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15 January 2016

This morning was leg day. For some reason it felt like I had "no gas in the tank". I had to drop weight and reduce reps. Not sure what was going on but was disappointed. My legs still feel fatigued. Tomorrow is shoulders and arms. I'm going to up my carbs tonight to see if that helps. Maybe increase calories.

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14 January 2016

I'm glad to see the scale going down. More importantly I have dropped 1% bodyfat. That means that I have lost mostly fat. Lifting heavy weights works well for losing weight. It also has the benefit of building muscles which should help in the long run. I'm planning on re-testing my RMR this weekend to see if there has been any change with the change in fat mass. I'm happy about the changes.

I will say there are days when it's difficult to maintain a deficit. My appetite goes kind of crazy if I don't eat well. Mostly if I eat too many convenience bars such as Kind bars and protein bars. I only use them as a supplement when I have to go into the office. When working from home I can snack on healthier items like vegetables. I need to work out a plan to bring in healthier snacks with me.

I hope everyone has a wonderful remainder of their week!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
96.3 kg	9.3 kg	5.6 kg	Reasonably Well

(6 comments) Losing 2.5 kg a Week

12 January 2016

Happy Tuesday everybody!

I've been reflecting recently on my past weight loss attempts and why they failed. I know I have myself to blame for the failures as no one is force feeding me. Having said that, not having a support system of at least one person makes the journey a lot harder for me. In the past I think the people around me in my life were jealous. This was particularly true of my first wife. She did not support my exercise and attempts at weight loss at all. As I reflect back I can see how toxic this can be to someone trying to lose weight. My current wife is very supportive. She did not agree with my diet when I went LCHF but she still supported me. This made a world of difference. I think having that support system is critical as is staying away from the toxic people that are trying to sabotage you.

This time around I'm also applying a more scientific/analytical approach. I know I have to log all of my food. I'm an over-eater plain and simple. I'm not really into sugar by itself, I can over-eat high fat foods just as easily as high carb foods. Fortunately with today's applications it makes it easy to log food. This is a critical component to not regaining the weight.

I have also bought a new expensive toy to help me better zero in on my resting metabolic rate. It's called a breezing metabolic tracker. It's a small hand-held device that uses indirect calorimetry to determine RMR. I have compared my first reading to the equation based calculations and my RMR is about 100 cal/day lower. I'm assuming that's the effect of the calorie restriction I'm on. I plan to track once a week for the next few weeks and then drop to once a month. I'll use this to better fine tune my calorie intake.

I have also talked to my wife about getting genetic testing for fitness. This is supposed to help determine which type of exercise is most appropriate based on your genes. They also have an option to determine what type of diet is most appropriate. What can I say, I'm a science nerd.

Basically, it all comes down to what I choose to put into my body. That's a personal choice that everyone needs to make. I don't advocate any specific diet to anyone. I'm currently into flexible dieting (IIFYM) but have tried Atkins and LCHF (keto). As they say, the best diet is the one you can stick with in the long term. It is all about calorie restriction.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

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10 January 2016

A slight increase but not unexpected. I have been creatine loading and got in 4 good heavy weightlifting sessions in last week. My glutes are still sore from leg day Friday. I'm lifting at close to the heaviest I have in a long time.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
97.8 kg	7.9 kg	7.1 kg	Reasonably Well

(12 comments) Gaining 0.6 kg a Week

03 January 2016

I had my wife do a 7-site skin fold measurement on me for a bodyfat baseline for the year. It says I'm about 18.5% bodyfat. My goal for the year it drop below 13%.

Here's to a great new year!

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