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Today's weigh in was a surprise, even to me. I am on another personal experiment...
Just after Christmas I added a modest amount of carbohydrate for a 2 or 3 days into my diet to see what happened. I think the low carbers call this a carb spike. All these sorts of changes take time to manifest, I think, over the following few days. So, for 6 days starting 26th December I averaged just shy of 1500 kcals, but with changed macro's, lower fat, increased carbs, protein static. The blowout happened on 31st Dec when I ate 1845 kcals over the day. Woo Hoo, party!
What happened to my weight? On 27th I had a new low weight - yay. By the 30th I was up 600g, and on 1st Jan up by 900g. This was the peak weight and by 4th Jan I was back to my previous record low.
That is what I was expecting to happen, so all is good.
I carried on with my usual diet for a few days. On Jan 10th I increased daily kcals, by around 250k cal, culminating in a mega blowout of 2094 kcals on 15th Jan. Is a daily increase of 250 kcals modest? I don't know, but it's a greater increase than when I raised the carbs. This time the macro's were changed by increasing fat and decreasing carbs....
Because my kcal intake was significantly higher than when I increased the carbs, and I was moving the same, I expected, still do, an increase in weight. After all, I ate a stack load more kcals in my food!!
Imagine my surprise when I stepped on the scales this morning, same regime as always and I recorded a huge drop. Maybe it is following the pattern of before, increase kcals, new low a couple of days later and then a rise. I will keep monitoring for a few more days yet, as I did before with the carb spike, as it takes time for the body to change. Somehow I can't see it happening, but I am always happy to be proved wrong.
I appreciate this is a teeny self experiment and not really all that scientific or controlled, but it's flippin' interesting to me. For sure I will take time to add all the info on mt FS into my spreadsheet and see if I see similar patterns from my historical data.
For me, it's about working out what works and what doesn't. For that I need accurate information and records. I am prepared to invest the time and energy to this - after all, I am the most important person in my life. As long as I feel I am eating according to my needs, which I am (though I won't be guzzling cream again in a hurry) I'm happy. If that means carrying on basing most of my food on nutrient dense veggies and fruits, good meats, oils and fats, and I feel healthy, I am good to go.
Question everything, presume nothing.
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151.7 lb
Lost so far: 7.9 lb.
Still to go: 8.4 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 17 January 2016:
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1874 kcal
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Fat: 153.40g | Prot: 74.35g | Carb: 44.97g.
Breakfast: Brussels Sprouts, Cos or Romaine Lettuce, Sardines, Tesco Finest Sweet Pointed Ramiro Peppers, Co-Op Celery, Ginger, Sainsbury's So Organic Organic Chestnut Mushrooms, Yeo Valley Butter, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Egg, Sainsbury's Rich & Creamy Avocado, Semi-Skimmed Milk, Tomatoes. Lunch: Tesco Double Cream, Gwenlas Whole Milk, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), British Organic Somerset Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Cheese, Co-Op Celery, Cucumber, Montezuma's Dark Chocolate 73%, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Gwenlas Whole Milk, Tesco Double Cream. Dinner: Organic Chestnut Mushrooms, Kabanos, Gaea Pitted Kalamata Olives, Organic Walnut Halves, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeo Valley Butter, John West Wild Pacific Red Salmon, Cauliflower, Co-Op Celery, British Organic Somerset Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Cheese. more...
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losing 10.8 lb a week
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Well done. A great loss. I am a firm believer in using spreadsheets too. I like to collect and analysis the data, whether it be weight, steps or mpg.
17 Jan 16 by member: JockoT
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Hurrah - someone else who logs MPG :)
Thing is, as we get older, we forget ;) My memory certainly isn't what it used to be. And spreadsheets are such wonderful, powerful tools. I wish I had found them out earlier in life... still, I'm making up for lost time ;)
Breakfast proportions by kcals, rounded figures = Fat 70%, Net carbs 6%, Protein 21%. So although I had 11.39g carbs the percentage is low, and all the carbs, with the exception of 10 ml milk, came from fibrous plant foods with a low GI.
Suits me :)
17 Jan 16 by member: Penlan
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I keep spreadsheets too, but am really only interested in calories in and out, and weight. I can't eat high fat, it makes me feel sick. And I do like my carbs 😀 Have fun with your experiments!
18 Jan 16 by member: heidij123
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I don't like fat..... but it's fascinating how many of my kcals can easily come from fat and I don;tnotice it as eating fat. I guess that's why the kcal counting ethos keeps so far away from fat. I used to have really bad heartburn and stomach and gut pain which stopped entirely when I ate no grains or pulses. Adding in mroe fat as I have recently has had no impact on that, so it obviously suits me perfectly. I also love my carbs, and was known for years as the Bread Queen, everybody (including me) loved my bread, and I used to barter it - often called my hot cakes - for queenies and other delectable morsels from other food producers. On a pot luck style dinner my bread and pizzas were the only things ever to be eaten in entirely. Ah well, those days are gone. Fond memories, and no more pain. I think I had my life's share. I don;t feel hard done by, I still have the pleasure of making it and smelling it and watching my family enjoy it, so I am happy with that. No weight gain so far from the killer kcals from the increased fat.... fascinating!
18 Jan 16 by member: Penlan
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