September 21, 2011: Day 263
Goal Weight: 188 pounds
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Today's Weight: 203.4 lbs
Yesterday's Weight: 202.6 lbs
Net Loss/Gain: + 0.8 lbs
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| Daily weight since 5/30/2011. |
Maybe it was the celery, baby carrots and mayonnaise. Or, it may just be lack of sufficient sleep.
It's a perplexing question, because while there is no doubt that there is a relationship between the food you eat, both the type and quantity, and your body composition, the relationship is a complex one.
If it were as simple as calories-in vs. calories out, nobody would be fat, at least not unintentionally. If it were as simple as cutting out or reducing a macronutrient (low fat, or low carb - I don't know of any plan that has a low protein requirement), the same - we wouldn't be overweight.
If only it were that simple. But it isn't.
It isn't a matter of how many calories you consume vs. how many you (theoretically) expend. Nor is the source of those calories the only determinant.
It has to do with so many complex systems: Hormones, for instance: Hormone levels, and their relative balance with other hormones. Hormones are, apparently, like muscles - each one has an antagonist hormone.
It has to do with how well your digestive tract is functioning. It has to do with your state of mind and your stress level, including how much sleep you get. I am pretty chronically sleep-deprived, usually getting much less than 6 hours sleep a night.
Food for thought. LOL.
Food Log
Breakfast
Cocoa-whey egg cream protein shake: Dark cocoa and vanilla whey protein powder (w/36g of whey protein) plus an egg, coconut milk, cinnamon, and stevia-erythritol blend.
Lunch
Dinner
Liquid Intake
Cocoa-whey egg cream protein shake: Dark cocoa and vanilla whey protein powder (w/36g of whey protein) plus an egg, coconut milk, cinnamon, and stevia-erythritol blend.
Lunch
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| A salad of smoked turkey, Spring Mix greens, black beans, red cabbage, red pepper, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. |
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| Chili (grass-fed beef, black beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, spices) with some freshly grated parmesan cheese on red cabbage and cauliflower. |
posted by Reverend Ken at
7:56 AM
2 Comments:
Oh, I really hope you figure this out. It would be your fortune and it would really help me. thank you for sticking with it and thinking about it. I have been really bad but am resolving today to go back to no sugar/no white flour only whole foods. Love you
LOL, "It would be your fortune..."
I just hope somebody figures it out, right.
Good luck with your new initiative. Eliminating white stuff (except, maybe cauliflower and cottage cheese) (Note: I have eliminated cottage cheese, too). I think cheat day is probably a good idea. I don't know to what extreme you can take it... But I do have sugar and white flour 1 day a week.
I would also be suspicious of whole grains - From a glycemic point of view, the body doesn't seem to distinguish a big difference between whole and refined grains. It seems there isn't enough fiber to slow down carbohydrate absorption/response.
But the change you are proposing is still an excellent one, one that I have been following (always excepting cheat days) for all of 2011, so far.
Good going! Love you, too!
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