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Blood Glucose 96
Blood Pressure 113/77
Pulse 71
I am up one pound from last week. I am not going to make any major changes to my diet and will still aim to maintain a daily 500 calorie deficit. I am sore from head to toe right now from lifting weights so I am going to make the assumption that most of this gain is just water weight required for muscle repair.
This week I moved to the last belt loop on my second belt since I started my diet. I will use this as an indicator that I have made positive progress this week. I also had success in my lifting by going up in weight on several of my exercises.
This past month I upped my protein considerably which may be kicking me out of ketosis. I have not been monitoring ketones for a while now but I can tell by the rumbling in my belly at times and some intermittent afternoon tiredness that I am probably not staying keto adapted like I was before I introduced more protein to my diet. I am not sure what to do about this since I still have a lot of fat to lose but at the same time I am working out and trying to build strength and maintain muscle for which a decent amount of protein is required. I am trying not to overanalyze it though. We will see what next week’s weigh in reveals.
I will have to weigh a day early next week since next Friday I will be fishing on Falcon Reservoir in south Texas. I am super excited about this trip. If you are going to catch a bass of a lifetime, it will be on this lake! Have a great day everyone. Make it count!
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174.0 lb
Lost so far: 42.0 lb.
Still to go: 19.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 21 March 2014:
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2421 kcal
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Fat: 179.58g | Prot: 162.92g | Carb: 31.40g.
Breakfast: HEB Heavy Whipping Cream, coconut oil, coffee, heb greek yougart, Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, HEB Almond Milk Unsweetened Vanilla, HEB Peanut Butter, Whole Foods Market Stevia. Lunch: Ranch Salad Dressing, Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Great Value Romaine Lettuce, Spinach, Hard-Boiled Egg, Kraft American Cheese Slice, Ground Beef (80% Lean / 20% Fat, Patty, Cooked, Broiled), HEB Natural Cheese Thin Sliced Swiss. Dinner: Ground Beef (80% Lean / 20% Fat, Patty, Cooked, Broiled), Fried Egg. Snacks/Other: Peanuts in Shell (Shell Not Eaten). more...
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3104 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Driving - 1 hour and 45 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour, Standing - 1 hour, Housework - 1 hour, Weight Training (moderate) - 45 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours, Desk Work - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 4 hours and 30 minutes. more...
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gaining 1.0 lb a week
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You're lifting, it will take some time but your body will adjust and decide that it doesnt need the fat stores any more. My best advice I can give to you is; don't expect fast results, building muscle takes a lot of time, years even. Once your body figures things out you will see lots of great changes. Keep track of your blood pressure and blood glucose as usual, and only pay attention to those numbers, the number on the scale doesnt matter right now. Inside your body is "Brent's Funhouse of Terror" and that's a good thing, you are shocking your system into making some major changes, this is also why you are so sore.
21 Mar 14 by member: chadlius88
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Keep up the good work...:O)
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Like Chad said you are going through some changes now. I know you felt something similar in your lifetime when hair slowly started growing in places and suddenly you stank after playing. This is basically the same thing except not as much fun. Testosterone levels will be increasing, your body will also get stronger, and suddenly girls will be prettier. Wait sorry it is the same thing!
There is also a metabolic change going on for you, I know you personally, and your body requires more energy for the work you are ding than you did before. The protein is good for your muscles and recovery; you know you need it now! The other thing is that you may have to slow your weight loss down because you have lost so much weight already. With a decrease in body fat you have to eat more and slow down your caloric deficit or you will still destroy lean mass as a source of energy for your body, making working out pointless.
As far as your weight loss or gain, I went through all that already and you know the scale lies. Stop paying attention to that stupid thing and realize if your pants don't fit and your belt it to big, obviously you are losing the right weight!
21 Mar 14 by member: G3ntl3man
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Sounds like you have a pound of muscle built up - congrats on that belt sizing!
21 Mar 14 by member: BuffyBear
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Can you catch a big fish wearing the same outfit and same pose as your current bio image? That would be cool. You may look a little funny wearing suspenders to keep your pants up but it may be a nice picture to have and look back at one day.
25 Mar 14 by member: ChicaLean
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I am hoping to do that this weekend. Now that I am smaller, the fish will look even bigger!!!! hahaahah
25 Mar 14 by member: bigbassbrent
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25 Mar 14 by member: ChicaLean
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