I now weigh 178 lbs. Just hopped off the scale. (72 inches tall)
I dont feel any smaller nor look any smaller, my muscles are better defined, not much but a little.
The flab is noticeably leaving my stomach area, the layer is noticeably thinner.
Took about a week. Just became super conscious about it what I was eating (and especially DRINKING).
No added sugars, no caff, none, I might have 1 cup of black tea today. I'm not sure I want to.
Very limited bread so far, was doing 1 piece of whole grain with breakfast, I stopped doing that now.
Breakfast is only sausage, no breads, no grits, I will add 2 eggs if I am hungrier.
Snacks are 1-2 Banana + 8oz whole milk blended in my ninja. I often add 1-2 frozen strawberries.
The bananas and milk make it very filling and satisfying, sometimes I add a scoop of peanut butter (which has added sugar btw).
My new coffee is peppermint herbal tea, 0 caff, its literally just peppermint in water. It's not at all bad once you get the taste for it. I crave it now, same as coffee.
I had one huge scare when I was 182lbs last week, I got all happy and ate 1 cup of brown rice and a can of hormel tamales. It's cheap and good, but wow. I gained 5lbs and shot up to 187. This is apparently normal, it fell right back off (though I avoided the scale for a day and ran twice as long). Today I am 178lbs and slightly less fat. My highest weight was when I was in mil and they feed you a lot so I was 220 when I got out, fairly muscly. Now I'm 178, 10 years older and once my diet is locked in(well on the way), I will go for some raw lean gains. I'm still lifting but not hitting too hard, just keeping my pace for now.
Lunch is salad or ham sandwich without the bread, one day I had a corn dog, but only one, no fries.
Dinner is either a salad or a single 1/4lb Steakhouse Onion patty cooked in air fryer 16min.
I enjoy feeling hungry now, I encourage it then I feed a bit of meat or fruit.
This shit works. I can totally understand how this happens now. I'm into it. I'm hooked.
There was a barrier in the mind, but I got over it, finally.
https://youtu.be/TPS6ImqK9cU?si=IfctPTV_eNKoXFbS
Peleg 0 points 1 week ago
No. I only eat when I'm hungry and stop eating before I feel full. I started deliberately taking my time and eating slowly. And I have cut out a lot of the junk that I had been eating. Really just paying attention to what I eat, when, and why.