Tuesday, 26 March 2013
FINALLY broke through the 11 stone barrier!
I've been bouncing off the (entirely arbitary and self-imposed) 11 stone barrier for several weeks, and last week I finally broke through it: 10st 13lb at the "Week 31" weigh in. This feels like a big milestone for me, as I haven't weighed 10 stone something since I stopped going out raving every weekend, a long time ago!
Again, intermittent intermittent fasting has been the cause of my weight-loss block: there have been a couple of weeks where I may have "forgotten" to fast, including during Week 29, when I had a bad cold and gave in to the feeling that I wanted to eat constantly! Why not? I said to myself. It doesn't matter at all if I miss a few days here and there; I have no intention of stopping fasting. Ever.
I realised that over the last god knows how many weeks, my fasting routing is so set in its ways that there's really no need to keep recording what food I eat on those days. Now, I simply record whether or not I fasted, as well as trying to weigh myself each week.
To reiterate: on each fasting day, I eat:
So, here's the latest update:
WEEK 21 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 21 DAY #2: Fasted.
NO WEEK 21 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 22 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 22 DAY #2: Fasted.
NO WEEK 22 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 23 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 23 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 20: 2.0 kg
Body weight now at 70.1kg / 11st 1lb.
WEEK 24 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 24 DAY #2: Didn't fast.
NO WEEK 24 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 25 DAY #1: Not only did I not fast, but as I was working in Paris all week, I ate out and drank beer too!
WEEK 25 DAY #2: Ditto.
NO WEEK 25 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 26 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 26 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 23: -0.9 kg = weight gain! Quelle surprise!
Body weight now at 11st 2lb.
WEEK 27 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 27 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 26: 0.4 kg
Body weight now at 11st 2lb (roughly).
WEEK 28 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 28 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 27: 0.6 kg
Body weight now at 11st dead!
WEEK 29 DAY #1: Didn't fast.
WEEK 29 DAY #2: Didn't fast.
NO WEEK 29 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 30 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 30 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 28: 0.1 kg
Body weight still at 11st dead.
WEEK 31 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 31 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 30: 0.4 kg
Body weight now at 10st 13lb! Hurrah!
Graphs to follow.
Again, intermittent intermittent fasting has been the cause of my weight-loss block: there have been a couple of weeks where I may have "forgotten" to fast, including during Week 29, when I had a bad cold and gave in to the feeling that I wanted to eat constantly! Why not? I said to myself. It doesn't matter at all if I miss a few days here and there; I have no intention of stopping fasting. Ever.
I realised that over the last god knows how many weeks, my fasting routing is so set in its ways that there's really no need to keep recording what food I eat on those days. Now, I simply record whether or not I fasted, as well as trying to weigh myself each week.
To reiterate: on each fasting day, I eat:
- 2x scrambled eggs for lunch (approx 200 calories);
- Tinned tuna with a tablespoon of Hellmans Mayo, and green salad (approx 280 calories), or;
- Poached salmon with green salad or wilted greens (approx 350 calories).
I usually have some vending machine teas and coffees throughout the day, aiming to keep within the 600 calorie limit.
I usually stick to Monday and Thursday as my fasting days, as this tends to fit in with our family activities during the week. And who wants to fast on weekends? The weekends are what wine and dining out are for!
So, here's the latest update:
WEEK 21 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 21 DAY #2: Fasted.
NO WEEK 21 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 22 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 22 DAY #2: Fasted.
NO WEEK 22 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 23 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 23 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 20: 2.0 kg
Body weight now at 70.1kg / 11st 1lb.
WEEK 24 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 24 DAY #2: Didn't fast.
NO WEEK 24 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 25 DAY #1: Not only did I not fast, but as I was working in Paris all week, I ate out and drank beer too!
WEEK 25 DAY #2: Ditto.
NO WEEK 25 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 26 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 26 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 23: -0.9 kg = weight gain! Quelle surprise!
Body weight now at 11st 2lb.
