Friday, June 18, 2021

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Reboot Weight Log

Day 0....Saturday, August 15...214 lb.
Day 1....Sunday, August 16......214 lb.
Day 2...Monday, August 17......214 lb...ketosis moderate. Headache.
Day 3...Tuesday, August 18......214 lb...ketosis moderate.
Day 4...Wednesday August 19..212 lb...ketosis maximum.
Day 5...Thursday August 20......212 lb. maximum ketosis.
Day 6...Friday August 21...........214 lb. maximum ketosis.
Day 7...Saturday August 22.......214 lb. maximum ketosis.
Day 8...Sunday August 23.........212 lb. maximum ketosis.

Note: All weigh-ins are from 8 AM to 10 AM.

Grumbling About an APP

My food log for Week 1 is on my phone but I cannot seem to get it uploaded to my blog. Curses.

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Reboot Week 1 Weight Log

Day 0....Saturday, August 15...214 lb.
Day 1....Sunday, August 16......214 lb.
Day 2...Monday, August 17......214 lb...ketosis moderate. Headache.
Day 3...Tuesday, August 18......214 lb...ketosis moderate.
Day 4...Wednesday August 19..212 lb...ketosis maximum.
Day 5...Thursday August 20......212 lb. maximum ketosis.
Day 6...Friday August 21...........214 lb. maximum ketosis.
Day 7...Saturday August 22.......214 lb. maximum ketosis.

Note: All weigh-ins are from 8 AM to 10 AM.

Diet Reboot

I took roughly a month off from high protein but I continued the OMAD (with 5-7 day/week compliance) and lifted weights 2-3 times/week.

From July 24 to August 16 I put on 3 pounds. 211 to 214. I felt really good during this period, including starches, dessert, and red wine in my evening consumption. This good feeling extended into every minute of my life. I felt good while in my daily activities, I felt great while working out and I slept well. Once again, I felt best in a period of weight gain.

The past week has been the first week of the reboot. I feel good but not quite as good as I felt when I ate whatever I pleased. On the downside, I did not lose any weight in my first week.

Usually, I lose quickly in the first week. Not this time. We might be tempted to say that I have replaced muscle with fat. Granted, my pants are looser-fitting these days but I have only been lifting for two months and even a one-pound increase in muscle would be unlikely Competitive bodybuilders only add 5-10 pounds of muscle a year.



Friday, July 24, 2020

Day 43 Weight Log

Day 0....June 11, 2020...224 lb.
Day 1...J.une 12, 2020...224 lb.  Ketosis - @ 1 PM.
Day 2....June 13, 2020...221 lb...
Note Severe upper GI problems late June 12 until about 1 AM June 13. Vomiting. Roast beef did not agree with me. Symptoms quelled by house brand antacid.
Ketosis - @ 11 AM.
Ketosis + @ 8:25 PM
Day 3....June 14, 2020...222 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM.
Day 4....June 15, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 7:30 AM.
Day 5....June 16, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:45 AM
Day 6....June 17, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM. Ketosis + @ 11:45 PM
Day 7....June 18, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM

Day 8....June 19, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 12:30 PM
Day 9....June 20, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 10..June 21, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 11...June 22, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 12...June 23, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 13...June 24, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM
Day 14...June 25, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:18 AM

Day 15...June 26, 2020...215.5 lb. Ketosis + @ 11 AM. Clearly in ketosis but not as much as the past two weeks ( the ketone strip markers are color-coded, not numerical, so I can't be all that precise. The small amount of rice last night might have thrown me off slightly, but not enough to take me out of ketosis.)
Day 16...June 27, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:05 AM
Day 17...June 28, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:20 AM.
Day 18...June 29, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 19...June 30, 2020...215.5 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:20 AM.
Day 20....July 1, 2020.....215 lb.  Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 21....July 2, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 22....July 3, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:15 AM.
Day 23....July 4, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 24....July 5, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 25....July 6, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 26....July 7, 2020.....214 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 27....July 8, 2020.....214 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 28....July 9, 2020.....212 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 29....July 10, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 30....July 11, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 31....July 12, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 32....July 13, 2020...211 lb. I forgot to record the ketosis. presumed positive. + @ 11 PM.
Day 33....July 14, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 34....July 15, 2020...209 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 35....July 16, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM
Day 36....July 17, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 11:00AM.
Day 37....July 18, 2020...212 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Note: the method of measuring ketosis is imprecise. It is using color-coded strips. Even though I am still ketosis, it has not registered the darkest color recently. The minimal carbs might have compromised or slowed down my ketosis.

Second Note: I am discouraged and puzzled by the sudden two-pound weight gain.
Day 38....July 19, 2020...212 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM but probably not as highly ketonic as before.
Day 39....July 20, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:30 AM..
Day 40....July 21, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 41....July 22, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 42....July 23, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis presumed negative.
Day 43....July 24, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis presumed negative.

Day 42 Weight Log

Day 0....June 11, 2020...224 lb.
Day 1...J.une 12, 2020...224 lb.  Ketosis - @ 1 PM.
Day 2....June 13, 2020...221 lb...
Note Severe upper GI problems late June 12 until about 1 AM June 13. Vomiting. Roast beef did not agree with me. Symptoms quelled by house brand antacid.
Ketosis - @ 11 AM.
Ketosis + @ 8:25 PM
Day 3....June 14, 2020...222 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM.
Day 4....June 15, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 7:30 AM.
Day 5....June 16, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:45 AM
Day 6....June 17, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM. Ketosis + @ 11:45 PM
Day 7....June 18, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM

Day 8....June 19, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 12:30 PM
Day 9....June 20, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 10..June 21, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 11...June 22, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 12...June 23, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 13...June 24, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM
Day 14...June 25, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:18 AM

Day 15...June 26, 2020...215.5 lb. Ketosis + @ 11 AM. Clearly in ketosis but not as much as the past two weeks ( the ketone strip markers are color-coded, not numerical, so I can't be all that precise. The small amount of rice last night might have thrown me off slightly, but not enough to take me out of ketosis.)
Day 16...June 27, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:05 AM
Day 17...June 28, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:20 AM.
Day 18...June 29, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 19...June 30, 2020...215.5 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:20 AM.
Day 20....July 1, 2020.....215 lb.  Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 21....July 2, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 22....July 3, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:15 AM.
Day 23....July 4, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 24....July 5, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 25....July 6, 2020.....215 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 26....July 7, 2020.....214 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 27....July 8, 2020.....214 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 28....July 9, 2020.....212 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 29....July 10, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 30....July 11, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 31....July 12, 2020...211 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 32....July 13, 2020...211 lb. I forgot to record the ketosis. presumed positive. + @ 11 PM.
Day 33....July 14, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:30 AM
Day 34....July 15, 2020...209 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM
Day 35....July 16, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM
Day 36....July 17, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 11:00AM.
Day 37....July 18, 2020...212 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Note: the method of measuring ketosis is imprecise. It is using color-coded strips. Even though I am still ketosis, it has not registered the darkest color recently. The minimal carbs might have compromised or slowed down my ketosis.

Second Note: I am discouraged and puzzled by the sudden two-pound weight gain.
Day 38....July 19, 2020...212 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM but probably not as highly ketonic as before.
Day 39....July 20, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:30 AM..
Day 40....July 21, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM.
Day 41....July 22, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 42....July 23, 2020...210 lb. Ketosis presumed negative.