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* :-)
Thursday, 3 January 2013
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.
Week 8 Fasting Days
FASTING DAY #1
Another usual day: three eggs scrambled for late breakfast, followed by a delicious tuna salad with mayonnaise. No snacks in between.
Total calories today: 548
FASTING DAY #2
I went round to see a mate on Thursday evening. He's made some sort of wine from fermented orange and grape juice. It's really delicious, and is about 14% ABV, so I was a little bit tipsy (read: quite pissed) afterwards!
Not too much of a hangover the next day fortunately, which is just as well, because Friday is to be fasting day #2 this week.
With a small amount of will power, I made it up to dinner time before eating. Just beforehand, I realised I felt like I was starving! I did have an espresso coffee with a small teaspoon of brown sugar and a splash of milk around mid-afternoon, which I needed to stay awake!
Dinner was 150g poached salmon, greens stir-fried in a little butter, with steamed courgette and peas. I ended up eating a couple of small slices of cheddar later on too, which are surprisingly calorific at approx. 40 each slice!
Total calories today: 540
Another usual day: three eggs scrambled for late breakfast, followed by a delicious tuna salad with mayonnaise. No snacks in between.
Total calories today: 548
FASTING DAY #2
I went round to see a mate on Thursday evening. He's made some sort of wine from fermented orange and grape juice. It's really delicious, and is about 14% ABV, so I was a little bit tipsy (read: quite pissed) afterwards!
Not too much of a hangover the next day fortunately, which is just as well, because Friday is to be fasting day #2 this week.
With a small amount of will power, I made it up to dinner time before eating. Just beforehand, I realised I felt like I was starving! I did have an espresso coffee with a small teaspoon of brown sugar and a splash of milk around mid-afternoon, which I needed to stay awake!
Dinner was 150g poached salmon, greens stir-fried in a little butter, with steamed courgette and peas. I ended up eating a couple of small slices of cheddar later on too, which are surprisingly calorific at approx. 40 each slice!
Total calories today: 540
Friday, 5 October 2012
Week 7 Weigh-In
Today, I weigh 73.9kg / 11st 9lb.
My total weight loss (so far) is 4.4kg / 10lb.
My BMI has been reduced from 28.5 to 26.8.
According to the print-out from the scales in the Doctor's surgery:
"Your ideal weight for a BMI between 20 and 25 is:
55.1kg (8st 9lb) to 68.8kg (10st 12lb)."
I'm still on track to hit my target weight of 11st by end of November!
My total weight loss (so far) is 4.4kg / 10lb.
My BMI has been reduced from 28.5 to 26.8.
According to the print-out from the scales in the Doctor's surgery:
"Your ideal weight for a BMI between 20 and 25 is:
55.1kg (8st 9lb) to 68.8kg (10st 12lb)."
I'm still on track to hit my target weight of 11st by end of November!
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Week 7 Fasting Days
FASTING DAY #1
So far, so good. It feels like I could go on doing this forever!
A bit more tricky than usual today, as I was at a client's until lunchtime. I hadn't brought any food with me, as I didn't know that food wasn't going to be provided! I ended up having a small egg mayo and rocket sandwich on brown bread from a certain supermarket chain, which contained only 384 calories.
Dinner was poached salmon, with garden peas (oops, quite a few calories in peas!) and tender stem broccoli, yum!
Total calories today: 736
FASTING DAY #2
I was off-site again today, this time a trip up to the Leicester office. I didn't have any water to drink on the way, so I arrived very hungry indeed! A couple of cups of water saw me through 'til lunch, when I had a simple egg salad roll: not much butter and no mayonnaise. I guessed at around 300 calories.
Dinner was a tin of yellow fin tuna with a lump of mayonnaise, and five baby tomatoes. Probably no more than 260 calories.
Total calories today: 558
So far, so good. It feels like I could go on doing this forever!
A bit more tricky than usual today, as I was at a client's until lunchtime. I hadn't brought any food with me, as I didn't know that food wasn't going to be provided! I ended up having a small egg mayo and rocket sandwich on brown bread from a certain supermarket chain, which contained only 384 calories.
Dinner was poached salmon, with garden peas (oops, quite a few calories in peas!) and tender stem broccoli, yum!
Total calories today: 736
FASTING DAY #2
I was off-site again today, this time a trip up to the Leicester office. I didn't have any water to drink on the way, so I arrived very hungry indeed! A couple of cups of water saw me through 'til lunch, when I had a simple egg salad roll: not much butter and no mayonnaise. I guessed at around 300 calories.
Dinner was a tin of yellow fin tuna with a lump of mayonnaise, and five baby tomatoes. Probably no more than 260 calories.
Total calories today: 558
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