WEEK 27 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 27 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 26: 0.4 kg
Body weight now at 11st 2lb (roughly).
WEEK 28 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 28 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 27: 0.6 kg
Body weight now at 11st dead!
WEEK 29 DAY #1: Didn't fast.
WEEK 29 DAY #2: Didn't fast.
NO WEEK 29 WEIGH IN.
WEEK 30 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 30 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 28: 0.1 kg
Body weight still at 11st dead.
WEEK 31 DAY #1: Fasted.
WEEK 31 DAY #2: Fasted.
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 30: 0.4 kg
Body weight now at 10st 13lb! Hurrah!
Graphs to follow.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Week 10 to Week 20
Wow, so I got a little behind (actually, it's a little bigger, see below - no pics though, honest!).
I'm still fasting, but have been very remiss in keeping this blog up to date.
Essentially the same pattern of eating: eggs for lunch, followed by fish and greens for dinner. I've been less strict about bits and bobs in between, and drink the odd cup of vending machine tea and coffee at work. Sometimes I'll eat a bit of chocolate or a couple of slices of cheese. I try to remember to include everything in my calorie count for the day, but I probably forget a few things here and there.
Sometimes I exceed my 600 calorie limit, by as much as 100 calories on the odd occasions.
But I'm still losing weight, and I still don't find it difficult really.
Until Christmas that is.
I weighed myself on December 31st, and was a bit horrified to find that I'd gained 4 lbs / approx 2kg since the last time I weighed myself on December 7th. I actually feel fatter around my middle as well.
I didn't even overeat / drink like I usually do at Christmas, so 4lbs may be less than I usually gain at this time of year!
I've missed some fasting days as well, so when you put Christmas eating and drinking together with the lack of fasting, it's really not surprising.
I'm happy to say that my record keeping hasn't suffered, so I can summarise the eating / fasting pattern here:
WEEK 10 DAY #1: 648 calories
WEEK 10 DAY #2: 593 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 9: 1.1 kg
WEEK 11 DAY #1: 495 calories
No second fasting day this week, and no weigh-in either.
WEEK 12 DAY #1: 520 calories
WEEK 12 DAY #2: 600 calories
No weigh in this week.
Week 12 was followed by a family reunion, so lots of overeating and drinking over the weekend!
WEEK 13 DAY #1: 558 calories
WEEK 13 DAY #2: 608 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 10: 0.0 kg
The fasting must have counteracted the binge eating / drinking at Dad's!
WEEK 14 DAY #1: 720 calories (I accidentally ate 130 calories worth of yummy cashew nuts!)
WEEK 14 DAY #2: 601 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 13: 0.9 kg
WEEK 15 DAY #1: 575 calories
WEEK 15 DAY #2: 463 calories
No weigh in this week.
WEEK 16 DAY #1: 538 calories
WEEK 16 DAY #2: 595 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 14: 1.5 kg
WEEK 17 DAY #1: 528 calories
No second fasting day this week, and no weigh-in either.
WEEK 18 DAY #1: 483 calories
WEEK 18 DAY #2: 703 calories
No weigh in this week.
WEEK 19 - CHRISTMAS! No fasting at all this week. No wonder I am fatter.
WEIGHT GAIN SINCE WEEK 16: 1.8 kg
WEEK 20 DAY #1: 523 calories
No second fasting day this week, and no weigh-in either.
Next week (week 21), I will resume my normal pattern of two fasting days each week.
I'll post the revised graphs up in my next update.
I'm just off to finish off the Christmas pudding with brandy cream and custard. And then there's all that cheese left over from Boxing Day, and two bottles of half finished red wine....... *burp* :-)
I'm still fasting, but have been very remiss in keeping this blog up to date.
Essentially the same pattern of eating: eggs for lunch, followed by fish and greens for dinner. I've been less strict about bits and bobs in between, and drink the odd cup of vending machine tea and coffee at work. Sometimes I'll eat a bit of chocolate or a couple of slices of cheese. I try to remember to include everything in my calorie count for the day, but I probably forget a few things here and there.
