loss: 29.9 kg (65.9 lbs)
After a pretty weird week of yo-yo weigh-ins, it turns out that in the end, I managed to lose a few hundred grams. First I dropped to 165.5, then went up to 166.8 (over my starting weight last Monday), dropped back down to 165.4 later in the week, rose back to 166.3 on Sunday, then down for a moderate loss this morning.
Essentially, all I've done is eliminate most of the carbs from my diet. No bread, no dairy (except for a little milk in my coffee), no pasta, etc. Mostly, just meat, eggs, vegetables, and beans. And instead of the massive Saturday binges I was doing before, my indulgences were limited to a bottle of bourbon (and Coke) on Friday night, a slice of pizza and a Coke for lunch on Saturday, and a couple bites from Tom's ice cream sundae on Saturday afternoon. I got on the cross-trainer a couple of times early in the week, but didn't go near the thing after Wednesday.
I'm not really tracking my food or calories or anything, just limiting the carbs and eating when I'm hungry. And occasionally when I'm snackish. I'm going to stick with that plan this week, and try adding in a little more exercise.
I'm a little bummed out that at best, it's likely to take me all of autumn to get back under 150 kg, and then all summer to see a signficant improvement. Looking back through my records, I was at 165.9 kg way back in May, 2010. 15 months later and I'm back there again. Before that, I'd lost nearly 30 kg in 14 weeks. If I'd kept that trend going, I would've hit my goal weight before the end of February, 2011. Now I'll be lucky if I get down to 130 kg by the end of February, 2012.
Oh well. Tough shit. That's the way it goes when you don't bother doing anything for 5 months, and really, except for the one month of slow carb, I didn't put much effort in for seven months before that. So that sucks, but it's important that I keep all that in mind, but also focus on what I'm doing now, and on my plan for improvement in the future.
My goal for August is to lose 8 to 10 kg. After the first week, I'm on track to lose around 2.5 to 3 kg. If that's where I end up, it's a hell of a lot better than putting on 4 or 5 kg, which is what I've been doing for the last few months, but it's not where I want to be. So I'm going to work harder this week.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Weigh-in: 5 March, 2011
Today's Weight: 146.1 kg (322 lbs)
Change: -1.3 kg (2.8 lbs)
Total Loss: 49.4 kg (108.9 lbs)
A good result today, and I think a pretty damned good result for the whole experiment. 9.4 kilos, or 20.7 pounds, lost in a month. The primary claim of Ferriss' 4 Hour Body Slow Carb diet is that you can "lose 20 pounds in 30 days without exercise". Well, I lost the 20 pounds. Could I have done it without exercise? Maybe so, but I'm perfectly happy with my decision to exercise as well as change my eating habits.
One thing that I've learned from this experiment is that my diet was overloaded with carbs, and falling short in terms of vegetables. So that'll be something to keep an eye on as I add the carbs back into my meals.
It'll be interesting to see if the weight loss continues at roughly the same rate, as long as I keep the calories about the same and keep exercising, whether I'm eating the faster-burning carbs or not. I expect that will be the case, but I don't think that means the whole slow carb thing is a waste of time. I think if you don't want to worry about tracking your calories, then one easy way to keep the calories down is to avoid sweets (including fruit and fruit juice), and starchy vegetables. Because if you're mostly eating just meat, eggs, and vegetables, you're going to have to put in some serious effort to get fat. I'm sure it can be done, but you're going to have to work at it.
So after trying it for a month, I'm saying that the Slow Carb diet worked for me, and I think it'll probably work for most people, too.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Weigh-in: 26 February, 2011
Today's Weight: 147.4 kg (325 lbs)
Change: -1.3 kg (2.8 lbs)
Total Loss: 48.1 kg (106 lbs)
There's something I didn't expect. Weight gain. After staying at 146.6 kg from Thursday to Friday, I then went up 0.9 kg for today. So I finished the week with a 1.3 kg loss, which is good, but two days ago I was fairly sure that I was headed for a 2+ kg loss for the week. What the hell happened? I've got no idea.
Sure, I've exercised a little less than I wanted to the last couple of days. But my average net calories this week was pretty damned low. Based on the standard 3500 calories = 1 lb of fat, I should've lost over 2k (5 lbs). So either something is going seriously screwy with my metabolism (which I doubt, because I feel fine), somebody is giving me olive oil enemas in my sleep, or I'm putting on muscle and that's screwing around with my weight loss numbers.
