May
9
2009
PSMF DAY 6 stats
Weight: 211.8
Fat Percentage: 25.5
Yeeeeeah, I think I’m done.
This morning I woke up and I knew, I just KNEW that there would be some sort of change on the scale. For the last 3 days I’ve been really stringent, and I’ve exorcised and I’ve ingested virtually zero grabs of fat carbs. My ketostix are a purple that only happens when I’m eating incredibly fatty foods. I’m doing what I’m supposed to do and on the 3rd day in a row I’m at the same weight. Not even like .8 down. A .5 would have helped. Just show me something to let me know that what I’m doing has more benefit that giving me something to blog about every morning.
I won’t lie to you. By last night I wasn’t feeling too hot. After a full day of being active, I was cooking for a party, had done weight training and my feet still hurt from that 8.5 mile walk I did a few days ago. I think I made the decision last night way before I ever stepped onto the scale this morning. Basically when I got on the scale it was to make it show me WHY I should stay on this.
It didn’t.
Now someone commented and left me a link to Lyle McDonalds post about how weight loss isn’t continuous and it has moments of nothing, then more nothing, then boom. 4 pounds. I know that my body must be freaking out and is trying to retain what it can. All of this does not counter balance my feeling crappy and nothing seeing some sort of movement on the scale.
Maybe I just need one of those refeeds they speak of so much. I have enough fat that I figured that I could go 2 weeks with out a break. And yes, I DO see that it says my fat percentage is down again. But I seriously just don’t understand what that means. It’s impossible. I’m the same weight. according to that Ive gained 2 or 3 pounds of muscle and lost 2 or 3 pounds of fat in an exact ratio. If I follow this supposed fat loss rate I just need 15 more days on this thing and I’ll have a 6 pack. I’ll be the exact same weight, but magically i’ll gain something like 20 pounds of muscle.
I’m not completely done with the concept of PSMF. Fact is I’ve done it before but didn’t KNOW I was doing it. Just did it for a few days to clear some sodium out of my system. I know it works great for that (see the 5 pounds I lost in a day.) I’m going back to my regular Low Carbing. I plan to keep my protein high though. Maybe in another 2 weeks I’ll attempt another week of this. I might even play with a little intermittant fasting (i did THAT too before) but I’m fairly sure my PSMFing for now is DONE.
And I almost cut my g/f last night. This thing was NOT helping my mood even a little bit.
2 comments | tags: Just want food for christs sake, Lyle McDonald, PSMF, Yeah I'm done | posted in PSMF, Plateau, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Road Blocks
Mar
29
2009
So I’ve been on a fairly steady downward spiral when it comes to weight loss.
I’ve been ecstatic. The whole low carb thing has been really working out for me. I was 252.8 in the beginning of February and now, NOW, I’m 225 – even. And? I’ve been 225 even for a few days now. It’s driving me nuts.
I’ve read numerous places that a plateau is somewhere around 3 weeks or less. A weight loss stall is around 4 weeks or more. I realize 3 or 4 days isn’t something to freak out over but seriously…WTF?
I’ve been searching the web to explain to me how can I be so ketogenic – my Ketostix have been virtually black – but my weight loss has completely stopped. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE.
Enter Dr. Michael R. Eades.
From The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. - Low-carb and calories - 5|27|08
“On a low-carb diet your body burns fat for energy. But it doesn’t care where this fat comes from; it can come from the diet or it can come from the fat cells or it can come from both. If you are consuming enough fat to meet all your body’s requirements, your body won’t go after the fat in the fat cells no matter how severely you restrict your carbs. You will burn dietary fat only and no body fat.”
Jesus. I totally wasn’t thinking about that.
I’ve been so strict with my carbs. SO flonkin’ strict that I came up with a cream based glaze for my pork ribs instead of the regular BBQ stuff for fear of carbs. But you know what pork ribs have a ridiculous amount of? FAT. Delicious, awesome, fat. It tastes spectacular after being slow cooked. But again, really, really fatty. I can easily understand my body running on that as opposed to the my fat stores. Eating ribs for days at a time, plus some steak, eggs, cheese and other wackiness has not raised my weight but definitely stopped everything.
I understand that once you drop that first 10 percent of your body weight things can get tough. It’s argued that if you’ve ever maintained at a particular weight your body remembers that and tries to do it again on the way down. 225 was the lightest I’ve been in my Adulthood and that could also play a part in my being stuck. I’m not taking any of these answers laying down though. I’m cutting fat, upping protein, but above all else NOT DROPPING CALORIES. Last thing I need is to lower my metabolism. I’ve gone to the gym for the past 2 days and will be in there tomorrow with some serious weight training. I don’t take things lying down!
TO BE CONTINUED.
3 comments | tags: Dr. Eades always has the answer | posted in Fat slowing weight loss, Low Carb Diet, Michael Eades, Plateau, Weight Loss, metformin
