Rapid weight loss
8/14: 965 calories
8/15: 1236
8/16: 836
8/17: 1565
8/18: 786
8/19: 1537
8/20: 1386
8/21: 1632
8/22: 1329 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 172 lbs.)
8/23: 1078
8/24: 1027
8/25: 1029
8/26: 1492
8/27: 1275
8/28: 1317
8/29: 1369 (Wednesday a.m. bodyweight: 170 lbs.)
8/30: 1224
I don’t know what I weighed when I started. (Yes, a memory like a steel trap.) I think it was 176, but it could have been 179. I’m more interested in lowering bodyfat than reaching a certain weight, and I’m assuming that weight training, calorie reduction, and cardio are all going to help me lower my bodyfat.
Years ago I did a fast and lost what I consider a lot of weight in a short period of time, but I know that fasting saps my strength. I’m not sure if that was from muscle loss or just normal drain from depriving myself of, uh, FOOD!
I’ve read that two pounds a week is about all anyone can lose and call it healthy, so I’m going to be monitoring that at least. If I start losing more than two pounds a week then I’ll increase my daily calorie allowance. I’ve been targeting 1500 a day because of a chapter in El Darden’s one HIT book where he gave a workout and diet routine to follow for rapid weight loss.
Regardless, I suspect with the start of school I’ll have more to think about than how many calories I’m eating and whether my waist measurement has changed. Thankfully, crop tops are not in the dress code. D’OH!
