Back in the Saddle for Fatty

[feilong80]

Fatty is me, of course.

Did ye olde post Christmas scale shock. And it was a shock. Didn't lose all of my progress from last year[footnote:1]This does NOT mean I gained back 99% of my losses, got it?[/footnote], but certainly did gain back an uncomfortable amount despite trying to wade through the Thanksgiving and Christmas gauntlet with some sanity[footnote:2]Check that, make it October birthdays/Thanksgiving/Trip to Mexico/Christmas Gauntlet, yikes![/footnote]. But no matter, sensei ECM has guided me to the path of fat loss enlightenment, and I pursue goals anew for 2012!

*Already started working out in late Nov, but various travel made it sporadic. Despite this, I've almost completely maxed out on my pair of 50lb adjustable dumbbells. Yes, I'll need to join a gym, which I will as soon as that "thing" that keeps holding me back "stops."[footnote:3]While I'm home more, it isn't quite what you think, so don't ask. Ugh.[/footnote]
*Started creatine again, experienced ye olde bloated Rob. Repeat after me: IT IS JUST WATER TRAPPING ITSELF UNDER MY SKIN. IT IS JUST WATER. IT IS JUST WATER.
*Started the fat burner again (basically a stimulant that lets me burn an extra 100 cals or so. It's legal but tastes like ASS).
*Cyclic keto again, but still feeling out the best interval for the cycle day. The only thing I know is that it shouldn't be any *less* time than 7-10 days.

This time around, the wife is joining me in this endeavor, and I must say, it has been nice to have the support as opposed to being "that guy doing that thing."

[ECM]

Go Roho, go!

[CHI]

I gained 20 pounds over Thanksgiving week (not weekend). Lost it a week later. IT'S ALL WATER!!!!!!! Keep telling yourself that.

[ECM]

"A healthy amount of self-delusion is they key to getting in shape."

--CHI

[CHI]

I never said that. I just said, "IT'S ALL WATER!!!!!!! Keep telling yourself that."

[ECM]

That translates to "lie to yourself" in ECM-speak.

Also: I think CARDIO! is the answer to what ails ye.

[feilong80]

quick update:

Still doing low carb but I did change my mind on cyclic keto. Two reasons:

1. Until I join a gym, I'm not going to be capable of being sure I drain all that glycogen anyway.
2. I really, really want my family's eating habits (too much going out, etc) to change, and having a 7-10 day pigout on skittles isn't going to help, at least until habits are setup for the long term.

Lost about 6 lbs of, sigh, mostly water in week one. Regained a few pounds of that in week two, so far.

[feilong80]

another note: Yes, weighing everyday is for losers, but my wife is doing that so I feel compelled to do it as well (if only to point out its futility). To quote ECM, I may be at this point "inured to its lies," but I still recognize the lunacy to this approach.

[ECM]

Why is she weighing herself every day?

Exit question: why didn't the balance board have an 'accident'??<--his is only a half-joke...you should take a minivan to the BB.

[feilong80]

I honestly don't know. On the plus side, she's already gone through the inevitable water weight regain (where you dump a ton of water weight and then rebound) and it didn't seem to phase her, so I do have some hope that she, too, might be inured to its lies. But why then does she do it? Who knows.[footnote:1]I've learned that, with spouses, it is best sometimes to let sleeping dogs lie so as long as the overall trajectory is good.[/footnote]

Of course, she's had stomache flu something awful all week, which she is finally getting over, so that has kinda put a temporary kibosh on her diet/exercise routine.

[ECM]

I find that kicking the dog can be beneficial, too, when it's sleeping on the scale.

[feilong80]

update:

My fitness strength is improving. I haven't put myself on a scale in awhile (because I'm smart!). But my clothes have got a bit looser so something good must have happened there. Now, of course, I wish I could say self discipline was off the hook and all that, but January was, to be sure, a very darn stressful month for me so some of my "success" was getting the particular kind of stress that makes you not want to eat.... ever. That's over, so I guess I have to get back to actually having a will

Also: wife is doing great! Consistent gains in fitness and slow and steady losses in BF/weight.