| Day 13 |
[Oct. 14th, 2011|12:10 am] |
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Just a quickie today (yeah, I know, I'm getting kinda lazy with these updates.) Weight and BFP are the same as yesterday. Didn't have time for body measurements this morning, I'll try to get them tomorrow. |
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| Day 11 and 12 |
[Oct. 13th, 2011|12:03 am] |
Didn't get around to posting an update yesterday, so I'm making it a double today.
For yesterday morning:
WGT: 236.8
BFP: 29.8
Both stats were the same as the day before, despite being taken the morning after a cheat day. I'm assuming the damage control protocol made a difference, as I showed no weight or fat gain after a significant spike in carb and calorie intake. However, today:
WGT: 237.8
BFP: 30
Gains in both stats after being back on the program yesterday. One thought I had was that the book recommends spiking your caloric intake once a week, but while using the damage control protocol, I'm limiting the impact of that spike. The hormonal changes that are supposed to accompany that calorie spike aren't taking place, causing my weight loss to stall during the week. The book recommends using these damage control tactics for off-schedule binges, such as holidays and special occasions, but I should probably allow my calorie intake to spike naturally on my cheat days. I'll try this next week and see if it makes a difference. |
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| Day 10- 2nd cheat day |
[Oct. 11th, 2011|12:43 am] |
WGT: 236.8
BFP: 29.8
Measurements-
LB: 14.3
RB: 14.7
W: 45.7
H: 42.5
LT: 25.5
RT: 25.5
TI: 168.2
Weight the same, BFP down slightly, total inches up slightly. Lunch was a filet mignon sandwich w/ mashed potatoes and a cup of gumbo. Dinner was grilled chicken parmesan. Same damage control protocol as last week. |
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| Day 9 |
[Oct. 9th, 2011|11:28 pm] |
WGT: 236.8
BFP: 29.9
The scale's moving back in the right direction. Cheat day part 2 tomorrow, gonna try not to go overboard so I can hopefully re-establish some momentum this week. |
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| Day 8 |
[Oct. 8th, 2011|11:37 pm] |
WGT: 237.8
BFP: 30
Weight is up 0.6 lb. BFP is the same. I'm still just a little over a week into the program, so I'm not in panic mode yet. But I am a little troubled that my progress seems to have stalled at this point. I'm gonna make a few dietary adjustments. Gonna start by eating less beef and pork and substituting leaner meats like chicken, turkey, and fish. Hopefully that will help. |
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| Day 7 |
[Oct. 8th, 2011|12:05 am] |
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Quickie today. Not much to report. Weight and BFP are the same as yesterday. Beef burrito bowl for lunch, Chicken breast for dinner with the same sides as yesterday. |
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| Day 6 |
[Oct. 6th, 2011|11:45 pm] |
WGT: 237.2
BFP: 30
Semi-weekly body measurements:
LB: 14.7
RB: 14.3
W: 46.2
H: 42
LT: 24.5
RT: 25.8
TI: 167.5
Weight is down 1.4 from yesterday, BFP is the same. Total inches down 0.5 from the last measurement.
10 am: eggs, lentils, spinach, sauerkraut.
2 pm: 2/3 chicken breast, 1/3 cup diced bacon, mixed vegetables, 2/3 can pinto beans.
6 pm: 1/3 chicken breast, 1/6 cup diced bacon, mixed vegetables, 1/3 can pinto beans.
10 pm: pork chop, 1/2 can garbanzos (mashed), 1/2 can asparagus, 1 cup spinach. |
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| Day 5 |
[Oct. 6th, 2011|12:52 am] |
Just a quick one today.
WGT: 238.6
BFP: 30
Definitely a setback here. Up 1.6 lbs and 0.2% body fat. Timing of meals is important, perhaps the break in routine yesterday had something to do with it. I ate breakfast late, and took my normal lunch all in one sitting instead of breaking it up into two meals. I was back on protocol today, so we'll see if the scale is moving back in the right direction tomorrow morning.
Meals were as follows:
10 am: eggs, spinach and lentils. Sauerkraut shortly thereafter.
2 pm: ground turkey, red beans, mixed vegetables- full portion.
6 pm: same as at 2 pm, but half portion.
10 pm: Andouille, lentils, spinach, asparagus. Kimchi afterwards. |
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| Day 4 |
[Oct. 5th, 2011|12:02 am] |
This morning:
WGT: 237
BFP: 29.8
Post cheat day weigh-in showed a gain of 1.2 lbs and 0.1% body fat. I can't say for sure whether the damage control measures I took yesterday helped, but I can say that in the past, I've gained as much as 4 lbs after a day of similar bingeing, so there may be some benefit to it.
Here's a quick rundown of today's meal-plan:
1 pm: Breakfast (slept late today)- lentils, spinach and mushrooms. I was out of eggs.
6 pm: Lunch- Beef "burrito bowl". Beef, mixed vegetables, black beans. Just the single "big lunch" today due to time constraints.
10 pm: Dinner- Andouille sausage (1 link), lentils (1/2 can), asparagus (1/2 can) and spinach (1 cup).
2 am: my customary red wine before bed.
Nothing else to add today, more tomorrow. |
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| Day 3- First "Cheat Day" |
[Oct. 4th, 2011|01:55 am] |
First things first- this morning's weigh-in:
WGT: 235.8
BFP: 29.7
As I mentioned, this is the first "cheat day". Didn't go on an all-out binge, but definitely went off the diet in a big way.
10 am: The regular breakfast. Eggs, lentils and spinach.
3 pm: Went out to lunch with my dad and my aunt at Pontchartrain Po-boys in Madisonville, LA. Got a 12" hot sausage po-boy, dressed.
8pm: Danny & Clyde's on West Esplanade and Cleary. One of my all time favorites- chili & cheese hot dog po-boy. Also extra large.
No fries with either meal, as I didn't want to get too out of hand the first week. If tomorrow morning's weigh-in is not too disastrous, I may splurge on some fries or maybe some onion rings next time around.
Tim Ferriss offers some tips for guilt-free bingeing, which I will breifly discuss here:
1. Short, high intensity workouts both shortly before and 60-90 minutes after eating, combined with the herbal supplement cissus quadrangularus (CQ). This helps maximize the amount of calories which are absorbed into muscle tissue as opposed to being stored as fat. I snuck off to do squats and push-ups in the restroom while I was waiting for my food.
2. Grapefruit juice prior to meals to spike insulin levels. The book gets into detail about the science behind this and why it helps, but it would be tedious to type it out here, so I'm not gonna get into it.
3. Fiber, and lots of caffeine. Food moving through your your GI tract more rapidly equals less absorption.
4. Carefully timed doses of citrus throughout the day. Again, too tedious to type out, but the scientific explanation is in the book. I went with the author's recommendation of citrus kombucha. Now, I've never tasted urine, but I'd imagine it tastes something like kombucha. I advise chugging it quickly and chasing it with water like a dose of Nyquil.
Will any of this work? we'll know when I weigh in tomorrow morning. |
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