northernmusician's Journal, 31 August 2018

So when you are at 192 you consider yourself 'really at 186?' So you decide to cut to 182 because that is your 'depleted' weight? What does 'depleted' mean? Thanks! 

When you eat a lot of carbohydrates you gain weight. Each carb gram hold 4 grams of water. That means, depending on the carb/water load in the muscles, your weight changes. That's why your weight fluctuates a few pounds over a week. So, by cutting calories over the week, then doing a 40 hour fast, I know my carbs (glycogen) are essentially 'depleted' along with the water weight. I know at the end of the fast this is a more stable indication of of my mass/weight. 

Thanks! I recently did a 120 hour fast, plus a lot of cardio, that allowed me to dump 9 pounds of water weight. So where I am at now is probably my 'true' weight. - - I also see that 184 has been your lowest recently, so 182 would be you 'stretching' it a bit? 

Yeah, that's right. Actually I've held the weight back quite well for the last 6 weeks, which included 6 weeks of company and 1 of those included a vacation. I may work for 180. That should only take a month with rebound weight about 186.  

By the way, you're the third guy I know on here who does extended fasting from time to time. 

Yeah extended fasting is the only way for me to stick to my carb goal. otherwise I will go one day and then just start cheating...