I'm not going to get too hung up on the numbers, but I have to say that I'm thinking that Tim Ferriss' Slow Carb diet isn't anything special. I'm not knocking it, mind you, because I've been doing it for 3 1/2 weeks and I've lost 8.1 kg (17.8 lbs). But the bottom line is that I've limited my caloric intake and burned more calories through exercise. So it's no surprise that I've lost weight.
But I can see that his Slow Carb rules might work better for people who don't want to count calories, check their weight daily, etc. Restrict your diet to lean meat, eggs, vegetables, and beans and unless you're doing something really stupidly, you're going to lose weight.
I'm going to keep doing it for at least another week, and maybe more after that, but I'm very interested in seeing what happens as I start adding some carbs back into my diet.
Change: -1.3 kg (2.8 lbs)
Total Loss: 48.1 kg (106 lbs)
There's something I didn't expect. Weight gain. After staying at 146.6 kg from Thursday to Friday, I then went up 0.9 kg for today. So I finished the week with a 1.3 kg loss, which is good, but two days ago I was fairly sure that I was headed for a 2+ kg loss for the week. What the hell happened? I've got no idea.
Sure, I've exercised a little less than I wanted to the last couple of days. But my average net calories this week was pretty damned low. Based on the standard 3500 calories = 1 lb of fat, I should've lost over 2k (5 lbs). So either something is going seriously screwy with my metabolism (which I doubt, because I feel fine), somebody is giving me olive oil enemas in my sleep, or I'm putting on muscle and that's screwing around with my weight loss numbers.
I'm not going to get too hung up on the numbers, but I have to say that I'm thinking that Tim Ferriss' Slow Carb diet isn't anything special. I'm not knocking it, mind you, because I've been doing it for 3 1/2 weeks and I've lost 8.1 kg (17.8 lbs). But the bottom line is that I've limited my caloric intake and burned more calories through exercise. So it's no surprise that I've lost weight.
But I can see that his Slow Carb rules might work better for people who don't want to count calories, check their weight daily, etc. Restrict your diet to lean meat, eggs, vegetables, and beans and unless you're doing something really stupidly, you're going to lose weight.
I'm going to keep doing it for at least another week, and maybe more after that, but I'm very interested in seeing what happens as I start adding some carbs back into my diet.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Weigh-in: 19 February, 2011
Today's Weight: 148.7 kg (327.8 lbs)
Change: -1.2 kg (2.6 lbs)
Total Loss: 46.8 kg (103.2 lbs)
Last week, I was a bit disappointed at losing "only" 2.5 kg. This week, I was pretty okay with losing 1.2 kg. The difference? Well, for one thing I know that I didn't work as hard this week. Checking out this little spreadsheet I've started (Slow-carb Daily Calorie Log), it's clear that even though the number of calories consumed has dropped a little, the number of calories burned through exercise has halved, so the net cals have doubled.
So there you go. Exercise halved. Weight-loss halved. Seems pretty damned logical to me. If I want to lose the weight faster, I need to exercise more.
But apart from all that, I felt pretty good when I got my number at meeting this week. That's two meetings in a row, and a total of 3.7 kg lost. And yeah, I'm feeling a bit bleh at the moment, but I'm sure it won't last long.
Change: -1.2 kg (2.6 lbs)
Total Loss: 46.8 kg (103.2 lbs)
Last week, I was a bit disappointed at losing "only" 2.5 kg. This week, I was pretty okay with losing 1.2 kg. The difference? Well, for one thing I know that I didn't work as hard this week. Checking out this little spreadsheet I've started (Slow-carb Daily Calorie Log), it's clear that even though the number of calories consumed has dropped a little, the number of calories burned through exercise has halved, so the net cals have doubled.
So there you go. Exercise halved. Weight-loss halved. Seems pretty damned logical to me. If I want to lose the weight faster, I need to exercise more.
