Losing Fat: Update #2 The Results Are In

 

So I am back with the end results. First of all, let me start off by thanking everyone who reads this blog for your encouragement and support through this process. While I have been busy I have learned that there are certain things that come with this change in diet to lose weight. Midway through week three I discovered that one of the supplements that I was taking was having a negative effect on my skin. This is probably due to the fact that I have skin problems to begin with. I continued to take it through the end of the month but I wont anymore. Something else that comes along with a high protein, low carb diet is some constipation. I would go to the bathroom daily but there were times when it was not an easy feat. I later learned that the way around that is to drink A LOT of water and don’t slack on eating beans.   I added the practice of Intermittent fasting which required me to fast for 18 hours after my cheat day. Surprisingly I was not hungry because I had eaten so much the day before. So here are the final weeks of my weight loss experiment:

Week 3:

Weight: 218 lbs.

Body fat: 28%

Total inches(waist+arms+thighs+hips): 155.6

 

Week 4:

Weight: 214.5 lbs.

Body fat: 28%

Total inches(waist+arms+thighs+hips): 153.3

 

Week 5:

Weight: 211.5 lbs.

Body fat: 25.8%

Total inches(waist+arms+thighs+hips): 153.3

 

I was frustrated for some weeks because I felt like I was losing pounds but not inches. That is why I posted the 5th week because at that point not only did I lose weight but my body fat% went down due to changes in my total inches. Less weight and less changes in inches meant more muscle. So this time I lost weight but did not lose any muscle which was one of my goals. My pant and shirt s both went back down a size and I can fit back in the stuff I wore at my lowest weight I had gotten to the first time I lost weight. This time I don’t look sick 🙂 .. I just look a little smaller. In a total of five weeks I lost 18.5 lbs, dropped 2.2% body fat and lost 2.3 inches( which is on my waist and hips). Take a look here to see what I did to celebrate. So in my opinion, cutting the carbs, eating more protein and eating like a maniac on my cheat day works for me. For those women who will say that works for men, I know a female who did this diet as well and did not lose a pound in a month.. But she did go down one pants size. So everyone’s body works differently. My next stop is adding more muscle. Anyone have any suggestions for that