kingkeld's Journal, 17 February 2012

Please notice the COMPLETE ABSENSE OF CHOCOLATE in yesterday's food diary! :)

I feel that I am refocused today. Completely. 100%. On. My. Way.

I'd like to say thank you to all you buddies who commented yesterday. I don't know what I'd do without you guys. I've had a few tough - TOUGH days. My scale is beating me over the head SEVERELY today because of it. Today, I am 4(!) kgs higher than last week's lowest ever weigh-in.

Of course there are several factors in this:

1. It's not all fat!

Actually, I don't believe that much of my gain (if any of it at all) is fat. To gain 4 kgs of fat, I would have to consume 28,000 calories more than I burn. According to Fatsecret, I burn somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 calories per day.

I did not consume 46,000 (an average of over 7,000 calories per day) during the last 6 days. So obviously the damage is not as bad as it looks. I think some of my fluctuation is also water, as I have had salty foods.

2. Stress and lack of sleep.

It's been one funky week. I've had a LOT of work, and a lot of things to do. Thankfully, I am now finished with everything that I was behind on at work. There is literally NOTHING more I can do right now.

Actually, I am at work at 6 AM today, saving up comp time and writing my journal. How cool is that. There is nothing for me to do until 10 AM, when I have my first of two fairly easy meetings. I decided to put focus TOTALLY on my work, and get these things done as I realized how much they have affected me.

I'm really looking forward to being a little less of a shadow of myself. This, of course, also means that last night I slept like a ROCK.

3. Exercise.

I do see the point many of you (and myself) has brought up. I may be over doing it when compared to the allowed calories. My body needs fuel if I want to burn hard, and I don't really feel comfortable giving it all that fuel just now.

So I do think it's better to NOT work out as hard as I have been doing. I have carefully read all the comments and suggestions, and I am still a little bit at a loss when it comes to what to do.

I completely see the point to HIIT exercise, but I don't like doing it. I like the longer ventures. However, for the sake of experimenting, I have done HIIT this morning, 2 mins. relaxing biking and 30 sec hard core biking as suggested by jsfantome.

I do feel a difference in my body doing it today - but I am not sure I see the fun in it at all. I will do it for a while, to see how (if?)things change. Also, I will NOT be doing both morning and evening biking, gym, and all that. I will, however, keep standing up at work instead of sitting down. It gives me MANY steps throughout the day and keeps me going. I like it.

One thing I have noticed, though I am not sure this is related to HIIT, is that I right now, a full hour after doing my 15 minute bike ride, still feel burning hot. I am at work where it's usually semi-cold, and I had to take off my sweater. Is this my body burning a little harder than usual, or is this maybe just something else?

4. Food choices.

Because of all the exercise (at least, I think this is the reason) I have had all these insane cravings. I've been able to budge MANY of them, but completely gave in Wednesday night. Lesson learned, moving on.

Yesterday I gained weight, probably because of Wednesday night, and I gained weight today again. This has made me re-focus, not just because of the scale, but also because of me being able to write my journal and reading all your supporting and super helpful and insightful comments. Again, thanks to you all!

I have "rebooted" my focus, and I will do better, and do right. I will stay with my 1900 RDI for the rest of this week, and see what happens over the next days. Sunday, I will decide whether I will lower my RDI to 1800 or 1700 again, or if I will stick to 1900. I will not raise it right now. Also, no Indulgence Day for the King tomorrow. I think I had it already this week! :) I might go slightly over my RDI, as we have guests coming over, but I will NOT go for chocolate and other bad snacks. If I go over my RDI it will be because of dinner, which will be reasonable, and because of snacks like fruit. I WILL do good.

It was also suggested that I lower my goal to 75. I'm not sure about that. At least not until I am at 77 on a more regular basis. I need this first, I think. Then, maybe, I'll take a look at 75. I see 77 as a key point, and I see a challenge in maintaining a blue bar with "0 to go" for the future. :)

Now, let's see how this will work for me. Let's see if this will bring me back on track.

I am - of course - fully aware that I will not reach a new low this week. Duh. It's my own fault. I just hope I can shed all this extra weight throughout the following week, and maybe get to the 77 kgs again before Saturday next week.

Today, I am thankful for:
- YOU GUYS! You ROCK! Thanks again!
- A good night's sleep with absolutely NO stress.
- Being caught up at work.
- Early at work - early home!
- No band tonight. I get to spend the evening with Wife.

Again, thanks for helping me back on track. I'll have this weight shedded in no time. Life is good!

178.1 lb Lost so far: 163.6 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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1668 kcal

Fat: 62.01g | Prot: 101.77g | Carb: 177.26g.   Breakfast: Half and Half Cream, Sliced Ham (Extra Lean), Loppefrøskaller, Rye Bread (Reduced Calorie), Egg, Prunes Svesker uden sten. Lunch: French Salad Dressing, Asparagus (Drained Solids, Canned), Butter, Egg Omelet, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables, Shrimp. Dinner: Mixed Vegetables (Solids and Liquids, Canned), Pork Chops or Roasts (Sirloin, Boneless). Snacks/Other: Low Fat Milk, Frozen Mixed Berries, wrigley, Bananas, Apples, Jell-O Sugar Free Low Calorie Gelatin Snacks - Orange/Lemon-Lime. more...

3097 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Shopping - 20 minutes, Bicycling (very fast) - 17.5/mph - 3 minutes, Bicycling (slow) - 11/mph - 12 minutes, Sitting - 7 hours and 55 minutes, Standing - 7 hours, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...