But apart from all that, I felt pretty good when I got my number at meeting this week. That's two meetings in a row, and a total of 3.7 kg lost. And yeah, I'm feeling a bit bleh at the moment, but I'm sure it won't last long.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Weigh-in: 12 February, 2011
Today's Weight: 149.9 kg (330.5 lbs)
Change: -2.5 kg (5.5 lbs)
Total Loss: 45.6 kg (100.5 lbs)
To be totally honest, I was hoping for a bit more. A 2.5 kilo loss is great, but looking back through my weigh-in records, I can see that I've lost more weight (3.6 kg in late Feb, 2.9 kg in early March) with considerably less effort (or at least a hell of a lot less sweating). I'm going to keep going with the slow-carb thing, but I can't help but think that I could've lost just as much weight by just sticking to the Weight Watchers plan and spending an hour or so out on the cross-trainer every day.
I took measurements again, and it looks like I'm not only losing weight, but my body shape is changing as well. This week's numbers are:
Upper arm: 41 cm (-2 cm)
Chest: 130 cm (-1 cm)
Hips: 123 cm (+2 cm)
Thigh: 68 cm (-3 cm)
Calf: 51 cm (no change)
I'm guessing that the increased hip measurement has more to do with my lack of skill in taking measurements than in any actual increase.
But the main thing is that I'm losing weight, and even though I'm exercising a lot more than I was before, I feel like I have more, not less, energy.
Change: -2.5 kg (5.5 lbs)
Total Loss: 45.6 kg (100.5 lbs)
To be totally honest, I was hoping for a bit more. A 2.5 kilo loss is great, but looking back through my weigh-in records, I can see that I've lost more weight (3.6 kg in late Feb, 2.9 kg in early March) with considerably less effort (or at least a hell of a lot less sweating). I'm going to keep going with the slow-carb thing, but I can't help but think that I could've lost just as much weight by just sticking to the Weight Watchers plan and spending an hour or so out on the cross-trainer every day.
I took measurements again, and it looks like I'm not only losing weight, but my body shape is changing as well. This week's numbers are:
Upper arm: 41 cm (-2 cm)
Chest: 130 cm (-1 cm)
Hips: 123 cm (+2 cm)
Thigh: 68 cm (-3 cm)
Calf: 51 cm (no change)
I'm guessing that the increased hip measurement has more to do with my lack of skill in taking measurements than in any actual increase.
But the main thing is that I'm losing weight, and even though I'm exercising a lot more than I was before, I feel like I have more, not less, energy.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Weigh-in: 5 February 2011
Todays weight: 152.4 kg (336 lbs)
Change: +0.2 kg (.44 lbs)
Total loss: -43.1 kg (95 lbs)
Wow, who would've thought that I'd be so happy and relieved to find out that I've gained 0.2 kg since my last weigh-in. That is so freaking awesome, because it means that I've lost about 3 kg (6.6 lbs) since Wednesday. Since Wednesday. I've never lost weight like that in my life.
And it also means that in the end, I put on about 5 kg (11 lbs) over the summer. Which is a damned shame, really, since if I'd just stuck to what I was doing, I would've lost that much. But oh well, all I can do now is move forward. And keep doing what I'm doing now.
Last night when I was wondering if I'd get under 155.5, and also realized that I've been in Weight Watchers for a year, I noticed that I've been at the 155 point for a while now. I was 155 on 31/7/2010. I'd been steadily losing since I started in Feb. I kept dropping through August, but then by 18/9, I was back up to 155.4. Then I started losing again, but by 23/10 I was back to 155.5 kg. After that, I started taking the weight off again through November, and by 20/11 I was down to 149.7. Then over the summer I started gaining again, and would've hit 155.5 again if I hadn't started this slow-carb thing.
So while my 40+ kg loss is great, the thing is, I've been here before. Back when I first started losing weight
I also took some measurements this morning, because instead of just tracking weight, I'm going to start tracking changes in my body shape as well.
Upper arm: 43cm
Chest: 131cm
Hips: 121cm
Thigh: 71cm
Calf:51cm
I figured that with a hernia protrusion the size of a basketball, a waist measurement really wouldn't mean very much. No matter how much weight I lose, I'm still going to have internal organs, and as long as they're in the wrong fucking place, my waist measurement isn't going to be anything close to normal.
