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05 September 2014

Past 8 day calories average = 3421

Previous weight 172.6
Current weight 175.0
Gain of 2.4lbs
Waist measurement went from 33" to 33.25"

113/70 blood pressure
70 pulse
84 glucose (YAY!!!)
Body Fat measurements 11mm, 22mm, 7mm = 13%

I am going to try and average 3100 calories next week to slow down the weight gain a little bit. I still need to cut fat at some point. I have decided to let my weight get up to 180lbs. At that point, I will reduce calories and begin cutting the fat.

I hope everyone is good. Have a great weekend!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
79.4 kg	0 kg	2.3 kg	Reasonably Well

(3 comments) Gaining 1.1 kg a Week

04 September 2014

My experiment with eating a lot of calories has been going as expected. My official weigh in will be tomorrow. Right now I am sitting at 176.4lbs which is up since last Friday by 3.8 pounds. I have gained a half inch around my midsection as well. I did this experiment to see how I felt eating this much food and to see how much weight I would gain. Since last Friday I averaged 3432 calories per day. I was aiming for 3100 calories but I went overboard for the sake of experimenting. I am going to try to stay closer to 3100 next week. Once I reach a weight of 180lbs I plan to cut calories back and start lowering my body fat again. Basically, I am making myself heavier in hopes of growing some muscle mass. It’s a tough pill to swallow after working so hard to lose 50 pounds but I feel like I am in control enough to continue with my plan.

I have noticed that with the increased carbs I do not have the steady energy that I had when I was eating a high fat and very low carb diet. I find myself thinking a nap would be nice and I yawn a lot more with the additional carbs. On the other side of the coin, the carbs are helping with workout stamina and recovery. I use to be sore for up to three days after working out when I was eating low carb. With the carbs, I find that I just feel a little tight the next day. So there is a balance there to be found. I plan to continue experimenting to dial in the right amount of carbs to fit my energy and workout needs.

One of my weekly tips was to experiment with your calories and your macros from time to time. My example above is what I am talking about. Stay in control of what you’re doing and see how your body reacts. Has your weight loss stalled? Maybe ADDING calories will help you? You never know until you try it. It does not hurt to experiment, especially since everyone is different when it comes to activity levels, metabolism and food tolerances.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

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03 September 2014

Good morning everyone! Last night we had out monthly fishing club meeting at IHOP. I ordered an omelet as I always do. This time I forgot to tell them to make it with whole eggs instead of their egg batter mixture. I ate the whole thing without thinking. Today I am paying the price with nagging stomach cramps and way too many trips to the bathroom. Thing is, I totally knew better since a couple months ago I felt brave and ate 1/3 of a pancake there. I had to call into work the next day after that one. I don’t know why their batter affects me so much more than other wheat products that I test from time to time. I'll chalk it up as another lesson learned.

Hope everyone has a great day.

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02 September 2014

I did some experimenting over the holiday weekend. I ate like a king and a college student at the same time. I did this to see what it would take for me to gain some weight. (Fun experiment, huh?) :)

Since last Thursday I purposely went over my normal RDI of 2900 and way over on my carbs. Below is the summary.

Start at 172.6 lbs (Thursday 8/28)
End at 174.0 lbs (Tuesday 9/2)
1.4lbs total gain or .28 lbs per day gain

Average calories during this time = 3603

Cal Carb Protein
Thursday 3814 198 188
Friday 3723 153 204
Saturday 3605 254 183
Sunday 3472 77 196
Monday 3403 126 216

According to my experiment I can gain .28 lbs per day at 3600 calories. Which seems insane to me. I am starting to second guess how I am recording my food. Maybe I am overestimating how much I eat at times. I do not know for sure but I will make an effort to be more accurate this week.

As a result of my experiment, I am going to up my RDI again. Going to shoot for 3100 calories and see how that works for a while. I am aiming for 200g protein daily. Carbs will be around 125g on work out days and I will dial carbs back to < 60g on rest days.

It's all about experimenting to see how your body reacts. Then its important to make adjustments from there. Good luck everyone!

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29 August 2014

Current Goal: Gain lean muscle mass
Last week weight - 173.2 lbs
This week weight - 172.6 lbs
Down .6 lbs

Last week body fat - 13%
This week body fat - 12.8%
Down .2%

Last week waist measurement @ belly button - 33”
This week waist measurement @ belly button - 33”
*No change in my waist but I have been doing more ab work this week so maybe I lost some fat and gained a little muscle there?

Current macros - 180-200g protein / 100-120g carbs / fat, whatever else

My weekly intake averages:
2859 average calories - Goal 2900 = 61 average calories short of goal
178g average protein - Goal 180-200g = 2g short but close enough
118 average carbs - Goal 100-120g = on target

I have made several diet changes lately. I am trying to eat every three hours or so. I also added new foods to my previously ultra-low carb diet. I have added some fruits such as apples, oranges and berries. I also added a small amount of rice, potato and beans. This is where I am getting my additional carbs from. I am still trying to avoid simple sugars, wheat and most processed foods.

For next week I need to try to eat a tad more protein and calories. I think I was close enough to my macros this week to get a good idea of how my body is responding. Thing is, I still lost a little weight. I am not going to stress about it though. I am going to stay on course with my current macros and look at reducing my walking during the week from 5 days to 3 days. I really can’t afford to eat more, so I will do a little less exercise.

This has been another good week in lifting. I am still making good progress doing my frequency chin up program. I also sent new personal records this week for deadlift, squat, overhead press, bench press, chin ups, push-ups and rows. That’s the great thing about being a beginner in weight lifting. Almost every time you lift you are pushing into new territories and breaking records every time you lift. I love it. It’s very motivating!!

Bad news is that the doctor examined my knee on Monday and told me that I should not be squatting heavy weight due to cartridge damage in my very “grindy” right knee. I’m not sure that I totally agree with him at this time. It causes me no pain while squatting but will get sore afterwards and a little bit the next day. I have been icing it afterwards. Today I am going to do a deload on my squat and start back at 160lbs. I was at 185lbs. I will work on my form which was starting to rapidly fall apart at 185lbs and hope that the additional reps at a low weight will help strengthen my knee. It’s a long shot. I a super bummed about this. I was really starting to love squats and had goals I wanted to reach. Looks like I will have to put that on the back burner for a while.

I hope everyone has had a great week. I wish you all a fun filled Labor Day weekend!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
78.3 kg	0.6 kg	1.2 kg	Reasonably Well

(10 comments) Losing 0.3 kg a Week

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