A few workouts last week taught me something: Carbs are good. The lack of carbs and increase in workouts since August have pretty much rid my body of carbs. I found my self losing energy quickly in workouts, feeling very tired and sluggish throughout the workout and recovery during the day. So, I've ditched the most stringent parts of the diet, keeping the principles of watching what I put into my body and limiting bad foods. So, buns & bread are back in, (whole wheat, of course) and salads will remain in rotation, but just not emphasized as much.
I also decided to scale back on weighing myself. I was recording it every day, keeping a log of the first three months on the diet. Kris said I was obsessive. I didn't think so. The weight hasn't wavered in two weeks, so I think I've hit the bottom for now around 187, a full 26 pounds lighter. I'll still weigh myself twice a week on Monday and Friday to make sure things are still what I expect them to be. I'm a bit nervous about the pending holiday season, but I plan on maintaining the workouts, even intensifying the swims.
Over the past three months, I never stopped to think what actually happened to my body. It actually consumed itself from the inside. I didn't see any of the fat drop off in chunks. It all disappeared inward, with no physical evidence left behind. My body ate itself. Cool.
