progress again

UPDATE:   Monday Morning mar 16.   weigh-in was 228.8, and still feeling a bit "full".   I bet I'm back to 228.5 by tomorrow/Wednesday at the latest.   No biggee.

Sunday, March 15th, day after Legere family b-day celebration 

I had two 228.5 weigh-in's back to back before today's 229.5   This past week, I ate less peanuts and more raw broccoli and apples.  I'm not worried about the 229.5 weigh-in today.    A pound of fat is 3,500 calories, and there's no way I ate that much extra yesterday.  2 slices of thin style supreme pizza and about 500 calories worth of cake.     It's just water.   I just feel kind of bloated at the moment.   Like I need to exercise and binge on salad, which I'm going to do today instead of my normal Sunday rest day.   A sauna session will help too.

And I guess that brings me to the main downside of my new diet.     Yes, you can still have a cheat day and enjoy some pizza and cake with friends and family, but you'll notice your stomach doesn't feel as good the next day.    Nothing horrible, just feeling a bit overfull.

Personally, I kind of like the physical push back; it makes me WANT to get back to the healthy stuff.   Most weight loss diets require fighting hunger/cravings every day.    Now, it's more like I just want to eat certain foods because they make me feel better.    Positive reinforcement I guess.    

So maybe that's the main flaw of the diet below?   If you eat out a lot, or frequently have dinners/potlucks with friends/family; you'll feel your body saying, "ugh, what did you eat?"  the next day.       But, on the other hand, I think this is how I used to feel all the time, and I just didn't know it.    Now, that I've figured out a way to eat that makes me feel good most of the time; it's addictive.   I think it's sort of like as you get older, you eventually decide the hangovers aren't worth the fun night out anymore.  

No wonder people find Vegans obnoxious.   They're all happy and feeling good all the time.   ANNOYING!!!!  

I did a big bike ride Wednesday (>50F/10C outside), so that's why my weight went up for a day.   Sore muscles = retain water for a day or two.  I should also note,  this week was my first ride on my touring bike since October last year.    weighing 30lbs/13.6kg less made the local hills noticeably easier.   I was able to ride outdoors Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, so after Wednesday I'd gotten a little sore from all the riding.