billtech66's Journal, 15 July 2015

I joined a local walking group, so I'm walking even more. :)
My waist is getting slimmer, and my weight is going up.
I'm getting back some of the lost muscle mass that I lost trying to lose the
last few pounds of fat around my waist. :)

I did know that would happen: when we lose weight
we lose fat everywhere, not in specific places even if we
do marathon exercises supposedly targeting the belly for instance.

and no, I did not lose all that extra fat around my waist.

When dieting, we also lose muscle mass, which is counter productive to losing fat.
Muscle helps burn calories: not just by DOing things, but muscle requires maintenance,
replentishing muscle glycogen, rebuilding muscle tissue, repairing.
This all takes energy (calories) to do.

I think the human body is a wonderful thing.
It can heal itself, adapt to many different conditions.
And to do that it needs proper nutrition, rest and relaxation, not just at night sleeping.

I prefer to keep mine well tuned. :)
It's the only one I get. :)

149.0 lb Lost so far: 5.7 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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3342 kcal

Fat: 168.43g | Prot: 116.90g | Carb: 383.51g.   Breakfast: Olivers grocery 61% Cacao Choc Coconut Chews (15g each piece), Bananas, Green Tea, The Ginger People Crystallized Ginger, BillsGingerJuice 1oz Raw Ginger Juice organic, Bill, Lemon Juice, Spirulina Seaweed (Dried), Red or Cayenne Pepper, Kallo Nutritional Yeast Flakes, Cinnamon, Nature Made Magnesium Citrate, Yerba Prima Psyllium Husks Powder, Dried Pumpkin and Squash Seed Kernels, Bob's Red Mill Unsweetened Flaked Coconut, Fennel Seed, Water, Bob's Red Mill Old Country Style Muesli, Kirkland Signature Frozen Blueberries, Townsend Farms Dark Tart Cherries, Planters Salted Peanuts (1 oz). Lunch: Chipotle Mexican Grill Red Tomatillo Salsa, Chipotle Mexican Grill Sour Cream, Chipotle Mexican Grill Corn Salsa, Chipotle Mexican Grill Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice, Chipotle Mexican Grill Guacamole (3.5 oz), Chipotle Mexican Grill Lettuce, Chipotle Mexican Grill Black Beans, Chipotle Mexican Grill Fresh Tomato Salsa. Dinner: BillsGingerJuice 1oz Raw Ginger Juice organic, Bill, Nature Made Magnesium Citrate, Pork Chops (Top Loin, Boneless), Lemon Juice, R.W. Knudsen Family Just Black Cherry Juice, Black Pepper, Turmeric (Ground), Kirkland Extra large Peanuts 28g, Great Value Party Peanuts. Snacks/Other: Simply Balanced Coconut & Banana Fruit Bar, Helados Mexico Coco Coconut Ice Cream, Istara 1 oz P'Tit Basque sheep cheese, Trader Joe's Sprouted 7 Grain Bread. more...