Weight Loss Stats:
Weight 239.0 lbs - Loss 62.6 - %Loss 21%
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It's often the case that when panic sets in, plans get thrown out the window. It was no different with me. Seeing that massive weight loss was necessary just to come close to my original goal weight of 220 pounds, I dropped all resistance training, changed my diet to only two meals per day, and went absolutely nuts with 2-a-day cardio. This was a grave mistake and I should've known better.
Thanks to a personal trainer friend of mine, the mysterious cause of my stalled weight loss has been revealed: my metabolism has come to a screeching halt. My weight has hovered in the low 240s for most of June despite doing brutal Spinning classes and eating 1700-1800 calories per day. She told me that dropping the weights from my routine meant that I probably lost muscle, and combined with the 2 meals per day, my metabolism had no doubt slowed. And, you know what? She was right! Two days ago, I had an extra meal (just a handful of walnuts and olives) and gained 2 pounds the next day! My body simply wasn't burning fuel efficiently. It is truly amazing how the body works.
As for muscle, I trained with weights today in metabolic fashion (high reps, low rest), and was shocked at how weak I've gotten. I had trouble pulling 50 pound dumbells off the rack! My arms look skinny and I get tired easily. For this reason, I've decided to begin working with weights again and try to increase my meals to 5 per day. Right now, it seems I won't even meet the 235 pound goal I set 14 weeks ago, but there's nothing I can do except make appropriate changes and continue trying my best.
On a lighter note, I've decided on the best possible activity for my July 4th getaway: I will run in the annual Key West 5k race!!! My very first 5k ever!!!
Running this 5k will hopefully offset any guilt (and maybe some of the calories) from eating all the junk food and liquor I plan to down while I'm there!!!
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