But for another way to see the changes to my body, I took some pictures. I wish I'd done that from the start, but better late than never, right? Looking back through my old CalorieKing data, from the 5th of February 2007 (holy shit, that's 4 years ago today! I had no idea! See what I mean about having been here before?) to the 26th of March, I went from 138.9 kg (306 lbs) to 123 kg (271 lbs). I lost 12 cm from my chest, 14 cm from my waist (my protrusion was a lot less severe back then), 10 cm from my hips, and 10 cm from my thighs.
I was still hella fat, still out of shape, but I felt a lot better than I had. I could function reasonably normally again, so I slacked off. Quit watching what I ate (hey, after nearly two months, I knew what I was doing!), quit recording anything, quit exercising, etc. And a year or so later, I was up to over 150 kg (330 lbs). I don't have any numbers recorded for then, but as best I can remember, I managed to get back down to around 135, felt better, and slacked off again. And a few years later, I was at 195.5 kg (431 lbs).
Each time, I realize I'm fucking huge and unhealthy, I get busy doing something about it, and after a while I start feeling better, I get fit enough that I don't feel like I'm dying after walking a couple of blocks, then I slack off. And then I gain all the weight back, plus more. And then when I start losing again, it my new "low" weight is about the same as my highest weight the last time around. How fucked is that?
I'm not doing it again. I'm not going to be sitting here a couple of years from now blogging about how I was 240.5 kg (530 lbs) but I'm feeling much better now that I'm down to 200. Fuck that. I'm not doing it again. This time, I've lost a bunch of weight, I started slacking off, and now I'm getting started losing a bunch more weight.
Change: +0.2 kg (.44 lbs)
Total loss: -43.1 kg (95 lbs)
Wow, who would've thought that I'd be so happy and relieved to find out that I've gained 0.2 kg since my last weigh-in. That is so freaking awesome, because it means that I've lost about 3 kg (6.6 lbs) since Wednesday. Since Wednesday. I've never lost weight like that in my life.
And it also means that in the end, I put on about 5 kg (11 lbs) over the summer. Which is a damned shame, really, since if I'd just stuck to what I was doing, I would've lost that much. But oh well, all I can do now is move forward. And keep doing what I'm doing now.
Last night when I was wondering if I'd get under 155.5, and also realized that I've been in Weight Watchers for a year, I noticed that I've been at the 155 point for a while now. I was 155 on 31/7/2010. I'd been steadily losing since I started in Feb. I kept dropping through August, but then by 18/9, I was back up to 155.4. Then I started losing again, but by 23/10 I was back to 155.5 kg. After that, I started taking the weight off again through November, and by 20/11 I was down to 149.7. Then over the summer I started gaining again, and would've hit 155.5 again if I hadn't started this slow-carb thing.
So while my 40+ kg loss is great, the thing is, I've been here before. Back when I first started losing weight
I also took some measurements this morning, because instead of just tracking weight, I'm going to start tracking changes in my body shape as well.
Upper arm: 43cm
Chest: 131cm
Hips: 121cm
Thigh: 71cm
Calf:51cm
I figured that with a hernia protrusion the size of a basketball, a waist measurement really wouldn't mean very much. No matter how much weight I lose, I'm still going to have internal organs, and as long as they're in the wrong fucking place, my waist measurement isn't going to be anything close to normal.
But for another way to see the changes to my body, I took some pictures. I wish I'd done that from the start, but better late than never, right? Looking back through my old CalorieKing data, from the 5th of February 2007 (holy shit, that's 4 years ago today! I had no idea! See what I mean about having been here before?) to the 26th of March, I went from 138.9 kg (306 lbs) to 123 kg (271 lbs). I lost 12 cm from my chest, 14 cm from my waist (my protrusion was a lot less severe back then), 10 cm from my hips, and 10 cm from my thighs.
I was still hella fat, still out of shape, but I felt a lot better than I had. I could function reasonably normally again, so I slacked off. Quit watching what I ate (hey, after nearly two months, I knew what I was doing!), quit recording anything, quit exercising, etc. And a year or so later, I was up to over 150 kg (330 lbs). I don't have any numbers recorded for then, but as best I can remember, I managed to get back down to around 135, felt better, and slacked off again. And a few years later, I was at 195.5 kg (431 lbs).
Each time, I realize I'm fucking huge and unhealthy, I get busy doing something about it, and after a while I start feeling better, I get fit enough that I don't feel like I'm dying after walking a couple of blocks, then I slack off. And then I gain all the weight back, plus more. And then when I start losing again, it my new "low" weight is about the same as my highest weight the last time around. How fucked is that?
