Day 133 - Lack of results

Last Wednesday I celebrated losing 110lbs, or 25% of my pre-diet weight. Since then, according to this mornings scale, I've lost a pound. On a diet as extreme as mine, it is always critical to keep in mind the sheer impossibility of not losing weight. Most diets restrict calories to 500 or so under replacement, meaning a single big meal or a few extra snacks can result in no net calorie deficit for the day. The daily deficit is smaller, and the ability to eat very high calorie foods is far larger than on my diet. My daily deficit hovers around 2000 calories, and my absolute worst binges are things like BW3 wings, even 18 of which stay under 1500 calories when ordered with low carb sauce. This means that even when I go over my budget by 1000 or 2000 calories, I'm still under my break even point for weight loss.

Early on, when I'd not lose weight for a few days, I'd get very upset, and wonder if some small deviation was the cause. It simply can't be. One small deviation, if full of carbs, can result in hunger for a day or three, but it won't derail my actual weight loss.

So, while I was hoping to have lost 3-4 more pounds by today compared to last week, I know that between the dramatic water weight swings I've documented earlier, my own shifts in terms of muscle, and simple inaccuracy that I need to not freak out. To be sure, maybe a return to weighing my food for a few days is necessary to accelerate things, but I know that I'm still losing weight.