Diet Holiday Summary

I took a diet holiday for three reasons. One, we had a bounty of fattening foods. My wife procured food that is not on any weight loss plan. She and I never follow the same diet for any length of time. Wife does a good job of keeping the freezer stocked and product rotation. We have both taken a few measures to reduce our food budget and to guard against short-term disaster.

Our safeguards against hard times have been minimal. We have yet to purchase survival foods, we do not own a generator and we do not own serious weapons. We do keep ten gallons of tap water, a bounty of paper supplies and of course, we keep the freezer packed. 

There is an unusual business in our town. The proprietor purchases breads and produce that have expired. When purchasing from this venturing capitalist we visually inspect the cargo before and after purchase. Truthfully, some of of our cornucopia ends up on the compost heap. The bulk of our purchases goes into the freezer and is later enjoyed without ill effect. 

The second reason for taking a diet holiday is that I had the week off from work. My benefit package is not great but I do receive six weeks vacation. Yes, I would like to take a real vacation but in the COVID era that is not so appealing. My Paid Time Off (PTO) is capped at 305 hours., so I take a week or two here and there and enjoy a staycation. The break in routine is sometimes highlighted by cookouts or restaurant adventures, so I like to stay culinarily flexible. 

The third reason that I went off diet is that Iran low on a key dietary supplement that is the cornerstone of my weight loss plan. It was bad planning on my part. Fortunately, I was only briefly without product. I consume the magic twice a day. I ran out of the good stuff on Saturday morning and I replenished on Sunday evening. I missed the Saturday PM and Sunday AM doses.

I experienced a net gain of 3 pounds over 8 days but at one point, I was 5 pounds heavier. Those are disturbing developments given that I continued intermittent fasting throughout the week and was mostly compliant with OMAD. As well, I only missed 2 doses of the magic drops. Do these developments portend a weight gain whenever I return to an ad lib diet? I sure hope not.

I officially went back on the weight loss diet on Tuesday, August 11. 

 Magic drops:

ran out Saturday PM...continued Sunday PM