Day 3 of a planned 3 day refeeding
So far the NEW refeeding plan is going great :)
When refeeding it is normal to gain weight. The body refills its glycogen stores and "Each gram of glycogen binds around 3-4 grams of water to itself" (https://bit.ly/2Kw9zCS) so I expect to at least gain some "water weight".
The goal yesterday was to, for the first time EVER on a refeed, keep my carbs as low as possible to minimize the gain. So far I am holding steady. Yesterday I did not gain any weight. I DO expect to gain some weight by Monday.
The plan today is to TRY to eat one meal(dinner). Yesterday, because I know that running after a low carb meal can cause me to run out of energy on mile 6 of a 7 mile run, I decided to not eat until AFTER I ran. However, I wasn't able to get in a run until late in the day. I was not hungry until I finally ate. So, the plan is to do today, what worked yesterday :)
The reason I did not do this obvious thing before, is that I always felt I 'deserved' to eat three meals a day on my refeeding days (I mean I was being so good the rest of the week!). It's only after weeks of huge refeeding weight spikes, that I had to then to re-lose on my fasting days, that I was now motivated to try to do things differently this time.
I'm posting pictures that show what I see in the mirror. Weight lifting while fasting appears to give me more muscles (I think removing the fat around my muscles allows me to actually see them!). Also, constant exercise has kept my skin from getting too saggy (after a 30 pound weight loss).
I started fasting on March 25th (https://bit.ly/2NfkXF9) so 10 pounds a month is only 2.5 pounds per week. There are many Keto dieters on this site that match or crush those numbers so just find whatever works for you :)