I'm not doing it again. I'm not going to be sitting here a couple of years from now blogging about how I was 240.5 kg (530 lbs) but I'm feeling much better now that I'm down to 200. Fuck that. I'm not doing it again. This time, I've lost a bunch of weight, I started slacking off, and now I'm getting started losing a bunch more weight.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Weigh-in: 20 November 2010
Todays weight: 149.7 kg (327.8 lbs)
Change: -1.0 kg (2.2 lbs)
Total loss: -45.8 kg (100.9 lbs)
Hot damn, that makes 100 lbs I've lost so far!
And according to the Weight Watchers Online Plan Manager, that's apparently 5 kg that I've lost since the 31st of July. Which shows how off track I've been, because before that I was losing 5 kg every 3 or 4 weeks.
I admit that once again I really thought I'd lose more than I did. Because of the change-over from Points to ProPoints, it's hard to make comparisons with past weeks without doing more math than I've got time for right now, but I've been thinking that my increased activity levels would make more of a difference when I stepped on the scales. Guess not.
In the four weeks since I issued myself with my 10 Kilos in 5 Weeks Challenge, I've lost 5.6 kg. The only way I'm going to lose 4.4 kg in the next week is to amputate a body part. So on one hand, I've failed miserably. On the other, I've lost 5.6 kg in a month, I'm exercising every day, I'm eating more Real Food, and I'm feeling better than I have in years. It's hard to feel like a loser, but I'll give it my best shot next week after weigh-in.
Oh yeah, today's meeting made 5 in a row. I'll have to be sure and skip it next week, because I've never made 6.
Change: -1.0 kg (2.2 lbs)
Total loss: -45.8 kg (100.9 lbs)
Hot damn, that makes 100 lbs I've lost so far!
And according to the Weight Watchers Online Plan Manager, that's apparently 5 kg that I've lost since the 31st of July. Which shows how off track I've been, because before that I was losing 5 kg every 3 or 4 weeks.
I admit that once again I really thought I'd lose more than I did. Because of the change-over from Points to ProPoints, it's hard to make comparisons with past weeks without doing more math than I've got time for right now, but I've been thinking that my increased activity levels would make more of a difference when I stepped on the scales. Guess not.
In the four weeks since I issued myself with my 10 Kilos in 5 Weeks Challenge, I've lost 5.6 kg. The only way I'm going to lose 4.4 kg in the next week is to amputate a body part. So on one hand, I've failed miserably. On the other, I've lost 5.6 kg in a month, I'm exercising every day, I'm eating more Real Food, and I'm feeling better than I have in years. It's hard to feel like a loser, but I'll give it my best shot next week after weigh-in.
Oh yeah, today's meeting made 5 in a row. I'll have to be sure and skip it next week, because I've never made 6.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Weigh-in: 13 November, 2010
Todays weight: 150.7 kg (332.2 lbs)
Change: -1.2 kg (2.6 lbs)
Total loss: -44.8 kg (98.7 lbs)
Another 1.2 kg loss, even though I ate fewer food points and walked a lot more activity points. I really thought I'd lose more. Of course, a 1.2 kg loss is perfectly reasonable, but it's not doing much for the whole 10kg in 5 weeks thing. In three weeks, I've lost 4.8kg. I've got to lose 2.6 kg for each of the next two weeks to achieve that target, and honestly, I don't see it happening. It's definitely not impossible, because I was getting those kinds of numbers back in April and May, and back then I wasn't even walking. But based on the numbers I've been getting lately, I'm really not sure what I can do to drop 6 pounds a week for the next two weeks.
So I'm kind of bummed, but at the same time I know that dropping 1.2 kilos a week is nothing to be bummed out about. It's just that I set myself up that challenge, and I don't like the idea of not doing it. So maybe that wasn't the best idea, but there's no doubt it has done a lot to motivate me over the last few weeks, after I'd been in a pretty apathetic rut for several months. And that is definitely A Good Thing™.
