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Day 5 of a planned 6 days of ‘no solid food’ fasting
Still trying to understand the reason for losing 15 pounds in 6 days…
(In the FatSecret.com full website, if you go to Food, then click the printer icon you can get weekly numbers)
Average: 2019 calories, 128 carbs, 113 protein:
4/29 168 lbs
4/30 169 lbs
5/01 170 lbs
5/02 172 lbs (2719 calories, 186 carbs, 166 protein)
5/03 [no weigh] (3111 calories, 319 carbs, 121 protein)
5/04 183 lbs
5/05 178 lbs
Average: 2513 calories, 220 carbs, 121 protein:
5/06 181 lbs
5/07 178 lbs
5/08 181 lbs
5/09 181 lbs
5/10 183 lbs
5/12 181 lbs (1065 calories, 16 carbs, 68 protein)
Average: 1172 calories, 20 carbs, 66 protein:
5/13 177 lbs
5/14 174 lbs
5/15 170 lbs
5/16 168 lbs
My analysis…
🌟 During the 4/29 to 5/05 period, my rise in calories was not the reason for the weight gain. I normally take in 1,000 calories a day, I doubled that for 5 days, and gained 9 pounds? Even assuming the 1000 calories was a true excess, 5,000 extra calories, considering 3,500 calories to a pound of fat, would still not translate into 9 pounds. Also looking at actual calories, (5,830 calories in two days from 172lbs to 183lbs) would not add up. On 5/4 I did go from weighing naked on my scale at home to weighing on a public scale with clothes on, but, the clothes did not weigh more than 2 pounds.
🌟 During the 5/06 to 5/10 period, my average calories went up by 20% (2000 > 2500), but my weight gain (178 lbs to 183 lbs = 5 lbs) would still require 3500 extra calories not just 500 extra calories a day to be attributed to the calories (17k calories / 3500 calories to a pound = 3400 extra calories a day) .
My conclusion…
💥 The weight gain was from the carbs. My glycogen levels go up when I take in a lot of carbs and my body must retain water to bind the glycogen to my muscle tissue. The weight lost is from the reduction in glycogen. When glycogen levels fall the ‘water weight’ goes with it. The high glycogen comes from the high carbs (and 'excess protein).
💥 During the period of high carbs I lifted hard and heavy in the gym. I lifted the heaviest weight for double the amounts of reps in my life. I believe this is what limited the actual fat that I stored in my body during the period. I believe that my heavy weight lifting consumed a lot of glycogen in my muscle tissue and my body kept directing the high carbs (and excess protein) to refilling glycogen rather than storing it as fat.
The question is:
• Why stop with the high carb and return to Keto and fasting?
My answer is:
• Even at my worst during this period, my calories were only around 2,000 a day. I get a burn of 1,600-1,800 easy calories a day by simply staying alive and breathing. My weight gain is directly tied to my level of carbs.
• Excess carbs will be stored as fat by insulin. That is how my body works.
• If at any time during this period I gained additional fat, it would not go away quickly or easily. I believe that as soon as my weightlifting was unable to consume the glycogen as a sufficient level the-fat-would-start-to-pack-on. And here is the thing... I can only lift so much! By the 4th lifting day out of 7 days I was unable to lift as much because my body did not have sufficient time to recover.
The plan is to continue ‘no solid food fasting’. I wanted to get at least 5 days of cardio 🏃🏾 a week but today it is pouring 🌧 rain 🥺.
My goal weight is 160lbs and even with recent loss, I still think it will take 3-4 weeks because what I now have to lose is actual fat not easy water weight…
😎 Life is Good! Have a great day everyone!
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168.0 lb
Lost so far: 39.0 lb.
Still to go: 4.0 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 16 May 2019:
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1864 kcal
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Fat: 132.85g | Prot: 126.84g | Carb: 49.96g.
Breakfast: Quest Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder, Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream. Dinner: Dare Breton Multigrain Crackers, Colby Jack Cheese, Atkins Frozen Crustless Chicken Pot Pie. Snacks/Other: Atkins Endulge Peanut Caramel Cluster Bar, Parmesan Cheese Crisps, Quest Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder, Slim-Fast Keto Shake, Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, Slim-Fast Keto Shake, Quest Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder, Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream. more...
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1896 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 14.0 lb a week
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