Over The Hill

I pushed my weight down 6 pounds in the last two months by adopting a more radical low carb lifestyle.  I started on this road when I read a book called “Why we get fat” by Gary Taubes.  I have eliminated all sources of sugar (direct or indirect) from my life and eat basically vegetables and meats.  It has been difficult to adjust to athletics on no carbs but I am past the worst of it now.

In September 2011 I tore my Achilles tendon in a road race.  This sidelined almost all physical activity for 6 months during which time I slipped back to over 190 pounds.  I was able to do some light exercise by rowing and using a mounted stationary bike after about 3 months, but it was a far cry from the 30 miles a week of running I was doing.  I also basically got depressed and sat on a couch and played video games and ate crap.

In February I was able to resume an active lifestyle and I started to push my weight back down.

Well its official. I am stuck at 190.  I spent the last 7 months training for and running the Boston Marathon, running more than 800 miles in the process… and I lost only 7 pounds.  I wish I could explain it, but I can’t.  I had hoped the weight would melt off me like ice cream on a hot day.

BTW I tested the percent body fat 3 different ways including calipers, impedance fat machine and the James method (with neck and waist measurements).

Woot 200 pounds… haven’t see this number is a long time! Drinking lots of water, eating healthy foods and daily exercise.  Still at 1 pound a week, and sometimes less.

I added cycling to my activities and find that I can get the heart rate up and hold it for longer than I can when I go jogging.  I have bumped the walking to 3 miles a day.  I am hungry all the time but only 4 pounds down in the last month. I am starting to see a real difference in how I look and feel however, so I am not overly disappointed in the slow progress.