Tale of the Tape: Week Thirteen

Monday morning weigh-in

Starting Weight: 208 lbs

Last Week’s Weight: 196.0 lbs

Current Weight: 194.7 lbs

Weekly Difference: -1.3 lbs

Total Lost: 13.3 lbs

All right, I know I initially said I wasn’t going to write down my food intake or count calories, mostly because it is a pain in the butt; however, I decided that if I’m going to be serious about my training, I also need to be serious about my diet.  I was also tired of being stuck around 195 for the last three weeks.  I hate being stagnant!!! That being said, I’ve started to record all intake and keep track of calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat.  I hate it, but honestly it’s really the only way for me to be discipline with what I eat and see where I'm going wrong.  I had a really good week keeping the protein on the high side and eating good, clean food. I had a little slippage on Saturday and Sunday night, but nothing to horrible.  That being said, I averaged around 1300 Kcal a day.  That’s pretty low, but I never really felt hungry; probably because I ate a lot of protein and cut down on the carbs.  Simple carbohydrates contribute to insulin spikes and results in hunger and eating more crappy carbs (i.e. chips and sodas).  Protein on the other hand keeps you feeling full longer… YEAH steak!

So… based on my great week of training consisting of nine total training sessions at an hour or more a piece, one of which was three hours long (a total of 7,000 Kcals of exercise), coupled with an average of 1300 Kcal a day of food, plus just everyday calories burned from living and breathing, how in the world did I only lose one pound?  It would seem physiologically impossible… well, apparently it’s not.  I just did it.

This is why losing weight can be so infuriating.  However, there are a few factors to consider when jumping on the scale.  On any given day you can fluctuate several pounds, due to several different reason, one being water retention.  Also, muscle weighs more than fat weighs. So, best case scenario is that I was retaining water this morning and gain some muscle over the week(s).  Who freaking knows… the reality is that I believe my body truly hates me and enjoys in making me suffer through workouts and eating “clean” food, only to reward with losing one freaking pound. 

I’m going to continue to fight the good fight.  I’d like to see another week of healthy food and  another 100% on the training. One day at a time…

My body will submit to my efforts!