What a disaster.
Weigh in at 246 lbs.
That's flat from yesterday but I really went the distance.
Squats, deadlifts, 60 minutes of cardio, Intermittent fasting of 23 hours and restricted caloric intake.
And I did not lose weight? I gained muscle mass? I don't care. The goal is to lose weight.
We fucked up.
Back to the drawing board.
Need to drop at least 1 lbs tomorrow.
"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 246 lbs
Weigh in: 252 lbs
2 lbs gain.
Binged last night.
"Diligence is the mother of good luck" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 250 lbs
That's a 2 lbs gain over cheat day.
Which means I need to have a good 2 to 3 lbs buffer before cheat day to sustain my fat loss.
Still sore from lats & abs, can't budge.
To another day of toil.
"Despair ruins some, presumption many." - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weight in: 248 lbs
That's a gain of 1 pound.
I'm sure that's fat from some reckless eating for dinner last night.
Started my lifts yesterday.
"Deny self for self's sake." - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 247 lbs
Flat AGAIN x 2.
Going to start lifts again.
Some size on the lats should help with the metabolism.
"By diligence and patience, the mouse bit in two the cable." - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 247 lbs.
Flat AGAIN.
Now I'm pissed.
Extreme Results Call For Extreme Measures.
Here goes...
"Bad gains are truly losses" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 247 lbs.
Flat today.
If I don't drop some serious poundage in the next few days...
The target may be missed.
Time to double down.
"All things are easy to industry, all things difficult to sloth " - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 248 lbs
Dropped another 2 lbs.
At last, we're gaining traction again.
This was what I weighed at Day 14, so I'm repairing the damage.
Last night was hard though, daughter made some delicious pancakes.
I was contemplating deleting this blog.
I made up a million excuses to burn away the fat with some dead lifts.
But as you might know by now, even the heaviest of dead lifts cannot out train your mouth.
Caloric density of foods is so high, out training them is like paying off your credit card with a pay check.
The double digit interest rates are stacked against the flat rate revenue.
So Yea, the pancakes? I didn't try them out. Another time.
I also found another fat burning tactic last evening which I have never ever read about before.
If it continues to work for the next couple of days, I might share it with yous.
No gym for now.
Let's see if we can reach a 6 pack by skipping a few gym sessions.
"After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wise" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 250 lbs
Dropped 3 lbs.
That was a 36 hour fast except for 1 serving of Bulletproof coffee & 4 liters of water.
If I don't maintain consistency in this fat burn, I won't hit my 6 pack target in 6 weeks.
Dayum.
"A lean award is better than a fat judgement" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 253 lbs
Gained 4 lbs.
It's not my fault.
It's Papa John's, buy 2 large pizzas and get 2 free.
2 weeks of 8 weeks gone, and I'm almost where I started.
Dayum.
"A full belly is the mother of all evil" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 249 lbs.
Gained a pound.
Afternoon binge.
"A full belly makes a dull brain" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 248 lbs.
Dropped 2 lbs.
Can't lose momentum now.
Here is the secret.
There is an appalling disconnect between the fat loss narrative and the actual effort required to burn fat while building muscle.
It is comparable to success literature or cross fit, where the process takes precedence over results.
Results matter.
KPIs in a fat loss journey is drop of fat %, and ultimately a 6 pack.
Not some personal record in cleans and presses.
Keeping on.
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 250 lbs.
Gained 3 lbs.
Binged with the kids.
We don't have much time left and these feasts ain't helping.
Silver lining, we watched A Beautiful Mind again.
Picking up some momentum today.
" At a great pennyworth, pause a while" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in: 247 lbs.
Gained back the pound.
Should've staved off the Magnum.
I hate ice cream. But thanks to the program, it tasted so good.
We have a situation.
We are already 2 weeks into the journey.
The whole weight loss outcome is botched at best.
Only 6 more weeks to go.
I'm at least 37 lbs away from a 6 pack.
We need to build a little more momentum into the regimen.
And some menu engineering.
Onward...
"A modern wit is one of David's fools" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 246 lbs.
Dropped another 1 lbs.
Bulletproof coffee helping a bit.
It is progress, but it is slow.
Lowest I have weighed in 34 days though.
Like Cook said, "Incremental is Revolutionary."
Weigh in : 247 lbs.
Dropped 1 lbs as per yesterday's target.
Let's drop another 1 lb tomorrow.
Here goes.
"A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 248 lbs
That's a 5 lbs loss in 24 hours.
Eating clean, no gym.
I guess we made up for the binge since Day 6.
Let's gun to drop another 1 lbs by tomorrow.
Keep it real.
"Approve not of him that commends all you say" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 253 lbs
Gained a pound.
Binged last night while watching the Russian Revolution with the kids.
No gym.
Gotta get back on the bandwagon.
Only 7 weeks left.
6 pack is at least 40 lbs away.
Here we go.
"As pride increases, fortune declines" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 252 lbs.
We flat. ish. Lost half a pound, not worth the mention.
The culprit is Papa John's Tuesday Promo - 2 for 1 Large Pizza.
Went Pepperoni Authentic Thin Crust.
One large pizza for the kids and one large pizza for me.
Wicked how I still lost half a pound though. Thought I'd have gained a couple.
No gym.
I'm inundated with work.
What's in store today?
"Be always ashamed to catch thyself idle" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 252 lbs.
A 5 lbs increase in 24 hours.
That's cheat day for you.
I blame it on sopa seca de fideo.
No gym either. Worked a straight 8 hour shift yesterday.
We've got 10 days till the next cheat day, as yesterday was social, non ufficiale.
Until then...
"A man without ceremony has a great need for merit in its place" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 247 lbs
Today was flat, no weight lost.
Skipped gym, got busy at work and ate too much chicken.
Today is cheat day because of an unexpected social event, looks like tomorrow gonna be a weight gain.
We'll cancel the upcoming cheat day on the weekend to make up for this impending damage.
Let's roll.
"An empty bag cannot stand upright" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weigh in : 247 lbs
1 lb burnt in 24 hours. Pathetic.
Carb intake exceeded 100g, hence the limited fat loss.
35 minutes on the stair master.
Got some military press, barber curls and upright rows in.
Let's see if we can catch up for the loss in momentum.
"An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weighing in at 248 lbs today.
That's 2 lbs burnt in 24 hours.
Building traction.
Gonna increase water intake to 4 liters.
Got 25 minutes on the stair master, that's 66 floors.
Added 30 minutes of lifts, lat pull downs, flat bench and leg raises.
Gotta get some new Zegna shirts that can accommodate these lats.
Let's speed up.
"A life of leisure, and a life of laziness, are two things" - Poor Richard's Almanack
Weighing in at 250 lbs today.
That's a 4 lbs loss in 24 hours.
Not bad.
Keeping water intake at about 3 liters a day.
Did 20 minutes on the stair master and 60 minutes of compound lifts.
Squats and Romanian Dead lifts.
Let's keep burning.
"A good example is the best sermon"- Poor Richard's Almanack
