Starting Weight = 221.4 lbs. Ending Weight = 220.6 lbs. Another week, another fraction of a pound in weight loss. We had an earthquake yesterday, a little one, no damage, but any earthquake is a big surprise in Michigan. The weather has turned pleasant, also a surprise in Michigan, with sunshine and temperatures in the 70s (F). I have the urge to take a walk. So far, I have resisted the urge manfully, but if the damned sun keeps shining, I may give in. I retired this week. Well, … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: April 19 – April 25, 2015
Here are the key numbers for another week of observing a low-carb high-fat diet. All are daily averages. Calories = 1,681 % Cals from Fat =70% Carbs = 40 grams Fiber = 13 grams I lost weight for the week, dropping from 223.2 to 221.4 pounds, a loss of just under two pounds. … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: April 12 – April 18, 2015
The maddening logic of metabolism struck again this week. I ate according to my low carb diet all week -- no splurges, no wild indulgences, no day out of the norm. For the week, I averaged 1,727 calories, 139g fat, 26g net carbs, and 91g protein per day. That average daily calorie total was significantly lower than for past five weeks, and the macro-nutrient percentages were about the same. All in all, a great week of sensible low-carb eating, and yet I gained a bit of weight, tipping … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: April 5 – April 11, 2015
In dieting, as in most areas of life, averages can be deceptive. Take my daily averages of calories and net carbs consumed for last week -- 1, 831 and 39 grams respectively. And 72% of calories from fat. Not bad, not bad at all. Those averages imply a low-cal, low-carb consistency over the seven days, a steely resolve to eat the right way every day. Like I said, averages can be deceptive. On Thursday, I ate a single meal at Applebee's that ballooned my day's calories to almost 2, 600. My net … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: March 29 – April 4, 2015
As I predicted, my weight loss hit a plateau this week. I dropped a whopping two-tenths of a pound, going from 224.8 pounds a week ago to 224.6 pounds today. Oh well. I attribute my stall to the X-factor. I don't know what the X-factor is, which is why I call it the X-factor. According to my data, I ate significantly fewer calories per day for this last period than the one before. Percentage of calories from fat was about the same. I have no reason to think my record-keeping was any less … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: March 22-28, 2015
I lost 3.6 pounds this week. (Correction! I only lost 2.4 pounds for the week, going from 227.2 to 224.8. I had the wrong number in mind for the previous week. I apparently was looking back two weeks. JA, 4-26-15.) I'm happy about the drop, of course, but wary. Was that all fat, or was some of it water? Based on my past experience, I mistrust any weight loss greater than two pounds per week. It's likely to be followed by a week of little or no weight loss. But, then, 3.6 pounds lost this week, … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: March 15-21, 2015
It was a good week. I kept my daily averages to 34 net carbs and just under 2,000 calories, with 73% of my calories coming from fat, all identical to the week before. (If nothing else, I'm consistent!) As a result, I lost almost two pounds. My weight dropped from 229 to 227.2 pounds. For my low-carb reboot, now entering its third week, I'm down 4.8 pounds. There were a couple challenges. On Thursday, we ate out at our favorite Chinese restaurant in the area, which had been closed a year … [Read more...]
My low-carb week in review: March 8-14, 2015
The table here shows my average daily intake of fat, carbs, and protein for the week of March 8 to March 14, 2015. This was the first full week of my low-carb reboot. Not that I ever stopped eating a reduced carbohydrate diet in general, but I 'd gotten a bit lax and allowed some "carb creep." I was probably eating excessive protein, too. As a result, my weight loss that began in 2011 had stopped and then reversed itself. I'd gone from a low of 207 pounds in early 2012 back up to 232 pounds. … [Read more...]
Progress Report for 2-4-2012
Let me say up front that I am not dead. Nor have I fallen off the wagon and gained 40 pounds. In fact, I am continuing to lose weight -- if slowly and without thinking about it much. This morning, eleven months into my low-carb way of eating, I tipped the scales at a new low of 207.6 pounds. That makes a total weight loss of more than 52 pounds. To celebrate, I mashed up half an avocado to mix into my scrambled eggs. OK, it wasn't really to celebrate. I'd eaten the other half yesterday, … [Read more...]
Progress report: 10-30-11
Nearly two months have passed since my previous Progress Report on September 5, so it's time for another update. During September/ October, I've continued losing weight despite a stall that lasted a few weeks. My current weight of just under 211 pounds represents a four-and-a-half pound loss since early September. My total loss since I began eating low-carb in March 2011 is 49 pounds -- 18.8% of my starting weight. My waist-line continues to shrink. The size-40 pants I bought around Labor Day … [Read more...]