Week Five, Day Three
No workout
First month overview
Well the first month went well overall, I have had some people at my office say that I look like I have lost some weight which is cool, but the fact is I haven’t lost much weight right at 2 lbs. Which is cool, because that means I am losing fat. But I would still like to lose some poundage.
Now for this last week it has sucked. First sinus problems then a weird ankle pain/injury (hurt really badly for a day and a half then all of sudden feels better
) but these are just excuses, and that won’t fly for the long run.
So starting tomorrow I will start Week Five all over, first I plan to get some bike saddle time in over the weekend and for my Monday (Labor Day off) I plan to have a good hard workout.
I am also going to review my diet for last month and see what I can improve on and/or change.
Keep the chinup, keep widdling away. 2 lbs of weight loss in one month seems a bit slow, though (assuming you were aiming for more).
What is your weight loss goal per month? If you were aiming for more tissue loss or the data you were using indicated more tissue loss than what you actually obtained in the real world---than something is amuck. Something needs fixed because something is broken, and your body is telling you its broken. Our bodily responses need to be watched closely.
CB, when you sit yourself down and review the month, be brutally honest with yourself, I believe their is no other way to get optimum success.
For example, the data entered into Fitday or other forumula types are only as accurate as the data that is fed into them. If the data is accurate, and there is a set deficit per day inconjunction to your activities, and this STILL isnt producing a parallel scenario (meaning the data being--close--to real world results), then the MT line data could be inaccurate for you, and needs adjusted accordingly.
Look into the real world and data disparity figures, while at the same time ask yourself if you were faithful in diet and training. If the data states you should have lost 2 pounds, but lost only 1 pound approximately, first off this is a -3500c disparity approximately (and divide this by 7, to get per day approximate disparity, which is -500c). A few handful of nuts (for example) not accounted for in the data (or other small eating habits) can cause this disparity. As can exercise not being done and other variables.
Have you set out the approximate deficit in calories needed each week for say 1 to 2lbs of tissue loss per week? You probably know this, but I will give ya an idea:
It would be a deficit of approximately 3500/7000c in one week period (for 1 to 2 pounds of tissue loss). You can divide 7 (days) into the 3500c or 7000c and come up with an approximated deficit value each day that would be approximately necessary to lose 1 to 2 tissue pounds in one week.
I just wanted to stimulate some thoughts to get your mind going when you sit down and look at your personal data. To be successful, you have to be BRUTALLY honest to get the best results. I hope this helps in some way.
Chillen
