Weight Loss Competition - Day 0 & Day 1 Review

Day 0

So this past Sunday a few guys at the church started a weight loss friendly competition.  I ate quite a bit leading up to the competition to weigh in on the high side.  With cloths the scale we are using came in at 240.8.  So there we go; that's the baseline.  I do not expect to win the competition due to my focus on fat loss instead of weight loss, but I think I'll see good progress before the competition ends.  If I can get under 200 while preserving most of my muscle, I'll be happy.

Day 1

Monday was a little unexpected in how it unfolded.  I made my first attempt at my super fat-loss muscle-preserving low carb diet.  I'm basically eating a salad formulated to preserve muscle and burn fat while supplementing for protein using eggs and vegetarian protein powder.  My over-eating Sunday has reversed and my very limited consumption Monday of about 1400 calories allowed me to weight in at the equivalent of 236.5.  I say equivalent because I have to add in the 2.3 pounds of cloths I wear when weighing at church.  Actual scale weight was ~234.3.  Obviously this pace can't be maintained and has a lot to do with weighing in with a full stomach.  Waist measurement went from 43.5 to 42.125.  This should be my personal baseline measure for measuring progress since I am now in full swing in the new diet.

It was really surprising that on the new diet I did not crave carbs at all.  I had a banana for breakfast and pretty much no other carb concentrated food all day.  Dietary breakdown yesterday was about 1330 calories with 51% fat, 19% carbs & 30% protein.  I had multiple opportunities to purchase candy but it didn't entice me.  Very interesting.

I'm reformulating my salad tomorrow because the one I made tonight was really good:  Extra garlic & Habanero.