Change: -1.2 kg (2.6 lbs)
Total loss: -44.8 kg (98.7 lbs)
Another 1.2 kg loss, even though I ate fewer food points and walked a lot more activity points. I really thought I'd lose more. Of course, a 1.2 kg loss is perfectly reasonable, but it's not doing much for the whole 10kg in 5 weeks thing. In three weeks, I've lost 4.8kg. I've got to lose 2.6 kg for each of the next two weeks to achieve that target, and honestly, I don't see it happening. It's definitely not impossible, because I was getting those kinds of numbers back in April and May, and back then I wasn't even walking. But based on the numbers I've been getting lately, I'm really not sure what I can do to drop 6 pounds a week for the next two weeks.
So I'm kind of bummed, but at the same time I know that dropping 1.2 kilos a week is nothing to be bummed out about. It's just that I set myself up that challenge, and I don't like the idea of not doing it. So maybe that wasn't the best idea, but there's no doubt it has done a lot to motivate me over the last few weeks, after I'd been in a pretty apathetic rut for several months. And that is definitely A Good Thing™.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Weigh-in: 6 November, 2010
Todays weight: 151.9 kg (334.9 lbs)
Change: -1.2 kg (2.6 lbs)
Total loss: -43.6 kg (96.1 lbs)
A good result, but honestly, I'm a little disappointed. I really thought I'd have another 2+ kg loss this week. Looking at my food and exercise trackers, I ended up with more saved points at the end of this week than I did last week (49 to 37). But on the other hand, I also ended up with fewer points earned through activity (32 to 55)
So I ate less (in terms of Points, not in terms of quantity of food), but I also walked less. I didn't have any days where I went on more than one walk, and a lot of my walks this week for around a half hour (around 4 Points). Last week, I earned an average of 6.5 Activity Points a day. Another thing to consider is that a lot of my walks were late at night, instead of in the middle of the day. I'm not sure if the time of day makes a difference or not
A quick Google tells me that the general consensus is that morning exercise is best for weight loss, but I'm not sure how much science is behind that. With the days getting warmer, the sun coming up earlier, and work about to finish, there's really no excuse for me not to start getting up a little earlier and going for a walk every morning. Then if I work in another one (or two) during the day, that's great, but if I don't then at least I've done it and it's out of the way.
But anyway, a two-and-a-half pound loss is A Good Thing.™ That gives me a 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) loss for the first two weeks of my five week challenge. That averages out to put me a little behind (1.8 kg when I need an average of 2 kg per week), but I'll make some changes (more walking!), and I should be able to achieve a 2+ kg loss next week to put me back on track.
Change: -1.2 kg (2.6 lbs)
Total loss: -43.6 kg (96.1 lbs)
A good result, but honestly, I'm a little disappointed. I really thought I'd have another 2+ kg loss this week. Looking at my food and exercise trackers, I ended up with more saved points at the end of this week than I did last week (49 to 37). But on the other hand, I also ended up with fewer points earned through activity (32 to 55)
So I ate less (in terms of Points, not in terms of quantity of food), but I also walked less. I didn't have any days where I went on more than one walk, and a lot of my walks this week for around a half hour (around 4 Points). Last week, I earned an average of 6.5 Activity Points a day. Another thing to consider is that a lot of my walks were late at night, instead of in the middle of the day. I'm not sure if the time of day makes a difference or not
A quick Google tells me that the general consensus is that morning exercise is best for weight loss, but I'm not sure how much science is behind that. With the days getting warmer, the sun coming up earlier, and work about to finish, there's really no excuse for me not to start getting up a little earlier and going for a walk every morning. Then if I work in another one (or two) during the day, that's great, but if I don't then at least I've done it and it's out of the way.
But anyway, a two-and-a-half pound loss is A Good Thing.™ That gives me a 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) loss for the first two weeks of my five week challenge. That averages out to put me a little behind (1.8 kg when I need an average of 2 kg per week), but I'll make some changes (more walking!), and I should be able to achieve a 2+ kg loss next week to put me back on track.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Weigh-in: 30 October, 2010
Todays weight: 153.1 kg (335.3 lbs)
Change: -2.4 kg (5.3 lbs)
Total loss: -42.4 kg (93.5 lbs)
Now that's what I'm talking bout!
The trick is to do it again next week.
Change: -2.4 kg (5.3 lbs)
Total loss: -42.4 kg (93.5 lbs)
Now that's what I'm talking bout!
The trick is to do it again next week.
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