Sometimes I exceed my 600 calorie limit, by as much as 100 calories on the odd occasions.
But I'm still losing weight, and I still don't find it difficult really.
Until Christmas that is.
I weighed myself on December 31st, and was a bit horrified to find that I'd gained 4 lbs / approx 2kg since the last time I weighed myself on December 7th. I actually feel fatter around my middle as well.
I didn't even overeat / drink like I usually do at Christmas, so 4lbs may be less than I usually gain at this time of year!
I've missed some fasting days as well, so when you put Christmas eating and drinking together with the lack of fasting, it's really not surprising.
I'm happy to say that my record keeping hasn't suffered, so I can summarise the eating / fasting pattern here:
WEEK 10 DAY #1: 648 calories
WEEK 10 DAY #2: 593 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 9: 1.1 kg
WEEK 11 DAY #1: 495 calories
No second fasting day this week, and no weigh-in either.
WEEK 12 DAY #1: 520 calories
WEEK 12 DAY #2: 600 calories
No weigh in this week.
Week 12 was followed by a family reunion, so lots of overeating and drinking over the weekend!
WEEK 13 DAY #1: 558 calories
WEEK 13 DAY #2: 608 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 10: 0.0 kg
The fasting must have counteracted the binge eating / drinking at Dad's!
WEEK 14 DAY #1: 720 calories (I accidentally ate 130 calories worth of yummy cashew nuts!)
WEEK 14 DAY #2: 601 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 13: 0.9 kg
WEEK 15 DAY #1: 575 calories
WEEK 15 DAY #2: 463 calories
No weigh in this week.
WEEK 16 DAY #1: 538 calories
WEEK 16 DAY #2: 595 calories
WEIGHT LOSS SINCE WEEK 14: 1.5 kg
WEEK 17 DAY #1: 528 calories
No second fasting day this week, and no weigh-in either.
WEEK 18 DAY #1: 483 calories
WEEK 18 DAY #2: 703 calories
No weigh in this week.
WEEK 19 - CHRISTMAS! No fasting at all this week. No wonder I am fatter.
WEIGHT GAIN SINCE WEEK 16: 1.8 kg
WEEK 20 DAY #1: 523 calories
No second fasting day this week, and no weigh-in either.
Next week (week 21), I will resume my normal pattern of two fasting days each week.
I'll post the revised graphs up in my next update.
I'm just off to finish off the Christmas pudding with brandy cream and custard. And then there's all that cheese left over from Boxing Day, and two bottles of half finished red wine....... *burp* :-)
Friday, 19 October 2012
Week 9 Weigh In
Week 9 Stats:
Weight: 73.9kg / 11st 9lb
BMI: 26.8
Weekly weight loss: 0.6kg / 1.32lb
Total weight loss: 4.4kg / 9.68lb
Plot of variation, including suspected outliers:
Same plot, but this time with suspected outliers removed:
Weight: 73.9kg / 11st 9lb
BMI: 26.8
Weekly weight loss: 0.6kg / 1.32lb
Total weight loss: 4.4kg / 9.68lb
Plot of variation, including suspected outliers:
Same plot, but this time with suspected outliers removed:
Week 9 Fasting Days
FASTING DAY #1
Three eggs scramble for lunch. Poached salmon with garden salad dressed in a little olive oil and lemon juice for dinner.
Total calories today: 620
FASTING DAY #2
Damn you vending machine coffee! You don't even taste that nice!
One small plastic cup of coffee in the morning as a small pick-me-up. Not sure it worked to be honest.
There were only two eggs left over, so I ate less scrambled egg for lunch than I usually do. I made up for it by making it with a small knob of butter. As it turns out, two eggs is sufficient, so I have extra calories to use up at dinner! Which I did: a tin of yellowfin tuna with garden salad dressed in olive oil and lemon juice, with a tablespoon of yummy Hellmann's mayo! I even had a couple of very small pieces of milk chocolate in the evening.
