Lose weight cheaply

It’s been four weeks since I started alternate day fasting and things are going very well. This week I tweaked the food eaten and implemented a major change in the exercise program. This benefited me.

Weight Lost

This week I lost a total of 5 pounds. This is what I expected based on the math at the end of the week and it’s what I hit. You’ll notice the greatest difference in weight was 7 pounds, which is more than in the past. I believe this is due to the timing of the fasting days.

Here is the graph. Click to enlarge.

Food Eaten

Ate well again this week. Low carb rules the day, but I did branch out and have, gasp, some fruit. Raspberries and Strawberries were a nice addition for a night’s desert.

You’ll notice that the average calories was 2300 a day, but the shift was to calories for dinner. This was an unexpected result.

The graph follows. Click to enlarge.

Exercise Completed

My body is undergoing some changes. Some positive and some negative. One of the negatives is that I was feeling more lethargic when weight lifting, so I decided to take a week off. This means my aerobic exercise was the main way of getting the calories off.

The week off worked and my body recovered. For the next week I am planning to only lift weights on the days I eat.

The following is a report of the exercise completed. Click to enlarge.

General Thoughts

I don’t think it’s possible to be happier with the results from this week. I lost 5 pounds and I can pretty much wave goodbye to the 280s. Amazing.

Three things I learned this week:

1. I love bike riding. I challenged myself on several large hills and I did it.
2. Taking a break from weight lifting is smart. I have no idea why, but it works.
3. Momentum is critical. Not only for the hills, but for losing weight.

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