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Nothing fancy today, the workout session was sweet and nice today. Weight went up slightly (which I don't understand) and muscles up (which I can understand). Never mind, let's see tomorrow what is going to happen with the new diet. I am nervous about what is coming!
Some people might think that tracking daily calories is a pain and they are absolutely right but as I embarked in this journey, I wanted to re-learn how to eat proper food. 34 years of heavy marketing from the food industry changes your perspectives and start thinking that in order to feel well all you need to do is to exercise. However, there is a huge mismatch between the efforts required to swallow a 'millefeuille' for instance and the amount of time needed to burn it on the treadmill. My take is that there is no way you can loose weight by only exercising.
In the last couple of days I started tracking my calories and so far there are 2 take-aways:
1) Tracking calories forces you to be conscious about what you are eating. When it comes to food, at the end of the day, we are very passive. We just decide what we feel like and beyond that we leave it to the restaurants or the supermarket to decide the details for us. Tracking calories helps you switch your mindset from a passive consumer to an active one.
2) You start getting a sense of what 300, 400 Kcal means. For instance a chocolate croissant swallowed in the morning by itself is equivalent to a nectarine, a yogurt, a bowl of cereals with milk. So you eat your croissant and you still feel hungry. You have the alternative and you are good to go for another 3 hours.
Would love to hear from you guys and get your perspective on this.
Food corner - 1347 Kcal
Breakfast (339 Kcal)
Muesli Cereals (50g)
Milk low fat (100ml)
A nectarine
Fruit yogurt low fat (125g)
Lunch (600 Kcal)
Quarter Pounder with Cheese no onions.
Filet of Fish, without bread nor sauce.
No French Fries.
Adios McDonalds! I think 600K for the lunch is quite on the high side. Have to watch out for the next one. Tomorrow is a new Diet.
Dinner (307 Kcal)
Shrimps
Carrots / Zucchini
Stats corner
(Day 7) weight 89.8Kg, fat 34.7%, bones 2.5Kg, water 49.0%, muscles 39.4%
(Day 6) weight 89.4Kg, fat 34.1%, bones 2.5Kg, water 49.4%, muscles 39.2%
(Day 5) weight 90Kg, fat 34.7%, bones 2.5Kg, water 48.9%, muscles 39.7%
(Day 4) weight 90.2Kg, fat 34.9%, bones 2.5 Kg, water 48.8%, muscles 39.5%
(Day 2) weight 90.5Kg, fat 35%, bones 2.5Kg, water 48.8%, muscles 38.8%
Nothing fancy today, the workout session was sweet and nice today. Weight went up slightly (which I don't understand) and muscles up (which I can understand). Never mind, let's see tomorrow what is going to happen with the new diet. I am nervous about what is coming!
Some people might think that tracking daily calories is a pain and they are absolutely right but as I embarked in this journey, I wanted to re-learn how to eat proper food. 34 years of heavy marketing from the food industry changes your perspectives and start thinking that in order to feel well all you need to do is to exercise. However, there is a huge mismatch between the efforts required to swallow a 'millefeuille' for instance and the amount of time needed to burn it on the treadmill. My take is that there is no way you can loose weight by only exercising.
In the last couple of days I started tracking my calories and so far there are 2 take-aways:
1) Tracking calories forces you to be conscious about what you are eating. When it comes to food, at the end of the day, we are very passive. We just decide what we feel like and beyond that we leave it to the restaurants or the supermarket to decide the details for us. Tracking calories helps you switch your mindset from a passive consumer to an active one.
2) You start getting a sense of what 300, 400 Kcal means. For instance a chocolate croissant swallowed in the morning by itself is equivalent to a nectarine, a yogurt, a bowl of cereals with milk. So you eat your croissant and you still feel hungry. You have the alternative and you are good to go for another 3 hours.
Would love to hear from you guys and get your perspective on this.
Food corner - 1347 Kcal
Breakfast (339 Kcal)
Muesli Cereals (50g)
Milk low fat (100ml)
A nectarine
Fruit yogurt low fat (125g)
Lunch (600 Kcal)
Quarter Pounder with Cheese no onions.
Filet of Fish, without bread nor sauce.
No French Fries.
Adios McDonalds! I think 600K for the lunch is quite on the high side. Have to watch out for the next one. Tomorrow is a new Diet.
Dinner (307 Kcal)
Shrimps
Carrots / Zucchini
Stats corner
(Day 7) weight 89.8Kg, fat 34.7%, bones 2.5Kg, water 49.0%, muscles 39.4%
(Day 6) weight 89.4Kg, fat 34.1%, bones 2.5Kg, water 49.4%, muscles 39.2%
(Day 5) weight 90Kg, fat 34.7%, bones 2.5Kg, water 48.9%, muscles 39.7%
(Day 4) weight 90.2Kg, fat 34.9%, bones 2.5 Kg, water 48.8%, muscles 39.5%
(Day 2) weight 90.5Kg, fat 35%, bones 2.5Kg, water 48.8%, muscles 38.8%
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