week 4 progress

It is Friday of week 4. The low of 82.0 last Sunday was very low. The good news is that I am back there now on Friday morning. I hope to drop below 82 on Saturday morning.

I believe that a I had a long transition period before ketosis kicked in. It took two and a half weeks this time. This is longer than previously, but not really a problem. The problem is a mental one. While the weight loss stage has not been reached the two and a half weeks are long and demoralising.

Saturday is a hilly cross-country race (13.5km). I will be eating some carbs before that!

roller coaster week

What a week: from 87.6kg Monday and Tuesday to 82.1kg on Sunday morning. You would think you would have to chop your leg off to lose that much that quickly! (I didn't).

The amount of water in my body must have a lot to do with it, judging by the fluctuations in recorded % fat as the total weight dropped off. The thing is, I was drinking a lot of water all week, so it is the diet causing the change in retained water; and not me going thirsty.

See the links at the top of the page for the graphs (totals / mass / fat).

It is sunday evening. I had a 12km race this morning on a flat course. It was a nice day for a run. Since then I have been for a curry, had a piece of cake, toblerone, bread & soup, and finally a couple of pancakes. The weight is not going to look good in the morning...

It is the middle of the third week. My total weight is back to where I started two and a half weeks ago. This trend has not happened before: not when I first started slow-carb in March 2011; and not after my hold towards the end of 2011.


At least the lard chart shows the kind of steep downward trend I am after. It is keeping me going! Despite being demoralised at the start of the week with the enourmous total weight, I have stuck rigidly to the rules this week. In fact the enourmous weight can mostly be attributed to the delicious stew I had on Sunday and Monday evenings. Nothing wrong with the stew, but it just weighs a lot. And especially when I gorge on it!

I like Indian lime pickle on my beans at lunch time. There's not much pickle (it's very intense!), but carbs all the same. I will avoid it once the jar is finished (tomorrow) and see what effact that has.

Another factor this week is that I was a bit under the weather from Monday to Wednesday and so did not do a run or gym. The 'run' on Monday was just a stroll round the course. I just couldn't get any go in my legs, nor any air into my lungs.

So what will the scales hold in the morning? I am counting on a sub 85kg result.

dehydrated

Eighty seven point six? That is still ridiculous. That's heaver than when I started.

And I am so dehydrated too. Would it have been worse if I had drunk enough; or is the problem that I did not drink enough?

After getting to work I drank 2 mugs of tea and 1.25 litres of sparkling water. And I was still feeling thirsty...

At midday, I went for my usual flat run which should take between 48 and 49 minutes. Today it turned into a stroll.

anything goes on a rest day

What a binge day that was! Cashews, chocolate, pancakes, stew and suet dumplings, beer...

The only exercise, a couple of hours ice skating with the kids.

I am paying for it now: a morning weight of 87.6. What impact is that going to have on the coming week?