Total calories today: 588
I've not eaten a huge amount all week to be honest. Salads for lunch on two other days, rather than sandwiches, for example. On the other hand, I had a small beer after work on Thursday and Friday :-)
Three eggs scramble for lunch. Poached salmon with garden salad dressed in a little olive oil and lemon juice for dinner.
Total calories today: 620
FASTING DAY #2
Damn you vending machine coffee! You don't even taste that nice!
One small plastic cup of coffee in the morning as a small pick-me-up. Not sure it worked to be honest.
There were only two eggs left over, so I ate less scrambled egg for lunch than I usually do. I made up for it by making it with a small knob of butter. As it turns out, two eggs is sufficient, so I have extra calories to use up at dinner! Which I did: a tin of yellowfin tuna with garden salad dressed in olive oil and lemon juice, with a tablespoon of yummy Hellmann's mayo! I even had a couple of very small pieces of milk chocolate in the evening.
Total calories today: 588
I've not eaten a huge amount all week to be honest. Salads for lunch on two other days, rather than sandwiches, for example. On the other hand, I had a small beer after work on Thursday and Friday :-)
Week 8 Weigh-In
What? How can this be?
I've put weight back on!
Could it be due to the above-average intake of alcohol this week? Has my body adjusted to its new calorie regime, and is fighting back? Or is this just normal process variation at work?
I still don't have enough data points yet to be able to draw any hard and fast conclusions, but I have had a bit of a play with the data I do have, to see if I can make any sense of it.
First off though: the weekly results.
Today, I weigh 74.5kg / 11st 10lb
Last week, I weighed 73.9kg / 11st 9lb
My weight gain this week is 0.6kg / 1.32lb
My BMI has been increased from 26.88 to 27.0
I decided to plot the weight variation, to see if there's a pattern. As I say, there are only eight data points, which is about 22 points short of a statistically useful sample.
This is what it looks like if all the data points are included:
On the face of it, it seems as though all is lost! The trend line clearly shows that I'm going to start gaining weight again, until in about eight weeks I'll weigh the same as I did before I started fasting!
This must be nonsense of course. At least, I bloody hope it is!
Looking at the data, it seems to me that the first and last data points (representing a 1.6kg weight loss and a 0.6kg weight gain respectively) are unusual; let's assume that they're outliers, so we can exclude them from the analysis.
The trend line looks quite different now:
I prefer this one! It shows a trend of increasing weight loss. However, I must stress that there aren't enough data points to draw any firm conclusions at this stage.
I think from now on, each week, I'll keep track of overall weight, BMI, and weight variation.
I've put weight back on!
Could it be due to the above-average intake of alcohol this week? Has my body adjusted to its new calorie regime, and is fighting back? Or is this just normal process variation at work?
I still don't have enough data points yet to be able to draw any hard and fast conclusions, but I have had a bit of a play with the data I do have, to see if I can make any sense of it.
First off though: the weekly results.
Today, I weigh 74.5kg / 11st 10lb
Last week, I weighed 73.9kg / 11st 9lb
My weight gain this week is 0.6kg / 1.32lb
My BMI has been increased from 26.88 to 27.0
I decided to plot the weight variation, to see if there's a pattern. As I say, there are only eight data points, which is about 22 points short of a statistically useful sample.
This is what it looks like if all the data points are included:
On the face of it, it seems as though all is lost! The trend line clearly shows that I'm going to start gaining weight again, until in about eight weeks I'll weigh the same as I did before I started fasting!
This must be nonsense of course. At least, I bloody hope it is!
Looking at the data, it seems to me that the first and last data points (representing a 1.6kg weight loss and a 0.6kg weight gain respectively) are unusual; let's assume that they're outliers, so we can exclude them from the analysis.
The trend line looks quite different now:
I prefer this one! It shows a trend of increasing weight loss. However, I must stress that there aren't enough data points to draw any firm conclusions at this stage.
I think from now on, each week, I'll keep track of overall weight, BMI, and weight variation.
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