Well, here we are at the end of the first week…
I know, I know I was a little behind in getting up
the last video post which explained my fat loss plan.
But in any event here we are a full seven days later
and I know you are ready for the results…did I lose
weight, did I cheat on my diet…what happened….
Drum Roll….please….
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I am happy to report that my weight is 242.6 lbs
down from 246, which if you do the math is 3.4 lbs,
after being on my diet for the first week.
Not bad, but nothing to write home about either. You
will usually lose a significantly larger amount of weight
your first week of a diet. Mostly the weight lost is
water weight and not all fat but hey it always feels
good to see the scale down almost 4 lbs no matter
the reason.
My goal weight loss each week is 2 to 3 lbs and as
long as I continue to lose this amount I will not make
any changes to my diet or exercise routines.
There isn’t any point in making it worse on
yourself as long as you are losing the fat….
I am in this for the long haul and I don’t want
to burn out early.
This is a mistake I see a lot of people make. They
think…”Hey I lost 4 pounds doing this little amount
of exercise and not really restricting my calories.
I should cut back my food and do more cardio and
I will lose even more.”
While it is true you may have another large scale
drop the next week, the problem is that you will
not be able to maintain it. Once your body adapts
and your weight loss plateaus you will have to cut
even more calories and do even more cardio to
keep the fat loss going.
My philosophy is that we only do the minimum
that is necessary to keep burning fat consistently
each and every week. And only when it is necessary
will I make a change. This way when week 5 gets
here we aren’t having to do hour long cardio
sessions on a calorie restricted diet and wondering
what I will have to do next when I plateau again.
I have been there and I can promise you it’s not
fun and most people are not able to hack
it and end up quitting. A lot of diets out there
set you up for failure in this way because they
don’t address this fundamental issue of dieting;
which is helping you to stick to the diet.
As you follow along these next many weeks I am
going to try and show you the various ways that
I structure things that help you stick to your diet
and ultimately achieve your goals.
Alright, talk to you at next weeks weigh in……
