Progress At Last, Post High Protein

I weigh 238 lb. Down 24 lb. since last January.

Same old story for roughly 15 years, until last week.

I lost seven lb. in the past seven days. That is 7 lb. in 7 days. Numerals work better for blogs.

Let me review. For over 15 years, I have been off and on a high protein diet. I lose weight quickly until I hit 245 lb. Then I creep down to around 240 and yo-yo between 240 and 245 until I try a new diet. The new diet, usually the ad lib diet, makes me gain weight quickly. I tallow up to the 260's and then, out of desperation, restart a high protein diet.

Last January I weighed 262 lb. I started a high protein diet that corresponded with Lent. A little over five weeks and I was down to 245 at Easter. 17 lb. in 36 days (Lent officially concludes on Holy Thursday.)

Impressive but there is another trend. In bygone years, I have lost over 20 lb. in first month of high protein diet, even over 25 lb. in a month. Over the years, even the high protein diet does not work quite as well.

Another trend. When I go OFF the high protein diet, I regain the weight faster than I used to. In just over a month (late March, 2013 to May 1, 2013) I went from 245 to 263. Whoa.

So I restarted the only diet that worked, the high protein diet, in May of this year. Over four months I lost 23 lb. and then, staying on the same diet, I regained 5 lb. and stabilized there.

Then, the day after Thanksgiving I started the X DIET and lost 7 lb. in 7 days.

More details and updates are on the way. Stay tuned.