Had some majorly weird and unexplained difficulties with blood pressure and heart rate being super low so I’m taking a pause to consult with my doctor. I feel like I have all my bases covered but there seems to be something I’m missing that is unaccounted for, but since I don’t know what it is, I’m not willing to risk just pushing through…[Read more]

Still moving along, did bars for a day to help get the sense of bite size, might do longer stints with that, we’ll see! Excited to see what I’m capable of at this point. Hit 163 yesterday and it held today so I’m somewhat already ahead of expected loss for the week. I’d be pretty stoked if I lost another lb by Monday. A little bit of…[Read more]

Did my 13 mile route, came home took an hour break, then trained parkour for another two hours. Fat is a very powerful fuel!

Scootin’ along still, pretty amazed at what my body is capable of physically while still just doing bars. I feel pretty lucky to be taking care of this while I’m younger.

Thanks Gayle, yeah I’ve pretty much fully recovered thankfully. I have lost my sense of smell though! oh well, I think it’s helping me along anyhow. Food is even less enticing currently.

Down another 3 and half lbs this week to 166.5 so almost 22 lbs in the last 30 days. Possibly trying bars this week to really dial in the…[Read more]

Tested positive for covid a few days ago so i’m at home taking it easy and recovering as best as I possibly can. I still haven’t been convinced to eat any more that my two 5 bite meals so I’m still on track. The weight is coming off a little quicker, possibly due to a fever which has since passed. phew, I think I’m actually better off…[Read more]

I hit 170! So 18 lbs down since I started up again. Going to the trampoline gym after work, it might conflict with the meeting tonight though, we’ll see, I might be able to pop out and chat for few minutes.

Got through today really well, just coffee and and tea until I weigh in tomorrow. It all feels oddly normal. Thought a lot about maintenance strategies today and came up with a few good questions for Dr. Lewis so hopefully that will be helpful to people.

Still pushing along, my wife is following along with it too. She’s concerned with inflammation from an injury and we hope it’s helping. Got my meals planned out for the weekend and looking forward to it.

Moving along, keeping up my patterns. :D

Day 23

Another day of work and walking without much difficulty, I feel like it’s not something I need to think about much. Food is just something to let go of until it’s time to eat.

Planned to eat extra for dinner on the fourth, back on track with 5 bites yesterday, no energy issues. I’m excited because it has been pretty easy to hop back on and the indulgence wasn’t all that great. So I imagine that I just had a similar experience to how it may be when I start to maintain my weight where I can hop back on any…[Read more]

Despite some social pressures, still on track! down to 173. Happy 4th everybody!

Day 19

Still moving along. Confidence in what I’m doing has grown immensely so that’s super nice, it makes things a lot easier, I’m less prone to be swayed by others into eating more. It’s really no problem at this point. I don’t doubt I can lose the weight at all but I fear the regain once I’ve finished so I am still…[Read more]

Still dropping but much slower than my first weeks which is completely to be expected. I think it’s super important to compare the weight loss to the alternative of doing an insane amount of exercise while trying to get the exact calculation of food to lose only 1-2 lbs a week. That’s a more helpful comparison than thinking of previous…[Read more]

Yes, still here! still trucking through. Got through this week with a lot of exercise and still only the 5 bites. Just keeping up with my hydration and staying strong through the weekend.

Still keeping with it. Just waiting it out. Patience is everything.

Went to a social gathering and did my 5 bites really well. Tried a bit of everything, created the most enjoyable bites I could and left the rest on my plate. I even asked the host for leftovers so I could enjoy the same thing for lunch today. Really proud of myself for getting through this one. The host put a whole feast on the table…[Read more]

Pushing on, I don’t really expect weight to drop much faster than 3-5 lbs per week moving forward if my past attempts are anything to go off of but that’s still incredible, Living the lifestyle. I know in one way I’m in the sort of waiting/patience phase but to make this a long time life practice, (where I end up eating less in general) I…[Read more]

Down to 176 today. that’s 12 lbs in 12 days, not bad! I expected less so it’s nice to drop a little more than usual. It would have taken me months (6-12 weeks) to get here again with a more 1-2 lbs/week conservative strategy. Looking forward to dropping out of the 170s again, Maybe by the end of week!

Another day another pound. no big insights today, just excited for weigh in tomorrow.

@SamanthaJames Thanks! Weighing in Monday morning before the zoom call so it gives me that much more incentive to do well on the weekend too.

Still doing really well, not too much discomfort at all. I’m using this time to prepare my mind for when I get to the maintenance phase. I realized yesterday that in the back of my mind I have this…[Read more]

Moving along really smoothly. Things that seem to be different this time around:

No orthostatic hypotension thus far. I would attribute this to really staying on top of my hydration, no more than 3 cups of water per hour. Definitely having a little less than that. And coconut water which doesn’t have much in it. I might experiment with not…[Read more]

Pushing forward, definitely feeling that ketosis-y burn. The body just feels different but still able to function really well, hard to describe. Got through my route yesterday with a little pep in my step. I’m excited to see what another 10 lbs of loss will do for me in terms of my job getting easier. Getting excited about cooking different…[Read more]

Day 7

The last 3 days have been incredibly easy even though I had work off. I was concerned about having to deal with unscheduled time, being at home where the food is. Instead I just got really interested in my little projects and had hardly any thought of food or hunger. As I head back…[Read more]

Doing really well still and staying hydrated. Yesterday I went to a trampoline park and jumped for an hour and a half, no energy issues at all. Talked with Dr. Lewis yesterday on the chat. Some takeaways from what I can remember:

Usually people stick with the diet if they actually want to get skinny. Sounds like an obvious thing but I…[Read more]

Thanks all, weighed in at 182 today, 6 lbs down in 4-5 days, not bad! I walk about 13 miles a day for my job 5 days a week and didn’t have any energy difficulties even on my first 3 days back dieting. Usually those first 3 days are the hardest in terms of hunger and energy weirdness as the body is figuring out how to switch over. That…[Read more]

Hey all,  wow it has been over a year and half since I last dropped off! I went through a really difficult career adjustment and lost all my focus for dieting but I knew to come back eventually, having experienced dramatic change pre-pandemic. Anyways, looking back at my old posts and seeing the effort and thought I put in to get to a…[Read more]

Second meal went well, pushing on!