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Originally Posted by Bytsi
Hi Karla - you're right, mathematically it was STUPID to cheat. I'm eating around 500 kcal deficit (but of course that varies based on activity for any given day). I know the shake was a big stupid cheat mistake, and I paid for it in calories and nausea  . I plead exhaustion in my poor decision... that's all I got!
I do wish that hormones and water and all the other stuff wouldn't play into weight-loss - I'm nowhere near as fine-tuned as you are in my science experiment - but every screw-up is a chance to learn more, right? (Not a natural optimist, but every once in a while I give it a half-hearted try  )
Continuing with recovery week. Nothing but karate planned today, and of course NEAT. Sitting on my exercise ball as I type, gonna go walk a couple laps and then maybe even come back to the computer and do what I'm paid for  . |
Hey Bytsi sorry if I sounded abrupt but I was just answering the question you asked me. Perhaps I did not pad the answer well enough. Yes, it is all a learning experience and as such it is all good. You are doing well.
The water and all the other stuff doesn't really have to factor in so much either in my experience. If you keep yourself hydrated every single day and keep the food in check there is very little up and down I am noticing on the scale. Some but not much. Certainly week by week you will see a trend in the right direction. My friend (Brentv) is noticing this same thing. I think it really all has to do with being honest and consistent each and every day. For some people this works and for others the pain of doing all that figuring is not work the results. It is a choice thing. No right answer. Only a right answer for you....
Of course the other factor here since we all workout is how to balance the energy thing versus the deficit thing. As I get smaller and smaller this balance will be harder and harder for me. I am already backing WAY down on the lifting and only doing ss cardio and some HIIT on top of that. I suspect by the time I am at 10% bf that I will barely have the ability to lift at all. That is just the way it goes though. I am prepared to deal with the weakness to see the result.