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Well it has been a little over a month and I Have dropped 20lbs since I have restarted my journey towards a better me. I have also lost approximately four inches around my abdomen, which is an excellent feeling! I'm a bit disappointed knowing that I Was so much more progressed than I am now and I let it all go, but I have to keep at it and and not let that prevent me from reaching my goal.
The current goal is to reach 250lbs by September 3rd. Once I reach this goal my next goal will be 230lbs by November 12th.
I've noticed I have been craving foods that I am missing, and I have been denying those cravings and attempting to find similar foods that still meet the Ketosis diet. These cravings are what have caused me to fail in the past, as I deny myself my basic wants and desires for so long eventually I cannot keep up with the diet. This is why diets tend to fail, and a whole new way of eating is required instead.
I will allow myself one "re-feed" day a month. In the past I have found that this has helped me break plateaus, and it also has helped me get back on track when I get the cravings out of my system. I do not want to be too excessive, there is no need to exceed my daily TDEE, but I will ignore macro-nutrient ratios on that day.
Once I finally reach my goal, I want to be about 200lbs but I do want to see 199lbs one time :P, I intend to try the carb-cycling diet plan I was doing when I wanted to gain muscle without gaining too much weight. It was clearly successful based on measurements, I maintained my weight but lost inches around my abdomen, but it was extremely difficult to eat my TDEE as I was eating a large amount of vegetables, rice, and low fat meats. It just was so much food to consume that it was difficult, it came to the point that I Was eating just to eat even though I wasn't hungry, and the food got tiresome after a while. I have no idea how professional body builders that eat 5,000+ calories a day manage, as it felt like a full time job just eating 3,000 calories. (I would eat 2,000 calories on my low carb days.)
I want to get healthier and stronger, and I want to be able to enjoy myself once in a while, but I know that it takes time and patience as well as a balance.
If anyone has had experience with carb-cycling for weight loss I am interesting in hearing about it, but I intend to stick with this plan for now at least until I hit my first goal.
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3256 kcal
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Fat: 225.05g | Prot: 185.61g | Carbs: 143.51g.
Breakfast: Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup, Arctic Zero Cake Batter Frozen Dessert, Arctic Zero Cookie Shake Frozen Dessert. Lunch: Heinz One Carb Reduced Sugar Tomato Ketchup, Egg, Kraft Natural Finely Shredded Cheddar Jack Mexican Style Shredded Cheese, Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Regular Sausage, Yellow Onions. Dinner: Contadina Tomato Sauce, Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic & Oregano (No Salt Added), Spice World Minced Garlic, Publix Green Bell Pepper, Onions, Great Value Ground Beef 73/27. Snacks/Other: Wonderful Pistachios (Package), Blue Diamond Whole Natural Almonds. more...
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